Light years ahead of Subaru Ascent

[LtFireguy]

My vote is for the T'ride. Definitely not the Telly. Reminds me of a Teletubby too much by calling it a Telly for some reason.

 

[emj123]

My vote is for the T'ride. Definitely not the Telly. Reminds me of a Teletubby too much by calling it a Telly for some reason.

T-ride is fine, but Telly makes me cringe.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

Plus, this just in ….

Korean carmakers Genesis, Kia, Hyundai take top marks in JD Power's annual quality survey

Widely seen as an arbiter of automotive quality, J.D. Power's IQS report delivers several surprises for 2019.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Joflo0705]

Telly, Ride, 'ride, T'ride... I think we need to standarize on something. How about T'Rad?

Regarding drizzt's comments on all those options only available for the SX: Just wait a year or two and they'll filter down.
I was looking at the Stingers and was surprised to see the cooled seat option was only on the GT2 for '18, but it's now on GT1, GT2, & 2.0 Premium for '19.
Also, when I bought my '16 Sedona, the surround view camera was only available on the SX-L for '15, but they added it to the SX (with tech pack) for '16.

Next year should spread the options to lower trims.

How about ramrod?

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[mrmac]

While the Ascent is the nicest Subaru since the Legacy sedan was launched in 1991, the Telly is much nicer than the Ascent in my side-by-side assessment.

 

[Dandy]

Plus, this just in ….

Korean carmakers Genesis, Kia, Hyundai take top marks in JD Power's annual quality survey

Widely seen as an arbiter of automotive quality, J.D. Power's IQS report delivers several surprises for 2019.

www.cnbc.com

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Every time I see someone bring up JD Powers numbers, I cannot help but think of this:

 

[Kia-Driver]

Hmm, plug-in hybrid would be nice. or maybe even full-on EV. I hope the Niro EV and Soul EV do well enough to spread the love to other models.

 

[Tubaman]

Every time I see someone bring up JD Powers numbers, I cannot help but think of this:

That guy needs to hire out to help people negotiate prices!

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[pernstar]

When we saw a CD player in the Subaru’s Ascent we knew it was dated.
Ascent’s design is just a beefed up Forester.

However, here in Canada Subaru has very high resale compared to Kia which has absolutely horrible resale values.

when you do an apples to apples you realize the styling and 5 year warranty go a long way to make your decision swing to Kia

 

[regaphysics]

When we saw a CD player in the Subaru’s Ascent we knew it was dated.
Ascent’s design is just a beefed up Forester.

However, here in Canada Subaru has very high resale compared to Kia which has absolutely horrible resale values.

when you do an apples to apples you realize the styling and 5 year warranty go a long way to make your decision swing to Kia

CD player is a good sign IMO - if you know subaru owners they are a loyal bunch and many people enjoy the feature - I know I do; I appreciate subaru listening to their buyers and sticking to their guns. Streaming quality is not as good as a CD, and many people take subarus to places without reception.

If you are going to knock something as "dated," it would be the halogen headlights on the telluride. Far more dated than the CD player. My 2010 mazda has steering-adaptive LED headlights...not even the SX has that.

 

[alexdrums]

What is a CD?

 

[Tellmeride]

Cross Dresser

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[alexdrums]

Ah...thanks!!

 

[pernstar]

We use to own a Subaru Forester , took home our first kid in it. that's why we gave the Ascent a shot. at the end of the day, there are no bad cars for 40-50K. all the manufacturers put good products out there with more or less same features. then it comes down to what brand you like and which car makes you feel good.

Yes, subaru have loyal owners but the ascent is not the type of car that will attract new buyers to the brand. Subaru played it safe and did not move the needle.
The Kia Telluride will convert many new people to the Kia brand....we traded our 2016 Volvo XC90 for it. Many others have traded their Land Rover's and Tahoe's.

All I can say is when I drove the Telluride and sit in the seats there is a better feeling . I see the Ascent's drive by and I say MEH...i don't regret buying our Telluride at all.