But all-wheel drive will remain
As reported by the Japanese resource BestCarWeb, Subaru is working on a completely new Forester. For now the car goes under the symbol Forester EV, but what name the production version will get is unknown. The car is intended primarily for the US market, and just recently the company patented the following designations in the local patent office (USPTOP): Accomplice, Everguide, Everpass, Getaway, Highroad, Hightrail, Outsider, Trailhead, Trailseeker, Trailwind and Viewfinder. < /p>
The new model should be a step above the electric Subaru Solterra, which is the «twin brother» Toyota bZ4X and is built on the Toyota e-TNGA platform. The new product will be based on Subaru’s own platform, it will have more serious off-road potential and an increased range (up to 700 km). The potential Forester EV will be a spacious car: compact electric motors and the placement of a traction battery in the base will increase the interior space relative to the current gasoline Forester.
It’s interesting that after the release of the new Forester last year, many criticized Subaru for being too conservatistic (in terms of design and interior design), as well as delaying the release of a version with a hybrid power plant (it will go on sale only this year). year, but the characteristics are still unknown). In light of this, it will be interesting to see how the public will accept the completely new Forester, and even without the canonical boxer engine.