SUBARU CROSSOVER NZ FULL

The electric numbers – range, charge time – are OK, but that's when facing some rivals that have been around two or three years and might get mid-life range bumps before long. Practicality is very much up to class standards, and the cabin more interesting than some. But there is a spiritedness to the drive that most electric rivals lack. So don't come here expecting a return to the days of your Impreza WRX and Forester STI. The performance figures are only moderate-to good. And as for the battery range, well your petrol Subaru never went far on a tankful did it? It looks mildly kooky but so have most Subarus over the years. It's also remarkable in mud – we tried it. The 4WD and low centre of gravity give it an almost eerie similarity with the way a flat-four Subaru goes down the road. If you're a traditional Subaru buyer, electricity might suit you well.

SUBARU CROSSOVER NZ FULL

Head over to the Buying tab for the full lowdown. Prices start at £52,495 in entry level Touring spec, and £55,495 in upper Touring spec.

Click on the Driving tab to see if it succeeded. In other words, one that speaks to its heritage. And this was after driving them back-to-back down a quick, undulating road that did put the body control to its mettle.Īnyway, what you're reading here is that Subaru was keen to make a crossover that's practical but still has an enjoyable edge. Well that's what the chief engineers told us, but we couldn't actually feel any difference. The Subaru has very slightly heavier steering and stiffer rebound damping where the Toyota is more plush. The Subaru also has regeneration paddles, the Toyota not. The Toyota just has Normal and Eco, yet mash the bZ4X's pedal to the carpet in normal and it's just as powerful as the Subaru is in sport (which goes to show how pointless powertrain modes often are – and it's the same on petrol cars). The two have different tailgates too, but you wonder why, given they'd gone to the trouble of tooling two different pressings, they didn't differentiate those back ends more.Īlthough the max performance of both cars is the same, the Subaru has a Sport mode to give its accelerator some edgier keen-ness at the beginning of its travel. In the looks department, the Subaru has a slightly different hexagon surround for what we'd once have called the grille. Toyota does a single motor FWD version too. At least not if you want 4WD, which is all Subaru sells. There's not much difference between Solterra and bZ4X, no. Does it matter which I buy, Subaru or Toyota? Meanwhile the back one is wider but thinner to keep the boot floor low.īattery size is 71.4kWh, while max charging speed is 150kW DC, meaning a 20-80 per cent charge will take around half an hour. The engineers went to the trouble of making the front one narrow and fat to get the best turning circle they could.

Interestingly, although the front and rear motors give matching power and torque, and are both the permanent-magnet type, they're not the same physically. There are 107bhp motors at each end, enough for a brisk acceleration with easy tractive security.

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