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Volkswagen · model year 2026
2026 Volkswagen Atlas SEL 4motion
SUV · All-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
EPA figures · 2026fueleconomy.gov
21MPG combined
19/25MPG city / highway
$3,200fuel a year
417 g CO₂ per mile 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Automatic (S8)
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
- 304 Fuel-efficient SUVs
Ordered by combined MPG #304 of 479 - 442 Fuel-efficient small SUVs
Ordered by combined MPG #442 of 521 - 1134 2026 cars and trucks
Every car of that year, A to Z #1134 of 1,172 - 703 Fuel-efficient AWD and 4WD cars
Ordered by combined MPG #703 of 1,362 - 21 Volkswagen cars
Every model year, newest first #21 of 1,374 - 990 Gas and hybrid cars by fuel cost
Ordered by fuel a year #990 of 2,158
Against fuel-efficient SUVs
Chart average 24 MPGBest 53 MPG
Lowest on the chart $1,250Chart average $3,316
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 21 MPG
- City MPG
- 19 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 25 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,200
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 417 g per mile
- Model year
- 2026
- Body
- SUV
- EPA size class
- Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
- Drive
- All-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo
- Transmission
- Automatic (S8)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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