2023 Subaru Solterra
2023 Subaru Solterra First Drive Review: Totally On-Brand
The electric Solterra is great at doing Subaru stuff even though it trails its rivals in a number of key areas.
There's an inherent sense of adventure baked into every Subaru. Even the BRZ and WRX sports cars feel ready to be driven into the ground, and this long-lasting, go-anywhere, do-anything attitude has long been a hallmark of the Japanese brand. Happily, this ethos is very much alive and well in Subaru's first EV, the 2023 Solterra. But positioned against a fiercely competitive set of compact electric crossovers, is a strong sense of adventure enough to seal the deal?
The Solterra is the result of a joint venture between Subaru and Toyota, so you'll see this car's doppelganger running around as the stupidly named BZ4X. I haven't driven the Toyota, so I have no idea how similar the two EVs feel on the road. But Subaru and Toyota managed to differentiate the demeanors of their other kissin' cousins, the BRZ and GR86, so perhaps the electric SUVs will follow suit...
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