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The 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and 2025 Audi Q5 are both premium SUVs equipped with impressive turbocharged engines. Each can seat up to five passengers in spacious cabins filled with plush amenities, with the VW Atlas Cross Sport offering significantly more cargo space. Plus, you can boost your confidence with the innovative driver assistance and safety features offered with these two SUVs. For more details, continue reading this 2025 VW Atlas Cross Sport vs. Audi Q5 comparison written by the pros at Team Volkswagen.
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2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
The 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and 2025 Audi Q5 each offer robust driver assistance and safety features. The adaptive cruise control system offered with each SUV helps you to stay a set distance behind the vehicle in front of you. With the head-up display and overhead view cameras offered with each SUV, you can remain focused on the road and on potential obstacles around you. Turn to the high-beam assist feature available with both models to brighten the road ahead of you for increased visibility.
Available 2025 VW Atlas Cross Sport driver assistance and safety features include:
Available 2025 Audi Q5 driver assistance and safety features include:
The 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and 2025 Audi Q5 are both standard with energetic 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder engines. Each offers roughly identical horsepower, with the Q5 able to achieve up to 22 pound-feet more torque than the Atlas Cross Sport. However, the Atlas Cross Sport offers the more powerful towing capacity at 5,000 pounds. You’ll also find that you can choose between front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) with the Atlas Cross Sport, while the Q5 is standard with AWD. As for fuel economy, the Q5 offers a slight edge over the Atlas Cross Sport, with the Atlas Cross Sport achieving up to 20 city MPG and the Q5 reaching up to 22 city MPG.
Engine specs are shown in the accompanying table.
| 2025 Model | VW Atlas Cross Sport | Audi Q5 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 2.0L TSI® turbo four-cylinder | 2.0L TFSI® turbocharged I4 |
| Horsepower | 269 HP | 268 HP |
| Torque | 273 lb.-ft. | 295 lb.-ft. |
| MPG (City/Hwy) | 20 / 26 | 22 / 30 |
| Towing Capacity | 5,000 lbs. | 4,400 lbs. |
| Drivetrain | FWD / 4MOTION® AWD | quattro® AWD |
| Transmission | Eight-speed automatic with Tiptronic® | Seven-speed S tronic® with manual mode |
2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
Within the 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and 2025 Audi Q5, discover versatile seating configurations, individualized comfort features, and more. Front and rear passengers in either SUV can all customize their seating with standard reclining seatbacks. Guard against chills with the standard heated front seats in either model. Both SUVs also offer ventilated front seats and heated rear outboard seats.
State-of-the-art technology graces the 2025 Atlas Cross Sport and 2025 Q5. Expansive displays center all of your key vehicle information and entertainment options into easy-to-reach systems. You can quickly connect to your central display with the standard Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ included with each SUV. Bring your music to life with the available Harman Kardon® speakers in the Atlas Cross Sport or Bang & Olufsen® speakers in the Q5.
Shared interior and technology features include:
Available 2025 VW Atlas Cross Sport interior and technology features include:
Available 2025 Audi Q5 interior and technology features include:
The 2025 VW Atlas Cross Sport and 2025 Audi Q5 both boast roomy interiors, with the Atlas Cross Sport offering a markedly larger cabin. While both seat five passengers comfortably across two rows of seating, the Atlas Cross Sport offers 2.4 inches of increased rear-seat legroom.
You’ll have access to a much larger cargo hold inside the Atlas Cross Sport — with the rear seats upright, you have 40.3 cubic feet of cargo space, compared to the 27.6 cubic feet behind the second row in the Q5. If you’re planning to haul large pieces of luggage or new furniture, the Atlas Cross Sport again comes with the more impressive cargo capacity — 77.6 cubic feet with the rear seats fully lowered. The Q5 offers a maximum 56.9 cubic feet of cargo space behind the front row.
Interior dimensions are shown in the accompanying table.
| 2025 Model | VW Atlas Cross Sport | Audi Q5 |
|---|---|---|
| Max. Passenger Capacity | Five | Five |
| Cargo Space Behind First/Second Row | 77.6 / 40.3 cu.-ft. | 56.9 / 27.6 cu.-ft. |
| Headroom (Front/Rear) | 39.4 / 37.8 in. | 38.2 / 37.8 in. |
| Legroom (Front/Rear) | 41.7 / 40.4 in. | 40.9 / 38 in. |
Broad stances and bold exterior elements lend distinctive flair to the 2025 VW Atlas Cross Sport and 2025 Audi Q5. Each offers unique brand-specific style hallmarks, such as the front and rear exterior illuminated light bar and VW emblem on the Atlas Cross Sport or the Matrix-design LED headlights with the Q5. The heated, power-folding side mirrors available with either SUV allow you to melt snow off your mirrors and quickly fold them in tight parking situations.
Shared exterior features include:
Available 2025 VW Atlas Cross Sport exterior features include:
Available 2025 Audi Q5 exterior features include:
