Although the engine displacement doesn’t change, the 2027 Volkswagen Atlas is supplied with the brand new EA888 “evo5” turbocharged 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder engine. The previous-generation engine delivered 269 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque; the brand new engine produces 282 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Max towing capability stays 5,000 kilos for fashions with the factory-installed trailer hitch.
Entrance-wheel drive remains to be customary with AWD being accessible on all trims.
A hybrid is coming
Buried within the press launch, Volkswagen dropped a single sentence that claims: “A hybrid variant is deliberate to reach with the midcycle refresh.” No different particulars. That’s all she wrote. Nonetheless, sources across the internet report that that is supposed to be a standard hybrid quite than a gentle hybrid, like these at present accessible in different VW and Audi fashions.
Extra luxurious
Beginning with the outside, we see a brand new headlight therapy with double-stacked LED headlights and lightweight bar in addition to a masked higher grille. We additionally see the lighted VW emblem customary on all however the base trim. Different accessible premium options embody illuminated door handles in addition to distinctive puddle lamps. You even have customary dynamic flip alerts with three animations.
On the inside, the supplies transfer upscale with actual wooden accents and accessible massaging Nappa leather-based seats. Leatherette seats stay customary on he base fashions. A 12.9 inch infotainment display screen is customary on the bottom trim, with a 15-inch display screen being customary on all different fashions. Additionally customary is a ten.25-inch digital gauge cluster.
Extra tech
Whereas ambient lighting is often reserved for higher trim ranges, you now have an ordinary 10-color setup, with the highest two trim ranges getting a extra sturdy 30-color system. A brand new 9-speaker audio system is customary, and a 14-speaker Harman Kardon-brand premium audio system is accessible. Twin wi-fi telephone chargers in entrance are actually customary with new “Qi2” expertise. Additionally on the tech entrance, the Atlas comes customary with a one-year trial subscription to Premium Speech, VW’s generative AI-enabled voice assistant.
Household pleasant options
The 2027 Atlas is about an inch longer, which implies the three-row SUV is ready to preserve its spacious inside—together with the usable third row. Different household pleasant options embody seven USB-C cost ports accessible by means of the cabin, customary energy tailgate, entrance and rear parking sensors, and rear sunglasses. Moreover, the gearshift strikes to the column, which frees up house on the console to retailer extra stuff.
CG Says:
We don’t have quite a lot of further particulars on the 2027 Volkswagen Atlas. We all know will probably be accessible this fall, and that will probably be inbuilt VW’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant. We don’t actually have a beginning worth but. However the present base worth for the 2026 Atlas is about $40,000, and we don’t see the worth growing considerably over that—even with all the brand new customary content material.
We’ve all the time appreciated how the Atlas drives, so we gained’t complain about extra horsepower. Add within the further customary options and extra expertise, and this ought to be a pleasant household package deal.
