Volkswagen is a very popular three-row suv
called the atlas but a lot of people don't want three rows they want two rows
and more storage so volkswagen came up with the 2020
volkswagen cross sport it is the same thing as the
atlas however it is two rows it has more storage and it has a much
sportier line we're going to give you a car coach
reports rating you'll see 10 different factors on what makes this car great
and how it compares to other vehicles and in the end
we'll give you a total so you really have a good idea before you head to the
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won't be getting anywhere else let's go for a ride there are two engine
options a two liter four-cylinder engine that gets 22 miles to the gallon
or a v6 3.6 liter engine that gets 20 miles to the gallon
here we go zero to 60. it's in sport mode it's shifting about
6000 rpm it's okay in sport mode there's a normal
mode which i think is a little anemic and of course economy which is something
you'd want if you're looking for fuel economy
but we're talking about performance it's not just
acceleration off the line it's also on ramps the ability to pass
when needed so when you're thinking about performance this is not
a performance track type vehicle what it is is performance
when it comes to you as an everyday driver
you know i have to say for the other cars in this class you look like the
honda pilot a lot of vehicles that are really well
sorted out this is essentially an atlas missing its third row so it has a lot of
benefits to it but i'm going to give it an 8 for
performance handling is an important factor when considering an suv
i mean you've got your family on board so obviously you need to make evasive
maneuvers when necessary that's not a daily occurrence
but you're also looking at the ride on rough roads so i typically take
all the vehicles on a rough road and here in new york state they're super
easy to find it's much harder to find a smooth road and so part of that is
breaking it's handling its ride it's the ability
to make a maneuver with confidence volkswagen is always
known to make really quality vehicles that handle
really well so you're already feeling a lot
of volkswagen dna in this vehicle and if you've driven an atlas with three rows
you're going to feel that same dna so whether you're driving at slow speeds
or high speeds it's important to have that comfort of stability
that confidence you know that if something happens you're gonna be okay
now all-wheel drive for the winner volkswagen does a great job remember
volkswagen group is part of that audi family there's a lot of great technology
and when it comes to performance it earns an eight
it's plainly as i would say obvious that safety is an important factor when
buying an suv or any vehicle for that matter the more safety features
that are standard on a vehicle like this cross sport the better it is for you the
customer and they've done a really nice job
putting a lot of safety features and remember
this vehicle runs up against the koreans the japanese
and the domestics and with that thought in mind that doesn't of course
that also includes land rover and jaguar suvs there's a lot of
competition in this category having the ability to
modify the vehicle to meet your needs to make you comfortable on the road
to make you confident in your choice well volkswagen's done that as well
and for safety it earned a nine visibility is a critical factor when
purchasing an suv or any car because if you can't see out the back and use the
mirrors to your advantage obviously it's a disadvantage for this
particular case because the headrests are wide apart the
center headrest is low but could be adjusted upward as
needed it really is a benefit and having large
side mirrors around view camera visibility is great
and it earns a nine i always say seating comfort is so critical
and in this case it is the driver seat is really comfortable good
side support good lumbar support really well designed key thing is there's
lumbar only on the driver's side the passenger seat is comfortable i don't
know if i'd want to ride in it for a long ride at this price point there
should be lumbar on the passenger side the second row has
a lot more room than you would expect actually it has a little bit more room
than the atlas three row because obviously you have to
get a third row involved even though it's a little bit different
but there is a ton of knee room i'm 5 8 head room shoulder room you can
easily get three people across the back seat and i think that's really important
as far as storage there's tons of storage there's pockets in the door
excellent there's a speaker here i mean everything's really easy to use
there's two charging ports that are regular usb and then of course there is
a 115 outlet as well so overall they did a great job you got
vents in the back lots of storage well thought out because this
is an suv so for seating even though the passenger front seat
does not have lumbar i had to give it a six technology is an
important part of any vehicle and the atlas cross sport
has plenty of it the steering wheel is pretty basic to
any volkswagen you may have ever owned or driven which is great
i also by the way like the flat bottom wheel but that's more in the features
the gauges are all computerized everything is easy to read you've got
your gasoline on your right your water temperature on the left
your park and all the information you can adjust all that information you can
turn items on and off with your hands on the steering wheel so
that's really great moving over to the center screen it's
nice piano black which means there's going to be fingerprints but pretty much
everyone's gone to this design when you press the radio super easy to
use which is great very intuitive you can touch the center
screen while the vehicle is in motion which is great because
some vehicles don't allow for that so you've got your radio your media your
phone you got voice activation your navigation is a little bit dated
because a lot of companies have gone to satellite or more colorful it is color
it's got 3d and everything so it's really nice
and it's a huge improvement over previous generations
of way back for volkswagen you've got tons of apps you can put into your
lots of information including a menu where you can put apps in as well
traffic as well as climate control a lot of information that did a great job
going further down as far as technology pretty basic
climate control with heated seats which i really appreciate three stage
and you've got wireless charging and tons of places to plug in which i think
are really really important in this day and age because
everybody and their brother wants to constantly be charging and wireless
charging plus plug-in able charging shall i say is
great you've got the ability to go off-road mode too you've got
four different modes you can dial into and then sub modes within that
again technology they did a really nice job this is really not a high-tech
vehicle but overall everything works it
functions quickly it's very intuitive and for technology i gave it
an eight lots of features in this vehicle i'm really comfortable the fact
there's adjustable height seat belts that's really great because
we're all built differently flat bottom steering wheel makes it easier to get in
and out of the vehicle everything is easy to use lots of nice
features and that's important when you have a
vehicle like this you've got storage in the front tray you got storage in the
doors you got storage in the back that's all fantastic additional features
the huge glass roof that's really wonderful and a lot
of people appreciate that lots of well thought out features in a
vehicle like this because when you're buying an suv it has to meet your
family's needs it has to meet your needs and i think
that's something that people overlook they look at just the price or they look
at the looks or they look at one single feature but
all of these features are very equivalent to a lot of the
competitors and i think that's something you really need to consider when you're
driving this vehicle or all the competitors which we have reviewed
lots of great features in the atlas crossport and it earned an eight
design is so important when you buy a vehicle because it's not just what it
looks like on the inside but also the outside because you approach it when you
of course drive it every day and one of the things i think is really
great about the atlas cross sport is number one
they used an atlas but they made it two row but they gave it more room not just
in the passenger compartment but in the back
and the design of the whole thing was well thought out letting people use the
vehicle in a way that meets their families needs and i
think they did a fabulous job overall for design although i see a few
areas that could be improved i give it a nine they did a really great
job the atlas crossboard is built in chattanooga tennessee
and that just not only gives us jobs but it's also built here in the us
this is a well-built vehicle and when you're building an suv that's a family
vehicle it's not just safety it's all the components both inside and out it's
the fit the finish all the materials and they did a nice
job yes this is soft material which is great
nice grippy steering wheel all this is really important factors when you're
purchasing a vehicle and you want it to last
especially if you're buying it so they've added a longer warranty than a
lot of their competitors which i think is really important and it's a factor
that you need to consider when you're buying any vehicle am i
leasing it okay then who cares it's the term of the lease
but if you're buying it you want to make sure that it's going to last a long time
volkswagen did a fabulous job with that and they've earned a 10.
there is a lot more room in the back of this vehicle because it's just a few
inches shorter than the atlas but what it gains
is a ton of space put down the rear seats and you could pretty much go
camping you can get all your snow gear in here
anything that you want under the hatch is a lot more room now
this vehicle is about 2.8 inches shorter but you can see you put those rear seats
down and you can bring a lot of things home
it also has a spare tire underneath this cover when you're looking at value in
this category there is a lot of competition
the atlas cross sport starts at 30 500 and fully loaded with all the goodies
the way we'd all like to have it forty nine
thousand five hundred dollars now of course you can add even more aftermarket
accessories which are available through your volkswagen dealer
but for a total value score we gave it an eight the total score for the atlas
cross sport the seo with the foremotion that we have is
a total of 83. make sure to check out all the
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