Yahoo Autos The Volkswagen Atlas Is Here To Seat Seven Americans
Volkswagen realized that Americans will only forget about cheating TDIs if the company gives them an affordable seven-seater SUV with gas power, and so the 2018 Atlas is here to tick all the boxes. If you felt bad for not getting the Škoda Kodiaq, cheer up, because this is the same car based on the MQB platform with a different design and no diesel option in sight. Instead, what you can choose is a VR6 with 280 horses and 4Motion all-wheel-drive, or a turbo-four sending 238hp to the front wheels only. Both engines are linked to an eight-speed automatic.
Built in Tennessee, the "largest Volkswagen ever assembled in America" is exactly what the land of the free wanted. While the Atlas might not be as luxurious as a Bentley Bentayga or an Audi SQ7, it will come in five trim levels priced much more reasonably, plus premium options such as Volkswagen's Digital Cockpit instrumentation and LED headlights as standard. The available Car-Net system also gives you Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and MirrorLink, while the SUV's fancy audio system is a 480-watt Fender unit with 12 speakers.
At 198.3 inches long, 77.9 inches wide and 69.6 inches high, the Atlas is also just more in every direction, and that's a quality the American market seem to be appreciating a lot. Large families will also be happy to learn that the second row's folding system works even with child seats installed, granting easy access to the third.
Optional driver assistance features include Adaptive Cruise Control; Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking; Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Traffic Alert; Lane Departure Warning; Parking Steering Assistant and an Automatic Post-Collision Braking System.
Will that do? Given the demand for SUVs growing day by day, it sure will, as long as the price is right.
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