The 2026 Subaru Solterra has acquired a facelift, headlined by a extra highly effective XT flagship.
Revealed on the New York motor present, the up to date Solterra goes on sale within the US later this 12 months. Nonetheless, native launch timing has but to be introduced.
“Subaru’s newest world unveilings on the New York Worldwide Auto Present present an thrilling glimpse into the model’s future,” mentioned a Subaru Australia spokesperson.
“We sit up for sharing what these world debuts imply for the Australian market in the end.”
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The Solterra includes a 74.7kWh lithium-ion battery which options pre-conditioning to make sure it’s on the optimum temperature for charging earlier than you go to plug in.
Subaru claims vary of greater than 459km, probably on the US EPA cycle – up 25 per cent on the outgoing mannequin. It may be charged at as much as 150kW just like the outgoing mannequin.
The corporate says the Solterra has a “new all-wheel drive system [which] integrates unbiased entrance and rear motor outputs for improved driving efficiency on- and off-road”, with the electrical motors that includes an improved controller promising “extra versatile drive energy distribution and drive energy management in moist and dry circumstances”.
All up, the all-wheel drive Solterra produces 174kW of energy – up 14kW on the outgoing mannequin.
A brand new XT flagship options extra highly effective electrical motors, bumping energy to 252kW and slashing the 0-60mph (0-96km/h) time to beneath 5 seconds.
Subaru has additionally made refinements to the suspension and electrical energy steering for higher dealing with and responsiveness.
Whereas the associated Toyota bZ4X is on the market with front-wheel drive, the Solterra is all-wheel drive solely in markets like ours and the US.
The bZ4X was up to date earlier this 12 months, additionally scoring the 252kW energy output, up from its earlier 160kW determine.
It options Subaru’s X-Mode, permitting you to regulate the quantity of traction out there, and options Snow/Filth and Deep Snow/Mud modes plus Grip Management and hill descent management.
The Solterra has 211mm of floor clearance, or 10mm lower than the brand new Outback.
The up to date mannequin wears a brand new face resembling that of the new Trailseeker. That features revised headlights and a small black panel incorporating an illuminated Subaru emblem.
Subaru has stripped again a number of the black plastic cladding, with body-colour entrance fenders out there with sure colors.
There are additionally out there two-tone color schemes, in addition to new 20-inch alloy wheels.
There’s additionally a brand new entrance bumper design, whereas down again the adjustments are extra minor however embrace a brand new garnish and badging plus a brand new spoiler.
Once more just like the Trailseeker, the up to date Solterra includes a bigger 14-inch touchscreen infotainment system that includes wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A trio of knobs for quantity and temperature adjustment sit beneath this.
On the centre console is a pair of recent 15W wi-fi telephone chargers.
Obtainable security gear consists of blind-spot monitoring, entrance cross-traffic alert, visitors jam help and adaptive cruise management.
The Solterra was first unveiled late in 2021, however didn’t go on sale in Australia till late in 2023.
Final 12 months, Subaru Australia delivered 386 examples, lower than half that of the associated bZ4X (977) and fewer than the Ford Mustang Mach-E (673), not to mention the top-selling Tesla Mannequin Y (21,253).
Not solely will the Solterra should cope with an up to date Mannequin Y this 12 months, however the mid-sized electrical SUV section continues to develop with current or upcoming arrivals together with the Nissan Ariya, Skoda Enyaq and Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5.
