Posted Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 9:46pm
For car enthusiasts and casual followers of the auto industry, the most high-profile collaboration between Toyota and Subaru is likely the twin Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ sports cars. These were jointly developed by the two automakers, sharing both an assembly line and a Subaru-built flat-four engine.
The BRZ and GR86 coupes, however, are not the only fruits of the growing partnership between Subaru and Toyota, which has owned a 20% stake in Subaru since 2019. Toyota and Subaru have partnered on new electric vehicles since then, but the two brands’ most important partnership may be in Subaru’s hybrid Crosstrek and Forester SUVs, which use Toyota’s hybrid motor technology to boost fuel economy and performance.
