Redesigned 2024 VW Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport Priced From $38,065

Once upon a time, the Volkswagen Atlas three-row SUV was a Cars.com Best Of award winner, but a redesign both for it and its sloped-roof Atlas Cross Sport two-row equivalent for 2024 provoked some fundamental questions from our editors upon its debut in February. At least one of those, pricing, has now been answered: The Atlas will start at $39,075 and the Atlas Cross Sport at $38,065 (all pricing includes $1,350 destination).

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We still haven’t driven the new Atlas, however, so questions over the potency of the new 269-horsepower, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine — up 34 hp over the previous four-cylinder and nearly as powerful as the erstwhile V-6 option — still remain. VW says it is more efficient than the outgoing four-cylinder, too. What also remains is the powertrain’s eight-speed automatic transmission.

One thing we didn’t love right away was another major change for 2024, a new 12-inch floating center touchscreen cribbed from the electric ID.4, which comes standard and replaces the old standard 6.5-inch and available 8-inch displays. Still, there are positives on the tech front: VW’s IQ.Drive driver-assist suite, which was optional for the 2023 Atlas nameplate, is now standard across the lineup and features lane departure steering assist, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go, automatic emergency braking and more. Wireless charging and a 10.25-inch digital gauge cluster are also now standard.

Elsewhere inside, the SE’s cabin offers a heated steering wheel, imitation leather seating, heated and ventilated front seats, two- (Atlas Cross Sport) or three-zone (Atlas) climate control; four USB-C ports; six-speaker sound system; and a rear seat reminder. Add-ons including remote start, a rear sunshade, panoramic moonroof, head-up display, leather seating, Harmon Kardon audio and a tow hitch are available up the trims.

The exterior is one aspect of the Atlas family that has carried over more or less unchanged save a new member of the trim roster: the Peak Edition, an adventure-themed trim featuring mostly exterior burnishings but no serious trail capability. Beyond that, the Atlas once again comes standard with 18-inch wheels; 20- and 21-inch wheels are available. Adaptive LED headlights are new, and light bars and emblems are optional on higher trims.

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Pricing and Release Date

Full pricing for the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport lineups are below. Front-wheel drive is standard on the SE and SE With Technology trims, with all-wheel drive a $1,900 extra-cost option; AWD is standard on all other trims.

Atlas

• SE: $39,075
• SE With Technology: $43,015
• Peak Edition SE With Technology: $47,905
• SEL: $49,795
• Peak Edition SEL: $51,785
• SEL-Premium R-Line: $53,805

Atlas Cross Sport

• SE: $38,065
• SE With Tech: $42,005
• SEL: $48,785
• SEL R-Line: $50,235
• SEL Premium R-Line: $52,795

The SUVs are expected to hit dealers in the fall.

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