For the spec-sheet enthusiast — the buyer who read "0–60 in under 5 seconds" and felt something. $42,895 starting MSRP — your out-the-door number comes in writing.
Tell us who you are. We'll come back with the real out-the-door number — and if you've never driven a quick EV, we'll get you behind the wheel of one. That's usually the whole conversation.
Expect a text within the hour (9am–9pm PT).
What You Get
$1,500 over the Limited buys the XT motors — 338 hp and a sub-5-second 0–60. That's quietly one of the best performance-per-dollar buys in the entire Subaru lineup, and almost nobody knows it's here.
One line item. A big one.
Speed takes a small bite somewhere.
$42,895 starting MSRP* — your out-the-door number comes in writing before you set foot on a lot.
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The Honest Ladder
If you're not sure you need the power, you probably don't — and Limited at $41,395 saves you $1,500 with the exact same comfort, range platform, and charging. Drive both back to back before you decide. The XT sells itself in the first on-ramp or it doesn't; we won't do it for it.
Touring XT at $45,555 keeps the same 338 hp and checks every remaining comfort and tech box — $2,660 more for features, not speed. If you're the person who wants nothing left unchecked, that's the flagship. If you came here for the motors, they're all present and accounted for right here.
No pressure either way — we make the same honest recommendation whether you spend $38,495 or $45,555.
Straight Answers
The questions buyers ask right before they decide on this trim.
At $42,895 starting MSRP, $1,500 over the Limited buys the XT motors — 338 hp and a sub-5-second 0–60. That's quietly one of the best performance-per-dollar buys in the entire Subaru lineup, and almost nobody knows it's there. All of the Limited's comfort layer stays; only the motors change.
The Limited XT at $42,895 starting MSRP is the cheapest way into the 338-hp dual-motor setup and the sub-5-second 0–60 — the same powertrain as the $45,555 Touring XT. At $1,500 over the standard Limited it's the cheapest serious speed Subaru sells, which makes it something like a WRX conversation for EV people.
It trades a few miles of range for a lot of grin — the standard-motor trims are the range maximizers. The fast-charging performance and the 14-inch screen are unchanged. If you never use the power you paid $1,500 for a party trick, and the Limited at $41,395 is the same car at every legal speed driven gently.
The Touring XT at $45,555 starting MSRP keeps the same 338 hp and checks every remaining comfort and tech box — $2,660 more for features, not speed. If you came for the motors, they're all present and accounted for at $42,895. If you're the person who wants nothing left unchecked, the Touring XT is the flagship.
Question not here? Text it to us — real person, real reply, within the hour, 9am–9pm PT.
Name, number, "Limited XT" — or just "let me drive the quick one." We get it.
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