2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca claimed to be the safest SUV

The Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded the latest Subaru B9 Tribeca 'ute the highest possible safety rating, giving it a maximum of five stars. The ANCAP assessment is based on frontal and side-impact crash tests, regarding customer's chances to walk away from the place of accident. The Tribeca scored an impressive 33.07 out of a maximum of 37 points.

The New Car Net is reporting that the new Subaru B9 Tribeca has only 16 per cent chance of rolling over and was given a "No-tip" dynamic test evaluation. Which is really good, considering frightening average 30 per cent chance of overturning for SUVs and 12 to 19 per cent chance for passenger cars.

The new Subaru B9 Tribeca comes equipped with a 3.0-liter, 242hp Boxer six-cylinder engine, featuring a peak torque of 219 lb-ft (297 Nm) and mated to a five-speed automatic gearbox. The SUV accelerates from zero to 62 mph in only 9.3 seconds and reaches a top speed of 121 mph.

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Hyundai Veracruz to invade America

The latest Hyundai Veracruz full-size crossover SUV, already on sell in Korea, has officially launched in the U.S. and Canada. The new 2007 Veracruz, which is supposed to compete with such established brands as the Lexus RX 350 and the Honda Pilot, will come to the local customers with an exclusive 3.8-liter gasoline engine.

The other choice, Deutsche Presse-Agentur is reporting, will be a 3.0-liter diesel V6 engine, capable of producing 240 horsepower.

The Hyundai Veracruz will be offered with standard front-wheel drive, ESP, side airbags and airbags for all three rows of seats. For additional money you may also order four-wheel drive. The prices start at humble $33,000 and Hyundai hopes to sell at least 65,000 crossovers on the U.S. market.

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2007 Subaru Forester Sports XT and X presented at SEMA'2006

Subaru's Forester SUV all-wheel drive vehicles don't really look like SUVs and, I guess it really hurts company's sales around the world. Maybe that's why Subaru has taken an opportunity to show-off its new Forester Sports trim at the current SEMA show.

Although still looking more like a station-wagon, the new Subaru Forester Sports 2.5 X now features more powerful 2.5-liter Subaru Boxer four-banger, capable of producing quite an impressive for such a small engine 173 hp @ 6,000 rpm and some 166 lb-ft (225 Nm) of peak torque at 4,400 rpm.

Even more prominent Subaru Forester Sports 2.5 XT comes with a turbocharged 2.5-liter engine with an intercooler. The beast produces 224 hp at 5,600 rpm and 226 lb-ft (360 Nm) of peak torque reached at 3,600 rpm. The Forester Sports 2.5 XT accelerates from zero to 62 mph in less than six seconds.

The vehicles come with such luxurious (for the class, of course) features, as standard automatic climate control, 120-watt AM/FM stereo with 6-disc in-dash CD changer, capable of playing MP3/WMA CDs and featuring Sirius satellite radio receiver as well as an auxiliary jack for an iPod.

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