![]() ![]() Roomy interiors mean ample space for ever-expanding lives, four-wheel grip means weather is no longer something to be feared (as much, at least), and car-like unibody platforms enable (slightly) lighter construction, which in turn means less money spent building an SUV and less money spent filling it up at the pump.Īnd as it turns out, even a few years after it debuted, the Volkswagen Atlas is still a good example of the importance of those traits. ![]() (If that weren't the case, full-size pickups wouldn't outsell everything else in America by a comfortable margin.)īy those less-exacting-but-no-less-important standards, the rise and, now, ubiquity of crossover make a ton of sense. Sure, it's nice to go fast, and it's good to be involved in the drive - but having more than enough space and capability to haul people and cargo wherever, whenever will beat that nine times out of ten for the average driver. Does it accelerate quickly? Brake hard and stop forcefully, but progressively? Take turns at high speed? Reward the driver with feedback from the steering, the suspension, the exhaust note?īut for most vehicles, that's not what matters all that much. Often times, car enthusiasts render a verdict on the nature of an automobile based on how well it can fulfill their more visceral motoring desires. ![]()
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