Word: switches
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...Volkswagen's latest model, the Eos, named for the goddess of dawn, does eliminate many of the compromises you used to have to make to enjoy the benefits of owning an affordable convertible. Its standout feature is a retractable hard-top, which doubles as a sun-roof. Flip a switch and in 25 seconds, it automatically stows in the rear. Watching this shape-changing act is worth the price of admission; the rear deck opens, the roof panels split apart, stack atop each other and neatly fold away. If you engage this feature in a parking lot, be prepared...
...Nowhere in Homer does it say anything about Eos and transportation. Yet in Volkswagen's retelling, Eos has morphed into an elegant two-door convertible. The new VW Eos features a retractable hard top that's a marvel of engineering, stowing in the rear at the flip of a switch and transforming a buttoned-up coupe into a sun-loving hellion. A car with features like that used to set you back at least $65,000. But VW priced the Eos at just under $29,000 to attract midmarket shoppers--and, the company hopes, to help kick-start the brand...
...legs early, replacing junior Chris Pizzotti in the second quarter. The junior ran for 89 yards on ten carries and completed 13 of 27 passes for 168 yards.“I just thought that we needed a spark,” Murphy said in regards to the switch. “I just thought that his combination of enthusiasm and mobility, and improvisational skills could give us a spark, and a dimension to our offense that we [didn’t] have [before].”The game got off to a quick start minus O’Hagan.After...
...heavyweight opponents. “Every day, we were getting better,” Brian Aldrich says. “We had a novice [three-seat Chip Schellhorn ’07] in there who had never raced in a smaller boat than an eight before. I had to switch to port, and I was really struggling at first with that. But we got a lot of practice in.”The Crimson, lither and lighter thanmuch of the field, also looked a little bit slower early on. “We didn’t have it together...
...Commenting on the reasoning behind the switch, the pair emphasize that crew is not so much about individuals as how the whole boat rows together. It was, however, a season far different from 2005, which featured steady lineups throughout the dual and championship runs...