Subaru Delays the 420-HP Getaway EV Ahead of Its Planned Launch
Subaru has delayed production of its three-row Getaway electric SUV for final adjustments, leaving the 420-hp EV without a firm new launch date.
Subaru’s biggest electric vehicle will not arrive on its original schedule.
The automaker has confirmed that the start of production for the 2027 Subaru Getaway is delayed while it completes final adjustments before launch. Subaru has not said what needs changing, how long the work will take, or when production will now begin.
That removes the certainty from the Getaway’s original late-2026 U.S. arrival plan. It does not mean the vehicle is cancelled, and Subaru has not announced changes to the electric SUV’s headline specifications.
What Subaru Confirmed
Cars.com reported on July 23 that Subaru had postponed the three-row EV. A Subaru representative then gave Car and Driver the same basic explanation: production is being pushed back to provide enough time for final adjustments, with no further details available.
The careful wording matters. Subaru is describing a launch-readiness delay rather than a strategy change, but it has not supplied a replacement date.
The Getaway was introduced at the New York International Auto Show in April with retail arrivals planned for late 2026. Car and Driver expects the SUV could now reach dealers in early 2027, partly because the related Toyota Highlander EV has also been delayed. That is a reasonable estimate, not a date confirmed by Subaru.
For shoppers, the honest answer is that the Getaway is still coming, but its timing is now open.
Why the Toyota Delay Matters
The Subaru Getaway and Toyota’s new electric Highlander are closely related products. Both are due to be assembled at Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, and Subaru says the Getaway was jointly developed with Toyota.
Toyota had already delayed its electric Highlander by at least eight weeks. Subaru has not directly tied the two postponements together, but closely linked vehicles sharing a factory and development program can face the same production-readiness bottlenecks.
There are still important differences between them. Subaru plans to sell the Getaway exclusively with dual-motor all-wheel drive, while Toyota has outlined front- and all-wheel-drive Highlander versions. Subaru also claims 420 horsepower for the Getaway, compared with 338 hp for the most powerful Highlander configuration reported so far.
The delay therefore does not turn the Subaru into a simple rebadge. It does reinforce how dependent the launch is on a shared Toyota production program.
The Getaway’s Specs Are Still Compelling
Subaru has not announced any specification changes alongside the delay.
The official Getaway product page still lists a standard 420-hp dual-motor drivetrain, seating for up to seven, 8.3 inches of ground clearance, and up to 3,500 pounds of towing capacity. That would make the Getaway the most powerful production Subaru yet while giving the brand its first electric answer to the Kia EV9 and Hyundai IONIQ 9.
Two battery sizes are planned:
- a 95.8-kWh pack with an estimated range of more than 300 miles
- a later 77.0-kWh standard-range battery with range still to be announced
Subaru also says the larger-battery version can charge from 10 to 80 per cent in approximately 30 minutes on a 150-kW DC charger. A native NACS port is intended to provide direct access to compatible Tesla Superchargers without requiring a CCS adapter.
Those figures remain development estimates until final certification. Pricing is also still missing, which makes the delay more consequential: Subaru now has to confirm both when the Getaway will arrive and where it will sit against established three-row electric SUVs.
What the Delay Means for Buyers
Families who need a three-row EV before the end of 2026 should not plan around the Getaway until Subaru publishes a revised production schedule.
The Kia EV9 and Hyundai IONIQ 9 are already clearer buying decisions because shoppers can compare real trims, prices, certified range figures, and delivery timing. The Getaway may still be worth waiting for if standard all-wheel drive, ground clearance, and Subaru’s outdoors-focused setup are priorities, but the wait no longer has a firm endpoint.
Canadian shoppers have another layer of uncertainty. Subaru’s Getaway announcement describes the U.S. model, and the company has not provided a separate Canadian launch timetable or price. A delayed U.S. production start makes it even harder to assume when Canadian vehicles might arrive.
This is not yet a reason to write off the Getaway. Taking extra time before production is preferable to sending an unfinished vehicle to customers. But a delay with no new date leaves buyers unable to judge whether they are waiting weeks, months, or longer.
Subaru now needs to answer three questions: when production will begin, whether the original specifications will hold, and how aggressively it will price its first three-row EV. Until then, the Getaway remains one of the more interesting electric family SUVs on the horizon—and one of the least certain to schedule.
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