2022 VW Atlas review // A giant in this class!
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This is a Motormouth couple car review of the 2022 Volkswagen Atlas mid-size, 3-row SUV. The Volkswagen Atlas is a comfortable and spacious family-hauler! The VW Atlas is one of the largest vehicles in its class with plenty of front and second row legroom but where it shines is in third row space offering best in class legroom at almost 34 inches. Overall cargo space at 96.8 cubic feet beats out its main competitors, the Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade, only the Chevrolet Traverse offers a little bit more.
There are two engine options for the Volkswagen Atlas, a 2L turbocharged 4-cylinder with an 8-speed automatic transmission, 235 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. A 3.6L V6 with 276 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque. Standard AWD in Canada, FWD and AWD options available in the US. The VW Atlas has a bold exterior style with standard LED headlights with LED daytime running lights, LED taillights, chrome exterior trim, black roof rails, available silver and standard 18” wheels, available 20” and 21” wheels. You can up the sportiness of this SUV with the R-Line package with black exterior accents, black wheels, brushed stainless steel pedals and an R-Line leather wrapped heated steering wheel. Standard features on the Volkswagen Atlas include, a 6.5” touchscreen, available 8”, an 8” digital driver display, available 10.25”, wired Apple Carplay and Android Auto, available wireless, cloth upholstery, available leather and heated front seats. If you are looking for a little more luxury, available features include, ventilated front seats, heat rear seats, a panoramic sunroof, 11-speaker Fender Audio system, a power passenger seat, driver seat memory, a 360 camera and navigation. Captain’s Chairs are available for $700 CAD/$695 USD on select trims.
Fuel economy for the 2L Turbo, 11.5L/100 km, 20 MPG city and 9.5L/100 km, 24 MPG highway. 3.6L V6 13.4L/100 km, 17 MPG city and 10.1L/100 km, 23 MPG highway
In Canada, the 2L turbo Atlas starts at $41,995 CAD and Comfortline $47,495 CAD.
3.6L V6 starts at $49,695 CAD, Highline $54,395 CAD and Execline $58,395 CAD. In the US, the first FWD Atlas starts at $34,600 USD/ AWD $36,500 USD. The 3.6L V6 FWD SE with Tech $40,520 USD/AWD $42,420 USD, SEL AWD $46,535 USD, SEL R Line Black $48,090 USD, SEL Premium R Line $51,790 USD.
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I had a US 2019 Atlas SEL Premium with every option you could get. My opinion of the vehicle was 180 degrees from the general motor press. Lot's of complaints about plastic and ride quality. However, I didn't mind the plastic because of great fit and finish, and I thought the ride was very good. It's a really great road tripping car, except for fuel mileage (they REALLY need a hybrid powertrain). The Atlas allowed me to finally have my dream of owning a luxury vehicle with all the high tech and convenience features, even though it's not considered a luxury vehicle. My wife's Audi Q5 Premium Plus cost just as much and had way less features, and didn't have that much less hard plastic. The Q5 is quieter and rides better even though it's way smaller, but that still didn't make me unhappy with the Atlas. I LOVED that vehicle, and when the lease came to an end I considered buying it. But two things kept me from doing so. 1) potential reliability problems. You mentioned it doesn't have a stellar rating, and there are a lot of negative comments in owner forums. It was perfect in the 3 years I had it, but I was worried about long term; 2) my short-of-stature wife could not see left hand cross traffic because the outside mirror completely blocked her view. A deal breaker that we unintentionally overlooked when we test drove it. Had we been paying closer attention, we wouldn't have gotten the vehicle. In 3 years of ownership, she drove it exactly once, and declared it undriveable for her. The designers' sample groups weren't diverse enough, apparently. Lastly, your VW dealer won't gouge you with a $10k markup like your local Hyundai or Kia dealer. I was not willing to support a markup solely based on dealer greediness (this was before COVID) just to be one of the cool kids
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I have a 2018 VW Atlas Execline in that yellow colour that Zack really loves!! Your family review actually confirmed my choice! This car has been absolutely fantastic for me. It has been quite reliable and any issues that I had were covered by an extended warranty that I purchased. This car actually saved my life and my passenger's as it was involved in a multi car accident 7 months after I bought it. The insurance company chose to repair it vs. writing it off because there weren't too many on the road when the accident happened. The only replacement parts available at the time were VW parts only. The repaired car feels just like it did when I bought it. German engineering!!
Another great review!
Love the humor!
I love that you can laugh at yourself Andrea, that’s very admirable!
Thank you very much, really glad you enjoyed the review!
Big thing that pushed our family to an Atlas was the access to the 3rd row. It allows for a car seat to stay installed and rock the 2nd row forward then slide forward to allow easy entry without interruption to the cabin layout. This point allowed us to have a bench 2nd row and give us one extra seat. The top trim in the Telluride and Pallisade force captains chairs and no bench option. Something to consider.
What telluride or palisade give 8seats in some trims.. and atlas never give 8seats..right?
How much spaghetti could it hold? Asking for a friend.
Just one , if it’s more than one which is called spaghettis 😂
When I see these on the road, they are in the luxury category in my mind.
Zack with the quick save after that "She's a biggie" comment 🤣
Have a 2022 Highline. Great ride for the family and was fantastic on a recent long road trip. Miss my Mazdaspeed3 but this has been great all around.
Thanks for sharing, glad to hear you are enjoying your Atlas.
I enjoy watching the TH-cam car reviewers and Motormouth is definitely one of the better ones. I like that Zach and Andrea review mainstream vehicles and generally emphasize the practical. On this Video, I am a bit more with Zach on the hard plastics. If it's in a spot you aren't going to touch 90% of the time when you're in the vehicle who cares what it feels like. I imagine the plastic keeps the weight and costs down.
Yes, love all the buttons and the stick shift - hate all that touch screen stuff - nice review as always Guys - Cheers
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Great review, as always. Could you guys do a little background video on how you make your videos? The camera set-up, how you do your sound and lighting etc. Perhaps a little personal background, work wise etc.?
Andrea! First of all, given what you're wearing, I'm disappointed that they didn't send a black one. Also, if you want more plastic its a four letter word - FORD.
Nice!!! You have made me consider this one in the future! Keep them reviews coming.
Fantastic!
You two make great videos! Thank you for all of the valuable information you provide.
Thank you very much, we appreciate the kind words and support. Glad you are enjoying them.
It seems everyone in my neck of the woods drives an Atlas! Interesting comment on how a viewer had a Telluride (my top pick so far) and switched to an Atlas. Makes me think again! 🤔
I know, I felt the same way when I was communicating with her. She just prefers the Atlas.
Zack gets nervous and holds around whenever Andria pushes the gas pedal…so funny…all the videos….you can see it in his eyes..😂😂😂😊😊😊
I am with Andrea. As you move up to larger vehicle I want to see some upgrades automatically than what they have in their compact or subcompact. Asking extra for everything is one of the reason they are behind their South Korean cousins.
I would have bought Cx-9 bcz its eye candy
The new CX-90 is absolutely gorgeous but I was incredibly disappointed with the way it drove. I was set on that car. On paper, it's amazing but not so much in practice.
Great video, as always. Thanks you two
You guys are amazing!great real life review, as usual.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!
I was concerned with the hard plastics when we bought our 2021.5 SEL V6, but they aren’t really noticeable in everyday use and proven quite durable. All the soft touch materials in the Telluride and Palisade seem quite cheap and not durable.
We have 26,500 miles with no issues and have been averaging 22 mpg. We are part of the door harness recall, but haven’t experienced any issues related to it. The transmission and suspension could be better tuned, but that’s the only complaint.
Overall it’s a great roomy vehicle and has been awesome on long trips.
Great review guys! We bought this exact spec 15 months ago and love it. If you need to haul the family around, go camping, skiing or take additional passengers, this does it all. Even when it is fully loaded you don’t really notice the extra weight. The suspension is very soft and compliant. We did end up going back for the roof bars and roof box for additional space when we are fully loaded for the slopes which do add an additional $1k to the budget. Overall very impressed with the purchase (apart from the fuel economy which isn’t great)
Bonsoir. Funny to see this (excellent) report of a monster which category is unknown in Europe. Salut from chilly Paris ( 14°...)
I know looks are subjective, but I would pick the Atlas on looks alone.
You guys are slipping…..Andrea needs red outfit and Zach doesn’t have red watch band. 😂
Just kidding…..great review! 👍😊
Haha, noted! Glad you enjoyed the review!
The 2 liter turbo actually feels more peppy in this and I think C&D got a better 0-60 in it compared to VR6. When we shopped in this class, it was down to this or Palisade. Wanted something in the top trim for both and Atlas interior simply isn't acceptable at that price point. The base trim, maybe one up you can argue is not bad, but close to $60k, can't get past the interior feel.
When they test they don't load down the vehicles. As noted in the report, towing capacity is 150% more with the V6.
One of my neighbors has one of these, it's absolutely enormous.
My 21MY Atals was recently towed into the dealer twice within just 2 months becasue the same issue, the power steeling locked itself when driving and turning at low speed. The car only has 10K miles on it which frustrated me a lot. The dealer said the steering was not communicating properly and they replaced the steerling rack as well as the steering gear. Sounds like the the whole steering system was replaced... Hopefully no more incidents again.
VW can’t seem to fix the electrical issues in their vehicles. Our GTI had some steering module that was faulty, another that was causing battery drain, and then the leaks and cheap plastic breaking. Never again!
Love Volkswagen vehicles especially the r-line trim but they definitely need to work on their reliability issues
I’ve owned 5 vehicles from VW AG …haven’t had any issues. I’m glad I didn’t rely on anecdotal evidence when I car shopped
I agree 100%
I will never give VW another cent after all the issues we had with our GTI.
Hi Guys,
I like this, I sure would drive it,😊
Great review.
I miss your watch channel! Loving the plastic fantastic wrist candy here :P
I dismissed this car 5 years ago on account of its hard plastic interior which hurt my eyes just to watch videos of it it let alone be in there. The 50K price was very high at the time as well. I don't know why you made this video about a well known vehicle? I was secretly hoping that it got redesigned but it wasn't so really other than Andrea being comfortable in the second and third row there was really nothing new to see. Thanks for the tip about the upcoming redesign the Atlas has some catching up to do. However, Germany will be going through some tough times so not so sure that will actually happen.
I have the V6 2023. I keep it in sport driving mode otherwise it’s gutless.
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For your viewers; We have a 2019 Atlas SEL (USA) Currently at 70k miles. You guys nailed it. This is a fancy soccer mom car that hauls a lot of stuff but still cleans up nicely on date night. We like it very much. Feels like a luxury SUV at non-luxury prices. On a personal note: the built in infotainment center is so much better than the ipads new cars are gluing to the top of the dashboard. I do not think it is too small. We have not found any changes we would make other than to include the memory seats on lower models. The SE (Mid Trim Model) would have been fine for us if it had the memory seats. We compared it to the Honda Pilot and Chevy Traverse when we were shopping.
Great review as always. Great SUV.
Anything over 20 mpg combined is perfectly acceptable for this size of vehicle
Zac: it's biggie....The car
What else can you possible referring to??
Beautiful!
Plot twist the new atlas has not buttons all Haptic Touch screens lol
Great review I agree VW can hold back a little on the hard plastics hopefully next Gen will be a better altlas 💯
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the review!
Elevates the gas bill maybe 13.5 L/100 KM in city
For the size I suppose tha is more comfortable than the Q7 😀.
Thanks for share 💐🙏🏻🎉
I don’t think they’ll do a hybrid or electric for the Atlas. The ID.8 will take that with the new design language for MY2024 it seems. They’ll keep selling these in parallel for at least another 2-3 generations.
We bought this car today. Im not happy with the front seats. Its not comfortable, cozy or luxurious feeling at all. My husband wanted the car.
Or you could get an Odyssey/Sienna which have way more room and get better gas mileage.
Is Vw atlas cross sport 2023 comes with 7 seater?
I see plenty of Atlas volkswagen's on the road but I think a full sized van is a better choice. The vans have the sliding side doors for better access, the back hatch has a lower bed for golf clubs or a wheel chair and you can takeout the seats in a van for even more room and load. Plus the vans drive more like a car, the interiors are better and the Atlas on the other hand has 21" wheels which is more like an SUV.
Agreed, minivans are actually better vehicles for many families, but people seem to think SUVs/boxes on wheels are more stylish, and many people think they need AWD when a good set of snow tires will suffice
🤮 vans
Much more pro minivans than gigantic "crossovers." They are more space efficient.
What people need is for them to decide, not you. People get SUVs many times because the like the higher ride, not because they need to remove seats and haul a sheet of plywood. I for one cannot stand those who claim that they know better than the actual buyer what is a better choice for them.
@@jamespaul2587 SO when I have an apartment where do I store my set of winter tires, that will get 3-5 less MPG than those that come on a vehicle from the factory?
Has Volkswagen done anything to fix their dismal quality and reliability issues? if not, I will never own another VW or Audi Group product.
Good presentation but Dude you need to style up just a little bit, Especially if you're reviewing expensive cars
Bring back The Touareg
great car
Nice... love from Israel 🇮🇱
That VR6 is older than Methuselah and slower than Forest Gump.
It does not make sense to me and is a waste of advertising dollars and confusing badging to have different trims in the Americas. The VR6 engine should be standard on all trims with a larger touch screen. I love the chrome, but those fake vents on the sides panels.
Wasn’t that long ago that $60,000 cdn would get you something to squash a midlife crisis, not an around town grocery hauler. 🫤
Prices have really increased!
LOL you be lucky to get this for 60k, after 7% interest you’re looking at 12k just to borrow the money
Nice vehicle 🚗 if it wasn’t for the Horrible VW/German quality!!!
German quality is good.
We miss the Touareg.
The Tourag is sold in Europe and other parts of the world! But it was killed off in North America! Much smaller, but more expensive and much more luxurious!
lol, 6 min , VW didnt learn and got rid of all the knobs, and also did not light parts at night, and made a ^%%$ show out of the tech screen in 2024.
Gauge cluster and infotainment screen doesn’t match the interior too small!…outdated nothing much change in the exterior….
The audio system is crap.
11:30 That's too big to be honest. Besides, I heard Atlas has a great personality.
Zack is a type of a guy to smell his socks before putting them in washing machine
WTF
@@Motormouth... Zack is that you?
@@edwardvalivonis23 ah, yeah
@@Motormouth... how is Canada doing, how are you guys?
Nice suv but very poor gas mileage.
Video
It’s time to redesign dashboard, it looks 10 years old 😁
Always enjoy your reviews. but be honest, this is a pile of garbage. ask any mechanic.
My husband bought this Atlas a month ago. I wanted the Jeep Grand Cherokee but he said the same about the Jeep as what you said about the Atlas.
Atlas's greatest forte has to be its spacious interior and value packaging. That's despite the interior has cheap quality and VW's notorious poor reliability record. I would consider a Hyundai Sante Fe, Kia Sorento, Nissan Murano and Toyota Venza before Atlas CS. Even if VW badge has so much German cachet carries on it.
VW didn’t have any more reliability problems than each of the Asian brands separately, won’t even mention Korean. Nothing beats a German car when it comes to repair free half a million or a whole one, maybe besides Audis, those have bad engines.
What a shit take on reliability. Get out of the 90s
8:53 I don't get why you need so much legroom / knee space on the 2nd row (he's 6ft!).
It's too large.
Don't forget that the drivers seat is likely extremely far forward as she was driving. Second, who the F complains about having too much legroom?
Same engine from the stone age…💩
That’s what the people want, reliability and low price. This is what you get here. And performance. None with the engine Honda gives you
People need reliability too…sorry, demand it.
Toyota Yaris cross
You mean the Corolla cross. We don’t have the Yaris cross in North America
🇺🇲 will never buy another vw again. My Toureg v8.... WHAT A POS! Nice inside, but useless if it's in the repair bay monthly.
It looks good, but terrible technology!
That engine is not a great engine! It burns a ton of coolant and is susceptible to dying at any time! I would know we had one for 6months!
That’s what the warranty’s for, my friends X5 burnt last month after 380k km of repair free driving due to 2016s not getting a recall even though all the other years got it.
2.0T has the same problem, Consumes oil and coolant…
Unreliable in its class !
Just so damm borrrrrrring let alone the ugly issue
Plastic parts in the engine bay like every German car.
Ready to see what the new Pilot will bring. Trailsport model was teased by Honda.
We can't wait to drive it and Honda says, a Pilot Hybrid will be coming eventually too.
Do you think VW will put out a PHEV Atlas or even PHEV Atlas Cross Sport in 1.5 years when they do the facelift? I would love a plug in hybrid for the gas savings!!
VW has no plans for a hybrid or plug-in hybrid for any models in North America. The brand will eventually be fully electric.
It already had a facelift, and like 3 in China.
Too bad, Europe gets lots of engines in all the cars. Hybrids Tiguans, golf’s, Passats, all with available over 300 hp too
Love the Atlas, but wish it had better gas mileage, and a tad nicer level trim. I drove one for a month and it was a great vehicle. But for the price, I was expecting a bit more.
We purchased our 2022 Atlas Execline this year and couldn't be happier. At 25.5 mpg from vernon bc to Banff about on regular fuel, and 29.5 mpg Banff ab to Vernon BC we were surprised at how much better the fuel economy was in real life. Overall, very happy with this vehicle and for just 4k more we got the 2 yr 200km warranty. We previously had the Hyundai santa fe and couldn't be happier with the switch.
Do you have the 2.0L engine. I couldn't imagine the VR6 getting anywhere near 25 mpgs.
That blacked out look for the US model makes it look like a cheap police vehicle. Also, according to the numbers I have read, the Palisade and Telluride both have significantly less cargo space, especially when the third row seat is folded down. The Chevy and VW have about 57 or so and the Kia and Hyundai versions less than 50. This is huge for a family of 4 who wants to go on vacation or camping, or just anyone in general who needs to haul a lot of stuff. For this reason, I am no longer looking at a Palisade, despite loving my Sonata.
The engine has a different/older VW badge than the exterior...OCD says immediate fail 😆. Thanks Zack and Andrea, and agree w/ you on ridiculous price of new HR-V in light of not even offering ventilated seats!
Love it 😍
Liked the look, liked the roominess, hated driving it. Very floaty, drove bigger than it is…felt like I was driving a parade float.
The third row sold us on the 2021.5 Atlas SEL with captains chairs. We need to put adults back there regularly and it’s great. Smooth, comfortable, and quiet are how I would describe the Atlas. We have 13k miles on ours and have taken it in once for the scheduled oil change (where the did a recall update). Most underrated feature is the headlights. They are bright and illuminate corners as you take them. Would buy one again.
From outside look good, inside so outdated. Out side look 2022, inside like 90s.
I was disappointed that Andrew didn't wear red clothes. 😞
Great review, I hope when VW does the refresh they keep some of the classic looks and traditional knobs and shifter.
Us too!
engine reliability is a function of design plus the quality of the parts going into it, which can degrade over time (e.g. due to cost cutting pressures). just because an engine has been around a long time, and has been reliable in the past, does not mean it will be reliable in the future.
Came here cause if the thumbnail if Andrea in her back strappy sandals and oh my was I glad I did!!! 13:41 is so beautiful!!! What a great shot of Andreas PERFECT red toes and she is so pretty!! I’m definitely pausing here for a while
Unfortunately there are always plastics interior and some have it in exterior. Great size of it. Funny how both engines gas mileage are so close but both not great on gas. I guess Zack might enjoy sitting in the 3rd row instead his mother in law! 😆 Great video Andrea! Oh thanks for taking my question. 😆👍🏻
Great, question, thank you for participating in our Questions, Coffee and Cars segment. Glad you enjoyed the video and yes, Zack really thought the 3rd row was comfortable so Mother in Law is out and Zack is in. lol!
@@andreaspencer9813 😂
I have 2024 VW Atlas comfortline
It has these disadvantages so far
1- water gets inside the engine room once you wash my Atlas
2- you have to put the driving mode on Eco every time you start the car , it is annoying
3- the car is rattling a lot from the doors and seats
4- the sound of the heating fan is loud
5- it doesn’t have the windshield heater inside the frond window glass , Toyota rav4 has it
6- line assist is not very efficient, try it and you will know what I mean
7- the radar system doesn’t work in the snowy and rainy conditions
8- the fan of climate control is only controlled by the screen, if the screen damaged then you may freeze or get very hot until you get to a mechanical shop
9- the engine turns off once you shift the gear from R to D
I have a Volkswagen atlas 2021. My wife had a deer in 2023 May and the autobody shop has been unable to source a hood and bumper in seven months and Volkswagen cannot tell us when they are going to manufacture a hood and bumper for the for seeable future. This has left us with a car payment and insurance but no car to drive I would not buy a Volkswagen atlas or any Volkswagen for that matter because they are not manufacturing parts to repair their cars.
3 thousand for an oil leak and 1700 for a water pump blown up
We have a 2019 VW Atlas and so far so good. We are a family of 5 with 3 car seats that fit across the middle with the bench seat and don’t have to take them out to get into the third row. My sister has a Pallisade and have to take the car seats out to get into the third row just something to consider and we both get the same gas milage hwy 10l/kms or 24mpg
Wow, that's good to know, thanks for sharing!
Great to hear, thanks for sharing. Also leaning towards the Atlas because Hyundai/Kia all have insane markups, and minivans are unavailable. Just worried about reliability though, to be honest😅
Excellent review, Andrea & Zack! Although I am German, the Atlas is sadly not available in my country! But I know the very luxurios Touraeg was killed of in the USA, in favor of the Atlas. Although they serve very different clients!
Nice car vid. U see folks a bold name on a ride rules. Not some stupid hxervjufs lettering name system.
Who has actually had this car
For a while and what is your opinion on it when it comes to maintenance, any electrical problems etc.
I enjoy my 2011Touareg VW. The power and strength is amazing.
I like it. And it still has the volume knob!
The new VW haptic stuff is junk.