2024 VW Atlas First Drive Review: Fixes issues through the art of listening
. The frustrating menu structure, wonky capacitive switches, dearth of physical buttons, voice assistant with questionable grasp of the English language … it’s all here. As such, while the new Atlas addresses many issues with the original version, Volkswagen has added something arguably even worse. It’s not as though VW plugged its ears here. Top executives are aware of how reviled the entire system is.
At least it joins an eye-friendly 10.25-inch reconfigurable driver’s display with full-screen navigation readouts and an optional head-up display. New standard gear includes three-zone automatic climate control, heated and ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, adaptive front lighting, height-adjustable passenger seat, voice controls, wireless charging and VW’s wireless AppConnect. A standard IQ.
The three-row Atlas can beckon normal-sized humans into the way-back, and still find room for nearly 21 cubic feet of luggage space behind the third row , and a class-crushing 96.8 cubes with all seats folded. For both models, second-row legroom rivals some full-sizeand SUVs, with 7.7 inches of fore-and-aft sliding and 14 degrees of rear recline.
As iffy as the old interior could be, the Atlas’ biggest issue was previously found under the hood. Most versions had a narrow-angle VR6 good for 276 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque, while a 2.0-liter turbo inline-four that gradually found its way into more versions had 235 hp and 258 lb-ft. It just wasn’t enough to motivate an SUV that could top 4,600 pounds. Both engines are now done for, replaced by the modernized, 2.
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