Uncharted SUV expands Subaru's EV range

Rebadged Toyota C-HR+ is set to take on Skoda Elroq and Kia EV5 in the mid-size family SUV class

- Ellis Hyde

SAY hello to the all-new Subaru Uncharted. With a name like that you'd expect this car to be a seriously hardcore 4x4, but it’s not.

In reality, the Subaru Uncharted treads familiar ground. It’s a midsize electric SUV, designed to be more sporty than intrepid, but it still has quite a mountain to climb because it’s going to rival to our 2025 Car of the Year, the Skoda Elroq — as well as the Renault Scenic, the forthcoming Kia EV5 and many others.

Subaru doesn’t immediately spring to mind when talking about EVs, but the Uncharted is the third electric SUV the Japanese firm has revealed to date. The larger Solterra arrived first in 2022, with a facelifted version due early next year. The Uncharted should appear around the same time as the new Solterra, and will be followed by the more estate car-like E-Outback (Page 13), which was only unveiled a couple of months ago, and is due to arrive next summer.

Just as the Solterra is a re-nosed Toyota bZ4X, the Uncharted is a lightly tweaked version of the Toyota C-HR+. The main difference, aside from the badges on the boot, is a new front-end design that borrows styling cues such as the six-element daytime running lights from the E-Outback. The front and rear bumpers and the taillights are also slightly different, while there’s more plastic cladding along the doors, plus fresh 18 or 20-inch wheel designs.