In comparison to the Pacifica, once again, there is nowhere near as much room for feet between all seats. Like I just mentioned,
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| The second row seats can be folded flat to allow excellent cargo storage, 2,106 litres (74.4 cu ft) behind the driver and front passenger seats. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
it's possible to allow greater legroom in the third row, but to the detriment of those sitting in the second row - my four and a half year old son complained about this later during that same drive and he finds the rear seating compartment of a Porsche 911 to be ample enough. The Pacifica also offers a much easier pass-through to get into the third row seating area, with seats that completely slide out of the way on both sides of the vehicle, and pop back into position without any need to fiddle with the seatbacks. The Tribeca's second row seatback wouldn't fully return to the position it was set to prior to flicking it forward to let someone in the back. I had to pull the lower cushion back into position, and then readjust the seatback. How awkward and inconvenient. To Subaru's credit the second row seats can be folded flat to allow excellent cargo storage, 2,106 litres (74.4 cu ft) behind the driver and front passenger seats. There is 1,063 litres (37.5 cu ft) behind the
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| Every automaker should take a lesson from Chrysler Group before installing their DVD entertainment system (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
second row, by the way, and only 235 litres (8.3 cu ft) available if all seating positions are in use. On another note, flip up the individual rear seatbacks and the lower cushions that make up the third row are almost completely flat, which means there is virtually no support for the thighs. My daughter complained about this during that same drive too. Talk about a family of complainers, but to their credit this almost never happens.
About ten minutes after my wife left, there was another call. "I'm just down the block trying to get this DVD player to work, and it isn't responding."
