2026 Solterra

[R P]

Quite a few significant improvements. Not sure if these were all pre-announced before, but just reading this, could make it a real winner. My original 2023 model is great off-road, and if this one is even better, that is quite a feat. And the bonus is vastly improved fast charging (if it matches the specs). Now it could also be used as a trip car.
https://insideevs.com/news/773567/2026-subaru-solterra-ev-prices-revealed/

 

[electriceddy]

Quite a few significant improvements. Not sure if these were all pre-announced before, but just reading this, could make it a real winner. My original 2023 model is great off-road, and if this one is even better, that is quite a feat. And the bonus is vastly improved fast charging (if it matches the specs). Now it could also be used as a trip car.
https://insideevs.com/news/773567/2026-subaru-solterra-ev-prices-revealed/

From the article;
" upgraded front and rear electric motors with silicon carbide semiconductors, producing 233 horsepower (up from 215 hp). You also get a 74.7-kilowatt-hour battery (up from 72.8 kWh) which delivers 288 miles of range (up from 227 miles.
Subaru said that’s just a 2% bump in battery capacity, but thanks to better cell insulation, upgraded cooling, new motors and improved aerodynamics, it translates into a massive 26% gain in range."

That is an amazing range gain just utilizing more efficient (yet more powerful) motors/electronics and tweaking the battery characteristics/cooling.
Thanks for the link, looks good for Subaru

 

[R P]

And a lot faster charging. The new Trailseeker drive train and platform should be similar.

 

[BrokeBoater]

Been 12 days since we took delivery of our 2026 Tech package. It has been bouncing around between 0 and 5c temperature here since we took delivery. The only minor complaint (maybe we were spoiled with the Kona) is you have to reset the regen every time you start the car as it reverts to the lowest setting. We haven't done a charge session yet, other than a short Tesla test, but probably will by the weekend. There is as expected a disconnect between the GOM and the state of charge, which conveniently shows a percentage on the instrument monitor.
So far we love the car and its roominess. It is amazing the number friends, neighbours and even strangers who have complimented us on our choice of car.

 

[BrokeBoater]

Just over a month now and about 565 km on the car. We have done a charge on our home 30 amp (26 amp actual) Grizzl-e level 2 charger with Grizzl-e NACS adapter. The unsolicited compliments on the car have not stopped. Admittedly it looks great in Smoked Carbon with black roof and the 20 inch tires. The weather until recently has been in the -5 to 5 c range. Our garage is attached to the house, and while it is not heated, it is insulated. The climate control system is wonderful and we are very happy we got the Tech package with the infared lap heaters for the front seats. The optional setting that only turns on the climate to the passenger seat if it's occupied is a nice feature. We are still getting used to resetting the regen every time we start the car. A trip to the lumber yard made us realize how much cargo area there is in the car. We did reconfigure our garage (which needed declutterring anyway) as the car is long, 6 inches longer than the 2016 Tucson ICE we once had. The charging takes longer than the Kona but this because it is a 20% bigger battery. The GOM is getting better, my guess is because we have driven more kms. It had 6km on it when we bought it. Comparing the range to the Kona, in similar weather, after the first charge we got 3.92km per Kwh instead of 4.5 with the Kona, but of course it is a heavier car, running 2 motors at 338hp instead of 1 at 201hp. We will get some data on long hi way driving in February when go over the mountains to Vancouver. We still have to try out the parallel parking system and the X drive.