Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:21pm
Subaru has really been taking their hybrid game much more seriously of late. First, by debuting an all-new hybrid system in the Forester last year, and now spreading it to the Crosstrek this year. A more efficient Crosstrek seems like a no-brainer to us, so grab your gear and join us for a trek through all that’s new with the latest Crosstrek.
We’re well-documented fans of the Subaru Crosstrek, going back to the days when it used to have an XV in its name, continuing right up to their latest, this 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. People tend to forget that there was a hybrid version of that original XV Crosstrek way back in 2014, the first Hybrid from the brand. And they even followed that up with a PHEV version of the Crosstrek in 2019, also Subaru’s first plug-in.
The setup for ’26 is a more traditional series-parallel system with the best of both worlds by being both more efficient and more powerful, outperforming the Crosstrek’s standard engine by 14 horsepower and 7-combined mpgs. The Hybrid builds on a reduced output version of the standard naturally aspirated Crosstrek 2.5-liter boxer-four, but with the two added electric motors, combined output is 194 horsepower. Both motors are packed inside the variable transmission.
