Loved them both a LOT, although, by the time I had the second one, I wasn't altogether thrilled with the image of 300's out on the street, as projected by the 3rd or 4th buyers of the cars.I always thought that the car looked a little stubby behind the rear wheels - something that an extra 3-4" in the trunk area would have greatly helped.When the 300 was first launched, there were invitation-only meet-and-greets at the dealerships, reminding me of the old days when new model-year launches were HUGE. Been ages since I've seen one on the road though. Art Vandelay I always liked those last FWD 300's.Which the Cross Sport does well, even being Atlas shrunk. But in general, crossover buyers likely place a premium on utility. last year, according to our friends at GoodCarBadCar. Well, OK, maybe not in this specific case – the Cross Sport moved around 11K units in the U.S. Not that any automaker selling crossovers by the boatload gives a whit. Which makes my job as a supposed wordsmith a bit harder. Yes, that echoes my review of the Seltos from a couple of weeks ago, but what can I say? There’s a lot of crossovers across different size ranges and price points that are boring but functional because they’re supposed to be.
That’s my (possibly tortured) way of saying the Cross Sport isn’t particularly exciting, nor is it meant to be, and that’s just fine. And when utility is part of the vehicle-class descriptor, it usually is. Here we have a vehicle that is smaller but no less comfortable, and as you will see, that is just fine.īland can be beautiful if function is prioritized over form. The front facelift that matches the larger Atlas is also meant to make things more interesting. Generally, however, the two-row is lighter.). With all-wheel drive, the 2.0T is a skosh heavier than a four-cylinder, three-row Atlas. Several years ago now, I called the Volkswagen Atlas three-row “ German comfort food.” It remains that – a boxy, slightly bland crossover that nonetheless does the basics well.Įnter the Cross Sport, which is supposed to liven things up, at least a little, by being lowered and shortened, while losing the weight that comes with the nip/tuck and the removal of the third row of seats (at least in theory.
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