Bitauto Original At the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, Subaru's new pure electric SUV SOLTERRA was unveiled in China. The "stubborn" Subaru has also embarked on the road of electrification, and according to overseas media reports, there will also be a SOLTERRA STI model, which means that the three iconic letters of STI in the future will be given to a pure electric model. . I don’t know whether this is JDM’s new journey or the helplessness of established Japanese cars.

Although the existing Subaru SGP platform has been able to adapt to the needs of gasoline-electric hybrids, plug-in hybrids and even pure electric models in addition to pure fuel models, Subaru obviously believes that this is not enough. . Therefore, Subaru SOLTERRA was born on the e-SUBARU global platform jointly developed by Subaru and Toyota, but the new platform will also focus on driving experience and control fun.

There is no need to avoid it. Since this platform was jointly developed by Subaru and Toyota, the bZ4X released by SOLTERRA and Toyota must be inextricably linked. . In terms of appearance, although the similarities between SOLTERRA and bZ4X are very high, SOLTERRA still has a very Subaru flavor.

The biggest difference is SOLTERRA’s closed hexagonal air intake grille. This design gives this car a strong pure electric model attribute. Officially, this The purpose of the design is to highlight the extremely high energy efficiency of this car as a pure electric model. As I understand it, this design concept may be the same as what we call the all-round "hexagonal warrior".

Coming to the side, like the XV and Outback in the family, the design of SOLTERRA also takes into account passability and low center of gravity. In the side cabin part, due to the use of a more compact motor power unit compared to the internal combustion engine, the entire front overhang is very short, and the same is true for the rear overhang. The minimum ground clearance of the entire vehicle reaches 210mm. In the middle passenger compartment, the interior space has also been significantly improved due to the lengthened wheelbase. In the Japanese version released, the overall vehicle size of SOLTERRA reaches 4690*1860*1650mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2850mm, which is 185mm longer than the XV, which is also a compact SUV.

In terms of tail design, SOLTERRA and bZ4X are also very similar. Especially the external shape of the taillights is carved from the same mold, but the internal light cavity structure will be slightly different. SOLTERRA's taillights adopt a family-style design language, but the change in size brings a quite fashionable atmosphere. .

In the interior part, because the Japanese models are released, all the models in the picture are right-hand drive . Design Section, Interiors and Homes by SOLTERRAThe interiors of other models in the family are still very different. The instrument panel is located very far forward, basically under the front windshield. In this way, the deviation of our sight when viewing the instrument panel will be smaller while driving.

I have to say, Subaru is still nostalgic , while striving to catch up with the era of large screens, it also retains a large number of physical buttons for us, but the buttons at the bottom of the screen have become touch-sensitive. Overall, SOLTERRA's interior color scheme is still very western. The brown and gray interior has a certain sense of warmth and a certain sense of luxury.

The most embarrassing thing about the entire interior of SOLTERRA is probably the old-fashioned steering wheel. I won’t talk about the three-frame design. There are a large number of physical buttons on it, more than other models in the family. Maybe it’s for fear. The female car owner will understand.

Although the four-wheel drive version of SOLTERRA uses different motors to control the power of the front and rear wheels respectively, like other models, SOLTERRA is also equipped with X-MODE AWD control system. Coupled with the newly developed "Grip-Control intelligent multi-road condition adaptation system", it fully utilizes the characteristics of motor drive to meet the needs of daily life to light off-road use.

In the power section, the Japanese version of SOLTERRA released is equipped with a 71.4 kWh lithium battery pack, and the front-wheel drive version is equipped with a 150kW motor, with endurance under WLTC conditions. The mileage is 530km. The four-wheel drive version is equipped with 80kW motors at the front and rear, with a combined maximum system power of 160kW and a cruising range of 460km under WLTC conditions.

Editor’s summary: For a brand as conservative as Subaru, it has also embarked on the road of electrification. As for SOLTERRA’s domestic sales, it actually depends on its price. After all, the new domestic car-making forces are really developing too fast now, and companies like Toyota are not quite looking for a good direction, so it may be even more difficult for the "paranoid" Subaru.