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Hey all,
Finally got to see an Ascent in person today. Unfortunately, test drives weren't allowed.
I took a bunch of pictures and included an imgur link below to the album.
As a disclaimer, I'm pretty tall 6'5" and my girlfriend is also tall 6'1"
My initial impression was positive, I felt like it was very easy getting in and out. I'm currently driving a Toyota Tacoma and felt like a very similar experience in terms of ride height and ease of entry. More impressions below.
Leg room was great in the driver's side. Unfortunately, I forgot to see if my phone fit in the little shelf spot. The hip extension piece was nice and made things comfortable. I'm sure longer drives would be great with it.
The leather and accent leather trim was so soft and comfortable. No stitching issues noticed. Very impressed by this.
I climbed under and took two pictures - I believe the one is the oil pan/drain plug (I may be wrong)
I also took a picture of the spare underneath and in the one picture you can see the clips that hold on the tow hitch cover piece. I stuck my hand up there and the spare tire definitely doesn't feel as wide as the stock tires, So I'm thinking a full size spare won't actually fit. Or if it does, it will probably hang down lower.
Next set of photos is views from the drivers seat and I did move the rearview mirror up. I am a little concerned it may still block my 1 o'clock a bit. So I may still want to look into raising the mirror higher. Other than that, visibility seemed really good.
So the next set of photos shows the captains chairs and gap in between the 3rd and 2nd row. One thing that I thought was interesting was the captains chairs didn't lock when pushed all the way forward. I'm assuming this was a design choice so that the 3rd and 2nd row didn't have an even larger gap and so the front seats don't bump.
The one picture shows my arm touching the plastic/edge when my seat is all the way back. This happened in both the front and 2nd row seats. It wasn't a huge deal as it happens in my Tacoma as well. There's still plenty of arm resting room on the leather part as well.
The next picture shows the 1st row passenger leg room. You can see on the left side that it's a bit rounded, but again not a huge deal because with the seat all the way back I can basically extend my legs completely and during a road trip I could take off my shoes.
In the second row my head touches the roof a bit on the corners where the roof curves down. If the 2nd row was tilted back, then it wouldn't matter or be an issue.
Next set of pics shows the view from the third row and my head touching the roof. Again, if tilted/reclined, it's not an issue. I'll never be sitting back there anyways...let's be real.
Next pics are the engine, me laying down. You can definitely feel the gap, so sleeping back there would require some adjustment and shoving something there.
Pic of the infotainment system and then the rear and then the gf in the drivers seat. Sound and bass was pretty solid, I'm a little jealous I couldn't order the sound system without getting the moonroof.
So overall, it was a really positive experience. I walked away feeling better about my decision. It didn't feel as massive as the Atlas I previously test driven, but it also didn't feel small or cramped either. It still feels big. And seeing it in person, it is definitely a big vehicle. The doors were lighter weight and I saw some videos where they said that was on purpose so kids could handle them. It felt like the most premium feeling Subaru my gf and I had ever been inside of. Looking forward to the test drive next. Given all the things I've heard, it's going to have enough pull and I should be very happy with the performance.
Edit: I forgot to mention that I ordered mine without a moonroof so that should gain me even more headroom.
Album link:
https://imgur.com/a/7pF6970
Finally got to see an Ascent in person today. Unfortunately, test drives weren't allowed.
I took a bunch of pictures and included an imgur link below to the album.
As a disclaimer, I'm pretty tall 6'5" and my girlfriend is also tall 6'1"
My initial impression was positive, I felt like it was very easy getting in and out. I'm currently driving a Toyota Tacoma and felt like a very similar experience in terms of ride height and ease of entry. More impressions below.
Leg room was great in the driver's side. Unfortunately, I forgot to see if my phone fit in the little shelf spot. The hip extension piece was nice and made things comfortable. I'm sure longer drives would be great with it.
The leather and accent leather trim was so soft and comfortable. No stitching issues noticed. Very impressed by this.
I climbed under and took two pictures - I believe the one is the oil pan/drain plug (I may be wrong)
I also took a picture of the spare underneath and in the one picture you can see the clips that hold on the tow hitch cover piece. I stuck my hand up there and the spare tire definitely doesn't feel as wide as the stock tires, So I'm thinking a full size spare won't actually fit. Or if it does, it will probably hang down lower.
Next set of photos is views from the drivers seat and I did move the rearview mirror up. I am a little concerned it may still block my 1 o'clock a bit. So I may still want to look into raising the mirror higher. Other than that, visibility seemed really good.
So the next set of photos shows the captains chairs and gap in between the 3rd and 2nd row. One thing that I thought was interesting was the captains chairs didn't lock when pushed all the way forward. I'm assuming this was a design choice so that the 3rd and 2nd row didn't have an even larger gap and so the front seats don't bump.
The one picture shows my arm touching the plastic/edge when my seat is all the way back. This happened in both the front and 2nd row seats. It wasn't a huge deal as it happens in my Tacoma as well. There's still plenty of arm resting room on the leather part as well.
The next picture shows the 1st row passenger leg room. You can see on the left side that it's a bit rounded, but again not a huge deal because with the seat all the way back I can basically extend my legs completely and during a road trip I could take off my shoes.
In the second row my head touches the roof a bit on the corners where the roof curves down. If the 2nd row was tilted back, then it wouldn't matter or be an issue.
Next set of pics shows the view from the third row and my head touching the roof. Again, if tilted/reclined, it's not an issue. I'll never be sitting back there anyways...let's be real.
Next pics are the engine, me laying down. You can definitely feel the gap, so sleeping back there would require some adjustment and shoving something there.
Pic of the infotainment system and then the rear and then the gf in the drivers seat. Sound and bass was pretty solid, I'm a little jealous I couldn't order the sound system without getting the moonroof.
So overall, it was a really positive experience. I walked away feeling better about my decision. It didn't feel as massive as the Atlas I previously test driven, but it also didn't feel small or cramped either. It still feels big. And seeing it in person, it is definitely a big vehicle. The doors were lighter weight and I saw some videos where they said that was on purpose so kids could handle them. It felt like the most premium feeling Subaru my gf and I had ever been inside of. Looking forward to the test drive next. Given all the things I've heard, it's going to have enough pull and I should be very happy with the performance.
Edit: I forgot to mention that I ordered mine without a moonroof so that should gain me even more headroom.
Album link:
https://imgur.com/a/7pF6970
