You need to see the B9 Tribeca's interior up close and personal to appreciate it, since it's supposed to be ''just as dramatic as the exterior.''
That airplane design theme carries over into the interior by way of a cockpit design that ''echoes the front grille treatment, with a flowing, sculpted dash and center console design.''
But the Subaru design team says it did not sacrifice function for the sake of style, so the B9 Tribeca interior ''features real-world flexibility, with an interior positioning to seat most every lifestyle.''
Aluminum-look trim highlights the sculpted shapes of the dash, and the driver faces large, clear electroluminescent dials and ''ergonomically-correct'' switchgear, which means the gauges are easy to read and the buttons easy to turn.
The center console is dominated by a 18-mm navigation/vehicle information touch-screen, with easy to use audio and air conditioning system controls located just below. Ambient interior lighting illuminates the footwells, center console and cupholders at night, which is supposed to be in keeping with the sophisticated interior theme.
An optional Rear-Seat Entertainment system consists of a 23-mm diagonal wide-screen with DVD player, an auxiliary video game and camcorder-feed capability, and two wireless headsets and a remote control.
Order the seven-seat model, and a rear seat air conditioner comes with it.
Second row rear seats slide fore and after 20 mm and feature a sixty/forty split bench and a forty/twenty/forty split rear seat back with fold-flat capability. Second row seats also recline independently in a sixty/forty split.
The third row seats provide accommodations for two passengers and fold flat in a fifty/fifty split for a more flexible cargo space.
Subaru points out that the B9 Tribeca was designed ''from the chassis up with high levels of safety as one of its primary goals and begins with a chassis and suspension created to deliver crisp, agile handling helping to provide excellent accident avoidance.''
Other safety features include occupant sensing, dual-stage driver and passenger airbags, seat-mounted side impact air bags, and standard side- curtain air bags.
A tire-pressure monitoring system is standard on all models, as are four-channel anti-lock brakes with Electronic Brake Force Distribution for enhanced active safety.
To keep you from crashing the B9 Tribeca, Subaru has included its stability control system in each model, and this essentially keeps you from sliding off the road in situations that you can't do that for yourself.
''Sure-footed handling'' is supposed to be the result of coil spring strut suspension up front and an all-new double wishbone suspension in the rear.
The chassis gets a unibody construction that Subaru brags is ''a full 50 percent stronger in torsional rigidity than the new Subaru Outback.''
B9 Tribeca was designed to tow trailers in addition to hauling passengers and gear, and is capable of towing trailers of up to 1,587 kg with the available accessory towing package.
For the most accurate and up-to-date information on this vehicle, Subaru suggests that you visit http://www.subarub9tribeca.com/.
photo:Subaru Canada
That airplane design theme carries over into the interior by way of a cockpit design that ''echoes the front grille treatment, with a flowing, sculpted dash and center console design.''
But the Subaru design team says it did not sacrifice function for the sake of style, so the B9 Tribeca interior ''features real-world flexibility, with an interior positioning to seat most every lifestyle.''
Aluminum-look trim highlights the sculpted shapes of the dash, and the driver faces large, clear electroluminescent dials and ''ergonomically-correct'' switchgear, which means the gauges are easy to read and the buttons easy to turn.
The center console is dominated by a 18-mm navigation/vehicle information touch-screen, with easy to use audio and air conditioning system controls located just below. Ambient interior lighting illuminates the footwells, center console and cupholders at night, which is supposed to be in keeping with the sophisticated interior theme.
An optional Rear-Seat Entertainment system consists of a 23-mm diagonal wide-screen with DVD player, an auxiliary video game and camcorder-feed capability, and two wireless headsets and a remote control.
Order the seven-seat model, and a rear seat air conditioner comes with it.
Second row rear seats slide fore and after 20 mm and feature a sixty/forty split bench and a forty/twenty/forty split rear seat back with fold-flat capability. Second row seats also recline independently in a sixty/forty split.
The third row seats provide accommodations for two passengers and fold flat in a fifty/fifty split for a more flexible cargo space.
Subaru points out that the B9 Tribeca was designed ''from the chassis up with high levels of safety as one of its primary goals and begins with a chassis and suspension created to deliver crisp, agile handling helping to provide excellent accident avoidance.''
Other safety features include occupant sensing, dual-stage driver and passenger airbags, seat-mounted side impact air bags, and standard side- curtain air bags.
A tire-pressure monitoring system is standard on all models, as are four-channel anti-lock brakes with Electronic Brake Force Distribution for enhanced active safety.
To keep you from crashing the B9 Tribeca, Subaru has included its stability control system in each model, and this essentially keeps you from sliding off the road in situations that you can't do that for yourself.
''Sure-footed handling'' is supposed to be the result of coil spring strut suspension up front and an all-new double wishbone suspension in the rear.
The chassis gets a unibody construction that Subaru brags is ''a full 50 percent stronger in torsional rigidity than the new Subaru Outback.''
B9 Tribeca was designed to tow trailers in addition to hauling passengers and gear, and is capable of towing trailers of up to 1,587 kg with the available accessory towing package.
For the most accurate and up-to-date information on this vehicle, Subaru suggests that you visit http://www.subarub9tribeca.com/.
photo:Subaru Canada
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