Subaru Tribeca 2005 test drive - 2007 SUV

All photos of Subaru Tribeca 2005 - 2007

Three in the boat

Positioning, erected in the degree of sneak. Can you imagine that some vaz or, say, Kia, released a ruble model on the market? What, incredible?

ESTHETE
Nikolai Svistun
drive heading editor

But in Subaru they did not hesitate to name the first Tribeca crossover in the history of the brand. If this name does not tell you anything, do not despair. This means that you, like me, do not live in New York. And from this they do not die.

Tribeca is Triangle Below Canal Street. The area adjacent to the glamorous soho and business City, respectable Middletaun and Youth Grinich Villedge. Real estate prices jumped after the sad events of September 11, 2001 and since then are growing steadily, without frightening the stars, like Robert de Niro.

So America. Moreover, America is not some kind of Alabama. And how to captivate the hearts of the inhabitants of the most consuming country in the world? Yes, even overfed by a variety of SUV? It is clear that this should not be like the rest. Not X5, or there XC90. But at the same time with his face.

Andreas Blatinas is now responsible for Subaru's face, the shadow of Mr. Design, Walter and Silva. He shaded the chef in Alfa Romeo, then in Seat. As a result, the back optics of these two brands became similar to the interchangeability. So, with the back of the Tripe, Mr. Blatinas was not particularly tormented by this plastic of the rear wings, these small (especially for such a large car) were flattened flashlights, everything has already been. But the new chef is trying to give products Fuji Heavy Industries his own face. This can be seen according to the new Imprese, the cladding of the radiator grill resembles the rotary hole of the Darth Vader helmet. The same element on the crossover looks less viciously, and in combination with small farks arranged in the corners and completely captivates with some kind of pig’s good-naturedness.

However, you will forgive Blatinas and not like that, by slapping the door (there is a framework on them!), You will find yourself inside. Hello from the future! The smooth bends of the central console, the silvered pens-caps Sedding ergonomics. The cure for stresses of the third millennium. Envelops like a path. There is no Subar sports auster at all, but to whom, tell me for mercy, is she needed behind the ocean? There really is neither Alfa Romeo, nor even Cesat. But the exquisite luxury of the salon of the Tribek should evaluate. Apparently, we have connoisseurs.

MASTER
Kirill Brevdo
deputy Chief Editor

Eh, it’s good to expose three in the heading in the boat: you need to compose any large texts, no headers need to come up with a class! But not in the case of a tribe. For I want to plunge something about the design, and it is OP! And not yours at all: if you please poke in the depths of consciousness, weighing logical and reasonable pros and against in search of a practical principle. But this car is a slap in the face of all common and correct arguments with conclusions! Because calculating the tribe is unrealistic. It can either be completely stolen and grabbed, or completely rejected and turn away from it with a decisive one: like, I don’t like it, I don’t want and I will not. The average is not given, arithmetic too. And what do you order me to do?

Well, if so well.

Tribeca is going to the United States exclusively for the needs of the domestic market and was, in theory, in isolation: deliveries to Europe were not provided. However, Tribeca is in Russia, and in the salons of official dealers. How so? And so: sales of us in overseas Subaru are exclusively dealers themselves. Hence the miles with gallons and Fahrenheites. Get used to it. Hence the warranty conditions for a year or one hundred thousand kilometers. It will be not enough. It is quite appropriate to recall competitors, the main of which is seen by the Lexus RX300: three years of guarantees are a very serious argument. By the way, there is also a car with a more than peculiar appearance.

And what can the tribe contrast Lexus? Subarevich has a symmetrical all -wheel drive and bright interior design. The materials, of course, are not premium: the plastic torpedo is not soft, but only beautiful. But a lot of silver is very Subarovsky!

But will there be truly Subarovsky reliability, which were always famous for cars produced in Japan? As far as we know, the American assembly is not good for those who are not the benefit of Lexus the one in the Russian market are also inhabited by other Japanese-Americans who perform in the same class with B9 the same gray Nissan Murano (which, however, should soon begin to suppose quite officially) and Infinity FX 35. The latter is more blank, but also more expensive. And all these machines, including the official Lexus, have a too non -trivial appearance. Moreover, in my opinion, only Infinity can definitely be called a really beautiful car.

But Subaru makes them all in passenger capacity only he can be equipped with the third series of seats. True, how much these seats are adults, we could not check our triber in a more affordable five -seater version.

It seems to me that the Americanity does not go to the tribe. At least in Europe, which is used to other Subaru, more refined. And this car, for all its pretentiousness, is still rustic. For America, it is, and for everyone. We have an amateur.

DRIVER
Leonid Klyuyev
chief Editor

The charismatic brand of Subaru, without any doubt, occupies a special place in history and in our time. Being the property of the powerful Fuji Heavy Industries concern, it seems to be kept apart, however, it is not very far behind the vanguard of the world automotive industry. This brand is extremely practical, but in technical terms there are quite conservative machines. Indeed, for many years, the Subaru cult has been based on two commandments of the opposition motor and a symmetrical all -wheel drive. And these commandments are worshiped implicitly, almost blindly.

Outback, Forester and Turbo-Impreza. Here are three icons personifying the brand. The Subarovites are eager to add to them the fourth, B9 Tribeca. I don’t know, I don’t know Impreza, and Outback, and the Forester car is sincere, honest. Original and self -sufficient, having a lot of fans, among which there are even militant fanatics. Each of them was born as experimental, each has gone a long way of evolution. These are pioneers who led others. Now Subaru is walking along the trodden path. Tribeca is nothing more than a purely commercial project, an attempt to earn on their own reputation and pathological traction of Americans to everything big.

For all the wisdom of its design, Tribeca fits perfectly into the line of sugary-puncture SUVs, like Nissan Murano, Infinity FX and Lexus RX. Both conceptually and visually. In truth, on the go, Tribeca is not very different from competitors-classmates. A lightweight steering wheel, however, feedback, suspension with a good supply of energy intensity, excellent brakes, nevertheless. An elastic motor, a thoughtful accelerator, a thoughtful automatic machine, best operating in manual mode. But the revelations should not be waiting: the magical Subarovsk formula works here with a creak. Yes, the six -cylinder boxer promises a decrease in the center of the masses, but this does not give special bonuses to the tall SUV. The benefits of the equal distribution of torque along the axes in the standard modes are not much noticeable again due to the decent height of the body into Tribeca's turns is included in the lazy and roll, so there is no talk of any sports drive.

You can feel the difference only on the primer by turning off the stabilization system and taking control of the gearbox on yourself. In such conditions, the machine continues to behave almost as stable and reliable as on dry asphalt. The light demolition of the anterior axis as the gas is added smoothly replaced by lateral gliding, which, as you know, is optimally in terms of active safety. But for the sake of skidding you will have to try. And this is also a plus.

Subaru B9 Tribeca is a product of the latest era, when the typification of consumer road qualities displays the expressiveness of the design and the attractiveness of the brand to the first roles. From this point of view, the prospects of the car look brilliant.

Autography
Subaru B9 Tribeca
There is no predecessor
Subaru outback platform
Premiere January 2005
Body wagon
Engines 3.0 l (250 l.
US production
Expected replacement 2012/13

The car was provided by RRT, an official Subaru dealer
During the test, the car is insured by Rosno.

Text: Nikolai Svistun, Kirill Brevdo, Leonid Klyuyev
Photo: Roman Ostanin