Subaru has a new Strong Hybrid powertrain with a much more powerful electric component, and we should see it soon in a Forester Hybrid.
Powertrain will likely be new Strong Hybrid with uprated electric motorSubaru has offered hybrid versions of the Forester in other markets for years, but an electrified version of the popular compact crossover is finally coming to the U.S., and a prototype has been spotted for the first time.which made its debut last year as a 2025 model. The new Forester Hybrid is due to start sales late next year as a 2026 model.
Referred to by Subaru as a “Strong Hybrid,” the new powertrain has already debuted in a Crosstrek Hybrid in Japan, and combines a hybrid-optimized version of Subaru's signature 2.5-liter flat-4 engine with an electric motor and battery developed by Toyota.
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