Subaru Solterra 2024 review: Does a last-minute EV price cut help the new Tesla Model Y rival?

It goes without saying that the 2024 Subaru Solterra mid-size SUV is a critical all-new model for the Japanese brand. After all, it's more than just another mid-size SUV – it's the marque's first all-electric vehicle. Yes, it may be 2024, but the brand is only getting onboard the EV train now.

In fact, if it wasn't for Toyota, the Solterra might not even exist, with it very, very closely related to Brand T's own first EV, the awkwardly named bZ4X. The similarities between the two are so much so that there's little to seperate them, which is why Subaru has been so relatively aggressive with its pricing, knocking 10 per cent off its model's price the week before its Australian launch.

In this expert review, CarsGuide Senior Journalist Tom White gets behind the wheel of the new Solterra to find out if it can compete with more than just the bZ4X in the value stakes – yes, we're looking straight at you, Tesla Model Y.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Pricing and features
02:48 Design
05:10 Practicality
07:23 Under the bonnet
07:44 Efficiency
08:41 Driving
13:31 Safety
14:22 Ownership
14:43 Verdict
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