The 2023 Subaru Solterra Is an Electric Crossover for Adventures 

@Paul S Yet it looks horrific and is perceived as cheap. They do do it for that reason though, cheaper to make (most importantly for them) and cheaper to replace.

I think it’s just suburu mostly

@Paul S Good point. Although "cheaper" comes with "cheap" and seriously? This just looks like a piece of crap. Unacceptable from Subaru IMO. But let's not worry a lot about it, people will buy it in large amounts. After all, it's electric, right? So it's gonna save the planet 👍

@Paul S Paul, please allow me to say that the only "off road" that car will see is at most a... say curb?

In ten years that black cladding will be light grey like every Honda Element or Chevy Avalanche out there. But who cares, by that time it will need a new battery that costs more than the vehicle is worth.

I would be really into it

I hope not to be honest.

Dont know about that, there is no point to move to TV from his standpoint

@@headshotmaster138 Agree, the discovery formula is awful. Bad editing, loud music over the speaking, and fake drama. They ruined motortrend

@@VacFink Not only that but Doug works better as a RU-vidr. If he goes on a streaming platform, he'll be like anyone else and can be easily controlled by the company.

The RAV4 Prime isn't very difficult to eclipse in that category

Completely agree. Nonsense... Maybe Doug was under... influence ?

4pts! It even looks like a Rav4

Subaru forester sold more than 3/4 more than rav 4s.

There is a real cool factor around everything electric, and it is not quite there with plug-in hybrids like the RAV4 Prime.

Or maybe a real engine and some ground clearance would help lol

It's like a G-Wagen on 22s and low-profile tires. Defeats the purpose.

Wheels. Not rims

This is a Toyota with Subaru badges, TheTropher just did a video on a EV Toyota just different badges.

I was wondering why people like crossover tbh, is just a jacked up station wagon with ugly plastic fender

People that like electric cars are heavily status-conscious. Not only do they need everyone to know they're driving an EV, they need to be reminded of it every time they get in. It's just like when hybrids started getting big. Fewer people bought the hybrids that looked like regular cars-they wanted the Prius with the distinctive "hybrid look".

thats the one thing that puts me off from these cars. i hate the lack of volume knobs and controls that aren’t touch or inside of a screen.

@@channell11 I rented a Ford Fusion hybrid for a month. Every time I turned it off, it would say on the screen “thank you for driving a hybrid”

Manufacturers do not seem to understand the concept of "normal design" with EVs... Is that a curse? No. Customers are still lining up to buy them 😂

@Paul S model 3 does NOT look normal

They will, once people who actually purchase this vehicle start complaining, they will upgrade it

I suggest you look at the charging curve rather than the peak speed, if it doesn't work for you I'm sure you'll find another that does, also from what I heard the lexus version should have more range with more power

Do you know if there’s been an update like we hoped?

Same in the 350Z. Good idea.

The Volkswagen ID.4 does this

I think the Subaru XT did that.

@@joshua.harazin no it doesnt

Mini Coopers do that

Engineers are all idiots these days....they have an associates or bachelor's degree at best.

That would explain a lot

Maybe the Lexus version will have one..

@@jarrodpalmer Keep on dreaming.

@@kubagornowicz 😂

I wouldn’t sweat it. Your typical subaru buyer is gonna take one look at this thing and go, “oh hell no.” They didn’t even include a shifter ffs. First thing you do on a test drive and you already hate it. Brilliant. They’ll sell these, but it won’t be to existing customers.

The problem is it's a Toyota, and Subaru dealerships don't want to have to work on them, but they do because it has a Subaru badge stuck on it.

Amen, it’s so strange every EV has to have some crazy design aesthetic rather than a regular design.

The Positive: My Pacifica Plug In looks like a regular Minivan. Negative: My Pacifica Plug In looks like a regular Minivan. Also positive, I don't give a crap what people think about my choice in transportation.

@Eman Tabrizi : Thanks a million for just putting simple words on what I feel every single time I (hurtingly) lay my eyes on an EV... They all look like they were actually made to be flying saucers.. but at the end of the day, they ended up with four wheels and labeled as "cars". Exception would be cited for Tesla (Model S), but it's a Jaguar platform anyway, so it's self-explained...

I might be wrong but I think it has to do something with having the best aerodynamic possible in order to maximize electric range.

@@Dryloch hey man, those Pacificas are freakin NICE. honestly, id get one and I dont even have a family lmao.

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Yeah tbh Subaru and toyota messed up

Some things that seem minor at first glance would get really annoying as an owner too. I hate volume buttons rather than a knob. The missing glove box is another weird one. I also thought I would like this, but the video shows it's not for me.

You can’t be any more right

I could honestly live with 220miles in a daily driver, I think the largest issue would be attempting to use this as a member of it's target demographic. While chargers are being installed in state parks around here they often aren't near the interesting trails or sights you'd want to see. Sometimes they aren't near the campgrounds either. So with only 220 miles of range, once you factor in carrying you, your friends/family and your gear... Potentially using roof mounted cargo solutions for gear/bikes/kayaks wich would further reduce range and any inevitable rough road driving cutting into that range it starts to become a huge con. It's a shame because I generally like Subarus, my wife's Forester was a perfect weeklong camping trip vehicle for us when she had it, had great milage and enough capability that some of the less maintained "roads" deeper in the mountains where not a problem. So hopefully they take this criticism and improve on the design because I want to like it.

Exactly. Especially going into the woods, how tf do you find a ev charger?! With that kind of range, I won’t even able to get off that trail and find a charger. For EV off-roading, the car at least have 350+ miles range then we can start talking. For regular gas-powered car, we can just bring couple gas jars and it will be good. For EV, you can’t bring a charging station with you

Eh, most Subarus these days are city cars primed for adventure

Exactly, It's there first attempt, I get it, but it's 5 years behind in EV tech.

Off-road and EVs don't really go together. No one is going to take the new Hummer overlanding. How do you carry extra charge?

@@heyaisdabomb Sure, but if they price it at 35k, they'll sell out.

I’d take a RAV4 prime because at least it’s a plug in hybrid. Gas engine on the highway and roads, electric on the traffic or city

And the exterior clearly looks the same. People love to make fun of rebadged cars but I didn’t see people hating on the BRZ and the 86 because they are literally rebadged sports cars, but I saw a lot of stupid jdm fans making fun of the MK5 Supra for being a rebadged BMW Z4. Yes they do use the same engine and transmission and everything else, but they look very different. The Supra is a coupe, and the Z4 is a convertible. The Subaru and the Toyota are clearly rebadged cars

They’ve been developed on the same platform and are basically the same car. Nothing secret about this, except Subaru tries to pretend it isn’t. At least if you put an ID.4, Enyaq, and Q4 next to each other they don’t look utterly rebadged. Yet again, these are the same vehicles underneath.

I've never seen this car until now, my first impression was "It looks like a Toyota", now I know

I feel lik Toyota should’ve taken another year to at-least make it look different..make it look unique to the Toyota brand

@@caspalaflare8838 This thing is more Toyota than Subaru, inside and out. It is Subaru that should’ve taken more time/effort to differentiate themselves from the bZ4X.

*Badumtss*

Will they have a Hold Heat button for colder climates? I’d like both for Canada

Totally agree. This has been mentioned a lot of times already. Mixing up ICE and EV... is quite a questionable thing. Doug, please hear us out! Thank you.

Not very practical. Range is something that is going to get better over the years in the car industry. So a "10" today could be a "5" in some years, and going back to change the score on every electric car doesn't sound very practical.

agreed... sure, its fun. but that fun goes away after a few months (previous Tesla owner here). I would MUCHHHHHHHH rather have more range (a reason why I got rid of the Tesla)

I'm a huge Tesla fan and I completely agree. It would be nice to see an economical, slow EV at a lower price point. Something like the Nissan leaf but with liquid cooled batteries and better charging time.

Nobody cares about the power - we want practicality and for cheaper than gas. This car is a turd. Cheap interior, no glove box, subpar range, and slower charging than competitors when you need it most. This car is a turd. I'm not stopping nearly 3 times resulting in 3 hours of wait time on just a measly 500 mile roundtrip. What a turd.

@@eshelmen cheaper than gas only means more expensive gas to government....

@@jeffreysmith4586 0 - 60 is not why electric cars are expensive…

This is 99+% pure mainstream Toyota (same everything). Just watch Kirk Kreifels separate videos on both the Limited AWD (same as Doug's Solterra) and the XLE FWD. Done in the same general area as Doug's within days of this video. YOU'LL BE SHOCKED! 😲😲😲

The ugly steering and dash looks exactly like the bzx4

@@xSavagepr they’re the same car with different badges, of course they look the same.

@@syxepop you can see the RZ450e on my channel if you want to see the triplet variant

Either way, they are both junk

@@randomperson-bi1xlI disagree. I’ve been to many places where this would perfectly fit the bill: short trips in small cities and towns whose roads get snow and/or outskirts are dirt roads where AWD and electric synergize. Granted, the charging could be better but not everyone lives in one metropolis with a destination of another one. I’m in one of the largest cities and just need a mid-range commuter that won’t vaporize wealth (gas). If I happen upon some mud, great. It’s a cool car and nothing else out there hits the value proposition.

No... more like Doug the guy who sells out to the discovery plus channel and becomes a typical sell out RU-vidr!!! AD BAIT!!!!!

Doug reads the manual from back to front... because that's a quirk.

@@jonathangwynne1917 Reading the manual at all is a quirk, honestly. I work at a shop and you would be surprised how little people know about how features in their own cars work. Like one I had come back complaining we broke their radio, when it was merely powered off- the volume knob is also the power switch for the radio.

@@wstlndiesel Doug is in the business of making money. I’m sure discovery paid him nicely.

OS is the type of guy who posts ridiculous not funny over-used cliches sadly

@Donovan Lewis yup. And it’s not just AC, but heat, and control charging. Heck the 2011 Nissan Leaf had it.

@Donovan Lewis What happens if your phone dies or you leave it at home or someone else needs to drive the car? Tesla has a card key.

Given that he's reviewing boring EV Crossovers now, does it really matter?

I think he received a lot of complaints, both on its presence as well his particular ratings (a lot of nit picking on whether “Features” should’ve been a six or a seven.) Additionally, it cuts 90 to 120 seconds from the video, which allows him to do more actual content.

@@evanmorris6508 More comments = more interactions = more ad revenue

Part of the reason is that he doesn’t need to justify specific ratings now that he has such a deep catalog. He can make comparisons based on what he has already reviewed and just rate it. I agree though, it should come back.

Just PAUSE THE VIDEO when Doug show the score. It still shows the points on each separate category. Or follow the Doug Score link in the description of each video to his updated spreadsheet.

I own a CR-V, and I do t know what sort of sorcery was summoned to make that happen. It feels like the space inside it somehow breaks the laws of physics.

Subaru still qualifies for the tax credit and Toyota doesn't.

Indeed, motorman reviewed AWD bz4x and the pricing for that was around 50k

What would you expect from a rebadged suv lmao

Pricing is out in Norway and it starts at $55k for the base trim. It does have a few bells and whistles though as the buyers are picky, for instance the screen is the 12.3". So I’d expect it to be a tiny bit cheaper. The good thing is you can get tax credit in the US, but I’m not sure how well that plays out with regards to sales tax.

Price is out also for japanese market. The cheapest version which is actual FWD is 5940000JPY thats around 47K usd. The AWD is at 50K USD after conversion.

Holy shit... My 3/4 ton Chevy truck gets up to 15 MPG and is almost twice as heavy with a 6 liter V8 engine propelling it around

I used to have an acura tl, 250 hp 3.2 v6 weight weound 3600 lbs and got 20 in the city. That thing must’ve weight over 4500 lbs

You also don't have to worry about a $800 car payment for the next 6-7 years :)

@@Elmamaguebo16 nah, just an old subaru lol .

You may want to give the running gear of your car a good going over, wheel bearings are a real issue on Outbacks of that era. My 2017 STI with essentially the same engine as the Outback XT gets just under 10L/100km on the highway lightly loaded, about 12L/100km highway with 3 passengers, a fully loaded trunk, roof carrier and roof and hitch mount bike racks (with 3 bikes) installed and about 11L/100km around town. Should be noted I'm not hypermileing or anything, quite the opposite if you ask my wife. I'd have to be driving like an absolute asshat to to hit the 14L/100km you are claiming.

He's never going to do that again... sadly

@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 do you know why he stopped?

@@snisneves2894 because he said that it takes up time in his videos and him cutting off those 2 minutes of the Doug score explanation allows him to include 2 minutes more of quirks.

@@the_random9718 fair enough haha

@@snisneves2894 pretty much what that guy said, lol

That doesn't explain how Tesla has a heat pump, glovebox, generous central console storage space, more powerful motors, faster charging, faster performance (which requires bigger radiators under the hood), slightly bigger battery, WAY more boot space, and on top of that - space for a frunk. Where did you waste all that space, Toyobaru?

@@gvaley Tesla are on a different price point. Toyota build quality is far better than Tesla. Also Toyota and Subaru guarantee their batteries that they only loose 10% efficiency after 10 years. This is due to slower charging speeds. Regular fast charging degrades battery life.

@@MrPeteJMc Of course Toyobaru will be cheaper - who will buy a vastly unsuperior car otherwise? But the price means nothing because you won't be able to buy it. Toyota already announced it can build only 12 tou in 2022 - because of lack of batteries. Compare that to 1.5 mil Tesla will build this year. Knowing the Toyota-Subaru relationship, Subaru will probably build less.

@@gvaley Toyota's been banking on hybrids and hydrogen for so long and Subaru only has one mediocre hybrid. It's finally come to the point where they can't not make an EV but they're so far behind that this is the best they could figure out.

Yes, blows my mind how 215 hp is not enough for some people in a vehicle of this size. Easily enough power to pass on the highway. If only they had upped the battery size so range was competitive.

Very well said Carl! Another nonsense EV for people who might think they will save the planet, just by driving another POS... Priceless era we live in 😂

That emoji killed me idk why lol

@@peterkater4292 This car is nonsense. Not all cars make sense after all and that's why people have different cars for their different purposes, don't you think? If I want an ICE car (which you seem to be quite fond of for some very odd reason) with a torque equals to at least those used by powerful diesel engines used by most freight trains, with a comfort level and the size of at most equal to S-class. Would that make sense to you?

@@kamikakushi_ I'm very fond of ICE cars yes (ex: Volvo S60 Polestar as daily, Mustang GT500 for the weekend). There is absolutely no place in my life for a vacuum cleaner (understand EV) no regards if it's a Rimac or a Dacia Duster EV. EVs are soulless, have a really stupidly (unjustified and unjustifiable) design cue which by the way are almost all alike (exception made for Tesla) and will never "save the world" as all the materials needed for the batteries (let alone the production of electric energy) are on the opposite side of "ecological". If you are still reading, good! You'll ask me why then so much "unlove" for the EVs? Easy answer. I worked on the development of several models (02/2020-03/2022) and honestly? It's all BS. In terms of technology, sustainability etc. The only thing that works with EVs? The humongous amounts of investments made in the sector. You wouldn't believe the sums that gravitate around even the most simple parts! European "eco-terroristic" policies (joined with almost all OEMs) are just paving the economical highway for the biggest industrial nonsense I can think of : EVs. When I think car, I think emotion, not "e-motion". I love sportscars (I own a few flat sixes, muscle cars, etc..) and cars in general, it's my passion. Sorry, I meant my obsession. But EVs are just not doing it for me. At best some might gain the following "half respect" from me (like Teslas) when they get performance, mileage, quick charge and last but not least a design that allows me to look at them without shedding tears... Vibrations? Smell of gasoline? Engine sound? The list goes on and on.. Is it something EVs will ever have? I'll let you answer that one alone. But back to your description of a car (spacious, high levels of torque etc..), if I think it is realistic? Of course it is! GLS 55 AMG. Ever heard of that? It'll do all you need. Price? Who said you needed to buy new? And concerning your argument "different car for different people", well you couldn't make me more happy, provided it would be realistic. Let me explain what I mean by this. In the wave of "saving the planet" with EVs and more, I'll be more than happy to see some more respect for the automobile. Anybody remembers what an automobile is? Let me help you, it's got an engine. And I know you understand the kind of engine I have in mind... I'd truly like to see that governments will respect automobiles and consumers who like beautiful engineering by showing a true form of : "drive whatever you like!" But instead of that (it would be called "democracy" actually), all you get is to be reminded how "ecologically unconscious" or "in responsible" you are if you dare driving something different than an EV or say a hybrid or plug in hybrid. Have you noticed that already 2 years ago, car commercials literally stopped advertising anything that isn't related to electric power?! Let people do whatever they want. I honestly couldn't care less about others choices. I won't save the world with cars since the root of world pollution lies somewhere else (but that is another debate) but I would most kindly appreciate to be given a choice of driving whatever kind of car I just please until the last day of my life. Do you think it is too much to ask for? Because given the "ecological propaganda" and the increasingly more demanding emissions regulations, it means we'll never see new pure V12s (Aventador) or V10s (Viper) or others, ever. And this, in my opinion, is no way near democratic. And that is a regretfully sad trait of our modern societies. It's called : "Business over freedom".

​@@peterkater4292 I'm very fond of horses. There is absolutely no place in my life for pieces of plastics , metal and rubber (understand cars) no regards if it's a Ferrari or a Honda Civic. Cars are soulless, have a really stupidly (unjustified and unjustifiable) design cue which by the way are almost all alike (exception made for Citroen Ami) and will never "save the world" as all the materials needed for the car (let alone the production of any type of petro energy) are on the opposite side of "ecological". If you are still reading, good! You'll ask me why then so much "unlove" for the cars? Easy answer. I worked on the development of several models and honestly? It's all BS. In terms of technology, sustainability etc. The only thing that works with cars? The humongous amounts of investments made in the sector. You wouldn't believe the sums that gravitate around even the most simple parts! European "support the car industry" policies (joined with almost all OEMs) are just paving the petro-dollar highway for the biggest industrial nonsense I can think of : cars. When I think horses, I think emotion. I love horses in general, it's my passion. Sorry, I meant my obsession. But cars are just not doing it for me. At best some might gain the following "half respect" from me (like Citroen Ami) when they get mileage, mileage, mileage and last but not least a footprint that allows me to look at them without shedding tears... Hoofs? Smell of poop? Trot sounds? The list goes on and on.. Is it something cars will ever have? I'll let you answer that one alone. But back to your description of a horse (High up, good visibility etc..), if I think it is realistic? Of course it is! Arabian. Ever heard of that? It'll do all you need. Price? Who said you needed to buy young? And concerning your argument "different vehicles for different people", well you couldn't make me more happy, provided it would be realistic. Let me explain what I mean by this. In the wave of "marketing BS about inanimate objects having a soul" with cars and more, I'll be more than happy to see some more respect for the horses. Anybody remembers what a horse is? Let me help you, it's got a heart. And I know you understand the kind of heart I have in mind... I'd truly like to see that governments will respect horses and consumers who like beautiful creatures by showing a true form of : "ride whatever you like!" But instead of that (it would be called "democracy" actually), all you get is to be reminded how "economically unconscious" or "in responsible" you are if you dare riding something different than a car or say a pick-up or minivan. Have you noticed that already many years ago, horse commercials literally stopped advertising anything that isn't related to grass power?! Let people do whatever they want. I honestly couldn't care less about others choices. I won't save the world with horses since the root of world pollution lies somewhere else (but that is another debate) but I would most kindly appreciate to be given a choice of riding whatever kind of horses I just please until the last day of my life. Do you think it is too much to ask for? Because given the "ecological propaganda" and the increasingly more demanding emissions regulations, it means we'll never see new pure Clydesdales or Mustangs (the 4 legged kind) or others, ever. And this, in my opinion, is no way near democratic. And that is a regretfully sad trait of our modern societies. It's called : "Petro-dollars over freedom".

Wtf, it's a joint operation by the two lol

He meant "because Toyota"

I hope they depreciate a lot so I can get one in three years.

One big difference is that Toyota's tax incentives are about to cap out, and Subaru's aren't. So the Subaru can still get you $7500 in a tax writeoff.

The big thing going for Solterra over the Bz4x is Toyota is running out of tax credits, so it should be cheaper to the subaru over the AWD Bz4x

Toyota hasn’t hit it yet, they still have a few more cars to sell before they hitbut

By many rivals you mean just Tesla, GM, and Toyota

@Mark Neustadt this thing looks like a toaster with weird fenders. I wouldn’t buy one at gunpoint

@@nothere572 and Audi, VW, Ford

Also the standard heat pump will really help with range in cold climates.

personally i love it and have had no issues with it (im by no means tall tho - 179cm, but friends who are 185 and have driven it also havent had issues) You just need to play with it a bit more to get it to a comfortable level combined with your seating position

I guess people found the I-cockpit controversial because they can't fit in them well. I swear people find everything controversial these days.

@@automation7295 there is a lot of truth in your final statement, ppl find everything controversial nowadays just for the sake of it

I own a Peugeot e208 with the i-cockpit and I love it (I'm also 5'11", 179 cm) since the wheel is small and flat at the bottom and it suits the size of the car (a small hatchback). What Toyota/Subaru seem to have done here feels like a poor implementation of that idea, especially since the cluster screen itself also looks pretty poor. Maybe Subaru drivers are different, but my personal feel when I saw the POV shot of the wheel and dash here was that it doesn't feel like a nice place to be, and that's from someone who owns and loves a vehicle with the i-cockpit!

Citroen c5 x

Like Mazda 2 Hybrid😎

🤣🤣🤣🤣

I don’t know if this is true, but apparently Toyota or Subaru isn’t making it, BYD is making it and then Toyota and Subaru are slapping their badge on it.

Exactly! That’s what I thought too!

I had an impreza coupe, a legacy wagon, and a forester xt. Subaru lost its way in 2008. This car is a turd and very much on brand for new subaru. Any electric car with no frunk was clearly designed poorly and rushed to get past crash testing safety.

Just get a rav4

Welcome to Toyota owning Subaru...

@@ericlucci2829 Our 2012 Forester was the worst car we ever owned. Never again Subaru!

The BZ4X has a different interior.

They have the same interior

haha but in all fairness, considering a 6 year old girl is stronger than doug, I'd say it speaks more to the cheap shit paper-cup nature of this glorified tonka toy than doug

Mostly Toyota designers, with Subaru guys trying to tack whatever they can onto the shell.

Add to that no front trunk and it's definitely enough to make buyers look elsewhere, especially given the charge time, range, and performance, even though it has similar price as rivals.

Agree with you guys. Hopeless EV anyway.

@@balthazarduclos2673 ya the fact that they believe off-road performance makes up for all the glaring issues on road is laughable. Rly bad car lol

@@joeyn3590 agreed. Seriously. Hell even the off road isn't where they think it is. 220-ish miles combined EPA is NOT 220 miles off road. Unless you live directly near where you're off roading, that's going to kill a lot of your off road capability. I know Rivian and Jeep are both providing charging for the backwater areas to enable better off-roading, but they're JUST starting and that will take a few years to build out. Buying this to off road doesn't make any sense. For the price this will cost, based on the Toyota bZ4X pricing, you can buy an EV UTV like a Vanderhall Brawley and tow it to where you plan to off road.

The console has a lot more room than most and there is a storage area under the gear shift, neither of which were covered in this video. I own a Solterra now (only a few weeks in) but I don't feel like I am missing anything by the lack of glove box (yet... to be fair).

Solterra does not have one pedal braking.

Exactly 😂

Crazy, cheap, thoughtless. Also not having knobs for AC, is lame.

He is now total AD BAIT!!!!

LMFAO 🤣

bZ4X*

Fine, but BR-Z, FR-S or GT86?

Well done sir! 😂🤣😄👍 A "bz4x". Where in there creepy minds were they thinking?! A name for a car? What are you driving? You might as well burp.. It's gonna be the same 🤣 Idiots.. 🤣

He hasn't done adds in years. They must have thrown a bag of money at him.

he says he only ever does something he believes in so he never really has ads

My thoughts too

I think its just rebadged toyota bz4x

Or at least a relative of it.

Toyota designed it

Its a bz4x

I agree, was expecting this to be a cheaper off-road ev besides the Rivians but the range and charge time is not good at all. Imo if they can make the range at least 270-300 miles then it might get a shot

Not quite a city car either, the vast majority of Subaru’s demographic is people in rural areas that have winter. Those that have to drive dirt roads, or through some heavy snow often. It’s a small demographic compared to other manufacturers, sure, but that’s their thing. Heated seats & steering wheel, heated wiper blades, standard full-time symmetrical AWD on all models except their “sports car”. It’s an EV for people that have to deal with winter and dirt roads. Not saying it’s great, but I wouldn’t call it a city car.

its a toyota bz4x with different case. not a subaru that you bring to wilderness

@@akhyarrayhka4048 I didn’t say bring it to wilderness. I said it’s for snowy climates.

100% agree. I've had two Subaru Foresters (2015 and 2019, my current daily driver). I ended up ordering a Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD ER last November (still don't even have a production date!), but when I heard about this, I wondered if I should cancel that order. This should have been a slam dunk for me, but it's just so underwhelming. I would absolutely forget my phone in that cubby all the time. I don't know why they thought that was a good idea. I also don't understand a vehicle that is designed for off-road adventuring that has so little range, but more importantly, such slow charging speed. I think their partnership with Toyota really held them back here.

I agree with this....the Practicality score should've been an 8 or lower for sure.

Don't forget no glove box! I know a lot of people don't use it, but imagine keeping your registration, insurance, et al elsewhere in the car....

At least he has a reason to sponsor, and not just because of the money

sounds like your wife goes on a lot of test drives

Average consumer isn't buying an all electric compact crossover. Buyers looking at Solterra will look at what else they can buy for the same money.

@@CMCNestT yes.

For the vast majority of people who aren’t into cars, if it can accelerate to 60 mph in under 7 seconds, they will say it feels quick enough.

@@sardonicbear I used to think that when I first started driving my 2018 Accord. Now... ...mostly the same but I wish it gave me better low-end grunt like an electric motor assist can do.

With the exception of the WRX vapelords, most Subarus have CVTs and undersized engines. Average Outback buyers couldn’t care less about 0-60

I love the first gen Forester especially the turbo XT version that the current gen dont have anymore :(

They need to make a wagon with high clearance and with a roof rack that isn't 7ft off the ground. Like the old AMC Eagle wagon. Those were badass.

Subaru's designs have consistently been getting worse since ~2017

BMW too, Subaru has an obsession with plastic fenders, while BMW has an obsession with ugly pig ass front ends

I don't actually mind the wheel arch cladding on the new WRX too much, it can be painted body color to match and look acceptable. The real issue for me is the rear bumper that looks like a full diaper, you can't fix that with just paint.

No glove box? Wtf Subaru!? Kia gonna steal sales from this....even without AWD.

@@spacetoast7783 my first gen Crosstrek looks better than the current gen