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News and reviews on new motor vehicles
2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca
Limited 7-Passenger SUV
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h ig h level o f "a c tiv e s a fe ty ' ow ¡ng
w ith standard features: m oon ro o f,
to the a ll-w e a th e r tra c tio n o f its
p o w e r - a d ju s ta b le
standard S ym m e trica l A ll-W h e e l
m em ory feature, p re -w ire d X M Sat
D riv e system and the lo w center o f
e llite rad io package, heated fro n t
fro n t
s e a ls
g ra v ity a ffo rd e d by the Subaru
seats, keyless e n try, I(X )-w att C D
stereo w ith M P 3 c o m p a tib ility , and
K athleen C akk
and a ttra ctive in te rio r establishes
b o xe r engine design. Subaru has
T h e 2<M)7 B 9 T rib e c a is the firs t-
the T rib e ca as a lu x u ry s p o rt-u tility
added B rake A ssist to the e xte n
rear a ir c o n d itio n in g . These stan
vehicle.
sive roster o f d y n a m ic ha nd lin g
dard features w ill appeal to eve ry
m em ber o f a tech no-sa vvy fa m ily .
ever Subaru S U V w ith a va ila ble
seating fo r seven passengers. The
O ne o f the key elem ents o f
tech nolog y, w h ich already includes
2007 B 0 boasts new safety te c h n o l
S ub aru’ s m a rke tin g cam paign fo r
fo u r-ch a n n e l A B S brakes, V e h ic le
O ve ra ll the Subaru B 9 T rib e ca is
o g y, m ore re fin e d sty lin g and im
the T rib e ca is its top-class safety
D yn a m ics C o n tro l and fo u r-w h e e l
a co m fo rta b le rid e w ith re la tiv e ly
proved suspension. A new blaek
rating. T he T r i be ta sci >red the m ax i -
tra ctio n c o n tro l. T h e fro n t and rear
lo w -le v e l noise. Because 7-passen-
g r ille that em phasizes the s ilh o u
m um ra tin g o f fiv e stars, fo r both
suspension re visio n s in clu d e : fro n t
ger seating can be a b it cram ped,
ette o f the a irc ra ft-in s p ire d design
fro n ta l & a ll around side im pact
and rear s tru t tu n in g , ad ju ste d
the th ird -ro w seating should be
disting uish es the B 9 T rib e c a style.
safety. T he in c lu s io n o f ro llo v e r
spring rates and rear s ta b iliz e r bar
dedicated fo r sm a lle r c h ild re n o r
rate changes. These revision s w ere
pets. W hen f u lly loaded, the 6 -c y l-
I he tw in -c o c k p it in te rio r echoes
sensors on the 2( X )7 m odels received
the fro n t g rille , and a lu m in u m look
a fo u r-sta r safety ratin g. (T o date
trim decorates the sculpted shapes
no S U V has earned fiv e stars on the
o l the dashboard, l arge e le c tro
ro llo v e r test.) T he ro llo v e r sensors
SPECIFICATIONS: 3 .0 Liter engine. 6 Cylinders: 5-spd Sport Shift
automatic transmission. AWD: MPG is 18 in city and 2 3 on
highway: MSRP at $ 34.900.
rough surfaces, w ith o u t s a c rific in g
tio n is adequate at best, 0 -6 0 m ph in
lum ine scen t d ials and in d ire ct tlo o r
m o n ito r the vehicles angle and de
A n o th e r active safety feature on
ance lines, as w e ll asa park distance
the sharpness o f the B 9 T rib e ca
at a slu g g ish 9.5 seconds. B u t,
d riv in g characteristics.
S ub aru 's superb safety ra tin g s till
lig h tin g co n trib u te to the T r i b e ta 's
p lo y the sid e-cu rta in airbags w hen
the T rib e ca com p rises a backup
control (P D C ) sensor. L ik e al I Subaru
fu tu ris tic appearance. I lie tasteful
an im m in e n t ro llo v e r is detected.
camera com plete w ith reverse-guid
m odels, the B 9 T rib e ca de live rs a
made to d e liv e r a sm oo th er ride and
in d e r en gine strained to d e liv e r
im p ro ve d after-sh ock d a m p in g on
p ic k u p on dem and. T he accelera
The BM Tribeca L im ite d is loaded
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to the G ra n t
T h e northeast P ortland school
to Lake O sw ego in the q u arter!Inals
m atch to the fin is h , w ith o n ly a
G rant ju n io r quarterback A n d re
H ig h Schiwil fo o tb a ll team on the
had its best perform ance on the
o f the state ch a m p io n sh ip Class 6 A
m issed extra p o in t and a fa ile d tw o -
B rou do us led both teams in total
c o m p le tio n o f a phenom enal sea
fo o tb a ll fie ld in decades by g o in g
series.
p o in t con version m a kin g the d iffe r
offense, rushing 156 yards and scor
son.
undefeated u n til F rid a y's 2 0 - 19 loss
ence.
in g tou ch d o w n s and c o m p le tin g
T h e ir fin a l p la y o ff gam e was a
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