Powertrain is worst in the industry at 4/50 - but I see that VW have a better than industry 4/50 bumper to bumper.And? They have the same warranty as all but a few outliers now. I used the warranty on my Atlas one time. What I had fixed would have been maybe $200 out of warranty.
People "here" rarely form their own opinions and prefer to parrot others' as their own. German cars = bad. Japanese cars = good.
I also see my dealer has two TAOS S AWD under $27K. My wife is somewhat interested in that now that she is
unimpressed with the latest Subaru(s). - Ken