What EV

Head to head

Volkswagen ID.4 vs Subaru Solterra

A side-by-side comparison of published Canadian specifications, including NRCan range figures.

This comparison is generated automatically from published manufacturer specifications, not from hands-on testing. It sets the two cars' figures side by side; it is not a road test.

Car A

Volkswagen ID.4 electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 470 km of range

Volkswagen ID.4

From C$54,000 · 470 km

Read the Volkswagen ID.4 review

Car B

Subaru Solterra electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 365 km of range

Subaru Solterra

From C$54,600 · 365 km

Read the Subaru Solterra review

The verdict

The Volkswagen ID.4 offers more range — 470 km NRCan against 365 km, a gap of about 105 km between charges. The Volkswagen ID.4 is the better fit for families needing extra cargo space, with 543 litres and 5 seats versus 452 litres and 5 in the Subaru Solterra. On price the Volkswagen ID.4 starts about C$600 lower, while the quicker of the two off the line is the Subaru Solterra at 6.5s.

On the measured specifications below, the Volkswagen ID.4 leads in 4 areas and the Subaru Solterra in 1.

Specs side by side

Price from (new)(Lower is better)

Volkswagen ID.4C$54,000
Subaru SolterraC$54,600

Range (NRCan)

Volkswagen ID.4470 km
Subaru Solterra365 km

Battery

Volkswagen ID.477 kWh
Subaru Solterra72.8 kWh

Body type

Volkswagen ID.4SUV
Subaru SolterraSUV

Seats

Volkswagen ID.45
Subaru Solterra5

Cargo space

Volkswagen ID.4543 litres
Subaru Solterra452 litres

0–100 km/h(Lower is better)

Volkswagen ID.46.7s
Subaru Solterra6.5s

Standout feature

Volkswagen ID.4Big trunk and long range for family duty
Subaru SolterraStandard all-wheel drive with genuine off-road credibility

How they score

Each attribute is a percentile against every EV on sale in Canada — 100 means best in the dataset. These are the same attributes our recommender uses.

Range

Volkswagen ID.451/100
Subaru Solterra11/100

Price

Volkswagen ID.490/100
Subaru Solterra89/100

Family space

Volkswagen ID.461/100
Subaru Solterra21/100

Performance

Volkswagen ID.415/100
Subaru Solterra20/100

Tech

Volkswagen ID.47/100
Subaru Solterra0/100

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