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Cars.com put our editors' favorite three-row family SUV, the 2018 
 Volkswagen Atlas, against a newcomer to the class: the 2019 Subaru 
 Ascent. In back-to-back driving and other tests, which SUV came out on 
 top?
Volkswagen is recalling approximately 55,000 model-year 2018 
 Volkswagen 
 Atlas SUVs because the seat belt buckles in the second row can be 
 damaged if a child seat base is installed that is wider than 12.6 inches.
Cars.com's 2018 Volkswagen Atlas was in the shop for 12 days thanks to a 
 broken sunshade. It wasn't a straightforward fix, either.
One way to get ahead of the chaos of parenting is to plan what you can, 
 and one thing you can figure out in advance is your ride. Here are five 
 recommended by Cars.com's editors.
Volkswagen's lineup has a big hole in it for big families that the 2018 Atlas 
 tries to fill. We tested the SUV out for this Car Seat Check.
It looks unlikely that the Volkswagen Beetle will see a new generation, but 
 production of a new Jetta will begin at the end of 2017.
VW's big 7-seat Atlas SUV can be had with a tiny engine, but is it any 
 good?
The biggest vehicle Subaru has ever made aims to fill a big hole in the 
 lineup with an SUV for growing families.
Subaru's 2019 Ascent three-row SUV will start at $32,970 for an eight-seat 
 base model with standard all-wheel drive and automatic emergency 
 braking.
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For our 2017 Three-Row SUV Challenge, we put the 2016-winning Honda 
 Pilot up against three significant competitors. Here are the results.