2023 Subaru Solterra EV - POV First Impressions

MSRP: From $44,995
Horsepower: 215 hp
Range: 228 mi battery-only
Battery: 72.8 kWh 355 V lithium-ion
Cargo volume: 29 ft³
Dimensions: 185″ L x 73″ W x 65″ H

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[TheTopher]

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[Brumsey]

I’m beginning to wonder if it’s possible to build an ev that doesn’t look like it was crapped out by the Death Star.

[yzhan]

Appreciate the Topher still doing a walk around in the pouring 🌧. My favorite POV reviewer 😁

[jonp]

That's arguably the cheapest looking $46, 000.00 car I've ever seen. Honestly kind of disappointing. Love the review though, as always.

[skkane]

That has to be the ugliest steering wheel in automotive history.

[damonte]

I'm not too fond of the interior... and don't even get me started on the infotainment. It looks to be about 15 inches but the part with the volume know looks to be 12 inches but the actual screen looks 10 inches. One of my biggest pet peeves in the car industry is when manufacturers don't use the empty space in the infotainment area FOR the infotainment screen.

[cdlwn]

I'll love it if car manufacturers use more matte plastic instead of glossy

[yippie]

Looks like a weird 80's rendition of a future spaceship inside.

[joshuastree]

The bezel, the plastic, that steering wheel. Love that 90s retro styling! 😂

[rondo]

The interior reminds me of those old Masto Car models.

[Jetsgo]

I see GM no longer has the worst interiors.

[saucyp]

Solterra, while not necessarily ingenious, is still a better name than whatever Toyota picked. What was it again, MP4-12C? No, that can't be right...

[rohanm]

I don’t understand why they make these cars so different looking than their regular gas cars. The goal is to get people to buy them not cringe when you look at it. BMW’s electric cars are still based on the gas platforms and those seem more like normal cars that are electric. I think BMW’s approach to the whole EV scene seems promising.

[mikel]

Even if they just move the forester interior to this one will be a better choice.

[WillMoon]

$45k+ and you dont even get leather seats. WTH?

[TechOutAdam]

For it being Subaru's first EV, I think they did a great job. The price though is pretty up there for the interior color choices.

[Trexn]

If this is what EV cars will look like in the future, I’m not getting an EV.

[kyrosmike]

I couldn't live with that interior, I don't know if an overlay kit would even fix that

[peterchon]

that is the biggest infotainment bezel ever created. At least the wheels don't fall off though like its toyota brother

Hi! Thank you for this nice review! I like very much this Cockpit look!
On a totally different topic, I used to watch some videos you made and each time I tell myself... "This guy has the same way of talking as my Wisconsin colleague". And finally thank to this video I discover that you are from there as well! (so there is a Wisconsin/midwest accent? ahah)
Thank you for sharing all this!