2018 VW Atlas

2018 Volkswagen Atlas: Looks Like VW Can Make A Pretty Decent Honda Pilot

http://jalopnik.com/2018-volkswagen-atlas-looks-like-vw-can-make-a-pretty-1797407734

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2018 Volkswagen Atlas vs 2017 Honda Pilot Comparison Test

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Volkswagen Atlas 2017 review

Should I buy one?

The Atlas has what it takes to impress North American buyers: generous proportions, chunky styling, practical features, a top safety rating and a competitive price. On top of that, it’s well built and decent to drive.

Whether that’s enough to attract people away from the Explorer, Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota 4Runner and the like will depend partly on the extent to which long-term consumer faith in the Volkswagen brand has been damaged by Dieselgate.

A standard 6-year/72,000-mile warranty for US buyers (4 years/49,710-miles for Canadians) is designed to help rebuild that trust.

Volkswagen Atlas 3.6 V6 Execline

Location Calgary, Canada; On sale Now; Price £31,865; Engine 3597cc V6, petrol; Power 276bhp @ 6200rpm; Torque 266lb ft @ 2750rpm; Gearbox 8-spd auto, all-wheel drive; Kerbweight 2042kg; 0-62mph 7.9sec (est); Top speed na; Economy 23mpg; CO2 282g/km; Rivals Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/atlas/first-drives/volkswagen-atlas-2017-review

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Volkswagen drops sketch of new five-seater Atlas

Volkswagen has announced that it will build a new five-seater version of the Atlas in the United States, revealing a sketch of a concept (to be unveiled at the 2018 New York International Auto Show) previewing the production version of the SUV.

The new five-seater, which will be produced at VW’s Chattanooga factory in the United States, will run on the brand’s ubiquitous MQB platform and essentially be positioned as a variant of the seven-passenger Atlas.

“The Atlas has built strong momentum for Volkswagen in the SUV segment, and we are excited to grow our SUV portfolio with this new, Chattanooga-assembled five-passenger SUV,” said Hinrich J. Woebcken, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America.

“We are not only committed to this market, we are committed to our US manufacturing home in Chattanooga, Tennessee.”

Volkswagen says it will invest approximately $340-million (about R4,1-billion) to bring the new vehicle to market, in addition to approximately $900-million (around R10,8-billion) already invested to expand the plant for Atlas production.

The five-passenger Atlas variant will mark the third Volkswagen model assembled at the Chattanooga factory, joining the Passat and the seven-seater Atlas.

For the time being, the seven-seater Atlas (and presumably also the upcoming five-seat version) will be built in left-hand-drive form only, which means an introduction in South Africa is simply not possible.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news/volkswagen-drops-sketch-new-five-seater-atlas/

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Volkswagen to build new bakkie based on Atlas – report

An interesting new report out of Europe suggests that Volkswagen has plans to offer a new bakkie based on its Atlas crossover.

According to Automotive News Europe, the Wolfsburg-based brand will unveil a concept (alongside another Atlas-based show car) previewing the bakkie at the upcoming New York International Auto Show.

Unlike the Amarok, which runs on a ladder-frame chassis, the proposed production version of the new pick-up would share its MQB platform with the Atlas and thus take the fairly unusual form of a unibody bakkie (à la Honda Ridgeline), targeting pure lifestyle buyers.

The report added that the new bakkie would likely be built in the Tennessee in the United States, citing a source as saying the planned pick-up would probably be sold exclusively in the US and Canada.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news/volkswagen-to-build-new-bakkie-based-on-atlas-report/
 
Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak Pickup Concept

The Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak pickup truck concept made its world debut at the 2018 New York International Auto Show. Named after a species of tree that is native to the Pacific Coast in the U.S. (and grows up to 135 feet high in height), the Atlas Tanoak is the first pickup based on Volkswagen's MQB or modular transverse matrix architecture. Powered by a 276-horsepower V6 FSI gasoline engine, the Atlas Tanoak uses an efficient eight-speed automatic transmission and the 4MOTION all-wheel-drive system. Although there are currently no production plans for the Atlas Tanoak, Volkswagen is keen to gauge the reactions of buyers and media, since pickup trucks are one of the biggest volume segments in the U.S.

The MQB architecture is one of the most innovative and flexible technical platforms in the automotive world, spanning vehicles from the European Polo subcompact all the way up to the Atlas midsize SUV. The Atlas Tanoak concept shows that MQB can potentially stretch even further.

The Tanoak concept is 214.1 inches long, some 15.8 inches longer than the Atlas, which makes it a large midsize pickup by U.S. standards. The concept vehicle is 79.9 inches wide and 72.6 inches tall, with a wheelbase of 128.3 inches, 11 inches longer than the Atlas seven-seater.

The body of the concept vehicle has been raised nearly 2 inches compared to the Atlas SUV, yielding ground clearance of 9.8 inches. Designed as a dual-cab, five-seater, the Atlas Tanoak pickup has a cargo bed that is 64.1 inches long, 57.1 wide (50.4 inches between the wheel wells) and 20.9 inches high. This allows for easy transport of cargo such as bikes or surfboards with the tailgate in place, and ATVs and dirt bikes with the tailgate down. The spare wheel is located under the cargo bed, making it accessible even when fully loaded.

https://www.netcarshow.com/volkswagen/2018-atlas_tanoak_pickup_concept/

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Volkswagen shows off Atlas Tanoak bakkie concept!

Volkswagen has taken the wraps off its new Atlas Tanoak concept – a unibody bakkie (like the Honda Ridgeline) based on the Wolfsburg-based brand’s MQB platform – at the New York International Auto Show.

VW says “there are currently no production plans for the Atlas Tanoak”, but adds that it is “keen to gauge the reactions of buyers and media”.

Unlike the Amarok, which runs on a ladder-frame chassis, the Atlas Tanoak concept rides on the automaker’s latest modular passenger vehicle architecture, and appears closely related to the seven-seater Atlas (a concept version of an upcoming five-seater Atlas SUV was also revealed in New York).

The double-cab bakkie seats five and is powered by a 3,6-litre V6 petrol engine (worth 206 kW and 360 N.m), mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and 4Motion all-wheel drive. VW says it will hit 100 km/h from standstill in around 8,5 seconds.

The double-cab concept, which rides on new 20-inch alloys wrapped in 275/55 rubber, also has a mode that provides a low-range gear reduction.

Named after a species of tree native to the Pacific Coast in the United States, the Atlas Tanoak concept measures 5 438 mm long, 2 029 mm wide and 1 844 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 3 259 mm. That makes it a little larger than the Amarok, which measures 5 254 mm long, with 3 095 mm between its axles.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news/volkswagen-shows-off-atlas-tanoak-bakkie-concept/
 
Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak Concept unveiled at New York Auto Show

Volkswagen has shown off a bakkie concept based on its big Atlas SUV. While it's not scheduled to be produced, Volkswagen is using the New York auto show to gauge response and feedback, especially since the US is a massive bakkie market. Should Volkswagen make a big bakkie?

The Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak pickup truck concept is the first bakkie based on Volkswagen's MQB platform. It's powered by a 3.6 V6 petrol engine pushing out 205 kW and features an eight-speed automatic gearbox and 4Motion all-wheel drive. The use of MQB is fascinating as it underpins everything from a Polo, to a Tiguan and numerous Audi products too. It proves the theory that MQB can be stretched out for even more products. By American standards, the Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak is classified as a large midsize truck, which makes it bigger than the Amarok. Inside, the Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak concept has been designed as a spacious five-seater bakkie. The dashboard is based on the US-only Atlas SUV, but has been heavily redesigned.

It is purely a concept for now and given how large the US (and South African) markets are in terms of bakkies, we'd be surprised if a version didn't eventually make its way to production. Watch this space.

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring_new...concept-unveiled-at-new-york-auto-show/44809/
 
That concept has the same rear lights as the Mercedes X-Class pickup concept. Had a sense of dejavu there.

On a serious note, they should make the rear lights more practical than stylish - don't see the need for those light strips across the tail.
 
South Africa ‘reconsidering’ the Volkswagen Atlas – report

A new report suggests that VW in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Australia are “reconsidering” importing the Volkswagen Atlas after all three markets initially “didn’t want” the seven-seater SUV.

At the moment, the Atlas is built in left-hand-drive guise only (in addition to being offered in North America, it is sold in China as the Teramont), but a report from Down Under quoting outspoken Volkswagen Group Australia boss Michael Bartsch says that could well change.

“The Atlas is being reconsidered. Originally Africa didn’t want it because it didn’t come in diesel, Britain didn’t want it because it was too big and the same with Japan,” Bartsch told motoring.com.au.

“But now everyone is reconsidering it; England is now reconsidering it, South Africa is reconsidering it; so we are going through a reappraisal of that car.

“Does that mean we will get it next year? No. Is it back on the agenda that is possible in three years’ time? Maybe. We are looking at the next generation of Atlas, that’s why I say start thinking three years and the next-generation vehicle.”

The Atlas runs on the Wolfsburg automaker’s familiar MQB platform, and measures more than five metres in length. In the United States, two powertrains are offered: a 2,0-litre TSI four-cylinder worth 177 kW and an ageing 3,6-litre VR6 mill worth 208 kW.

In March 2018, VW revealed the Atlas Tanoak concept, a unibody bakkie based on the Atlas.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news/south-africa-reconsidering-volkswagen-atlas-report/
 
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