Customers might write off the Subaru Trailseeker as just a Toyota BZ Woodland ripoff. And in many ways, they're right. It is almost identical to the Woodland in almost every way. However, in this new video from The Car Care Nut Reviews, a mechanic walks you through the Subie's mechanical bits and finds that it's a well-made car with a few reasons to buy it over the Toyota.
On paper, the two cars are basically identical. They have the same dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain, making 375 horsepower combined. Their batteries are the same 67 kWh packs, too, with around 280 miles of max range. While each brand gave their version some unique styling elements, they're both mechanically identical and built on the same lines. But being based on a Toyota is a good thing, as it means the Trailseeker is built sensibly.
It also means that it's just a car. The Trailseeker might be electric but it has a normal keyfob, a normal starter button, and all normal controls. So when you use it and live with it everyday, it requires no learning curve like cars from Tesla, Rivian, or Lucid. There's no keycard to unlock the doors or steering wheel-mounted mirror controls. Almost everything works the same way it does in a gas car. One of the two cooling systems even uses the same coolant Toyota puts in its gas and hybrid cars.
