[Lacrepe37]

Ok we are in a 3500+ miles road trip and I am writing this review at 1000 miles into the trip. 2 adults 2 kids (6 and 11). Everybody love the comfort of the car and how smooth it is. Seriously, the rules are, I drive and my wife is the co-pilot. I told her that I felt bad because I was cheating. I have nothing to do but hold the steering wheel. I setup the cruise control in the morning and then the car drive pretty much by itself. I love it.
regarding the gas consumption, yesterday was 26/27mpg and today with front wind, it was 23mpg. Not bad. Anyway, also the packing was so much fun. No need to think about it. Just load up the car.
oh yes it is not a race car so everybody that mentioned the cvt and everything related to it, and that it is not powerful enough etc… didn’t buy the right car. I am a product development engineer in automotive and I am really impressed by this car. Very amazing. If you don’t like it, well, you will never like any family cars.

pictures somewhere in Kansas

 

[8gv]

Are we there yet?

 

[Lacrepe37]

Are we there yet?

Let’s say the boys are doing very well but yes we did hear this sentence a couple times

 

[Landshark]

I just got back from a 3000 mile trip from Gettysburg, PA to Seattle, WA (with a 2 day stop in Bend, OR).

My dad and I drove a 2010 subaru forester. Only put 3,000 miles on it in the previous 3 years. Then put over 3,000 miles on it just last week. We went through the middle route, Missouri, Wyoming, etc.

The forster was a really comfy travel car (seat comfort surprised me. Longest day was over 900 miles, no problem). I was imagining what I'd be like in an Ascent.

Zero problems with the car the whole way. We averaged about 24.5mpg with crossbars on the roof.

I hope you have a fantastic trip!

 

[magus]

oh yes it is not a race car so everybody that mentioned the cvt and everything related to it, and that it is not powerful enough etc… didn’t buy the right car. I am a product development engineer in automotive and I am really impressed by this car. Very amazing. If you don’t like it, well, you will never like any family cars.

Yeah I'm with you; I just don't see a lack of power. I find that when I hit the skinny pedal, it just goes with shocking enthusiasm for such a big vehicle. There is a hefty MPG penalty for accessing the higher bands of power, but it's a design trade-off. It's very well thought out for the design goals.

 

[Lacrepe37]

Somewhere in Colorado 🤘🏼

 

[magus]

Awfully pretty out there.

 

[Lacrepe37]

Somewhere in Wyoming
Our view from lunch 😎
The Ascent has been such a pleasure to drive around. One complain after 2500+ miles. We have 19 cups holder and it seems that the bottle you have never fits into the cup holder you want 🤷🏽‍♂️

 

[Cosmo]

Great pictures! Thank you for sharing!

 

[magus]

Yeah I wish all the cupholders were big and they had inserts to hold smaller bottles/cubs stable.

 

[wireless1949]

Red Rocks - best concert venue in America. Do the steps down then up and feel the full effect of altitude.

Somewhere in Colorado 🤘🏼
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[Andy1]

Somewhere in Wyoming
Our view from lunch 😎
The Ascent has been such a pleasure to drive around. One complain after 2500+ miles. We have 19 cups holder and it seems that the bottle you have never fits into the cup holder you want 🤷🏽‍♂️
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WOW!! Three people sitting and admiring the scenery with no electronic devices in use!! Congratulations!!

And it looks like a great trip-keep having fun.

 

[Lacrepe37]

Somewhere in South Dakota

 

[Lacrepe37]

WOW!! Three people sitting and admiring the scenery with no electronic devices in use!! Congratulations!!

And it looks like a great trip-keep having fun.

We are at 3500 miles into our road trip and devices are only allowed at night. The boys really enjoyed the views and the different landscape. But let’s be real, they do drive us crazy sometime 🤓🤘🏼

 

[Lacrepe37]

Red Rocks - best concert venue in America. Do the steps down then up and feel the full effect of altitude.

Somewhere in Colorado 🤘🏼
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We run them with the boys. It was fun once on top to see there expression. 🏃🏽‍♂️ 😬🤘🏼😎

 

[Lacrepe37]

 

[magus]

Great stuff, brings a smile to my face.