---
title: "The 2023 Subaru Solterra Electric SUV Sure Looks Like a Toyota Clone"
description: "That's not exactly a bad thing, however."
date: "2021-08-31"
modified: "2021-08-31"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/42207/the-2023-subaru-solterra-electric-suv-sure-looks-like-a-toyota-clone"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Toyota News"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Solterra"
  - "Subaru"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# The 2023 Subaru Solterra Electric SUV Sure Looks Like a Toyota Clone

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Subaru released a single image Tuesday of its [upcoming electric SUV](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40220/toyota-bz4x-concept-ev-a-sleek-electric-crossover-with-awd-by-subaru>), the Solterra, which is expected to go on sale mid-2022. The 2023 Subaru Solterra is the brand's first-ever electric SUV, and also the "most technologically advanced Subaru ever," according to the press release.

Unlike most teaser images, the single photo released by Subaru shows a fully exposed rear end free of vinyl covers, camo wraps, or whatever visual trickery automakers usually apply to teaser shots. Not included in today's press release but publicly available on [Subaru's homepage](<https://www.subaru.com/solterra-ev>), however, are additional images that reveal a front three-quarter view and cabin with a large infotainment screen. It's worth noting that the latter could be of concept vehicles and not as representative as the single image released today.

![message-editor%2F1630426589087-ev\_vehicle\_front\_angle\_1920x1200.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1630426589087-ev_vehicle_front_angle_1920x1200.jpg>)
**Subaru**

If this design looks familiar, it's because it is—the Solterra shares components with the [Toyota bz4X EV,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40220/toyota-bz4x-concept-ev-a-sleek-electric-crossover-with-awd-by-subaru>) much like the [Toyota GR 86 and Subaru BRZ](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/42133/how-the-2022-subaru-brz-differs-from-the-toyota-gr-86>) twins. The Subaru, alike its Toyota counterpart, look modern enough to justify their EV nature, but not too edgy to push away customers looking for a normal-looking SUV that just happens to be electric.

According to Subaru, the Solterra will be built on the e-SUBARU Global Platform and will offer a spacious back seat and cargo area. It will also feature the advanced safety technology that the brand is known for, as well as Subaru's Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive as standard.

![message-editor%2F1630426609358-ev\_vehicle\_interior\_night\_1920x1200.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1630426609358-ev_vehicle_interior_night_1920x1200.jpg>)
**Subaru**

The press release did not reveal any potential drivetrain information such as power, range, or battery size, only claiming that it will be a "versatile and capable" vehicle built from Subaru SUV DNA.

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## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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