The 2024 Subaru Solterra Touring Is A Capable & Solidly Made Toyota Flavored SUV
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- As the first-ever production fully electric vehicle from #Subaru, the all-new #SubaruSolterra needed to be a home run for the company if it hopes to carry its adventure lifestyle into the electric space. While Subaru did get all the help from #Toyota with the production of the #Solterra, there are some unique touches that make this #SolterraTouring a uniquely Subaru experience and the company has also given this car some improvements that make it a better EV this year.
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Just picked up mine. I bought it for a commuter car. So far so good!!
The car itself is perfectly fine, but the price kills it. Better off with the competition in this price bracket.
I don’t hate it, I actually like the styling better than the Toyota BZ. I would definitely go with black or dark gray to mute the black cladding. For me it’s the performance. I test drove one before going with a Nissan Ariya AWD. One thing I learned about buying an EV is to buy one with about 5k miles on it. The MSRP on our Ariya was a little over $62k and I picked it up for $45k with 6200 miles on it.
I look at the EV used vehicle situation as a buying the dip type opportunity for people who want to get into an EV without as much capital on the line.
My Solterra was $35,000 new! 2024
I feel like it's 20k overpriced.
Exactly around 30-34k seems right to me
Sofyan, If there was ever a car crying out for a few solar panels it's a ....Solterra. ☀🌝🌞🐝🐝🐝
That cladding is what happened when a Subaru engineer looked at a Pontiac Aztek and thought "That looks cool."
There is "designer trend" right now that is going for the plastic fender look. The new Hyundai Kona (in some trims) is a primary offender as well. Let's hope they didn't use Aztek for inspiration.
@@cbotten106 Ewww.
Gotta say it was the Toyota engineer (it has it as well with a different shade of black than black paint if you choose that) after being told to make the EV "not so good". /s
This woulda been competitive when the nissan leaf was the most popular ev….
I hate the pattern with these automakers throwing on those cheap looking plastic fenders, bumpers etc. I was interested in the corolla cross but it having those cheap plastic fenders killed it for me. Can imagine what it'll look like after 5-10 years in the sun.
With a whole lot of maintenance it can look quite good. The quality of preservation products is well beyond a spritz of Armour All these days. On the other hand plastic is high maintenance vis a vis paint and it looks really cheap.
2 words. Compliance vehicle.
3 words: wtf?
If looks better then it’s twin but needs a refresh big time. Especially with all the better competition coming out lately.
Like any car, it's all about the price. Limited range and fairly slow charging would be less of an issue if the car was 35K all in. But otherwise....
Just when I thought the Mazda CX-30 went overboard with the plastic cladding, Subaru said, "hold my beer".
nah im thinking hold my sake
Best part of the interior is the screen size
Nice job Sofyan & I hope I can buy this soon.
Comes with bees and spiders
haha
so much piano gloss
We recently traded our 2020 Forester for an Ascent buut we almost got a Solterra. It’s an awesome deal right now for leases (I wouldn’t buy an EV)
Thumbnail of the Solterra and the Toyota Crown , shows you they are cousins.
The Subaru Solterra: When you want to cosplay as an overlanding EV? This totally answers a question that no one asked.
Love the outtakes, bees also bother me lol
Thanks for the out takes👍 😂
Just wondering, do focus groups respond well to the gimmicky shifters being put in most EVs?
If I had to guess, early adopters were where the market research of anything being put out lately came from, since they’re early adopters they probably said they liked how “different” they were and all the car companies acted accordingly. In a few years you’ll see peoples preferences now being put into execution
Why would anyone buy this when you can get the model Y is beyond me.
This thing is absolute trash when compared to a model Y…you’d have to an absolute moron to buy this instead of a Tesla. Especially at 53k… Subaru really shit the bed on this one
Is it confirmed the 24 AWD comes with a Panasonic battery instead of the CATL? The BZ 24's AWD also have a 150kwh charging limit up from 100 and a 7.6kwh on oboard charger. I'd think the Subie would be the same.
Reminds me of when Mr Krabs opens that tiny treasure chest and a crowd yells "Plastiiiiiiiiiiiic" in the background
I like the interior screen better than the one the new Subarus have.
Doesn't Sun wash out the instrument panel the way it sits plainly? 🤔
Honestly, I would rather Subaru [and the Toyota version] offer this as a Hybrid system, rather than a full EV. I like the way it looks and really like the interior. Similar to the Prius, but I like a bit taller of a vehicle. But I won't do a full EV. I don't have the place to charge it. And a Hybrid system would probably cost less than a full EV.
Love Subaru…own a WRX. However this one is a TURD. They can’t give em away.
I'm a bit stunned but in the area where I work (plenty of disposable income and Tesla's) I see these and the WRX a good bit...people are actually buying them (guess faith in the brand thinking they wouldn't do a bad job). But I'm with you.
That somewhat solid sounding thunk of the door tells me it is made very cheaply.
I guess that bee was a huge fan of the Solterra lol
Drop the cladding, start over on the dash, add a glove box, faster charging, add rear wiper, drop the excess badges, new steering wheel, at least 300 mile combined range, might as well change the name when you do!
You should have been in the product planning meeting for this turkey. Your recipe sounds like a winner.
$54K you must be joking Subaru; $40K and I’ll consider looking at it.
No way. 40k?! I cant find a car worthy of even putting down 5-10k cashdown. These automakers are bat 💩 crazy for these plastic matchboxes
@@RZ-sh6yiYour have 💩taste anyways so you won't be putting anything down.
I think the both the Toyota engine Subaru will look better with a body color option for the cladding.
I would rather have a Forester or an Outback instead of this.
I guess the best thing you can say about the Solterra is, "It could have been worse." Not exactly a lofty standard.
40 min pause on your road trip to get you 170ish mi of range
I don’t like the excessive EV badges.
I always thought the rav4 was the ugliest vehicle on the road but now this thing takes first place along with those Toyota crown vehicles.
They’ve sold tens of them.
11:14 Can you please put a blooper reel out
I think that their names should be flipped the other way around. Toyota Soltera and the Subaru Bz4x
54k for 215hp ? You gotta be dumb to go with that when u can get a similarly priced toyota rav4 prime with 302 hp and although its not fully electric its still super fuel efficient
Good luck getting a RAV4 prime without waiting at least a year or two
the electric motor on the RAV4 prime is around 150hp and the rear motor on it is only for assistant
For the price, what you get is NOT good (quite frankly its awful). $54k for a 215 hp, 222 mile range, slow, absurdly slow "fast charging", ugly AF vehicle that can't tow is a horrible purchase. Toyota/Subaru need to step up their EV game. If this came in under $35k, it'd be acceptable. But not for $20k more.
You can’t get an EV for under $50,000
@@ronsmith7594um… Tesla. You can.
Used Tesla from Hertz. You can.
So most all new cars go for $30k-50k hard to think thats normal I feel sorry for college grads/young gen.
I do enjoy the look of the steering wheel. Has great hand placement
this car is crap, there are much better electric cars
Same as you
You're a silly man Tommie
😂 had an Isiah Carey moment there.
I got one as a loaner....Drove ok. Cluttered inside tho.
Still one of the Best car reviewers out there. Front of the vehicle looks like a ford Escape/Telsa. Body cladding will fade out with time and look trashy. Overall not a bad functional car.
I agree that the black trim pieces look very ugly. It’s like they intentionally kneecapped the car’s look.
This is the current day pontiac aztec or PT cruiser.
Let's see if people are still talking about this in 20-30 years. Those two are legendary!
Bugs - It is their planet. 🐝🐞🦗🐜🕷
I thought he might have had a black widow in there with him.
Not a great car, had one as a rental and the battery is way too small. At most (real)180 mile range, and since most people will start to freak out when you get down to 20 miles left, that means 160 mile range and then find a charger. And with the slow changing, you can’t ever do a road trip with a $54000 car. And never mind that it is trying way too hard to pretend it’s a rugged suv with a bunch of plastic fenders.
All EV’s worthwhile are $50,000 on up.
This looks identical to the Toyota. It make sense because Toyota owns Suburu. I never knew Toyota owns so many brands besides Lexus.
Toyota doesn't quite own Subaru, they're just very close partners. Subaru is owned by Subaru Corporation, and Toyota has a 20% stake in Subaru Corporation
Drive it to work-charged for free! No longer having to go to a gas station. Weird!! Will save $200 a month in gas. Driving this car for free!!
I am beyond ready for brands to get past gloss black. No everyday consumer wants that crap.
When it is clean and scratch free it looks like an luxurious pricey piano black trim...and that illusion lasts about two minutes.
These insects 🕷️ 🐝 just won’t let Sofyan be great. At least they like the Solterra. I see potential here but the styling is a bit too polarizing for me. Maybe if I see more on the road I’d be into it.
"Fucking bee! Go Away!"
recently these bees have been in love with sofyan lol
It still looks terrible inside and out. Why did they spring for such an awful interior design. It needs a Camry or Crown interior instead. DOA, and looks like they don't care as competitors keep springing up.
Oh hush
You don't know what you're talking about this looks good.....
@truckercowboyed2638 Literally, no one buys this or has many positive things to say. Compliance car that is behind competitors. No need to defend trash just because you own a Subaru.
Well your opinion doesn't make it true ......and yeah I drive a Subaru because they are good and reliable...and inexpensive compared to the competition....@@ishaansaral502
Agreed 💯. Another DOA from Toyota as usual
So your favorite Toyota hater is once again getting pleasure from everyone’s displeasure on this car😁
why do the bugs hate you!!
sure gets lousy reviews on KBB. I have ridden in one as an UBER and that was very nice.
jesus christ 222 mile range should be an embarrassment
It is and real world will be even worse than that. Imagine somebody in a cold climate. 😰 Chilling. Maybe 150 miles. Maybe.
More plastic 😩 These cars are going to start melting above 90degrees in the sun!!
The color of the vehicles is drawing the bugs to you and your shirt.
Hmm. Knowing this is the same as the bz4x, I wonder what your favorite Toyota hater you all know and love is going to say…?😉😂
It’s simply DOA just like any other Toyota product
This is vintage Naveen folks. The world's largest auto company got that way making vehicles that are DOA. Naveen, Naveen, the comedy macheen!
@@gerry9306 keep laughing
Their products may sell but selling more doesn’t make a car more fun to drive or faster or more luxurious or better looking or roomier than rivals
@@naveenthemachine Their cars are luxurious, fun, and most of all reliable. Simply the best 👍
@@naveenthemachineand fyi just because something is cheaper doesn’t mean it’s better
@@gerry9306 wrong on all of them
Toyotas are the worst driving in the segment. And they’re not remotely close to luxurious.
Ugly, slow charging, slow moving, cheap looking interior and exterior… unless you are a diehard Subaru fan, I can’t think of a single compelling reason to choose this over basically anything else in the segment besides maybe the Fisker Ocean for obvious reasons.
BTW, contrary to Sofyan, I think the outside styling looks cool. Again a nice car that just happens to be a very bad EV.
Plastic on wheels
The bloopers get me 😂😂😂 but another note this car or suv sucks
No disrespect with only 214hp for 59000$ with taxes and fees ,you can expect Subaru to go straight to the bankruptcy court .DOA real life range 180 miles.Lots of plastic for 59k .Yeah good luck with that.Stop polluting the planet with these rubbish vehicles.
🐝🐝🐝😠😡🤬😅😂🤣
Too much black plastic cladding 🤮
I want this car very much so new and handsome.
Paid by Subaru clearly
Its a very nice vehicle that happens to be a crappy EV. Unless your needs are limited to a short distance runabout, you should not buy this car. Worst EV specs in the market. Charges slow, very short range, and limited DC charging. Toyota's slogan is "Who Could Ask For Anything More?" Well......EVERYONE!😂
There is not enough lipstick in the world to fix this pig.
I don't really care for it. All that I would want would be an all electric version of the Subaru Outback
The end of Subaru…bye bye
whata disgrace to Subaru 😊
Toyota X Subaru and toyota X bmw might be the biggest car mfg flop ever
They somehow were able to make it uglier this year lmao
That thing is an absolute mess. 😂
Nobody buying this
Subaru is a shell of its former self. Whole vehicle lineup is ugly
For a new car the interior looks dated 🙈🙈👎🏻
It's a compliance vehicle that Toyota/Subaru drew up years ago. It's dated in literally every way besides the date of manufacture.
This car looks gay
Subaru design is ugly as always
Every Subaru is ugly.
Ladies and gentlemen, i present to you the real reason Toyota is so invested in old hybrid technology. It’s because they cannot compete in the fully electric space. This is just terrible.
This is garbage
Worst design ever. Abomination.
So much plastic. Get ready if you wanna buy this car. Because this is gonna start rattling in the highway at 100 F.
Subaru is falling asleep at the wheel. This car isn't great. Listen to new buyers - your base is shrinking. You can only do safe for so long
Interior is awful.
You can buy this car from Hertz for $23k in California!!!!🤯🤯🤯
Sounds about right...50% depreciation in one year.