- The Getaway is a three-row electric SUV built on Toyota’s Highlander EV platform.
- Its dual-motor AWD setup produces 420 horsepower, topping the Toyota’s output.
- Pricing has not been confirmed, but Subaru expects the Getaway to start near $55K.
Subaru has spent the past few years dabbling in EVs, but the Solterra always felt more like a compliance exercise than a serious attempt to challenge segment leaders. The new Trailseeker and Uncharted take the brand to new heights. Now, the Getaway, another EV built in partnership with Toyota, wants to add more passengers to the mix.
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Revealed at the New York Auto Show, the Getaway is Subaru’s first three-row EV and easily its boldest electric model yet. It’s also the most powerful production Subaru ever built, with dual electric motors producing a combined 420 hp (313 kW), which is a lot more than the Highlander’s 388 horses.
According to Subaru, that’s enough to send the family hauler from 0-60 mph in under five seconds, which means it’ll outrun plenty of sports sedans while carrying six or seven people and all of their luggage.
Three-Row Space And Practicality
From a design standpoint, it’s easy to see the clear ties to Toyota’s new Highlander EV, which, like the Getaway, will debut later this year. Subaru says its new three-row SUV offers 45.6 cubic feet of cargo room behind the second row.
That’s more than Kia’s EV9 manages. There’s also 15.9 cubic feet of space behind the third row, captain’s chairs or a bench seat in the second row, depending on trim, and allegedly enough headroom and legroom for six-foot adults in all three rows.
Inside, the Getaway gets a standard 14-inch infotainment display, a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, USB-C ports in every row, and available luxuries including ventilated seats, heated rear seats (including the third row), and a panoramic roof.
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Every Getaway comes standard with all-wheel drive, 8.3 inches of ground clearance, and the brand’s X-Mode system. The SUV can tow up to 3,500 pounds (1,588 kg). Power comes from a 95.8 kWh battery pack that Subaru says will deliver over 300 miles (483 km) of range. In 2027, a “standard-range” version will arrive with a 77 kWh battery pack, but Subaru didn’t release a range estimate for it.
The Getaway comes with a NACS charging point, which means that owners will have access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. The Getaway has a maximum charging speed of 150 kW, which is not very quick compared to most new EVs, but Subaru says it’ll go from 10 to 80 percent in around half an hour.
Expected Pricing Range
The biggest question at this point is what will pricing look like? For now, expect it to start at around the low-to-mid $50,000 range. That’s right in line with the Kia EV9 and a few thousand cheaper than the Hyundai Ioniq 9. Likely, the Getaway will also undercut the new Toyota Highlander by roughly the same margin.
Either way, we’ll know later this year, and Subaru will find out how big an appetite its fans have for what is likely the heaviest and somehow fastest production car it’s ever made.
