Easy car original At the Chicago Auto Show that opened on February 10, Volkswagen released the new Atlas, if the name is a little unfamiliar to you, then I tell you that Atlas is SAIC Volkswagen Touron in China, do you understand it in an instant. After the official debut of the new Atlas, Volkswagen also released the official picture of the new Atlas, let's take a peek at the possible facelift direction of the future Touran through the new Atlas.
●The front face changes greatly
The new Atlas continues to be available in 5-seater and 7-seater models, with the 7-seater Atlas corresponding to the domestic SAIC Volkswagen Touron and the 5-seater Atlas Cross Sport corresponding to the domestic Touron X. Judging from the official picture released this time, the appearance changes of the new Atlas are mainly concentrated in the front part, although it continues to use the design language of the integration of headlights and front grille, but after the light group has been redesigned and the all-black sports center net is adopted, the new Atlas reveals a strong taste of American cars.
The new Atlas changes the headlight group to a double-layer layout arranged up and down, which is similar to the current domestic Touran, but the new Atlas light group is not as wide as the Touran, just low beam and high beam are arranged up and down, and the light group is a C-shaped design as a whole. Of course, the popular through-through headlight strip and illuminated LOGO also appear in the front face design of the new Atlas, and the light strip across the front face is located at the top of the front grille, connected to the C-shaped LED position lights in the headlight clusters on both sides.
Observant friends will also notice the "R" mark in the front grille, which means that the new Atlas also comes with the R-Line Sport Package, and the blackened center net may be part of the R-Line package. Turning his attention back to China, only the Touron X currently has the R-Line package, and the Touron does not have this treatment, perhaps after the next facelift, the Touron and Touron X are equipped with the R-Line sports appearance package.
The design of the side of the body has not changed much, or the rough American SUV line, in terms of wheels, the new Atlas will provide a variety of different styles of 18-21-inch wheels. And the rear part, I believe that domestic netizens will shout "this I am familiar", the rear design of the new Atlas is fully aligned with the current Touran, especially the design of the through-tail lights, it seems that the American media can also predict the Atlas facelift trend through the changes of the Touran. In addition, new cars released in North America will use the same color license plate as the body, which is not a problem of the brand being delicate.
Let's take a look at the new 5-seater Atlas Cross Sport. Like the difference between the domestic Touang X and Touan, the appearance of the new Atlas Cross Sport and the new Atlas is only different from the design after the B-pillar, and the overall rear of the car is more compact, while with a slip back line, emphasizing the different sporty temperament from the new Atlas. In addition, the taillights of the new Atlas Cross Sport are exactly the same as the taillights of the new Atlas, and they are not like the different designs of the domestic Touron X and Touran, to be honest, I like the taillights of the current Touron X, which looks quite advanced.
●The interior is the same as that of the Touran
Moving to the car, it is also the interior familiar to domestic netizens, and the interior design of the new Atlas is the same as the current Touran. After the promotion of the MQB Evo platform, the domestic SAIC Volkswagen Touran/Touron X replaced with this set of interiors, the overall design is more concise, and the sense of technology brought is stronger than the interior of the old model. The new Atlas will be equipped with a 10.2-inch LCD instrument cluster and a 12-inch center display, and the three-spoke multifunction steering wheel has been upgraded to the latest family style. The new car will be equipped with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto mobile phone interconnection as standard, in addition to a total of 6 USB Type-C ports and 2 USB Type-A ports available to meet the mobile device needs of multiple passengers.
In addition, from the official picture, we can also see that the new Atlas will be equipped with the Volkswagen IQ.Drive driving assistance system, which has L2 driving assistance functions, including ACC adaptive cruise, lane centering, lane keeping assist and automatic braking.
In order to reflect the difference between the Atlas Cross Sport and the new Atlas, Volkswagen used different trim panels in the interiors of the two models, and the new Atlas used wood grain trim to highlight the luxurious texture; The interior of the new Atlas Cross Sport uses metallic trim, and the interior color scheme also tends to be dark, so as to create a sporty atmosphere different from the new Atlas. In addition, like the Touan/Touan X, the interior trim of the new Atlas and the new Atlas Cross Sport also have their own illuminated light strip design.
I don't need to say too much about the seats, the new Atlas adopts a 2+3+2 7-seat layout, and the new Atlas Cross Sport adopts a traditional 5-seat layout, and the seating space in the car should be comparable to the Touran/Touan X. In fact, in addition to the changes in the exterior and interior, the new Atlas has also adjusted its power, and the new car will only provide a 2.0T engine, and will no longer be available with a V6 engine. The 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 269 hp and a maximum torque of 370 Nm, which is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, and is also available in two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive models.
Editor's Comments:
The new Atlas has made changes in the exterior to make it more American SUV, but the new car has changed in other aspects, but it seems to be in line with our Touran. In addition, in the North American market, Volkswagen no longer provides large-displacement V6 engines, so whether the domestic Touron will also follow this trend after the facelift in the future is also a part worth paying attention to. Well, after seeing the new Atlas, what are your expectations for the subsequent facelift of the Toon? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section.