Realizing beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I find no beauty in the Ascent’s roof rail styling. In fact, I’m scratching my head, wondering why Subaru, in their progressive design wisdom, chose to mount on what is now their crown jewell SUV, a roof rail system that is overly bulky in design and contrary to the overall refined styling of the Ascent. Specifically, I find the rail system awkwardly bulky in the leading and trailing ends, having two large black blobs of plastic on each side and more in tune with what I’d expect mounted on a rugged off roader, not a family hauler. These rails simply clash with what is a very stylish body design. At a minimum, why not upgrade the rails to a silver finish to complement the top edge of the rear bumper?
What happened to the stylish and functional rail system presented on the concept Ascent - I’d welcome that rail system! See the banner on this forum, or google Ascent prototype https://www.motorauthority.com/news...ent-aims-to-climb-busy-hill-of-crossover-suvs
My goodness, take a styling cue from the Impreza Limited 5-door, the Forester, or the Outback with its low profile roof rails with silver finish.
I use a roof rail system on my aging ML320 on a regular basis. I haul a tandem kayak and appreciate the front to rear crossbar spread of my ML320, and the Ascent’s available spread is even greater, a feature drawing me to the Ascent. I just wish the Ascent’s rails were better looking.
My hope is next model year, Subaru will offer a refined rail system on the Ascent, which could be based on trim level and in similar design to what is now offered on other Subaru models (please, save the integrated and retractable folding crossbar system for the Outback - indeed, functional, but would be ugly on the Ascent).
I’ll cross my fingers and wait and see. Oh, while I’m at it, I’m also hoping for optional power folding exterior mirrors.
Am I alone on this?
What happened to the stylish and functional rail system presented on the concept Ascent - I’d welcome that rail system! See the banner on this forum, or google Ascent prototype https://www.motorauthority.com/news...ent-aims-to-climb-busy-hill-of-crossover-suvs
My goodness, take a styling cue from the Impreza Limited 5-door, the Forester, or the Outback with its low profile roof rails with silver finish.
I use a roof rail system on my aging ML320 on a regular basis. I haul a tandem kayak and appreciate the front to rear crossbar spread of my ML320, and the Ascent’s available spread is even greater, a feature drawing me to the Ascent. I just wish the Ascent’s rails were better looking.
My hope is next model year, Subaru will offer a refined rail system on the Ascent, which could be based on trim level and in similar design to what is now offered on other Subaru models (please, save the integrated and retractable folding crossbar system for the Outback - indeed, functional, but would be ugly on the Ascent).
I’ll cross my fingers and wait and see. Oh, while I’m at it, I’m also hoping for optional power folding exterior mirrors.
Am I alone on this?