Ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show, Subaru took the wraps off an all-new 2019 Ascent on Tuesday night, the first three-row SUV offered by the automaker since the ill-fated Tribeca.  It will be available in either seven or eight-seat configurations and be built in Indiana on the company’s Global Platform. The Ascent will features a new evoluti

If you’ve ever done any climbing, you’ll know that there’s a near-pedantic amount of checking and rechecking to be done, with fail-safes to attach, and lists to remember. The elite athletes of the sport may throw caution to the wind, but those of us who hope to belay down a sheer cliff face without ending up like Wile E. Coyote need to take things

They’ve been down this road before, Subaru has. Fresh into the 21st century, Subaru saw that the crossover trend wouldn’t stop with the mid-size wagons like the Outback and compact SUVs like the Forester, and they wisely decided to branch out with a larger mid-sizer that could seat up to seven, but with all the usual Subaru ingredients like a boxer

The Lincoln Navigator has the best ride quality I’ve ever experienced in a utility vehicle. It also costs $100,000 and has suspension made of airbags, so of course it does. The Ascent is a tank. It’s the biggest thing Subaru builds, next to its offices and factories. For those without six figures to throw at a family hauler, and for tho

Subaru is giving the year-old three-row Ascent some updates for 2020 as well as revised pricing, up $700 from last year.  The first is a new rear-seat reminder system has been added. The Ascent is the first Subaru to offer the alert, which is quickly becoming common across the market. It doesn't use occupancy sensors for the rear, but instead mo

The 2019 Subaru Ascent SUV, sitting alone on the vast concrete floor, is marked. Running across its sides and over the hood are rows of one-inch squares – alternating black and yellow. The two occupants are $165,000 SID-II side-impact crash test dummies. They are marked too, sporting black and yellow three-inch circles on their heads. Yeah, they’ve

Subaru has announced updates to two of its SUVs, along with pricing for the Ascent and Forester for 2021. The 2021 Subaru Ascent adds Traffic Jam Assist as well as lane centring to the EyeSight active safety suite, along with LED adaptive headlights and high-beam assist along with a rear seat buckle-up reminder. Meanwhile, Subaru is shuffling

We all know the type. Maybe it’s a co-worker who has near-perfect attendance. Or maybe it was a kid in your class with solid-but-not-spectacular grades, and showed up for some intramural sports but never made varsity. They’re charming enough once you get to know them, but most people won’t have the pleasure since they’re always overshadowed by the

Subaru has been bringing a steady stream of new and updated vehicles to market – and to critical acclaim. The automaker’s three-row SUV, the Ascent, is all new and showcases some clever engineering in adapting its philosophies and experiences to a larger vehicle. This Ascent is the largest vehicle Subaru makes, making it ideally sized to take on Ki

Hyundai’s new three-row crossover is here and it’s promising a lot for your money. From space to luxury and style, the Palisade is looking to shake things up in a segment that could use exactly that. To see how it stacks up, we brought along another new three-row CUV, the Subaru Ascent, which is also out to make its mark with a ton of standard equi

Whether you have a house full of energetic rugrats or a coop full of moody teens, a three-row vehicle is the perfect partner. However, more and more buyers are skipping the traditional minivan and wagon body styles in favour of large crossovers like the Subaru Ascent, Kia Telluride, and Hyundai Palisade. These three seem perfect for hauling the fam

NEW YORK – Subaru's been out of the large SUV game since the 2014 discontinuation of the Tribeca. Not since the Edsel had a vehicle been so maligned by the automotive press – at its 2009 debut it was likened to the "south-bound end of a north-bound moose". Ouch. But there's a strong market for full-size crossovers, and Subaru wasn't about to mis

Subaru has released pricing for the 2019 Ascent SUV. It's Subaru's largest vehicle to date, offers seating for eight, and it starts with a broad range of active safety features for under $36k. It's not Subaru's first three-row crossover. That honour fell to the Tribeca, an oddly styled crossover that failed to catch on. The Ascent is bigger, wit

If you’re looking for the ultimate family vehicle, it could be tough to decide between a three-row SUV or a minivan. Automakers are putting a lot of effort into three-row SUVs, with these vehicles offering more style, features, technology, space and capability than any minivan. Many of these vehicles come standard with all-wheel-drive, although a f

The minivan used to be the people-mover of choice, but now, those who need to haul a household primarily look at three-row SUVs. Every model on our shortlist of finalists can carry seven or eight occupants, and their seats can be folded or flipped down when maximum cargo space is required. As with all categories, we’ve narrowed this down to our