There was very little wrong with the Subaru Solterra EV that debuted in 2022 beyond range and charging times. At its California debut, it sliced through Santa Barbara traffic and proved its off-road chops on Catalina. It was a no-hassle city car and all-capable Subaru - as long as you didn’t have far to go and had plenty of time to get there.

Now, we’re in mile-high Denver with a much-improved Solterra that puts critics on silent.

Before driving, a little history lesson. The Solterra was co-developed with Toyota, which offers the similar bZ4X. Engineering was 50/50 between the two automakers with Subaru taking lead on traction and safety. Manufacturing is by Toyota in Japan.

There’s a lot of RAV4 in the styling, but Subaru’s facia dispenses with any pretense of a grille, accented by gli

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