Subaru Ascent Review: Comfort, Competence, and (19) Cup Holders

 

The Subaru Ascent is a huge success in many ways by Subaru. Not only did they better they better the high selling (500K units in 2019) Honda Pilot, they are making a strong case that Subaru are THE brand to buy from in 2021. Next to the impressive Outback,  Forrester, and Cross-Trek SUVs, and with the Impreza and Legacy sedans, you have to wonder why they are not selling as many vehicles year-to-year as their main competitors, such as Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Chevrolet, Ford, VW, Hyundai, Nissan, and Kia. Unfortunately, Subaru make great cars and SUVs, but the exterior design is usually incredibly stale and bland. Think of it this way: on Christmas day, you see a big package with a brownish-green wrapper, and a sloppily attacked bow. Are you going to have high expectations when you open it? Probably not. Even if there is a million bucks inside, you would never know. Whether that was a good analogy or not, you probably get the point. Oh yeah, cupholders. There is 19 of them (WOW!), so that equates to 2.7 per person. You better start sipping!