2026 Subaru Ascent Trims Comparison

The Premium and Limited is offered with eight-passenger (bench seat) and seven-passenger seating (second-row captain's chairs). The Bronze Edition, Touring and Onyx Edition Touring come only with captain's chairs. Other feature highlights include:

Premium
The base Ascent comes with an ample amount of equipment that includes:

• 18-inch black wheels
• LED headlights
• Heated mirrors
• Water-repellent synthetic leather upholstery
• Power-adjustable driver's seat
• Heated front seats
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift lever
• Three-zone climate control
• 11.6-inch infotainment screen
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone compatibility
• Six-speaker sound system
• Four USB ports
• 5,000-pound towing capacity

Standard driver aids include:

• Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
• Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Ascent and the car in front)
• Lane keeping system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
• Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic warning (alerts you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while reversing)
• Evasive steering assistance (enhances the forward collision mitigation system with steering-based collision avoidance)
• Adaptive headlights (swivel as you turn the steering wheel for better illumination in curves)
• Trailer sway damping (adjusts vehicle brakes to help control trailer movement if a trailer begins to sway)
• Rear seat reminder (alerts you to check the rear seat before exiting the vehicle)

Limited
The price jump to the Limited is hefty, but then so are the equipment upgrades. These include:

• 20-inch dark gray alloy wheels
• Panoramic sunroof
• Leather upholstery
• Driver's seat memory function and additional adjustments
• Power-adjustable front passenger seat
• Synthetic leather dash panel
• Second-row retractable sunshades
• Heated second-row seats
• Upgraded instrument display
• Integrated navigation system
• 14-speaker Harman Kardon audio system
• Intercom system (known as Cabin Connect, it broadcasts the driver's voice through the rear speakers)
• 360-degree surround-view system (uses cameras in all four directions to compose a single image of the car's surroundings)
• Driver attention monitor (issues an alert if sensors determine you are becoming fatigued)

Limited Bronze Edition
This is really just a Limited with bronze trim applied outside and bronze stitching inside. There's one exception: The Limited's leather upholstery gets swapped out for synthetic leather with, you guessed it, bronze stitching.

Touring
The Ascent takes a more luxury turn here, with all that black trim made standard for 2026 being replaced by chrome. There's also a leather color choice you don't get in other trims. Extra features include:

• Power-folding mirrors
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Ambient interior lighting
• 120-volt power outlet
• Ventilated front seats
• Auto-dimming digital rearview mirror with real-time camera image
• 180-degree forward parking camera
• Automatic wipers

Onyx Edition Touring
This is equipped identically to the Touring but reverts back to the dark trim motif and adds green stitching to the steering wheel.