Subaru is preparing to give its popular Crosstrek SUV a hybrid option, and it’s borrowing its best to do so.
According to reports from Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun, new one Crosstrek The Hybrid will use Subaru’s traditional boxer engine combined with a version of Toyota’s hybrid technology.
It reports forester will follow, again using technology borrowed from Toyota.
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Crosstrek runs on gasoline
That’s consistent with what we’ve heard from Automotive newswhich in November 2023 Subaru of America COO Jeff Walters is quoted as saying the electrified Forester will have a “Toyota-sourced battery pack [and electrical parts] combined with Boxer engine.
They won’t be the first Subaru hybrids borrowed from Toyota; The Crosstrek PHEV previously offered in the US also used Toyota technology.
Subaru in 2023 announced a revised electrification plan that will eventually see it offer a total of eight different electric vehicles (EVs) by 2028.
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Current Subaru Forester
In addition to electric vehicles, Subaru will begin production of so-called ‘next generation HEV’ models in Japan from around 2025 and in the US from 2026. Subaru CEO Atsushi Osaki also confirmed the models This will use Toyota’s gasoline-electric hybrid technology.
Subaru previously pledged that electric vehicles and hybrid models would account for 40% of total global sales by 2030, but the company has now adjusted this figure to 50%.
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