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    Aug 19, 2005 10:30 AM 286
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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited, Part 3

    Why you shouldn t buy this car: The Subaru B9 Tribeca is slow, ugly and cramped.

    Why you should buy this car: Because you forgot to take your meds.

    Suitability Parameters:
    · Speed Merchants: No
    · Fashion Victims: No
    · Treehuggers: No
    · Mack Daddies: No
    · Tuner Crowd: No
    · Hairdressers: No
    · Penny Pinchers: No
    · Euro Snobs: No
    · Working Stiffs: No
    · Technogeeks: No
    · Poseurs: No
    · Soccer Moms: No
    · Nascar Dads: No
    · Golfing Grandparents: No

    Vitals:
    · Manufacturer: Subaru
    · Model tested: B9 Tribeca Limited
    · Model year: 2006
    · Price as Tested: $38,320
    · Engine type: 3.0-liter flat-6, aluminum block and heads
    · Horsepower: 250 hp @ 6600 rpm
    · Torque: 219 lb-ft @ 4200 rpm
    · Redline: 7000rpm
    · Wheels and Tires: Goodyear Eagle LS-2, P255/55R-18 104H
    · Drive type: full-time symmetrical all-wheel-drive with automatically locking center differential
    · 0 - 60: 8.9 seconds
    · 1/4 mile: 17.1 sec @ 83 mph
    · Top speed: 130mph (limited)
    · Fuel economy city/highway: 18/23
    · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: not tested
    [by Robert Farago]

    Related:
    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited, Part 1, Part 2


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