MrFatbooty

Subaru's seven-seat sport wagon, to be called the B9X, shows a new design that will be used on all future Subaru vehicles. The B9X, which is based on a car platform, goes on sale next summer as a 2006 model. It will be unveiled at the Detroit auto show in January.

Subaru released preliminary information about the vehicle at the South Florida International Auto Show last Friday, Nov. 5. The all-wheel-drive vehicle will be shared with Saab, which is expected to introduce its version about a year after the B9X goes on sale, says Rick Crosson, vice president of marketing for Subaru of America Inc., president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Subaru), said that the B9X is powered by a 3.0-liter engine. It will be priced at around $40,000, and Subaru aims to sell 3,000 a month.

Crosson says final prices have not been set, but the B9X will cost more than the six-cylinder VDC Outback Limited wagon. That vehicle has a top price of $34,070, including destination.

The B9X is expected to compete with the Acura MDX, Nissan Murano and entry-level BMW X5 SUVs, he says. The B9X is based on a new platform that could be used for other vehicles, says Crosson. "It will be our new flagship."

Even in the artist's rendering, new design cues are evident, he says. They include a new bolder grille and a center intake flanked by two wings. The wings symbolize Subaru's heritage as an aircraft maker. The B9X also has a curved roof line and prominent fenders.

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101185

This thing was at some point in the past rumored to be named the Subaru Tribeca. Maybe the neighborhood in Manhattan got upset, or maybe Subaru decided they didn't want to cater to yuppies so much.

More&Faster

why does saab exist anymore? all they sell now are GM and subaru rebadges. such a waste.

redgoober4life

Nissan Murano's cost $40,000?

98CoupeV6

Do explain how the 9-3 and 9-5 are 'GM and subaru rebadges'.

DevilMayCry

Um............aren't they built on GM's Epelsom(or whatever!) platform?

Howmuch more GM can you get?

MrFatbooty

The Murano stickers at $38,810 including destination, when loaded to the gills. I'm thinking the B9X will not be quite 40 grand. They say "more than the Outback 3.0 R VDC Limited" which is like 34k, there's 6k of room up to 40.

98CoupeV6

Wow, no shit, it has a GM chassis. That must make it a bad car. :slap: And it's Epsilon...as in Opel Vectra and more recently the Malibu. The 9-5 is based on an Opel chassis. Far from a rebadged car. 9-2X yes, 9-3 and 9-5 no.

redgoober4life

I thought this thread was about Suburu

MrFatbooty

At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Subaru will officially take the wraps off the luxury crossover sport/ute it has been teasing for the past few months. B9X, a seven-seat crossover powered by a 3.0-liter H6 engine linked to Subaru's symmetrical all-wheel-drive system, arrives this summer in the U.S. B9X will be followed in 2006 by the Saab version, tentatively dubbed 9-6X, which makes its world debut next spring at the New York auto show. Both vehicles will be built at Subaru's plant in Indiana.

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101493

mayonaise

um.. could that look any more like an alpha?

the concept drawings looked pretty nice. but this thing is pretty ugly. while taken directly from alpha romeo, that front grille concept was showing some promise in subaru's concept cars and drawings. but i think it failed here. miserably.