Posted Friday, May 30, 2025 at 9:45pm
The Solterra marked Subaru’s first step into off-road-ready EVs—but the Trailseeker proves they’re taking it to the next level.
Subaru and Toyota didn’t try that hard to hide the fact that the Solterra and bZ4X were rebadged versions of the same car. The interior design was identical, there were only minor changes to the exterior between the two companies, and the pricing was nearly identical, too. Subaru adapted its own AWD system for the Solterra, but otherwise, it was a Toyota.
While it wasn’t shocking, and seemed a little lazy to some, it proved to buyers that Subaru had its foot in the door—they were ready to step into the developing market of off-road-ready, rugged, capable, “adventure” EVs.
