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I will admit the airbags along the sides caught my attention in a good way.

My local dealer had a private showing of the Tribeca today, they apparently had a pre-release demo from a Jacksonville dealership that they were allowed to display. Since I've done thousands of dollars of business with this dealer, I found it only fair that I was invited to it.

So, now that I've seen it in person:

I still don't like it. I still want my Subarus to look like Subarus, not Alfas. Many people said it looks better in person; I don't agree.


It is smaller than I thought it would be, it always looked bigger in pics to me, and that I like. But I still don't like the design, and I'm simply very disappointed that this grill will spread like a cancer all over the Subaru line.

The interior is really quality-built I must say, everything felt durable and welcoming to the touch, just like all new Subarus. But the center stack is friggen ugly!


Gauges are the electroluminescent or whatever it is like the other new Subarus:


I think it needs waaay more room inside if it's to be properly called a midsize SUV. First off, the 3rd row (although folded down in this pic) is suitable for kids in a special situation and that's about it. And I think space while the 3rd row is folded down could be much better:

I also found the passenger front footroom to be less-than-adequate for my 6'3" frame. If I scooted the seat back enough to give myself from room I'd squash the rear passenger's legs.

The H6 does appear to have a little more breathing room in this car than the Outback. I can say I wouldn't be all that intimidated by a spark-plug change on this car:


So it's not as big as I thought, and I think the interior, although poorly-laid-out, is quality. And that's about all I like.

And of everyone I talked to today, I seem to be the only person who has this opinion.

People just can't leave well enough alone can they?