![]() ![]() The Premium trim is available with seven or eight seats and adds rear cross-traffic alert, blind spot monitors with lane change assist, and automatic emergency steering to help avoid collisions below 50 mph. Subaru’s EyeSight safety suite is standard on all Ascents and bundles safety tech, such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure steering assist and forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking. Standard equipment includes 18-inch aluminum-alloy wheels, adaptive auto high-beam LED headlights, a 5,000-pound towing capacity with a trailer stability system, tri-zone automatic climate control, and an 11.6-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth, and HD and satellite radio. ![]() ![]() The base Ascent is only available with a second-row bench seat and room for eight. Related: Here’s Every Car That Earned an IIHS Top Safety Award for 2023 Trim Levels ![]() For 2024, the Ascent will start at $35,490 (all pricing includes a $1,295 destination charge). Subaru’s three-row SUV continues to be available in seven- and eight-seat configurations, all powered by a 260-horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine paired with aĬontinuously variable automatic transmission. These fees and commissions do not influence the amount a customer pays.Having received minor styling and technology updates last year, the Subaru Ascent rolls into the 2024 model year largely unchanged. Auto Trader receives a fee from retailers advertising finance and may receive a commission from commercial partners for introducing customers to finance products. Representative finance examples are for illustrative purposes only. Auto Trader Limited is a credit broker and not a lender. Play Store logo hp-download-android-app hp-download-android-app hp-download-android-appĬopyright © Auto Trader Limited 2023.Auto Trader Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to consumer credit and insurance mediation activities.Help us improve our website Send feedback Lease deals These deals are based on terms of 8,000 miles, for a 36 month lease with a 6 months initial payment. Keep it in the Intelligent setting, squeeze the throttle rather than stamp on it and you get a much more relaxed experience, the electric motor working in harmony with the petrol engine rather than being shouted down. Known in the jargon as a ‘CVT’, these can leave the engine revs feeling disconnected from the amount of forward progress you’re getting, and there’s still some of that clamour if you select the ‘S’ mode. The standard automatic gearbox was also a concern, given the way it works. And this, rather than plug-in charging and the ability to cruise for meaningful distances on electric power alone, is clearly Subaru’s focus. Rather than a rush of boost this manifests as a discreet electrical kick to the throttle, the XV picking up more enthusiastically than the numbers on the specification suggest. But, in truth, the technology does a similar job and helps boost the performance of the 2.0-litre petrol engine at its core in much the same way. Nor do you have to understand the mechanical intricacies of Subaru’s trademark ‘boxer’ engine layout and its partnership with the smooth hybrid system to appreciate its refinement compared with more conventional petrols or diesels.įans of old-school Imprezas with big wings and bonnet scoops inspired by Subaru’s 90s rallying successes may be glum at the thought of turbos being replaced by hybrid systems. It’s also got a nice balance between the soft, bump gobbling suspension of a traditional off-roader and the precise body control of the more conventional hatchback it resembles, underlining the fact this is a true crossover in substance rather than just style. On the flipside for all the crossover stance it feels usefully compact for threading along the narrow, twisty lanes the target audience will likely be driving on. It’s a little tighter in the back given the big hump in the middle of the floor for the four-wheel drive system and a relatively small boot thanks to the hybrid battery. That’s true to the brand values, though, and driver and front-seat passenger are well catered for. Subarus tended to feel a bit cheap and plasticky inside but this updated XV thankfully feels more substantial in its top leather-lined trim, albeit still a bit old-school and not especially fancy. ![]()
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