The company is promising a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency and claiming that the new Crosstrek Hybrid can drive more than 621 miles on a single tank of fuel.

Subaru Corporation is set to unveil its highly anticipated next-generation hybrid technology in Japan. The initial launch will feature two new models, the Crosstrek and Forester, before U.S. customers get them.

With weak sales of its milquetoast Solterra and strong rivals in the hybrid SUV game like the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Honda CR-V Hybrid, it’s perhaps no surprise that Subaru’s next-gen hybrid powertrain system is shaping up to improve its stats in all areas.

Due in the first half of 2025 as a 2026 model, the Forester Hybrid for the United States of America is a series-parallel hybrid with a transaxle

Subaru's vehicles are beloved by their fans for plenty of reasons, but generally speaking, fuel economy isn't one of them. As a result, there's been plenty of interest in the automaker's vague plans to roll out hybrid models using a Toyota-based system in the near future.

This will be the first time Subaru has offered a hybrid version of the Forester in the U.S., but it previously sold a Crosstrek Hybrid here, with a plug-in hybrid powertrain based

Subaru, alongside Toyota and Mazda, have a partnership to ensure the proliferation of combustion engines - with help from electrified solutions

Now, extended details have been published ahead of December when the Crosstrek will be the first model to utilize the next-generation hybrid system. At the heart of the new hybrid system is a naturally aspirated,