Vehicle
Subaru Tribeca
Subaru's three-row crossover, sold as B9 Tribeca until the 2008 facelift dropped the prefix along with the much-criticised nose. Its useful distinguishing feature is the engine: it is the only Subaru to use the 3.0 EZ30 and later 3.6 EZ36 flat six in this body, both chain-driven rather than belt-driven, which puts it outside the timing-belt interval that governs almost every other Subaru of those years. A five-speed automatic with symmetrical all-wheel drive throughout, and the rear differential and its fluid are the wear item.
Generations
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WX 2005–2014
The 2008 facelift changes the front end and raises the engine from 3.0 to 3.6. North America and the Middle East only.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Subaru Legacy
- Engines
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- 3.0 flat-six — EZ30D · petrol · 183 kW (245 hp)
- 3.6 flat-six — EZ36D · petrol · 191 kW (256 hp) · 335 Nm (247 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- All-wheel drive
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