![]() The Atlas Cross Sport comes with a plethora of driver-assistance features. Forward-facing cameras detect road signs and transfer that information into the navigation system to inform that you’re within the impound-speed zone, of course. Traffic-sign recognition is as self-explanatory as a system name can get. market are traffic-sign recognition and traffic jam assist. Available are adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go, lane keep assist, parking assist, automatic high-beams, and an overhead camera view. The Atlas Cross Sport comes with a plethora of driver-assistance features, including blind-spot monitoring, rear traffic alert, automatic post-collision braking, and forward-collision warning with automatic braking as standard. In fact, the one time I made a U-turn, even my driving partner mentioned that its turning circle wasn’t bad. Even with a turning circle of 40.5 feet, which is more than its segment rivals and even the Atlas (listed at 38.1 feet), the Atlas Cross Sport doesn’t turn like a school bus. Never did I feel there was too much crossover to control. The Atlas Cross Sport won’t win any road rallies, yet it handled itself with poise. (Impoundment actually happens with plus-40 kmh/24 mph, but who wants to be that guy at a corporate event?) Maybe in the driest conditions, but with freezing temperatures, threatening ice, along with elevation changes and the not-too-subtle warning that 20 kmh (12 mph) over the speed limit meant vehicle impoundment, I drove like my inner grandparent. And while unbelievably breathtaking when not hidden behind fog and general winter hullabaloo, the Sea-to-Sky Highway isn’t the most engaging road out there – at least the portion we drove. There was more engine noise with the 2.0-liter, as the four-cylinder was obviously working harder, but it wasn’t sluggish. Was power an issue with the climbs and descents? With the V6, not at all. A quick peek spotted Bridgestone Blizzak treads. Was the vehicle quiet? Relatively, especially considering each one was equipped with winter tires, a requirement that is provincial law throughout most of B.C. With a dozen-plus oysters on my plate at lunch (judge me) post drive, I slurped some thoughts away. No, that’s not much time to properly test a vehicle, but so be it. Divide that by two people and two engines and, well, I enjoyed the Altas Cross Sport 2.0T SE with Technology and SEL Premium R-Line V6 models at 22.5 miles a pop. Including a couple of scenic stops along the way, we drove about 90 miles total. Starting in downtown Vancouver, our mostly highway trip took us from the coastal vistas of Horseshoe Bay to the waterfalls of Squamish, and ended in the mountainous interior of Whistler. Our drive route afforded us time on the ever scenic, sometimes precarious, Sea-to-Sky Highway in British Columbia, Canada. From our brief time behind the wheel, detecting a performance difference between the two proved enigmatic. There is no Atlas 2.0T AWD but the Cross Sport model is rated at 18/23/20. ![]() The Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport V6 versions received identical EPA numbers of 17/23/19 (FWD) and 16/22/19 (AWD). Fuel economy gains are minimal with one city mpg more than the Atlas at 21/24/22 for the 2.0T FWD. The Cross Sport shaves only about a hundred pounds from the Atlas’ bulk. Now, you’d think with one less row than the Atlas, there would be an improvement in handling and dynamics with the Atlas Cross Sport.
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