Way back in May of this year, Subaru officially
announced its first plug-in hybrid model, the 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid that
should enter the U.S. market near the end of 2018. Details were and still are scarce
on this newest plug-in. But now, thanks to a CARB certification filing, we’ve
got a few new details.
It appears as though the Crosstrek Hybrid (plug-in)
will get a city all-electric range (AER) rating of 25.65 miles or an equivalent
all-electric range rating of 26.273 (EAER). Meanwhile, its highway figures are
AER 21.9 and EAER of 27.381.
That’s certainly not Chevy Volt territory (53 miles combined), but it will challenge the Toyota Prius Prime (of which it’s
loosely based off of) at 25 electric miles combined. Subaru named its plug-in hybrid
simply Hybrid, like the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. Of course, this is quite a
confusing name too, as the Crosstrek Hybrid was around in the past, but in
conventional hybrid form, not this new plug-in version.
Subaru makes use of the
Toyota Hybrid System (THS) that is integrated with Subaru’s four-cylinder
direct-injection BOXER engine, Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and an all-new
transmission. The PHEV model was already expected this year with an all-electric
Subaru hinted for 2021.
