Subaru Solterra EV delayed, coming to Australia mid-2023

The all-electric Subaru Solterra, like its Toyota bZ4x twin, has been delayed for the Australian market till mid-2023.

Talking with CarExpert, an organization spokesperson mentioned: “The all-new Subaru Solterra is presently slated to launch mid-2023. Extra info concerning anticipated arrival instances will probably be revealed in the end”.

Beforehand, Subaru Australia indicated the all-electric crossover would lob Down Underneath through the first half of 2023, and because the authentic announcement has already obtained hundreds of expressions of curiosity.

Whereas native specs received’t be launched till nearer to launch, Subaru’s native chief, Blair Learn, not too long ago all however confirmed that Australia would completely be getting the all-wheel drive (AWD) model, relatively than including a front-wheel drive variant to the combination.

“All-wheel drive is a core a part of our DNA, however whereas I can’t affirm spec as we speak, in the event you take a look at what Subaru has been according to over the past decade or extra, you possibly can in all probability work it out,” he mentioned.

The Solterra measures 4690mm lengthy, 1860mm vast and 1650mm tall on a 2850mm wheelbase. That makes it barely longer and wider than a Forester. Floor clearance is 210mm, or 10mm lower than a Forester, whereas kerb weight ranges between 1930kg and 2020kg.

Globally, the Solterra gives a selection of single-motor front- or dual-motor all-wheel drive variants. The front-wheel drive mannequin produces 150kW of energy and has roughly 530km of vary on the stricter WLTP cycle, whereas the all-wheel drive model has 160kW and 460km of vary.

Each variants use a 71.4kWh lithium-ion battery with a most AC charger output of 6.6kW and a most DC charging output of 150kW.

The Solterra is underpinned by a brand new electrical automobile structure, co-developed by Subaru and Toyota, which the previous calls the e-Subaru World Platform and the latter calls e-TNGA.

The twin-motor all-wheel drive variant contains a Subaru-developed X-Mode AWD management system, as in different Subaru SUVs. It’s additionally out there with 20-inch alloy wheels, whereas the FWD mannequin is simply out there with 18s.

Globally, the Subaru and Toyota have run into roadblocks whereas rolling out its first EV.

A crippling wheel hub bolt problem, which may trigger the wheels to fall off, sparked a enormous recall marketing campaign and halted manufacturing for months – Toyota USA even supplied to purchase vehicles again – because the manufacturers scrambled to discover a answer.

Manufacturing of the bZ4x solely simply resumed prior to now week, after Toyota introduced it discovered an answer for the difficulty.

Toyota Australia confirmed simply this week that the bZ4x will arrive within the second half of 2023, 12 months after it was initially scheduled to reach Down Underneath.

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