I gave my Limited an easy break in and at 1,100 miles my mileage is at or slightly above the EPA numbers.I was glad to see that he got good mileage in his test. Some of the mileage reports on this forum are discouraging.
When I was buying my 2017 Outback, the salesman was already talking enthusiastically about the Ascent. He had mentioned the failure of the Tribeca and how Subaru did extensive research to make sure the Ascent was a hit. Lots of market research and planning, hence the gap between the Tribeca and the Ascent launch. It was worth the wait!...
I think Subaru spent plenty of time benchmarking the competition and making sure the Ascent could compete across the board. There are a few minor things I would change but in my book it ranks on top of 3 rows crossover heap. I really, really like this car and wish I could get rid of the Pilot. My wife gets attached to vehicles and is not ready to let it go.
I think gap came from not having production capacity and not wanting to invest in building out more production lines as they knew their contract with Toyota was going to expire soon with producing the Camry. If they did build out more lines then they'd be left with excess capacity when that contact ended.When I was buying my 2017 Outback, the salesman was already talking enthusiastically about the Ascent. He had mentioned the failure of the Tribeca and how Subaru did extensive research to make sure the Ascent was a hit. Lots of market research and planning, hence the gap between the Tribeca and the Ascent launch. It was worth the wait!
His praise was definitely a factor when my situation changed this summer and I decided to trade in my 2 vehicles for a "do it all" single vehicle. I lost a few mpg, but also lost a 2nd set of insurance, plates, etc but can still tow my trailer!