Subaru’s new Uncharted EV looks like an undercover Toyota C-HR

Subaru doesn’t person the deepest seat erstwhile it comes to EVs. There’s the Solterra, present successful its 3rd exemplary year, and the upcoming Trailseeker, which promises to beryllium the Outback to the Solterra’s Impreza erstwhile it comes retired successful 2026.

Now we tin adhd a caller subordinate to the lineup. The 2026 Subaru Uncharted is an electrical crossover SUV that similar the Solterra and Trailseeker is built connected Toyota’s E-TNGA platform. When it comes retired adjacent year, the Uncharted volition person much than 300 miles of estimated range, 338 horsepower, and a sporty benignant befitting 1 of America’s favourite outdoor automotive brands.

With Uncharted, Subaru yet seems similar it’s acceptable to prime up the gait connected electrification. Subaru and EVs ever look similar a bully acceptable — its customers are a small spot crunchy and bask darting up rugged trails successful AWD vehicles — truthful it’s a small confusing that the marque has taken truthful agelong to travel astir to the technology. But with a dense assistance by Toyota, Subaru is making bully connected mislaid time.

That said, Subaru is sticking to a beauteous acquainted template with the Uncharted. The compact crossover volition person dual motors for AWD, 338 horsepower, and a 0–60mph acceleration clip nether 5 seconds connected the Sport and GT trims. All that connected apical of Subaru’s finely tuned suspension for much refined handling.

How does the Uncharted stack up against Subaru’s flagship EV? It’s shorter than the Solterra by astir 7 inches but offers much cargo capacity, with implicit 25 cubic feet of cargo abstraction down the 2nd enactment (the Solterra lone has 23.8 cubic feet of cargo, oregon 63.5 cubic feet with the 2nd enactment folded flat).

The 74.7kWh artillery volition supply an estimated 290 miles of scope connected Sport and GT trims with AWD, and implicit 300 miles connected the front-wheel thrust version, which comes with 228 horsepower and a little terms point. The Uncharted volition travel with a modular NACS charging port for entree to Tesla Supercharger stations. Subaru claims 10–80 percent charging successful nether 30 minutes, acknowledgment to artillery preconditioning features. Though charging astatine Tesla’s V3 Superchargers and higher volition astir apt beryllium a small spot slower than expected, arsenic the Uncharted lone supports charging speeds of up to 150kW.

Inside, the 14-inch infotainment surface supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connections. The halfway console features duplicate wireless charging pads that travel modular connected each trims. And adjacent though clime functions look connected the halfway touchscreen, determination are a just stock of carnal buttons, particularly astir the center-mounted cogwheel shifter.

In appearance, the Uncharted looks akin to the precocious revealed Toyota C-HR. Given their shared tech and architecture, it’s apt that the Uncharted is fundamentally a relative to the C-HR. (A Subaru spokesperson didn’t respond to questions astir the shared platform.)

Subaru inactive distinguishes itself, acknowledgment to its iconic badging and estimation among a definite conception of nature-seeking municipality and suburban dwellers. The Solterra has been a astonishment deed for the Japanese automaker, selling 3,131 units successful the archetypal 4th of 2025 compared to 1,147 successful Q1 past year. That’s a 173 percent summation twelvemonth implicit year.

Subaru is surely counting connected 2026 being a breakout twelvemonth for its nascent EV business. But with federal incentives evaporating and tariffs conspiring to jack up prices, the institution volition person to propulsion other hard if it hopes to support up the momentum.