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Saturday, November 28, 2009

2010 SUV Subaru Tribeca
















The Japanese automaker’s alone full-size crossover with basement for seven. The Subaru Tribeca was alien for 2006 with some rather unsightly, er controversial, styling. Rehashed in 2008, the aesthetics were abundant bigger and the ahead underpowered flat-six agent grew from 3.0 liters to 3.6, now bearing 256 hp and 247 lb-ft of torque. Still with a ample appetite for fuel, the Tribeca now at atomic has abundant action to cautiously canyon on two-lane roads. Major updates for 2010 accommodate accepted third-row seating, acrimonious advanced seats, and an abetting A/C assemblage for the additional and third rows. A new Touring trim now sits as the top-dog archetypal over the Limited.

Specifications :

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 7-passenger, 5-door wagon

PRICE AS TESTED: $38,690 (base price: $31,190)

ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 24-valve flat-6, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection

Displacement: 222 cu in, 3630cc
Power (SAE net): 256 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 247 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic with manumatic shifting

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 108.2 in Length: 191.5 in
Width: 73.9 in Height: 66.4 in
Curb weight (C/D est): 4250 lb

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 7.7 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 16.1 sec
Top speed (governor limited): 128 mph

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 16/21 mpg