MY26 · AWD
Subaru Solterra
SUV/Crossover · 74.7 kWh · CCS2
- WLTP range
- 566km
- Efficiency
- 7.58km/kWh
- DC peak
- 150kW
- Boot
- 452L
Side by side · MY26 model year
Subaru SolterravsToyota bZ4X
566 km WLTP · 30 min 10–80%591 km WLTP · 30 min 10–80%
vs
The Subaru Solterra is rated 566 km on the WLTP cycle, the Toyota bZ4X 591. A 10–80% stop takes 30 minutes in the Subaru Solterra and 30 in the Toyota bZ4X. Every figure below names the badge it belongs to, and the three tools further down turn the same numbers into a charging race, a road trip and a yearly bill.
At a glance
Subaru Solterra · AWD
566km WLTP
30min 10–80%
A$61,990from
Toyota bZ4X · FWD
591km WLTP
30min 10–80%
A$55,990from
The short answer
Two close cars, and the differences are in the details.
1
The Toyota bZ4X is rated 591 km against 566 — 25 km, 4% further. It uses 13.2 kWh to cover 100 km where the Toyota bZ4X needs 13.8.
2
A 10–80% stop takes 30 minutes in the Subaru Solterra and 30 in the Toyota bZ4X. On a 50 kW post it is 63 and 63 minutes, so most of the advantage disappears at a slow site.
3
The Subaru Solterra is rated to tow 1,500 kg against 750 kg.
Which one, in one line
Pick the Subaru Solterra ifit wins on running cost (13.2 kWh per 100 km against 13.8), space (452 L of boot against 421 L).
The priceThe Toyota bZ4X is the cheaper to buy, listed from A$55,990; both are list prices before on-road costs and incentives.
MY26 · FWD
Charging, raced
Two cars, one post, same clock
Charging speed is a station number and a car number, and the smaller one wins. Set the post and both cars fill against the same clock — the interesting part is not who wins, it is how much of the gap a slow post takes away.
Each car is modelled on its own published 10–80% time, which gives an average power over that window: 105 kW for the Subaru Solterra, 105 kW for the Toyota bZ4X. A post above that average changes nothing; a post below it sets the pace.
Toyota bZ4XCCS230min
Subaru SolterraCCS230min
At 150 kW, going from 10% to 80% takes 30 min in the Subaru Solterra and 30 min in the Toyota bZ4X — a gap of 0 minutes. Both cars are limited by their own packs at this post, so a bigger station would change nothing.
Every figure
The numbers, with the badge attached
A tick marks a figure that is simply more useful — more range, less energy per 100 km, a faster stop. Rows without a tick are different, not better: a bigger battery, a taller body and a heavier car are all trades, and this page does not pretend otherwise.
| Measure | Subaru Solterra | Toyota bZ4X |
|---|---|---|
| Range and efficiency | ||
| WLTP range | 566 kmMY26 AWD | 591 km✓MY26 FWD |
| Efficiency | 7.58 km/kWh✓ | 7.25 km/kWh |
| Energy per 100 km | 13.2 kWh✓ | 13.8 kWh |
| Battery | 74.7 kWh | 74.7 kWh |
| Charging | ||
| DC peak | 150 kW | 150 kW |
| 10–80% at peak | 30 min | 30 min |
| Average power, 10–80%(derived) | 105 kW | 105 kW |
| AC maximum | 22 kW | 22 kW |
| Fast-charge plug | CCS2 | CCS2 |
| AC plug | Type 2 | Type 2 |
| Size and weight | ||
| Length | 4,690 mm | 4,690 mm |
| Width | 1,860 mm | 1,860 mm |
| Height | 1,650 mm | 1,650 mm |
| Kerb weight | 1,930 kg | 1,960 kg |
| Space and practicality | ||
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Boot | 452 L✓ | 421 L |
| Towing, braked | 1,500 kg✓ | 750 kg |
| Performance and warranty | ||
| Power | 252 kW✓ | 165 kW |
| 0–100 km/h | 5.0 s✓ | 7.4 s |
| Drive | AWD | FWD |
| Battery warranty | 5yr unlimited km / 8yr 160,000km | 5yr unlimited km / 8yr 160,000km |
| Price | ||
| Starts at | A$61,990list, before on-road | A$55,990✓list, before on-road |
| Dearest version | A$67,990✓ | A$69,990 |
| Per km of WLTP range | A$109.52/kmcheapest version | A$94.74/km✓cheapest version |
| Drive-away | A$65,500–A$69,000where the feed lists it | A$59,500–A$62,500where the feed lists it |
How to read the mixed rows. Range, efficiency, battery and charging come from one badge — the longest-range version of each car's current model year, not the longest range it has ever been rated at. The catalogue stores one record per badge, so where two figures come from different badges the row names the one it used.
What WLTP is not. It is a laboratory cycle at a fixed temperature, with the air conditioning off and a gentle acceleration profile. It exists so two cars can be compared on the same test, not so a driver can predict a highway run. Expect less on a 110 km/h trip, and less again in winter.
What this page does not claim. No ANCAP crash rating: the catalogue carries none, and a column of dashes would read like a failure rather than a gap. Prices are manufacturer list before on-road costs; the drive-away band appears only where the feed publishes one.
Your numbers
What this pair costs you, on your drive
Two questions decide most purchases: how often you stop, and what the year costs. Both are arithmetic on the figures above, so change the inputs and the answer changes with you.
The drive
Starts full, arrives at 10%, charges back to 80% at each stop, and assumes a highway range of 85% of the WLTP figure.
- Subaru Solterra
- 2
- Toyota bZ4X
- 2
stops · 60 min charging
stops · 60 min charging
The year
Energy at the wheels from the WLTP label, priced at the tariff you pay. Home charging is usually cheaper than the directory's median.
- Subaru Solterra
- A$990
- Toyota bZ4X
- A$1,035
A$7 per 100 km
A$7 per 100 km
The trip model ignores charger detours, queueing and the last 10% of the pack, which is slow on both cars. The yearly cost is energy only: no session fees, no idle fees, no home-charger installation, and no petrol car to compare against.
Your priorities
A verdict you can argue with
There is no single winner, only a winner for a set of priorities. Move the sliders and the weighting changes — nothing here is a magazine score, and the page never hides the numbers it is built from.
Weighted result
Subaru Solterra
wins 3 of 7 measures on these weights
Subaru Solterra50%
Toyota bZ4X50%
Each measure is scaled between the two cars, so a weight of 5 means “this is the thing I care about” and 0 means “I do not care at all”. The scores are relative, not a rating out of ten.
Questions
Short answers, then the reasoning
Every figure here comes from the same data as the rest of the page. Where the data cannot answer, the page says so instead of guessing.
Still unsure about a term? The connector guide covers the plugs, and the vehicle guide the rest.
Which has more range, the Subaru Solterra or the Toyota bZ4X?
The Toyota bZ4X. The Subaru Solterra is rated 566 km and the Toyota bZ4X 591, each on the longest-range badge of its current model year — MY26 AWD and MY26 FWD respectively. WLTP is a laboratory cycle run at a fixed temperature with the air conditioning off, so treat the figure as a way to compare one car with another rather than a prediction for a highway run in summer.
Which charges faster?
The Subaru Solterra. Going from 10% to 80% takes 30 minutes in the Subaru Solterra (150 kW peak) and 30 in the Toyota bZ4X (150 kW peak). At a slow post the station becomes the limit and the gap narrows, because the slower car is short of power rather than short of time.
Do they use the same plug?
Yes. Both list CCS2 for DC fast charging, so either car can use the same sites without an adapter. An adapter still cannot raise the power a car will accept.
Which is cheaper to run?
The Subaru Solterra, by about A$45.00 a year at 15,000 km and A$0.50 per kWh. It uses 13.2 kWh per 100 km against 13.8. That is energy only, at the wheels: session fees, idle fees and home-charger installation are not in it.
Which has more space?
The Subaru Solterra: 452 L of luggage space against 421 L. Makers measure boot volume by different conventions — some to the window line, some under the parcel shelf — so read the direction as reliable and the size of the gap as indicative.
Which is cheaper to buy?
The Toyota bZ4X is the cheaper of the two, listed from A$55,990 against A$61,990 for the Subaru Solterra — A$6,000 between the two starting prices. Both are manufacturer list prices before on-road costs, options and any incentive, so a dealer's drive-away number will differ.
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