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Subaru Solterra

Performance

0-62mph/top speed

6.9 seconds/100mph

Practicality

Boot (seats up)

441 litres

Running costs

2.5mi/kWh (on test)

£24 recharge/£0 or 2% tax

MODEL TESTED: Subaru Solterra Dual Motor Touring

PRICE: £52,995 POWERTRAIN: 2x e-motors, 75kWh battery, 215bhp

FOR its first attempt at a pure EV, Subaru has kept things simple, with two trim levels and a handful of exterior colours being the full extent of the customisation on offer. In top-spec Touring trim, it costs £52,995, with metallic paint a £550 extra.

Design & engineering

DEVELOPING an EV from scratch is difficult, but with Subaru already enjoying a technical partnership with Toyota, it made sense for the company to fall back on the vast resources of one of

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