No grille up front, a new six-star lighting signature for real personality, and twenty-inch alloys on this Touring.

Inside, it’s calm and modern. A 14-inch touchscreen, dual wireless chargers, a panoramic roof, ventilated seats, and a ten-speaker Harman Kardon sound system.

Now the numbers. 252 kilowatts through Subaru’s symmetrical all-wheel drive, zero to 100 in around 5.1 seconds, and 517 kilometres of range from the 74.7 kilowatt-hour battery. Ten-to-eighty percent in about 30 minutes.

But here’s the thing. It drives smaller than it is. Light, connected steering, strong, effortless power, and the most hushed, refined cabin of any Subaru EV yet.

Five-star ANCAP. Five-year unlimited warranty. Eight years on the battery. And barely a thousand dollars to service over five years. From $67,990 before on-roads.

The Subaru Solterra. Familiar Subaru sense, with the polish finally to match.

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Subaru Solterra – Buyers could also look at:

Buyers of the Subaru Solterra are in a rapidly growing segment. While demand remains stagnant the supply is growing.

Potential choices could be.

• Kia EV5
• Hyundai Ioniq 5
• Deepal S07
• Nissan Aryia
• Toyota BZ4X
• Geely Starray EM-i
• LeapMotors C10
• Peugeot e-3008 GT
• BYD Sealion 7
• Lepas L6

Some other Subaru Solterra articles

• 2026 – subaru Solterra updated for 2026
• Subaru Solterra Touring 2025 review
• Subaru Solterra – Australian details
• We drive Subaru Solterra all electric AWD SUV
• 2024 Subaru Solterra everything you need to know
• Subaru Solterra Touring AWD revisited for 2025
• Subaru Solterra AWD SUV will change peoples perception of BEVs

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Solterra is a stylish SUV that comes well equipped with a 12.3-inch central touch screen, wireless smart phone connectivity, The touring model also comes with wireless charger.

Both models come with a  high voltage 71.4kW lithium-ion battery. This provides some 160kW of power and 337Nm of torque. While the NEDC range is measured at 485km, a more realistic range would be 450km.

Being a Subaru the ability to explore a variety of road surfaces is important and, on the launch, drive we did just that. We visited the Scenic Rim Adventure Park, a 680-acre property about one hour’s drive from Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

The Solterra comes with up to 212mm of ground clearance, Dual Mode X-Mode and Subarus famous Symmetrical AWD system.

This combination is ideal for slippery or icy conditions, steep hills, muddy terrain or just in the torrential downpours we sometimes get in the urban jungle.

The Solterra is whisper quiet to drive and so easy to buzz around in.

One thing that may surprise potential buyers is the price. We are used to EVs being so expensive, but the Solterra is exceptionally well priced from just under $70,000 plus the usual costs.

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Instead of a Subaru Solterra, buyers could look at:

All electric SUVs are becoming more available. None have the true adventure capability of the Solterra though.

Buyers could look at: Kia EV6 GT Line, Tesla Model Y, Hyundai Kona Electric, Audi Q4 e-tron, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Volvo XC40, and Polestar 3

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