This is what happens when you start manufacturing cars in the US instead of Japan 
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Early Verdict
This could be a practical vehicle for more than just families. Like the Volkswagen Atlas, it tows a respectable amount for those of us whose “children” ride on a trailer instead of inside the car: 5,000 pounds. Yet the Ascent was more fun to drive, easier to use and comes with a lot more standard features than the others.The only other mass-market three-row SUV I’ve tested that drives this well is the Mazda CX-9, whose graceful roofline caused me to hit my head one too many times getting in and out of the vehicle and tow capacity peaked at just 3,500 pounds. It was a vastly less practical car than the Subie.
However, all-wheel-drive is an extra cost add-on on both of these cars that makes a similarly optioned CX-9 or Atlas more expensive than the equivalent Ascent.