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Do you get hand controls installed for the throttle and brake so you don't have to move your right leg either? The two pedals on the right require much more motion than the clutch on the left.
Do you get hand controls installed for the throttle and brake so you don't have to move your right leg either? The two pedals on the right require much more motion than the clutch on the left.
Say what you will but manual clutches are old school and so 20th century.
After having a manual 07 WRX, I think a really nice dual clutch auto would be ideal. That manual was not bad, but it was so easy to stall the thing unless you gave it a healthy dose of clutch slip when leaving a dead stop... which of course is not the best thing for the clutch.
WRX has come a long way, but honestly, I am not enamored with the new ones. They have softened, and polished them a lot since the 07 I had, and they just do not have the same sporty feel through the steering and chassis. In class they are still excellent, but like every sports car it seems, they are isolating you more and more from the pure experience.
Say what you will but manual clutches are old school and so 20th century.
Give me paddle shifters and we're good.
Yeah they're almost on par with manuals now...but that CVT in the WRX costs you an extra $3500 while bumping the 0-60 to 5.8s.
That's a lot of extra dough to just be almost as good. Bumps it into a different class of competition too. A base manual is good competition for ~$25k cars. You have to step up to premium + $1200 for CVT which has you competing with ~$30k cars.
My wife & I were interested in the Tribeca it but I read some where that it was using a Ford engine in some year models. Not sure how true this is, if so we would pass because we love the boxer engine in our Forester too much. Can't find where I read that now..
The 3.0 in the Tribeca which evolved into the 3.6 in the 2nd gen Tribeca and now available in the current Outback is most assuredly a wholly Subaru designed and developed boxer engine. The 3.0 is a little lackluster on the torque side and is certainly not the most efficient engine out there but does the trick- I'm sure the extra torque in the 3.6 is most welcome but even that engine is a little down on power and torque compared to the competition these days.
The 3.0 in the Tribeca which evolved into the 3.6 in the 2nd gen Tribeca and now available in the current Outback is most assuredly a wholly Subaru designed and developed boxer engine. The 3.0 is a little lackluster on the torque side and is certainly not the most efficient engine out there but does the trick- I'm sure the extra torque in the 3.6 is most welcome but even that engine is a little down on power and torque compared to the competition these days.
Glad that you replied. How do you like it overall? It's bigger then the Forester & we can tow a tear drop with easy. 3500 VS 1500 towing rating. My wife & I LOVE the huge sunroof in the Forester & none of the other models, offer the huge sunroof. Does the Tribeca get the monster sunroof? If not then my wife won't even bother with it. We looked at the Cross trek but once we saw the tiny sunroof we stopped looking at it. Would like to know what you think about the Tribeca. The 3.6 seems to be your pick of engines.
After having a manual 07 WRX, I think a really nice dual clutch auto would be ideal. That manual was not bad, but it was so easy to stall the thing unless you gave it a healthy dose of clutch slip when leaving a dead stop... which of course is not the best thing for the clutch.
WRX has come a long way, but honestly, I am not enamored with the new ones. They have softened, and polished them a lot since the 07 I had, and they just do not have the same sporty feel through the steering and chassis. In class they are still excellent, but like every sports car it seems, they are isolating you more and more from the pure experience.
for the first part, granted Ive got an 03 WRX in manual, but Ive found it to be one of the easiest gas vehicles Ive driven with a manual. On flat ground, just let clutch out and it goes.
As for the new ones, overall I like them ok. The frontend is one of the best Subaru has done, but they made the backend very bland and boring. However, from everything Ive read, it's THE best driving experience in stock form of any WRX Subaru has made stateside, and also one of the best manual trannies they've put in them.
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