VW hasn’t but clued us into all of the choices and packages for the 2021 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport, however the fundamentals will keep the identical from final yr. 

The 2021 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport might be accessible in S, SE, SEL trim with a handful of tech, premium, and R-Line packages including numerous creature comforts and colourful accents scattered all through. The bottom Atlas prices $32,565 within the base configuration and may attain up towards about $50,000 totally loaded. The Atlas Cross Sport is basically an identical, apart from a couple of small variations, and prices about $1,000 lower than a comparably outfitted Atlas.

It’s a 7 for options because of good tools in each model together with the bottom Atlas S and it will get one other level for a 4-year/50,000-mile guarantee that’s nonetheless beneficiant amongst rivals. 

The bottom Atlas S will get a 6.5-inch touchscreen for infotainment, lively security options (lined above), fabric upholstery, 18-inch wheels, and three rows of seats (two within the Atlas Cross Sport). 

The highest SEL goes additional with an 8.0-inch touchscreen, driver-assistance options, artificial leather-based upholstery, 20-inch wheels, three-zone computerized local weather management, premium audio, panoramic sunroof, accessible captain’s chairs, wi-fi smartphone charger, and distant begin. R-Line variations add sporty inside and exterior touches. 

We’d go for the Atlas SE with know-how bundle that prices $41,215 with a V-6 and all-wheel drive with one caveat—the audio system doesn’t sound nice to us. We’ll consolation our our bodies as a substitute with an 8.0-inch touchscreen, artificial leather-based upholstery, three-zone local weather management, 20-inch wheels, and 5 USB ports. 

The premium audio system designed by Fender (yeah, the guitar of us) is reserved for SEL trim ranges, and whereas it sounds nice, it additionally appears like a number of thousand extra {dollars} tacked on to the underside line. 

VW infotainment

VW’s infotainment is among the extra easy methods accessible from an automaker, and its simplicity is refreshing. We advocate it for almost each operate apart from navigation, which isn’t all that nice. 

Each Atlas will get smartphone compatibility software program together with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto that may sub in for navigation. Purchase new cords although; each Atlas for 2021 is prone to be outfitted with newer USB-C connectors for telephones. 

An non-compulsory 10.3-inch digital instrument cluster is offered on prime trims and could be personalized to show gauges, navigation maps, or different info. It’s principally sharp and lag-free, though some menus and different icons can obscure info just like the journey meter, and icons for some security methods could be troublesome to learn.

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