Subaru's most compact electric vehicle arrives with a starting price of $36,400 and an identity that is, by the manufacturer's own design, mostly shared with the Toyota CHR. The same body, the same cabin layout, different fascias at each end. The Uncharted costs roughly $3,000 more than a comparably equipped CHR, and what that money buys is the Subaru badge, X-Mode off-road calibration, and the availability of dual-motor all-wheel drive. The reviewed GT trim, at $46,200 as tested, sits at the top of the lineup. It carries a 74.7 kWh lithium-ion floor battery, 338 horsepower across two motors, and reaches 60 mph in 4.3 seconds. For context, the front-wheel drive single-motor version manages 221 horsepower and takes around 8 seconds. The gap between those two configurations is large enough that they feel like different vehicles.
EPA range ratings for the Uncharted run from 308 miles in front-wheel drive spec down to 273 for the AWD GT. Real-world mixed driving in mild temperatures produced 250 to 260 miles in the reviewer's experience. The DC fast charging ceiling is 150 kW, which looks weak on paper against rivals like the Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 6, both of which reach 800-volt architecture at 350 kW. However, the Uncharted's charge curve behavior is reportedly solid enough to add only around five minutes to a typical commercial charging session compared with cars rated higher. For buyers who charge primarily at home, the headline DC number is largely irrelevant. The battery supports preconditioning and comes with adapters covering the Tesla Supercharger network and Electrify America. Ground clearance is 8.2 inches, and X-Mode has two settings tailored to different surface conditions. The Uncharted performed well enough at the 2026 Mudfest SUV competition, though its bigger sibling, the Trailseeker, took three awards including the overall SUV of the year title.
The Toyota origins are most visible in the infotainment, which uses the older-generation system without a dedicated home screen and lacks native charge route planning. The reviewer expects most owners to use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto for navigation rather than the built-in voice-command system, which requires a data plan subscription. The cabin materials in upper trims are genuinely well-finished, and the GT adds vented front seats, a panoramic roof, an 800-watt 11-speaker audio system, and a digital rear-view mirror. Physical buttons and knobs are present and used for the most frequent controls, which is increasingly a differentiator. The rear seat is the weak point: a wheelbase 4 inches shorter than the Trailseeker and Solterra translates to constrained legroom for adults, low cushions with limited thigh support, and cargo openings that make fitting a child seat more effort than it should be. Cargo volume behind the rear seat is 25 cubic feet, which matches the gas-powered Crosstrek rather than outperforming it.
Bottom line: The Uncharted is a fast, quiet, capable compact EV that handles mild trail conditions better than it looks like it should. The Toyota platform is a known quantity: mechanically reliable, dynamically competent, and here, a software generation behind. If the absence of native charge routing is a dealbreaker, the Toyota CHR saves you $3,000. If all-wheel drive, X-Mode, and the Subaru brand identity matter to your purchase decision, the Uncharted earns them honestly. What it does not do is pretend the Toyota underneath doesn't exist, which is probably the right call.