Subaru still has a flat-six in its portfolio, but given that engine’s 15 percent take rate in the Outback and Legacy and the fact that Subaru’s turbo 2.0-liter boxer produces nearly equivalent power plus more torque at lower rpm, watch for the carmaker to commit fully to a four-cylinder future. Subaru’s Global Platform, introduced under the new 2017 Impreza, is designed to accommodate vehicles of all sizes.Īlso as in the Impreza, the Ascent will pack a flat-four. Surprisingly, the seven-passenger Ascent will share its platform with the Impreza. We’re guessing the production Ascent might shrink a little bit, but either way, it’s clear that Subaru intends to get the interior space right this time.Ģ018 Subaru Ascent (spy photo) BRIAN WILLIAMS, THE MANUFACTURER The Viziv-7 concept that first previewed the Ascent was longer than a Chevrolet Traverse and as wide as a Ford F-150. That won’t be a problem this time around.
There are smaller three-row SUVs out there still, but not in the indispensable this-or-a-minivan class. Aside from its odd looks, the biggest problem with the Tribeca was that it wasn’t big enough. Subaru learned a hard lesson with its last attempt at a seven-seater, the B9 Tribeca (later called simply the Tribeca) that it introduced in 2005 and gave up on about a decade later. In its portfolio of family-friendly hatchbacks and wagons, it has nothing that seats more than five. But there’s a limit to this momentum: Subaru customers regularly outgrow the brand’s lineup as they look for larger vehicles. Its industry-leading customer-retention rate means that more people come back to buy another Subaru than do the buyers of any other brand in the U.S. Seven consecutive record years later, the brand came close to tripling that total, with 615,132 sales in 2016. sales record in 2009, when 216,652 Americans bought Subarus. In terms of sales momentum, Subaru continues to ascend, a huge cartoon snowball somehow barreling uphill, picking up skiers, snowmobiles, and the odd yeti. Subaru VIZIV-7 SUV concept BRIAN WILLIAMS, THE MANUFACTURER
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