State of Charge put the 2026 Subaru Uncharted GT through host Tom Moloughney's standard 70 mph highway range test and came away with a result he calls not great, not terrible. The top trim Uncharted GT carries an EPA combined rating of 273 miles, the lowest in the lineup because of its 20 inch wheels and all wheel drive, and it finished the real world run at 255.1 miles with an average of about 3.8 miles per kilowatt hour. That is roughly 18 miles short of the combined figure, which the host notes is normal for his test, since most EVs fall short of their combined number at a true, GPS verified 70 mph. That pace, he points out, is tougher than the EPA's own highway cycle.
The Uncharted shares its bones with the Toyota C-HR, and all three trims use the same 74.7 kWh battery, with the front drive Premium rated highest at 308 miles and the Sport at 287. The GT tested here sits lowest at 273 because of its 20 inch wheels and standard all wheel drive, a reminder that on this car the flagship trim actually costs you range. One number the video does not dwell on is charging speed. The Uncharted peaks at a modest 150 kW and fills 10 to 80% in about 28 minutes, which trails the 400 kW hardware in premium EVs and even some mainstream rivals. For a commuter crossover that is livable, but buyers who road trip often should weigh it against faster charging competitors. On the plus side, every 2026 Uncharted ships with a native NACS port, so Tesla Supercharger access is built in rather than adapter dependent, a meaningful convenience for a car in this price range.
The host's quarter by quarter data is unusually tidy. He reports the first two quarters each covered exactly 67.7 miles, with consumption climbing from 3.6 to 3.8 miles per kilowatt hour, before a headwind knocked the third quarter down to 60 miles. He drove in Eco mode with climate set to 69 degrees on the lowest fan, verified a true 70 mph with GPS after finding the speedometer read about 2 mph fast, and set the tires to the recommended 38 psi. He praises the seats and power lumbar support, which matters to him because of a bad back, and flags that several Electrify America stalls at his end point were taped off and out of service, a reliability gripe he says buyers still run into on the public network. The final miles got tense: a traction battery empty warning popped up for the last stretch and the accelerator went squishy once he left the highway, though the car held its speed and coasted into the charger reading zero. He also observes that Porsche EVs tend to beat their EPA ratings in this same test while most other cars, this Subaru included, fall short, and says a separate 0 to 100% charge recording is coming next to pin down the pack's usable capacity.
Bottom line: The GT is the wrong trim to judge this car by. It is the heaviest, the least aerodynamic on 20s, and it still landed within about 18 miles of its combined rating, so the cheaper Premium and Sport should comfortably clear their numbers. If range is your priority, the front drive Premium is the smart buy here, not the flagship. The bigger asterisk is the 150 kW charging ceiling, which will shape long trips more than the range figure does. As an affordable, honest all weather EV, the Uncharted delivers. Just buy it for the commute, not the cross country haul.
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