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| Cabin is as bold as the exterior |
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And there's plenty of room aboard. Subaru actually shies away from calling the Tribeca a full seven-seater - it prefers the 5+2 description where the two rearmost seats are more occasional than permanent. Although carriage of seven adults is probably best kept to short trips, as a six-seater with three rows of two seats, the Tribeca excels. There's decent room for legs, heads, hips and elbows in all rows. That said, getting into and out of the last row of seats calls for some flexibility. Versatility is further improved by the ability of the second row of seats to slide back and forth by 200mm (around 8 inches) to improve leg or luggage room, depending on the driver's demands. And when not needed, the two rear seats flip and fold forward to create a high-lipped but large and flat-floored load bay.
The cabin architecture is as bold as that of the exterior. The dash sweeps around driver and front passenger in a cosseting double arch and the deeply cowled backlit instruments and major controls are intelligently laid out. It also seems to be very well screwed together and all the plastics to hand are soft, and slush-moulded with soft textures. Subaru, it seems, has finally responded to the criticisms levelled at its robust but flair-free interiors. Pity the steering wheel is adjustable for rake only.
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| Tribeca is named after a trendy residential area of New York |
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Equipment levels are high too - expect all UK-bound models to come with digital climate control, a top-drawer stereo system, at least half a dozen airbags, the usual extensive array of electronic safety and stability aids, Xenon headlamps, heated leather seats and a tyre-pressure monitoring system. Oh, and ten cupholders and four power sockets too - I counted them all.
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