2019 / 2020 Subaru Ascent Review

2019 / 2020 Subaru Ascent review after 11 months of driving experience. Click "Show More" below to jump to specific points in the video. Can a reviewer really get all of the subtleties of ownership with just a few hours with the car? I think not. Hence this review for the serious buyer. We'll cover various seasonal driving conditions and towing as well as the pluses and minuses of many features after almost a year's use. Our owner's review of the 2020 model year covers changes in detail from 2019 here:    • Subaru Ascent 2020 Review Part 1  . Index - Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (duration) 0:00 - Start - Matt's Eclectic Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 03 sec ) 0:03 - Why make this video? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 18 sec ) 0:21 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 28 sec ) 0:49 - Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ( 12 sec ) 1:01 - Structure of the review and relevance to current model year ( 36 sec ) 1:37 - Changes 2019 to 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 59 sec ) 2:36 - Driving conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ( 42 sec ) 3:18 - Switching from Outback to Ascent . . . . . . . . . ( 54 sec ) 4:12 - Access to engine maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 34 sec ) 4:46 - Cleaning the turbocharger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 58 sec ) 5:44 - Articulating LED headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 57 sec ) 6:41 - Remote entry and start: Outback . . . . . . ( 1 min 56 sec ) 8:37 - Remote entry and start: Ascent . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 36 sec ) 9:13 - Delayed start and Subaru support . . . . ( 1 min 13 sec ) 10:26 - Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 2 min 22 sec ) 12:48 - Driver seat adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 23 sec ) 13:11 - Towing capacity and brake controller ( 1 min 35 sec ) 14:46 - Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 21 sec ) 15:07 - Navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 40 sec ) 16:47 - Stereo system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 08 sec ) 16:55 - Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 11 sec ) 18:06 - Rear facing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 36 sec ) 19:42 - Front facing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 30 sec ) 20:12 - Rear braking and anti-collision . . . . . . . ( 1 min 44 sec ) 21:56 - Cruise control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 17 sec ) 23:13 - Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 53 sec ) 25:06 - Heads-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 41 sec ) 26:47 - Lane keeping assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 33 sec ) 28:20 - Driver feeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 11 sec ) 29:31 - CVT simulated shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 41 sec ) 30:12 - 8th gear shift point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 45 sec ) 30:57 - Gear lock mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 2 min 38 sec ) 33:35 - Auto headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 24 sec ) 33:59 - Auto wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 57 sec ) 34:56 - Blind spot warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 52 sec ) 35:48 - Speed limit warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 26 sec ) 36:14 - Passenger seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 06 sec ) 37:20 - Cabin air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 36 sec ) 37:56 - Carpet protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 1 min 02 sec ) 38:58 - Rear seating and windows . . . . . . . . . . . ( 2 min 29 sec ) 41:27 - Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 4 min ) 45:27 - Trailer hitch and towing package . . . . . . ( 4 min 57 sec ) 50:24 - Trailering characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 2 min 13 sec ) 52:37 - Anti-sway and off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 19 sec ) 52:56 - Electronic anti-sway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 39 sec ) 53:35 - Off-road conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 2 min 40 sec ) 56:15 - Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 29 sec ) 56:44 - End Description of electronic brake controller: Tekonsha 90195 P3 Electronic Brake Control (Prodigy) As of the date of this video, available from multiple vendors including Amazon, Walmart, Autozone, eBay, U-Haul and others. Multiple YouTube videos are currently available including reviews, installation and operating instructions. We have no affiliation whatsoever with any company mentioned in this video and description. We have not received any income from this video.