Subaru Mulling Six Names for 7-Passenger Crossover—We’ll Take the Man-Horse Option

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Despite the deep and gnawing Yankee hunger for CUVs, Subaru’s Tribeca [above] never sold in great numbers, even while the rest of the company’s mainstream product line pushed the niche automaker past Volkswagen in American sales. With VW preparing a new, bigger Tiguan and a larger MQB-based crossover, Subie could undoubtedly use a fresh seven-passenger uticle to stay ahead of Wolfsburg.

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If a question from a survey taken by a Jalopnik reader is any indication, Fuji’s heavy industrialists have one in the works. The query reads, “In thinking about the Subaru brand and the possibility of a seven-passenger vehicle being offered in the future, please rate how well you like these names for the new vehicle?” The listed options are Centauri, Cypress, Ascent, Meridian, Sojurn, and Columbia.

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While the Portlandia set would no doubt go ape for the last one, we’re casting our glutenous vote for the stars. Centauri is the obvious choice, with one tiny modification: Drop the “i”. Subaru Centaur? It’s obvious, as a man/horse hybrid is pretty much the ultimate crossover. Super-duper bonus? They could hire Christopher Walken to interview the thing in the TV spots.

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