Volkswagen Atlas News
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Starting this spring, Volkswagen will offer a new Basecamp accessories line for the Atlas mid-size crossover SUV.
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New-look 2021 VW Atlas borrows from Cross Sport crossover playbookThe 2021 Volkswagen Atlas is three inches longer, wears a new grille that matches the Atlas Cross Sport, and offers more tech.
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VW readying handsome update for 2021 Atlas
The update will give VW's popular three-row crossover a sportier look similar to the design of the new Atlas Cross Sport.
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VW will race the Atlas Cross Sport in the Baja 1000
In an effort to buoy the SUV credentials of its new Atlas Cross Sport, Volkswagen announced Wednesday that it has built a prototype race truck dubbed the Cross Sport R, with the intention of competing with it in the 2020 running of the Baja 1000. The prototype was developed with help from both VW's...
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2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport arrives as the people's Audi Q8
Like Audi with the Q8, Volkswagen will offer a more stylish version of its largest SUV in the form of the Atlas Cross Sport.
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2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport spy shots
A new SUV that VW will build at its Chattanooga plant has just been spotted.
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Volkswagen's 3-row Atlas crossover SUV is about to spawn a smaller model with only two rows, a preview of which came last year in the form of the Atlas Cross Sport Concept. The 2-row Atlas has now been in revealed, albeit for the Chinese market where it will be known as the Teramont X (the regular 3-row Atlas is badged a Teramont in China). Its debut takes place on Tuesday at Auto Shanghai 2019. The version for the U.S. market, likely to be called an Atlas Cross Sport or simply Atlas Sport, should debut later this year as a 2020 model. Production for North America is confirmed to start later...
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Volkswagen Atlas Basecamp Concept overlands to 2019 New York auto show
The Atlas may be a grocery getting for most, but Volkswagen is showing a more rugged side with the Atlas Basecamp Concept debuting at the 2019 New York auto show.
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Volkswagen bringing enthusiast-focused concepts to US car shows
Volkswagen has prepared a traveling circus packed with five intriguing enthusiast-focused models. Each one has been prepared with a different sort of automotive fan in mind. These five models make up the bulk of VW's current lineup, and you can get your eyes on all of them if you live near one of...
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VW teases potential US pickup truck with Atlas Tanoak concept
Might a unibody pickup truck from Volkswagen be on the cards? Quite possibly. The German automaker on Wednesday unveiled the Atlas Tanoak concept at the 2018 New York auto show. It's a mid-size pickup based on the Volkswagen Group's flexible MQB modular platform, and while there are no plans for a...
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VW Atlas Cross Sport concept ditches 3rd row for sharper look
Volkswagen in 2019 will add a second SUV to the production line at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Atlas Cross Sport concept unveiled Tuesday is a direct preview of it. The concept is a shorter, more rakish version of the Atlas, which is also built in Chattanooga, and this time there's...
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6 things you need to know about the Volkswagen Atlas
We've been hearing about the VW Atlas for nearly half a decade now, which means the German automaker has had a lot of time to figure out just what makes three-row crossover buyers tick. The end result, after a few show cars and a lot of rumors, is a thoroughly competent entry into a competitive...
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Volkswagen’s entry into the popular mid-size, 3-row SUV segment, the 2018 Atlas, has been priced from just $31,425. The figure includes a standard $925 destination charge. This puts the 7-seat Atlas right in line with rivals such as the Chevrolet Traverse, Dodge Durango, Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander, at least when it comes to pricing. Subaru will soon join this field with a new contender rumored to be called the Ascent. The Atlas arrives in dealerships in May and will be offered with two options for powertrains and five for trims: S, SE, SE with Technology Package...
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VW unveils extra-versatile Atlas Weekend Edition
Volkswagen’s Atlas goes on sale in the spring and the automaker is using this week’s 2017 Chicago auto show to preview some of the accessories that will be available for the three-row SUV. The accessories are featured on a concept called the Atlas Weekend Edition and are mostly aimed at...
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2018 Volkswagen Atlas gets sporty R-Line package
Volkswagen in the spring will introduce a new three-row SUV called the Atlas. It’s a big, spacious model that’s made in the United States, and now it has one of VW’s sporty R-Line appearance packages. To be presented at the upcoming 2017 Detroit auto show, the Atlas’ R-Line...
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2018 Volkswagen Atlas: 3-row SUV made in US
Volkswagen has finally unveiled the Atlas, a three-row, seven-seat SUV the automaker hopes will turn it into a major player in the mainstream market in the United States. This is the vehicle that was first previewed in 2013 by the CrossBlue concept. It will be built at VW’s plant in...
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VW’s 3-row SUV to be called the Atlas?
According to a report out of Germany, Volkswagen’s three-row SUV to be built in Chattanooga, Tennessee will be called the Atlas. Automobilwoche reports that VW filed a trademark application for the name in the U.S. in April and plans to present the SUV for the first time at a media event in...
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VW confirms power numbers for 3-row SUV
Volkswagen is almost ready to show us its new, locally-built SUV with third-row seats, although photos showing a completely undisguised version have already cropped up. A name is yet to be confirmed but “Teramont” is the rumored option. On Wednesday the automaker released a video that...
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It’s been almost two years since Volkswagen confirmed plans to build a new 3-row crossover SUV at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We now have spy shots of some prototypes just months out from the start of production. The new SUV was first previewed in early 2013 by the CrossBlue concept. The spy shots show that the production version will resemble the handsome concept although many of the finer elements of the design are still heavily camouflaged. The new SUV represents VW’s attempts to challenge popular, family-oriented 3-row SUVs like the Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Motor...
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Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept Live Photos: 2013 Detroit Auto Show
Volkswagen has given a preview of a new model destined for production that it hopes will attract young families. The preview came in the form of a stylish new crossover concept that’s remarkably fuel efficient. Called the CrossBlue, the new concept was unveiled this week at the 2013 Detroit...
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Volkswagen CrossBlue concept debuts at 2013 Detroit auto show
Following the successful launch of its Passat mid-size sedan last year, Volkswagen continues to target popular U.S. market segments. Their latest concept car, launched today at the Detroit Auto Show, is a mid-size crossover utility vehicle that aims right at the popular Honda Pilot and Toyota...
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