2024 Subaru Solterra pricing and features

March 2024: Solterra driven in Australia

It’s Subaru’s first EV and its most expensive model, but can the Solterra trouble big-name rivals that include the Tesla Model Y?

February: Subaru Solterra price slashed

Subaru Australia has reduced pricing for the Solterra between $6700 and $8000.

2024 Subaru Solterra pricing and features

The Subaru Solterra, the Japanese brand's first electric car, has been priced from $69,990 as it bids to take on a group of significant rivals.

Subaru Australia has now confirmed finalised specifications after announcing pricing and "indicative specs" last November.

There are minimal changes to the trim levels for the Solterra AWD and Solterra AWD Touring models, which will both feature a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive set-up.

A panoramic sunroof is now standard on the Touring where previously it was listed as a potential option. A $1200 two-tone paint option is also available only for the Touring.

The Touring features artificial-leather upholstery to the entry model's cloth seats.

Drive-away pricing is from $75,821 based on Sydney location, with the Touring's $76,990 RRP increasing to $83,065 (again Sydney) once on-road costs are added.

The Subaru Solterra launches in late Feb – on the exact dates as its near-identical Toyota twin, the BZ4x.

Toyota has yet to announce pricing, though the BZ4x will be offered in both single-motor front-drive and dual-motor forms.

Subaru's decision to focus on an all-wheel-drive Solterra means it pricing positions the 4.7-metre-long SUV above entry, rear-drive versions of key competitors including the Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5 (from about $65K), as well as the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Kia EV6 (from about $73K).

The Solterra's pricing looks more competitive when compared with equivalent AWD electric midsized SUVS. A dual-motor Model Y costs from $78,400, the AWD Ioniq 5 starts at $80,500, and an AWD EV6 kicks off at $87,590.

To obtain an AWD Mach-E requires a much bigger spend of $104,990 before on-roads are added.

Volkswagen has yet to confirm pricing for the ID.4 electric medium SUV due in late 2024.

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The dual-motor Solterra features a 71.4kWh battery and produces a combined 160kW and 337Nm from its front and rear electric motors.

Those numbers are relatively low for a dual-motor EV, while most key rivals offer more affordable single-motor models.

Subaru Australia's official specifications have included only the typically optimistic NEDC range figure – 485km.

The more comparable figure available from Europe is the WLTP (Low) figure of 466km.

This compares well with the Ioniq 5 AWD's 454km but trails the Model Y Long Range (533km), Kia EV6 (484kW), and upcoming Volkswagen ID.4 (515km).

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150kW rapid charging will replenish the battery from 20 to 80 per cent in half an hour, according to Subaru. Using the 7kW onboard AC charger completes the same top-up in seven to eight hours.

At this stage, standard equipment highlights for the entry Solterra include an automatic tailgate, electric driver’s seat, heated seats front/rear, digital rear-view mirror, surround-view camera, and 12.3-inch infotainment screen.

Subaru Australia is also including five-year servicing and roadside assistance in the pricing, as well as a 2kW AC charging cable with an eight-amp wall plug.

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The Touring adds $5700 to the price tag and is necessary to have wireless phone charging. Other extras include a 10-speaker Harman Kardon sound system, electric adjustment for the front passenger seat and memory settings for the driver seat, and 20-inch alloy wheels that replace the base model’s 18-inch alloys.

Options are limited to a panoramic sunroof and two-tone paint.

Subaru Australia is also offering charging-installation bundles for homes, with a Bundle 1 Single-Phase (7kW) costing $2250 or a Bundle 2 Three-Phase (22kW) set-up costing $2645.

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Subaru Solterra specifications