2020 VW Atlas Cross Sport
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Short of the VW Atlas Cross Sport offroad.
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That seemed pretty damn good for a crossover.
Actually one of the few that has made this climb without having a low range transfercase!
@@EngineAdventuresDid you test the cross sport and the full size atlas separately? Thanks
Yeah I believe I have full videos up of both of them. I can't remember if I had my current test hill with the full size Atlas as I tested it a year or two before the cross sport.
@@EngineAdventures thanks
Wheels in the air and still made it. Looks good to me.
Actually of all the crossovers (50+) I've tested on this hill, the Atlas is one of the top performers!
thats not bad!!!! i like how it has a dual style TCS/wheel brake system, when it first slips it tries to engine torque reduce for a few secs and when it figures out thats not working the computer gives back engine power and starts pulsating the brakes!!! thats pretty cool! Dual TCS are usually reserved for dedicated offroaders like Fords multi terrain/GOAT, and Subarus X Mode, the only difference is the atlas will seamlessly switch between the two modes (like the Honda Pilot, My 07 Grand Vitara), wheres other systems you have to manually activate it
This system is one of the better ones in this class. There are lots of brands with brake based limited slip systems that work well, but few balance allow additional wheel speed to get the engine into higher rpm and this power/torque range. I need to test a wilderness edition Subaru. The one I tested had X-mode which worked really well, but it applied too much braking force and it couldn't get enough torque to the wheels to make the climb.
It just needs all terrains tires
Having the right tires certainly helps! However, they don't make much difference in this test.
20 Years ago my Grandfather drive trough this particular place with an VW Beetle!Yeah offroad! ! Its all about the driver's skill!!
Since I've started testing on this hill things have changed significantly. 20 years ago the road was probably smooth. However, as you mentioned, driver skill is the most important factor when off-roading and driving in general.
Very impressive given that it’s on highway tires. Wheels in the air and still no problem.
Thanks for watching and commenting. It was one of the better performers in this class!
Designed looks very aggressive i love it, but it needs more power..
It actually did better than most crossovers in this test. I agree, more power is always nice!
Good video
Thanks for watching!
Is that one discounted now because of all the rock chips?!
No paint was harmed in the making of this video. The wheel wells and underbody can handle it no problem.
Touareg off road performance is better than Atlas.
Yup, VW dropped the Touareg in the US, but with the low range transfer case and option rear locker (I know other countries had a front locker option as well) it's much more capable than the Atlas!
because that's based on an audi platform and basically has quattro
A set of tires alone
Tires aren't what's being tested here. Look through all my videos and you'll see stock tires for nearly every vehicle tested.
Having the right tires for the terrain is very important! I'm not negating that.
This test is more about the ability of the vehicle to transfer torque to the wheels that have traction. In many areas of this test two diagonally opposed wheels are completely unloaded, so regardless of what tire you use you're not going to get enough traction from the air on those two tires to pull you up the hill. The vehicle needs to transfer power to the other two wheels that have better traction. I will blame the tires if all 4 wheels are spinning at the same rate and the vehicle isn't climbing.
I also don't air down for these tests. While it would be nice to use the same wheel and tire for every vehicle I test, it doesn't make sense in the real world.
Shame that it's struggling to climb this hill even though it is very off-road capable maybe it can do better with better tires and all wheel drive system
This is steeper than it looks on camera. Not many crossovers are able to make it up the hard line. Check out the full video for more!
Or just a better driver
Check out the full video and you'll see why it was driven the way it was.
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Thanks for watching!
Who d hell wants to drive such a nice car in that crap 💩
If you think that about this, watch my BMW X6 video, or maybe the Cadillac Escalade one, haha.
My wife has a 2023 SEL R-Line Premium. I can guarantee you it will never go off road. 😂
Its so under powered i hop they make 1 woth more power
I agree with the lack of power, reminds me of my wife's 2012 Honda Pilot. However it still performed really well over this course, better than most crossovers. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Looks like a rwd
It's AWD, but starts life in a front wheel drive layout
Not exactly a Touareg! Why make it do things it wasn’t intended to do.
Check out the full video on my channel, the Atlas is one of the top performers in this test.
@@EngineAdventures thanks I’ll check it out.
not good at hill😞
Actually it didn't do too bad for a vehicle without a low range transfercase. Not very many have made this climb without a rear locker and/or a low range transfercase.
Not it's good for everything