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2023 Subaru Solterra Test Drive Review: Off-Road EV With Style

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2023 Subaru Solterra Test Drive Review: Off-Road EV With Style

The Subaru Solterra is the automaker's first electric vehicle and a crossover. It features love-it or hate-it styling, a quirky interior, and only comes with all-wheel drive so it can deal with slippery road conditions and venture off-road. As a toe in the water for an all-electric powertrain, the Solterra is totally on-brand for Subaru. It enters what's already a competitive market with excellent electric crossovers already available like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Hyundai Ioniq 5. However, all the current direct competition models are focused for the road - including Solterra's almost-twin, the Toyota bZ4X. Like the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 sports car, the Solterra and strangely named bZ4X are the result of a joint project between the Japanese automakers. Unlike the Toyota model that is offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, the Solterra sticks with what Subaru knows its customers want and need - a symmetrical all-wheel-drive system.

On paper, the Solterra doesn't hold up to its rivals with only 222 or 228 miles of range, depending on trim level. Its 215 horsepower and 249 lb-ft of torque are on the tamer side of crossover EVs, and its 72.8 kWh battery with a 100 kWh charge time isn't class-leading. However, nobody else in the class is compromising on-road range with off-road ability.

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