Subaru debuted a new hybrid engine last year, comprised of a 1.1-kilowatt-hour battery paired to the company's long-standing Boxer four-cylinder engine. There's a car to go with it too, the 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid.

Subaru Crosstrek fans can rejoice. Their favorite spunky little crossover, once nothing more than a lifted Impreza, just got better. For the 2026 model year, Subaru is launching the Crosstrek Hybrid. While the automaker hasn’t spilled the beans on every tiny detail, what it’s telling us now sounds promising. More Power, Better Economy?

Subaru hasn’t discussed fuel economy ratings for the new 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid, but given how the gasoline-only models perform and based on estimates set by the company for the larger and heavier Forester Hybrid, it should get 35 mpg in combined driving (if not more).

Consumer Reports previews the 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, sharing details about the hybrid powertrain and other updates.

You see, Subaru tried to electrify the XV Crosstrek in 2014, but it only stuck around for a couple years before being axed. Then in 2019, the brand revealed a plug-in hybrid versi