In a remarkable achievement for the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport in the area of safety, both models have clinched the prestigious Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). These accolades demonstrate Volkswagen’s unwavering commitment to safety and innovation in their vehicles, ensuring the well-being of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians alike.
To qualify for the esteemed Top Safety Pick+ award in 2023, a vehicle must meet a rigorous set of criteria established by the IIHS. These requirements include a good rating in the Institute’s updated side test, as well as in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, and original moderate overlap front tests. Additionally, vehicles must feature acceptable or good headlights as standard across all trim levels and a front crash prevention system that garners advanced or superior ratings in both the daytime and nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations.
What sets the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport apart is their unwavering dedication to safety. These models meet and exceed all the requirements for the Top Safety Pick+ award, showcasing their commitment to superior safety standards.
The SUVs come equipped with a standard front crash prevention system that not only earns advanced ratings but excels in both the daytime and nighttime pedestrian crash avoidance tests. This feature underscores Volkswagen’s commitment to reducing accidents and protecting vulnerable road users. Furthermore, both the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport offer two available headlight systems, both of which earn good ratings, ensuring optimal visibility in varying driving conditions. Volkswagen’s IQ.DRIVE® advanced driver assistance technology is standard on all 2024 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport models, and features hands-on semi-automated capability. In addition to IQ.DRIVE, the 2024 Atlas family has standard Exit Warning, and available Park Distance Control, Park Assist (Parking Steering Assistant), Dynamic Road Sign Display, Head-up Display, Predictive ACC, Light Assist (High Beam Control for headlights) and Area View (Overhead View Camera).
Volkswagen’s dedication to safety is further exemplified by its commitment to the IIHS’s stringent criteria for safety excellence. With the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport, drivers can be confident in their choice of a vehicle that places a paramount emphasis on safety, earning them the prestigious Top Safety Pick+ awards and setting a new standard for safety in the automotive industry.
