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Scheduled to reach U.S. dealerships next year, the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport isn’t as practical or as spacious as the Atlas we know and love. Also made in Chattanooga, the five-seat crossover utility vehicle is available with either a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder engine or a 3.6-liter naturally aspirated V6.
Front- and all-wheel drive are on the menu, along with a lone transmission option in the guise of an eight-speed automatic. The maximum towing capacity is 5,000 pounds for the Atlas Cross Sport V6 when properly equipped, working out at 2,267 kilograms. Sharing the wheelbase and width with the Atlas, the more stylish model is 2.8 inches shorter in length and 2.3 inches shorter in height.
Trunk capacity? 40.3 cubic feet behind the second row and 77.8 cubic feet with the seats folded flat into the floor will have to suffice, and looking at the bigger picture, it’s more than enough storage for a weekend trip for a family of five. “Built in America for Americans,” the Atlas Cross Sport is now in production at the Chattanooga Assembly Plant in no fewer than eight trim levels.
Are you ready to list them all? The choices start with the S, move on to the SE, followed by the SE with Tech, SE with Tech R-Line, SEL, SEL R-Line, SEL Premium, and SEL Premium R-Line. Regardless of that, we still can’t explain what was Volkswagen thinking with the design of the exhaust finishers.
Two new driver-assistance features stand out, namely Traffic Jam Assist and Dynamic Road Sign Display. The first utilizes the front camera and radar sensor to maintain the following distance to the vehicle in front, centering the Atlas Cross Sport in its lane at speeds from zero to 37 miles per hour. DRSD is integrated into the navigation system, displaying speed limits, no-passing zones, work zones, as well as school zones. Multiple signs can be displayed simultaneously.
In terms of suck-squeeze-bang-blow, both the front- and 4Motion all-wheel-drive Atlas Cross Sport feature 235 horsepower as standard or 276 horsepower for the bigger engine. It’s more than enough for the mid-size segment, but on the other hand, Volkswagen’s exterior design department could do better.
Trunk capacity? 40.3 cubic feet behind the second row and 77.8 cubic feet with the seats folded flat into the floor will have to suffice, and looking at the bigger picture, it’s more than enough storage for a weekend trip for a family of five. “Built in America for Americans,” the Atlas Cross Sport is now in production at the Chattanooga Assembly Plant in no fewer than eight trim levels.
Are you ready to list them all? The choices start with the S, move on to the SE, followed by the SE with Tech, SE with Tech R-Line, SEL, SEL R-Line, SEL Premium, and SEL Premium R-Line. Regardless of that, we still can’t explain what was Volkswagen thinking with the design of the exhaust finishers.
Two new driver-assistance features stand out, namely Traffic Jam Assist and Dynamic Road Sign Display. The first utilizes the front camera and radar sensor to maintain the following distance to the vehicle in front, centering the Atlas Cross Sport in its lane at speeds from zero to 37 miles per hour. DRSD is integrated into the navigation system, displaying speed limits, no-passing zones, work zones, as well as school zones. Multiple signs can be displayed simultaneously.
In terms of suck-squeeze-bang-blow, both the front- and 4Motion all-wheel-drive Atlas Cross Sport feature 235 horsepower as standard or 276 horsepower for the bigger engine. It’s more than enough for the mid-size segment, but on the other hand, Volkswagen’s exterior design department could do better.
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