I have a 2019 SEL Premium. It is great car in terms of seating, space and comfort on long trips. I removed the 3rd row seats to get additional space for camping trips and reduced 70 lb. My gripes - 1) The electronics can be finnicky. In my case reverse camera started glitching and it had to be taken to the shop twice and took two weeks to fix. They could not figure out the exact reason and they kept replacing each component till it started working again. 2) Emergency alert system stopped working after couple years (I think it was Verizon 3G which is no longer in service), so now i have a non-functional piece of hardware. 3) It has been 4 years and the dealer still says there is no update to Navigation maps.
I work at VW and this thing does not do 4.5 seconds to 60mph 😂. I definitely would say 6-7 seconds is more realistic for the size of the car. I will say it’s way better than the outgoing V6 motor. Lastly, it’s the EVO4 motor so you can slap a stage 1 tune on this to really awaken the motor. The interior is great!
@@UAkovalchuk motor is an EVO4 so you’re talking about a detuned Golf GTI/R motor. If you’re well versed with those cars than you’ll know the answer. The transmission is solid for just an 8 speed auto. It’s been used now in most models over the last several years with almost zero issues. The materials and components of the vehicle seem to be built quite well. You’ll have to see and drive the new 2024 Atlas yourself.
@raitisrides thanks for this review. Because of the section you covered the space on the 3rd row seat we decided to see this vehicle in the dealer and we purchased it. We are very happy with the purchase, the combo of the space, features, styling and pricing is fantastic.
😄👉🏼 I love how Joe reviews the vehicles compartments with foods that could fit in those pockets this is a very nice suv 🤙🏼 love the full led lighting and the logos lighting up on both front and rear 👌 thanks Joe
As soon as i was researching a new family car i saw the front center and thought about how many snack i can hide in that front part from my kids and he just made it better that he realy was like snack storage every where!!!
Dang you are making my choices hard when my lease is up next year. I’m really digging this and the grand highlander and new pilot is changing the game. Great review as always.
The flat black wheel arch pieces, I like it flat black plastic because if it’s painted it’ll get beat up from rock chips. And it breaks it up so it’s not all paint match wheel arch.
I bought mine today but 2019 2.0 SE with Technology pack .. very happy ❤ thanks Joe for help me on decision 👍🏻👍🏻 I bought today a t-shirt in your store just for support you
Joey > remember Farfennuggets ? yeah - me neither lol. oh boy the interior is crushing it, I think you just found my new dream SUV. wishing you & yours a beautiful safe fun & restful weekend. tony
I have been seriously considering the Atlas and this review is excellent. FYI…I live in the NY Hudson Valley region and I noticed your were on ST-32 during portions of the video. The original 1969 Woodstock happened in Bethel NY in Sullivan Co off ST-17B. ST-32 does not go through Sullivan Co. There was another 1994 Woodstock Festival in Saugerties NY. ST-32 does go through that area of Ulster County. The original Woodstock location is now the Bethel Woods Performing Art center.
Надёжность фольксвагена вызывает сомнения, но у этого автомобиля экстерьер и интерьер намного лучше выглядит чем тойота гранд хайландер 2024-ого. Сразу видно немецкая точности. Спасибо тебе автор! Я твой подписчик. 👉👍
JJ - ME WANT, saw a couple zipping 'round town & bro (as you know) in person they look pretty SWEET. viewing this as I type my first of many NOVELS (comments) - all we need now is a couple of Jet Skis & a cooler full of YaHoo & we are golden. great stuff - thank you to you & your entire crew family for sharing. tony
Love my Atlas and after seeing this refreshed version you convinced me to check it out once it comes out for sure! Curious what the change in cost will be
Nope, I actually had to trade it in recently because I needed something that could tow my new Jayco trailer. It had about 28K miles on it when I traded it in but it didn't have any issues.@@edgarmartinez1512
That looks amazing love the new design Volkswagen did it looks amazing and the side panels does need to be body color but the black doesn’t look to bad on that color really pretty atlas great job joe
One big flaw of the 2024 atlas is if you need to access a 12v cigarette lighter socket to power a radar detector or dash cam there is only one in the rear behind the 3rd row.
I think I would compare this with the 2024 grand highlander and Chevy traverse and Honda pilot. And after watching your channel for the first time Chevy my first pick right now with that new beautiful interior especially that 17 inch information screen .😮😅
when i first started watch n this guy, i got addicted to twinkles again, lmfao....love the detailed vids! Raitis Rides is probably gonna be a VR or AR style vid some day, WHILE wearing those dorky goggles from Apple...lol
I like the car but rather they had improved the 3.6L engine. Turbo chargers only last about 60K-70K miles then your looking at a large repair cost. Towing that 5K pounds would wear that turbo out even faster.
I need more mpgs (diesel/electric/how about diesel hybrid) and integrated front and corner lights like they had in 2013. You make a turn and a corner light turns on to give you more light. Fake exhausts is shame. Sent a letter to VW 😁
modern VWs are pretty fine. I've had 2 GTI's, 2016 and 2018, really no major issues. Ever since gen 3 of the 2.0T (EA 888) the powertrains have been rock solid. They also have a 4 year full warranty so if you finance, you'll generally be ok for the majority of the payment period. Some minor electrical issues like one time my backup camera was stuck open (it pops out from the logo in the back to keep clean during bad weather!) and was fixed. But zero powertrain issues.
I have the 2023 Pathfinder SL Premium two-tone Red/Black and outside of the 12 in infotainment screen over my 9 inch one I don't see anything better in the VW. In fact, most features and much better in my Pathfinder. And I have towed a 5,800 pound travel trailer.
I have a 2020 Atlas and I love it from day one when I bought brand new and it is very comfy and has plenty or room inside but one thing that they forgot , they should had made it rear wheel drive like the 2010 below and 2020 above Explorer😮😮😮
The headrest in the back is bigger than the engine. I don’t anyone who’s sitting in back row heads are that big and would block the rear window partially
The bad points of my VW Atlas 2024 are You can’t put the seat heat ON at night in order to have a warm seat or steering once you start the engine at morning inside your house Secondly You can’t put the car on Eco mode permanently But we have to change to eco mode every time we start the car
It not better then the Highlander, Highlander have hybrid options which is good. Better MPG and the new grand highlander have more leg room in the 3rd row.
Me and my wife looking for SUV next year we had a Jetta and rusted after first year brand new pain and few years later window power buttons went bad window started opening by itself and killing battery while stuck down when key on electric issues Engine head gasket water pump all went out after about 190k km to 2010k km we bought it in 2015 from dealer new issues started few years later I like the old atlas and new I'm just worried about reliability and cheap plastic parts and engine head gasket issues I do have to say in Toronto Canada Volkswagen dealers one of the best I had good experience with most of them with changing oil and customer service and price was even cheaper then mister lube and cleaning my car for oil change was like 100$ or 1@0$ Canadian for fully synthetic which lasts long time I honestly love this car and wanted to buy used one next year maybe a year used for little cheaper which will still be new basically with maybe 10k km or 16k km just to get it little cheaper However I am still worried about reliability I have mixed feelings about these cars like it's hit and miss I don't know if new ones are better but the Jetta pool put bad taste in my mouth but I do love these cars and enjoyed driving the Jetta and for the price I got a lot I guess buy this year coming up I'll hear more info about this car and see if there is issues it's still too early to find out But if anyone had previews atlas plz let me know your experience
Great reviews as always, but can you not stand in front of the cars when reviewing and could you also include a head on view of the cars please. Thanks again for the great job !
Joe you think Volkswagen will make a r line black edition for the 2024 atlas? Great review and you think this will be a decent competitor to the Kia seltos? 😊😊😊
@@MemphisMo sweet! So you guys usually get orders from the higher ups. I know nothing about the facility workers there. So my mistake if I sound stupid.
Just went to test drive this. You should have zonked the door trim. It's faux wood (plastic). Terrible move. I didn't even drive it. $55k and fake wood. Great reviews overall, we're on the fence now between Grand Highlander and Sequoia
How’s VW, Honda, Toyota etc. planning to compete against the 2024 Santa Fe or the Telluride? Those cars are light years ahead of these vehicles. It looks nicer than my ‘21, but not nice enough to convince me to stay with VW in 2024…
Raitis Rides : MX-30 / CX-3 = small SUV, BMW X5 / Hyundai Tucson = mid size SUV, VW Atlas = big SUV => it measures above 5,17 meters and in modern car declarations 5+ meters is considered a big / large vehicle in every car category.
