Subaru of America COO Jeff Walters has announced the Forester Hybrid will arrive about a year after the regular model with a Toyota electric motor and battery.
No surprise to nobody. Given how close the two companies are as of late, and the fact that Toyota has the best hybrid tech in the game, and Subaru (on their own) is too small to develop their own solution – was there ever any other option?
Wouldn’t be the first non-Toyota/Lexus-badged vehicle using Toyota’s system. Famously, the Ford Fusion hybrid licensed bits straight out of the Camry Hybrid. In Japan, the Mazda 3 sedan (Axela) was also offered using Gen 3 Prius hybrid system.
No surprise to nobody. Given how close the two companies are as of late, and the fact that Toyota has the best hybrid tech in the game, and Subaru (on their own) is too small to develop their own solution – was there ever any other option?
Wouldn’t be the first non-Toyota/Lexus-badged vehicle using Toyota’s system. Famously, the Ford Fusion hybrid licensed bits straight out of the Camry Hybrid. In Japan, the Mazda 3 sedan (Axela) was also offered using Gen 3 Prius hybrid system.