Subaru Tribeca 2005 test drive - 2007 SUV

Once in Venice

Everything seems unrealistic here. Taxi boats are met right by the airport, dirty turquoise water does not freeze for a second at rest, bizarre outlines of the city dissolve in a haze enveloping the lagoon. And there, on the squares and narrow streets dissected by hunchbacked bridges, the human anthill boils.
Venice with its endless carnival and Subaru-tribe crossover? At first glance, a somewhat strange combination. It also has a certain Irreality. The car is already selling in full swing in America, gray dealers are taking it to Russia, and the European presentation is happening right now, and we can say, on the last piece of land.
Big t
In the assessment of their work, the creators of the tribes lean on futurism. Say, a sharp, expressive front of it is successfully complemented by stylish and smooth contours, a monolithic stern. In all this, they see a combination of power, comfort and all -resistant deposits. I, even penetrated by the spirit of a universal carnival, agree with this only partly. The triber, unlike many competitors, is certainly distinctive and recognizable. This is what, I believe that she will attract first of all. But you can’t call her beautiful.
The tribe is much more interesting from the inside. And the point here is not in the abundance of the skin, a variety of equipment of the salon, numerous electrical drives all this corresponds to the status of the car and, rather, expected. Another attracts something: finally, in the interior of Subaru, stylish designer finds squeezed purely balanced rational solutions. The front panel began to play, the combination of devices, the central console, the levers and the wheel drives of additional equipment became fresher, more energetic. I don’t know whether it is my speculation or in fact a discovery of stylists, but the front of the interior of the tribe is very reminiscent of the most that in the name of the car.
The laws of the genre
Under the hood, the opposition three-liter six, a 5-speed automatic, a permanent all-wheel drive creators in general do not hide the aggregate kinship with another Subaru, Subaru Legacy outback/›Legasi Outbek. How successful the donation was to be found out soon, but for now I settle in the driver's seat.
The abundance of free space around, large ranges of adjustments are located to free, even imposing landing. You get used to the car easily and quickly. Flaws? The steering wheel has not learned to move in the longitudinal direction. Otherwise, complete understanding. The photographer, which was placed in the back seat, is also pleased with the reserve, and there are enough individual settings.
The sample of the capabilities of the tribe is quite quickly placed in places. Surprisingly, a peaceful character emphasizes your attention on a comfortable movement in space. However, if desired, the car is easy to make fast and energetic, you just need to press from the heart on the accelerator. And yet there is no anger, aggression, excessive sharpness in his settings. Even if the speedometer arrow is selected by 200 km/h, nothing violates calm: the engine sings quietly under the hood, the tires are almost silent, the suspensions gently flow out the irregularities of the road, and the reactions to the control of the rosary and weighed. It seems that nothing will lead the tribe out of balance.
And if you try? In principle, nothing unexpected, only on a wet sliding road in a bend appear quite early. First, the body is noticeably rolled, and then somehow immediately, without a struggle, the tribe demi-season tires are surrendered out of the turn. At times, the machine can not choose the right gear in any way, jumping from one to another, in a word, the car makes it clear that such a ride is not on it.
What is really on top is pendants. Soft and comfortable in most road situations, on serious potholes, they are also surprisingly energy -intensive, at least on our entire route there were no doubts about their capabilities.
Separate specification
Subaru-tribe seemed somewhat unusual, even non-standard at the first acquaintance. It seems to be a large, roomy (there is even a seven -seater version) and a well -equipped representative of the SUV segment. But behind a rather formidable and original appearance, an obedient and comfortable car is hidden, quite capable of being female, it is so convenient to handle. Probably, in such a friendliness, the true purpose of the tribe, which is ready to be needed by everyone.
In Russia, the official, European version of the car will appear in November. Five seats and two most complete levels in equipment (the difference only in the presence of DVD and the navigation display screen) are the estimated configuration of the tribe supplied to us. Prices $ 59 84063 180.
The original Subaru-tribeka is very peaceful. And if you perceive this as a dignity, everything else will seem convenient, reasonable and practical.
Full -wheel drive traditions
Everything is honest here, no electronic couplings, connected bridges and other newfangled paraphernalia. For years, if not for decades polished to the smallest detail, the ideology of a constant drive for all four wheels allows you to use it with minimal correction on all Subaru models. Tribec is no exception. Symmetric all -wheel drive (45% torque on the front axle, 55% per rear) is supplemented by a system of redistribution of the torque (Variable Torque Distribution System), adjusting the transmission for driving style. In the rear differential, an additional oil cooling system is used, which is activated when towing a heavy (up to 2 tons) trailers.
 
Sergey Voskresensky
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Source: The magazine "Driving"