Subaru’s largest model gets several updates for the 2007 model year. These include revised suspension tuning to provide a smoother ride and to reduce noise and vibration, brake assist technology to help in panic stops, a sensor that deploys side curtain air bags in potential rollover situations, a rearview camera as part of the optional navigation system, a wider rearview mirror, an auxiliary audio jack for iPods and other media players, and a new Special Edition version with chrome-finished wheels and grille as well as XM Satellite Radio.

While some might see its name and shape as, well, quirky, Subaru calls its B9 Tribeca a “progressive-type” sport utility vehicle. Based on a modified and enlarged version of the platform from Subaru’s heralded Outback, the B9 Tribeca launched as a 2006 model and offers seating for 5 or 7 occupants in two or three rows. The B9 Tribeca rides on large, 18-inch wheels and offers 8.4 inches of ground clearance while maintaining a comfortable step-in height.