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2024 Subaru Solterra First Drive: A Flatter Steering Wheel, and Away We Go

•    Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2024 Subaru Solterra.

Victoria, BC – The changes coming to Subaru’s first all-electric model for 2024 were first announced back in April. This trip to the left coast of Canada was not, then, primarily about learning about those changes. It was about applying them in real-world driving. And for Subaru, that real-world driving included an off-road segment designed to show that all-electric or not, this Solterra, made in collaboration with Toyota and a very close cousin of the Japanese giant’s bZ4X, is a Subaru through and through.

The question of whether any Solterra owner will actually push the compact crossover to its limits on a real off-world course and not just on bumpy dirt roads leading to the cottage? Well it begs asking, of course. Still, you can see why Subaru would want to send the message that its first foray into BEV-dom hasn’t resulted in any compromises on the capabilities front. Which explains our presence on a very early morning at the top of a steep incline in a forest on Vancouver Island.

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2024 Subaru Solterra – What’s new?

It’s year two on the market for the Solterra, so there aren’t any major changes. Those that were made come largely out of feedback from customers.

The most apparent update is right in front of the driver, so hard to miss. The new flat-bottom-flat-top steering wheel is a welcome and successful adjustment to make it easier for drivers of different sizes to see the driver data screen over top of the wheel.

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