2025 Volkswagen Atlas 0-60 time, horsepower and power-to-weight

0-60 mph, quickest trim

6.5s

Cross Sport SE 4MOTION AWD, 269 hp.
Estimate from power and weight.
0-60: rank 133 of 185 SUVs (2025).
Horsepower: rank 133 of 185 SUVs (2025).

185 SUVs (2025). One dot per model: its quickest trim. Estimates included.

Every trim: 0-60 and power-to-weight

2025 Volkswagen Atlas: 0-60 and power-to-weight by trim
Trim	Engine	hp	Torque	Curb weight	hp per ton	lb per hp	0-60 and basis	Transmission	Drivetrain	MSRP
Cross Sport SE 4MOTION AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,345 lb	124	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$39,090
Cross Sport SE 4MOTION w/Technology AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,345 lb	124	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$43,195
Cross Sport SEL 4MOTION AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,345 lb	124	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$47,190
Cross Sport SEL R-Line Black 4MOTION AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,345 lb	124	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$49,140
Cross Sport SEL Premium R-Line 4MOTION AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,345 lb	124	16.2	6.5 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$52,195
SE 4MOTION AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,491 lb	120	16.7	6.6 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$40,100
SE 4MOTION w/Tech Pkg AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,491 lb	120	16.7	6.6 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$42,305
SE 4Motion with Technology	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,491 lb	120	16.7	6.6 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$44,205
Peak Edition AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,601 lb	117	17.1	6.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$46,655
SEL 4MOTION AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,643 lb	116	17.3	6.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$48,200
SEL Premium R-Line 4MOTION AWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,643 lb	116	17.3	6.8 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	AWD	$53,205
Cross Sport SE FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,345 lb	124	16.2	7.1 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	FWD	$39,090
Cross Sport SE w/Technology FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,345 lb	124	16.2	7.1 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	FWD	$43,195
SE FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,491 lb	120	16.7	7.3 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	FWD	$38,200
SE w/Tech Pkg FWD	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,491 lb	120	16.7	7.3 sEstimate	8-speed automatic	FWD	$42,305
SE FWD with Technology	2.0L 4-cyl	269 hp	273 lb-ft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8-speed automatic	FWD	$42,305
2.0T Peak Edition SEL 4MOTION	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	269 hp	273 lb-ft	4,491 lb	120	16.7	N/A	8-speed automatic	AWD	N/A

Ton = 2,000 lb. Curb weight, no passengers.

Estimates: a fit on 7,236 tested times, using power and weight. Typical error 0.3 s.

Engines offered

1 engine offered. Turbo named on 1.

Engines offered, cheapest trim of each
Engine	Trims	hp	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Price step	Fuel a year	Fuel vs base
2.0L 4-cyl turbo	17	269 hp	SE FWD	$38,200	Base	$1,745	Base

12,000 miles a year. Gas $3.20.

Turbo: only when the engine or trim name says so.

Transmission

CVT: no.

Transmissions by trim
Transmission	Trims	Cheapest trim	MSRP	Quickest 0-60
8-speed automatic	17	SE FWD	$38,200	6.5 s

Rivals with more hp and better mpg

Compared with the SE FWD: 269 hp, 22 mpg, $38,200. Other makes, SUVs, within 15% of the price.

2025 rivals with more hp and better mpg
Model	Trim	hp	mpg	MSRP	0-60
Hyundai Santa Fe	SE FWD	277 hp	24 mpg	$34,200	6.9 s
Nissan Pathfinder	S 2WD	284 hp	23 mpg	$36,400	6.9 s
Alfa Romeo Tonale	AWD	285 hp	29 mpg	$36,495	6.0 s
Mazda CX-90	3.3 Turbo Select AWD	280 hp	25 mpg	$38,045	7.2 s
Kia Sorento	EX FWD	281 hp	23 mpg	$38,090	6.4 s
Ford Explorer	Active RWD	300 hp	24 mpg	$40,050	6.1 s

Cheapest 6 of 10.

Atlas by year

Quickest 0-60 of any trim, seconds.

Most horsepower of any trim.

Which is faster?

Quickest trim of each car, unless you pick a trim.

2025 Volkswagen Atlas: 0.1 s quicker to 60. More hp per ton: 2025 Volkswagen Atlas.

Seconds to 60 mph. Shorter bar is quicker.

2025 Volkswagen Atlas and 2025 Mazda CX-90
Measure	2025 Volkswagen Atlas	2025 Mazda CX-90
Trim	Cross Sport SE 4MOTION AWD	PHEV Preferred AWD
0-60	6.5 s	6.6 s
Basis	Estimate	Tested
Horsepower	269 hp	323 hp
Curb weight	4,345 lb	5,267 lb
hp per ton	124	123
lb per hp	16.2	16.3
MSRP	$39,090	$49,945

What this cannot tell you

0-60 times vary by test. Estimates use power and weight only.

Fuel cost uses EPA combined ratings.

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