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Subaru Tribeca (2006 – 2010) Review

Subaru Tribeca (2006 – 2010) At A Glance

2/5

+Stacked full of kit and seats up to seven. Comfortable ride.

-It's thirsty and there's no diesel version. Only top-spec models have seven seats and the third row tight for space.

Reviews for Subaru Tribeca (2006 – 2010)'s top 3 rivals

Nissan Murano
2/5
Road-biased 4x4 that's stuffed to the rafters with luxury kit.
Mazda CX-7
3/5
Sharp styling, handles extremely well for a 4x4, smart and comfortable interior, much more economical...
Chevrolet Captiva
3/5
Well equipped as standard. Seats seven reasonably comfortably. Quiet when cruising. Decent diesel engine....

Model History

November 2006

New Subaru Tribeca in UK

Priced from £28,995 on-the-road. 4,857 mm long and 1,878 mm wide. Standard 245 PS 3.0 litre six-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine, 219 lb.ft of torque. Five-speed automatic gearbox with ‘Sportshift’ which allows the driver to change up and down manually. 121 mph top speed, 0-60mph 9.3 seconds, 23mpg combined. CO2 exhaust emissions 291g/km Seven Seat Option

B9 Tribeca 3.0 S5 – £28,995. (3.0 litre 245PS petrol engine with five-speed automatic transmission including ‘Sportshift’, full-time all-wheel drive with Subaru Vehicle Dynamics Control, rollover sensor, front, side and curtain airbags, front active head-restraints, Emergency Brake Assist, 2,000 kg braked towing capacity, 18x8 ins alloy wheels with 255/55 tyres, dual-zone air-conditioning, eight-way powered driver and front passenger seats, front fog lamps, heated electric door mirrors, six-disc CD autochanger with MP3 playback and nine speakers, leather steering wheel with remote audio controls, cloth trim.)

B9 Tribeca 3.0 SE5 – £31,995. (As above plus: leather interior, memory function driver’s seat and door mirrors, heated front seats, tilt/slide sunroof, DVD navigation with reversing camera.)

B9 Tribeca 3.0 SE7 – £33,995. (As above plus: third row of two forward-facing seats, DVD rear seat entertainment system including two headphones and remote control, rear air-conditioning.)

Three year/60,000 warranty plus three years’ paintwork and 12 years’ anti-perforation cover, three years’ membership of Subaru Assistance home and roadside repair and recovery package throughout the UK and Europe.

The Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) has given the premium SUV a maximum 5-stars in its rigorous independent accident assessment programme. ANCAP’s 5-star overall evaluation comprised frontal and side-impact crash tests and follows a similar top rating by America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In addition, Subaru’s new flagship also performed well in the NHTSA’s tough roll-over tests, earning 4-stars.

5 year warranty, 5 years servicing, five years’ Home and Roadside Assistance and five years’ Zero Percent Finance included in price of UK Tribecas sold May 1 2007 to 31 July 2007.