Posted Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:53pm

Does Subaru Still Make A Hybrid In 2025?

It’s true that Subaru’s lineup was hybrid-free in 2024, but that allowed the company to finish development on the new hybrid powertrain for the also-new 2025 Subaru Forester. And it’s a good thing, too, since Americans can’t get enough of hybrid cars nowadays. The Forester debuted earlier this year, and it’s doing much more than just keeping up with the Joneses.

Subaru supports its active branding with a hybrid setup that’s specifically engineered to work without any loss of trail-friendly capability. According to our own Andy Kalmowitz, it’s an impressive effort that delivers noticeably better off-road performance than the hybrid versions of the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. There is a bit of an efficiency tradeoff, though, especially compared to the Toyota. The Forester Hybrid puts up an efficiency line of 35/34/35, with the RAV4 checking in at 41/38/39.