Out on the Road
If you're just joining us, the first half of this road test review was featured yesterday, so therefore it might
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| By finally getting behind the wheel I hoped to find out once and for all why Subaru feels it can make such bold claims about reinventing the segment. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
be best to go back and read it before starting in on this portion. By the time I had experienced as much as I had with the
Tribeca, I have to admit to being pretty curious as to how the vehicle drove, being that I had only been in it to install child safety seats and attempt to fix the DVD player. I met Jennifer over at her mother's later, and petitioned her to drive this one home and leave the new Volvo V7 T5 to be picked up later. As mentioned the drive takes more than an hour at legal speeds, and would be an ideal opportunity to get a feel for the new crossover and find out once and for all why Subaru feels it can make such bold claims about reinventing the segment.
First of all, after three attempts of trying to close the door to no avail, as my fingers kept slipping off of the interior
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| I found the driver's seat to be fairly decent if not a bit on the firm side, causing me to sit on top of it more than in it. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
grab handle, being that it doesn't offer any grip-able surface whatsoever (really, it's even rounded in the opposite direction to any other door grip I've ever tested), I finally shut feeling a little frustrated to say the least. I then reducing the effect of the seat's manual lumbar support, which didn't quite meet the small of my back and therefore was a bit uncomfortable (Jennifer admitted that the lumbar support was her initial reason for discomfort and found the seats much better after dialing out the extra support). After this I found the driver's seat to be fairly decent if not a bit on the firm side, causing me to sit on top of it more than in it, if you know what I mean. But there was adequate side bolstering that held me in place during cornering maneuvers just the same.
