Subaru Solterra 2024: price and specs in Australia

Subaru has officially confirmed pricing for its Solterra midsize SUV as it prepares to officially inaugurate orders for the logo’s first electrical automobile later this week.

As forecasted by Chasing Vehicles’ dealer sources earlier this day, the Solterra SUV might be on hand in two grades the AWD and AWD Touring, priced at $77,990 and $83,690 respectively, forward of on-avenue prices are added on.

Replace Jan 2024: We’ve updated this article with more info relating to typical instruments and safety aspects that contain been confirmed for the Australian Solterra fluctuate.

The entry label reflects a pointy create bigger over the petrol-vitality Forester ($37,890 forward of on-roads) though undercuts other AWD-geared up EVs corresponding to the Tesla Model Y Long Differ ($78,400) and Hyundai Ioniq 5 Dynamiq ($80,500).

The fee of both Solterra grades also tumble below the $89,332 lower-off level for luxurious automobile tax for gasoline-ambiance friendly vehicles in Australia for the 2023 to 2024 monetary one year.

This implies investors can quiz to no longer appropriate pay much less tax but those buying below a novated hire through their employer are eligible to wave fringe advantages tax.

Subaru Solterra fluctuate, charging and efficiency

At the second, Subaru Australia is but to substantiate the paunchy listing of specifications for both grades and warns they could honest trade forward of the discharge date but the particulars offered up to now are inviting.

Both grades will utilise a 71.4kWh battery (64kWh usable) and feed electricity to a  dual-motor setup, with a mixed output of 160kW of vitality and 337Nm of torque.

Subaru used to be also involved to level out the Aussie-spec Solterra has a sturdy 210mm of ground clearance – 10mm down on a Forester 2.5i-S – and an electrified model of the company’s ‘X-Mode’ off-avenue atmosphere.

The WLTP-tested fluctuate of the Solterra on this guise is 414km.

Subaru says its electrical SUV is also in a position to charging from 20 to 80 percent in half-hour the use of a 150kW DC charger. These the use of a home-model 7kW AC charger might be ready to high up the battery from 20 to 80 percent in seven to eight hours.

What does each grade of the Solterra consist of?

Solterra AWD

The entry-stage Solterra AWD comes with typical aspects corresponding to heated seats up front and for the outboard rear seats, in conjunction with a heated steering wheel. The driver’s seat also aspects eight-manner vitality adjustment.

The entry-stage Solterra AWD is fitted with cloth seat upholstery, corresponding to those viewed on an early prototype spotted by Chasing Vehicles on the streets of Sydney earlier this one year.

Diversified vital aspects consist of a big 12.3-skedaddle touchscreen paired with a further 7.0-skedaddle expose all the draw throughout the instrument cluster. The unsuitable mannequin is also fitted with 18-skedaddle wheels, a vitality tailgate, LED headlights and fog lights in conjunction with a digital rear mirror.

Diversified aspects consist of satellite navigation, roof rails, regenerative braking modes, a six-speaker sound machine and wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

5 years of complimentary servicing are integrated in the fee of the Solterra.

Long-established safety aspects consist of:

• Adaptive LED high-beam headlights
• Adaptive cruise retain an eye on
• Lane retain assistance
• Lane departure alert
• Blind-situation monitoring
• A 360-stage camera
• Rear disagreeable-web page online traffic alert
• Rear parking sensors
• Emergency steering assistance
• Road model support
• Front undercover agent tune
• Distraction and drowsiness driver monitoring

Solterra AWD Touring

Stepping as much as the Touring grade adds synthetic leather-primarily primarily based seats, eight-manner vitality adjustment for both front seats with a memory atmosphere for the driving force and elevated 20-skedaddle alloy wheels.

Diversified vital aspects consist of a 10-speaker Harman Kardon sound machine, a wi-fi mobile telephone charger, an computerized parking characteristic, a panoramic sunroof and the flexibility to option two-tone paint colours – though that can situation you back a further $1200.

At-home EV chargers on hand

A 2kW AC charging cable is integrated as typical with both Solterra grades.

Appreciate rather grand every automobile producer offering EVs in Australia, Subaru is offering two chargers to bundle in with the have of the Solterra.

Including the fee of installation, investors must aquire a single-section 7kW Ocular LTE Plus Wallbox and a six-metre cable for $2250.

Or, for $2645, investors can decide for a 3-section 22kW Ocular LTE Plus Wallbox with a the same form of cable integrated, for sooner charging.

The utter books will officially inaugurate on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 forward of the most important batch of Solterras are expected to achieve in leisurely December.

Extra reporting by Zak Adkins.

Subaru Solterra 2024: prices in Australia

All prices listed are forward of on-avenue prices.

• AWD: $77,990
• AWD Touring: $83,690