The Volkswagen Atlas (Teramont for China) has been revealed! The new seven-seater SUV for the US market will be built in Chattanooga (Tennessee) for the North American market. “This is the biggest and boldest Volkswagen we have ever built in the United States, delivering the distinctive design and craftsmanship we’re known for, now with room for seven,” said Hinrich J. Woebcken, Volkswagen CEO of North America Region.
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The Volkswagen Atlas will be positioned between the Tiguan and the Touareg. Building on the modular transverse matrix (MQB) from Volkswagen, the Atlas’s exteriors features classic proportions and clean lines. Up front, the Atlas gets standard LED headlights and LED Daytime Running Lights, while optional LED taillights to complete the look. With a length of 5,037 mm, a width of 1,979 mm and a height of 1,768 mm the Atlas is larger than any other Volkswagen on sale in the USA.
Inside, the Atlas’s large dimensions offer space for seven adults and their luggage. The Atlas also gets an optional Active Info Display (called the “Volkswagen Digital Cockpit” in the USA) that allows drivers options for configuring the display. Then there’s Volkswagen Car-Net that offers a wide range of online services, including standard App-Connect technology that offers integration with the three major smartphone platforms – Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and MirrorLink. The new Atlas model also features a Fender Premium Audio System with twelve speakers and a 480 Watt amplifier.
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The Atlas offers a selection of driver assistance features. Depending on the equipment line, these include: Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC); Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist); Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Traffic Alert; Lane Departure Warning (Lane Assist), and Parking Steering Assistant (Park Assist). The Atlas is also the only vehicle in its class to offer the Automatic Post-Collision Braking System.
The new Volkswagen Atlas arrives with a choice of two powertrains: a 2.0- liter four-cylinder TSI with gasoline direct injection and turbo charging with 175 kW / 238 PS and the already available 3.6-liter VR6 engine with 206 kW / 280 PS. Both engines route power through an eight-speed transmission. The Atlas can be configured either as front-wheel-drive or with 4Motion all- wheel-drive in combination with the VR6 engine. From the end of 2017 this large SUV will be offered in the Russian and Middle Eastern markets.
