Subaru B9 Tribeca Test Drive

[Raghavan]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

[TBR]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.  

[Raghavan]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

[TBR]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.  

[BMWDave]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.

I agree with you.

[Raghavan]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.

I agree with you.

:shrugs:

[ifcar]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.

I agree with you.

I definitely prefer the old way, the design the headlights actually flowed with. The facelifted one is alright too, and has a new transmission (but worse seats).

[Raghavan]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.

I agree with you.

I definitely prefer the old way, the design the headlights actually flowed with. The facelifted one is alright too, and has a new transmission (but worse seats).

the new one looks a bit constipated.

[TBR]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.

I agree with you.

I definitely prefer the old way, the design the headlights actually flowed with. The facelifted one is alright too, and has a new transmission (but worse seats).

They have dumped the CVT, right?  

[ifcar]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.

I agree with you.

I definitely prefer the old way, the design the headlights actually flowed with. The facelifted one is alright too, and has a new transmission (but worse seats).

They have dumped the CVT, right?

The coupes had the CVT and the sedans had a five-speed auto, and both were dumped for the Cobalt's (better) 4-speed unit.  

[Raghavan]

Except in a few rare cases (Aztek and Ion are two examples), styling is always subjective.

There simply are not exceptions to the rule of styling being subjective. Some indeed like the look of the Aztek, others like the Ion (I certainly thought the pre-facelift version was quite attractive).

Well then, you're just weird

Hundreds of thousands of people have bought the cars, so I'm sure some of them also liked the look.

A few of them probably did I guess, but I am sure the incentives helped.

the ion actually looks nice, especially the red line model.

Now they look decent, but the original design looked very cheap imho.

how? they pretty much look the same.

The front fascia has been completely revised, now it looks much more sophisticated.

I agree with you.

I definitely prefer the old way, the design the headlights actually flowed with. The facelifted one is alright too, and has a new transmission (but worse seats).

They have dumped the CVT, right?

The coupes had the CVT and the sedans had a five-speed auto, and both were dumped for the Cobalt's (better) 4-speed unit.

a 5speed? nice.

[ifcar]

The 5-speed auto was replaced by a 4-speed unit, and the 4-speed is far better.

[BMWDave]

The 5-speed auto was replaced by a 4-speed unit, and the 4-speed is far better.

Is it more fuel efficient?

[ifcar]

The 5-speed auto was replaced by a 4-speed unit, and the 4-speed is far better.

Is it more fuel efficient?

More fuel-efficient, and makes the car quicker. The 5-speed auto was more advanced, but just didn't work as well.

I preferred the old seats though.