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'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.

The "strong-hybrid" or "S:HEV" system will launch in Japan first but Subaru has its eye on the U.S. market in the future.

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

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 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.

It’s not just the North American Subaru Crosstrek that gets an update for the 2025 model year. Over in its home market of Japan, the crossover also gets a welcome host of changes, chief among which is its powertrain.

At long last Subaru has unveiled its new hybrid powertrain. Born out of the alliance agreement between Toyota and Mazda, this 'strong' hybrid differs from Subaru's previous e-boxer mild-hybrid and will be equipped on incoming 2025 Subaru Crosstrek and Forester models.

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,