Subaru B9 Tribeca (B9X)

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    We should see press photos soon, right? When did the show open to the press? When is the B9 official unveiling?

     

    -juice
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    i am interest in the frontal shots first , then impressions, then more photos
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    per sweet subie...

     

    SoA is showing the live webcast today of the Tribeca unveiling.

      

    go to media.subaru.com for details.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Sweeeeeet, I can't wait!

     

    Actually, I've been waiting about 2-3 years for this!

     

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Hope the unveiling will be a

     

    Ta Dah!!!

     

    and not

     

    Ta Duh???

     

    -Dave
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'm still hoping for a "juice Edition" with a 2.5T engine and a starting price under $30 grand! LOL

     

    -juice
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    Well, scroll up a few pages and look at our other photos (which are in this month's Car and Driver). It looks a lot better in the C&D images than the spyshots you are talking about. I was grossed out by the spyshot photos but the C&D ones made me think I need to see the car in person.

     

    Craig
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
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  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    has the current h6 engine
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    http://www.subdriven.com/gallery/gallery2.php?mode=album&albu- m=/Automobiles/B9%20Tribeca#
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    First photo looks HOOOOOOT! Sweet angle, good camera work.

     

    2nd photo really shows the texture of the headlights.

     

    -juice
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    take along your midgets
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    3rd pic makes it look like it has 3 individual seats, but press material says 60/40? I gotta check that out.

     

    Some inside scoopage:

     

    * 8.4" ground clearance (213mm)

    * 2nd row slides fore/aft 8" or 200mm

    * 9" DVD

     

    Holy cow that is a huge DVD screen!

     

    -juice
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Pic 4: lights look like gatlin guns, very neat!

     

    Pic 5: moonroof is tiny! Booo!

     

    -juice
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    That's the wheelbase. I bet the body is even longer.

     

    Craig
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Pic 6: looks Touareg sized, good profile

     

    Pic 7: check out the lights just above the bumper, what is that? Or is it just some black trim reflecting light?

     

    -juice
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    look at the pic link juice posted, behind 3rd row only a bag fits behind it. i got that in my forester
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    The back doors are ginormous....
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    having controls facing the passenger
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Pic 8 looks like a Cayenne with an Alfa grille, it's least flattering angle. Too much chrome!

     

    Pic 9 - integrated spoiler looks good, door handles are body color. Those are indeed some sort of lights above the bumper. Back up lights, or what?

     

    Pic 10 - shows the "wings" the best, i.e. the heritage. Reminds me of an old video game I had called Thunderbird.

     

    -juice
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Site is slow now.

     

    Does Edmunds have pics up yet?

     

    -juice
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    I have to say, I like the overall styling now that we have a better look (still not crazy about the nose, but it's becoming more and more minor).

     

    Anybody notice the teeny portholes (windowlets?) just forward of the mirror gusset?? You can see them in both inside and outside pics...

     

    Craig
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    Looks to me like those bags in the are behind the 2nd row, not the 3rd.... So no storage w/3 rows in use?
  • WMartonWMarton Member Posts: 58
    As a current owner of a 2001 Outback VDC and potential buyer of a Tribeca, I have to say that I am underwhelmed. The vehicle is underpowered and that Jimmy Durante front end has to go. I give Subaru about a year before we see a facelift ala the Impreza. Do they really think that this can compete against a Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander or the more upscale crossovers, e.g., the MDX or RX 330?

     

    Bill
  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    Pic 7: check out the lights just above the bumper, what is that? Or is it just some black trim reflecting light?

     

    Probably just reflectors.

     

    But what is with the additional "scooping" of the tailgate and into the rear quarters? IMHO unneeded design distraction.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    No roof rails! Wow, I'm surprised, Outback and Forester even have cross bars standard. I'm sure those integrated ones will take Yak racks.

     

    Gun metal color looks nice, you notice the chrome less.

     

    Interior looks very sexy. Reminds me of the Acura TL but swoopier, more curvaceous, in a good way.

     

    -juice
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    looks like it has little sparkly eyes that should have big long curly eyelashes ...

     

    something about that pic reminds me of the cartoon cars in the gas commercials from a few years ago ...
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    OK, don't break my heart, announce a juice edition contented to a $30k price tag. I've only got $200 Subaru bucks!

     

    OK, $30,200!

     

    -juice
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    One of the pics on www.b9tribeca.com shows an AUX button on the radio!!
  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    One of the pics on www.b9tribeca.com shows an AUX button on the radio!!

     

    It better have one with that proprietary audio/dash design. No aftermarket for anyone.
  • wheelz4wheelz4 Member Posts: 569
    Out of those 16 pics, I see 2 that look somewhat attractive...pics 4 & 9, front and rear 3/4 views where the colour looks a bit bronzish...though it's probably silver....just the lighting, I guess. Anyway, those 2 views show some promise, as does the interior but the rest of the views, epecially of the front, are still tending to induce nausea. Still don't think it has much of a chance against the MDX, RX330, etc, especially since it will be priced as much or more than those. Priced like the mid 30's to mid 40's (Canadian)Highlander, it might stand a chance, but if it's over 50K Canadian, no way.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Aux in is a surprise, I really didn't expect that given the Legacy didn't get it.

     

    iPod anyone?

     

    -juice
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    RX was controversial when new, kinda looked space-aged. Some of my friends compared it to the Jetsons space ships.

     

    We're just not used to Subarus stirring up much emotion!

     

    -juice
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    A pic on www.b9tribeca.com shows at least 1-2 feet behind the third row.
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    looking at images, etc. This is my first post since the into, and it looks GREAT!

     

    I still don't have a whole lot more info on the specs yet. For some strange reason when I go to download the the preliminary specs PDF, it downloads as some sort of corrupted Dreamweaver file!, and I can't open it in Acrobat?

     

    Bob
  • jschatjschat Member Posts: 8
    I sold my wife 2002 VDC a year ago (broke her heart), bought an odyssey due to 2 kids and 2 greyhounds. I promised her a new subaru when they make a seven seater but after this... no way!(at least until I see a better front end) I can't justify paying 30 to 40 grands to look at that ugly grill. I wonder if Subaru is paying any attentions on what we're all saying?

     

    Jack
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Ever since I saw the first spy pics and other recent, to the latest pics, I could not place what the car reminded me of until I saw the cartoon

    image

     

    -Dave
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Probably still quarantined, that PDF file, Bob. Keep trying!

     

    Speak for yourself, plenty of us like it!

     

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    it has HomeLink. I see 3 buttons on the driver's sun visor. It definitely has a foot-operated emergency brake. I really like that root-beer colored one (maybe it's just the lighting?) at the show.

     

    Bob
  • nowakj66nowakj66 Member Posts: 709
    My question - does it have a telescoping steering wheel?
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    After looking at the photos, I noticed that the interior looks even more different than any other Subaru on the market.

     

    The center stack with it's orangish lighting reminds me a bit of Nissan. I think Subaru over did it with the brushed metal.

     

    What!? An AUX in!!!??? Why not on the 05 Leg/OB?

     

    Ken
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    http://www.b9Tribeca.com/sub/b9/init.html

     

    Includes (basic) specs, colors, pixs, etc.

     

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I want to see the brushed metal in person. It looks less "fake" than most, I wonder what it feels like and about the texture.

     

    I like the look, though. I bet Acura fans will say they copied the TL, and I can't disagree. Looks great, though.

     

    Bet the Legacy gets aux in next year. That's gotta be one of the biggest requests, behind Nav.

     

    -juice
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