The Subaru Tribeca is a 5-door SUV from Subaru, built from 2005 to 2014, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: 3.0 . Erwin Leo Himmel drew it.
The background
The Subaru Tribeca is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Subaru for model years 2005-2014. Released in some markets, including Canada, as the Subaru B9 Tribeca, the name derived from the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. Built on the Subaru Legacy platform and sold in five- and seven-seat configurations, the Tribeca was intended to be sold alongside a slightly revised version known as the Saab 9-6X. Saab, at the time a subsidiary of General Motors (GM), abandoned the 9-6X program just prior to its release subsequent to GM's 2005 divestiture of its 20 percent stake in FHI.
Inspired by Subaru's B9X concept, the Tribeca's original design was criticized at launch and revised for model year 2008, and its name shortened to Tribeca in all markets. North American markets received the Tribeca for 2006 model year 2006, and it was introduced to Australasia and Europe in late 2006. In addition to these markets, Subaru marketed the Tribeca also in South America, South Africa, China, the Middle East, and parts of Southeast Asia. It was not sold in Japan.
The engineering
Power comes from 3.0 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 4245 lb. It shifts through a 5-speed automatic. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 108.2 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Subaru Exiga (Southeast Asia & Australia) / Subaru Ascent (North America); assembly was at Lafayette, Indiana (SIA), United States. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Kia Sportage, the Bugatti Veyron, the Audi Q7 — show what else the money bought that year. Its Subaru stablemates include the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.
What it costs now
The money question first: $16,400–$30,300 is the typical asking range today, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $4,800–$6,701 a year. Insurance sits around $1,240–$1,940 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.
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