The 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid gives the brand’s smallest utility vehicle what it’s long needed: better gas mileage. There were two previous “hybrid” Crosstrek models, one for each of the two earlier generations. The 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid was only a mild-hybrid system very much like Honda’s: the electric motor added torque and replaced the starter and generator, but couldn’t propel the car itself in any meaningful way. Then came the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, actually a plug-in hybrid with an underwhelming 17 miles of electric-only range. The hybrid Crosstrek retains the standard car’s 16.6-gallon fuel tank, giving it a range of almost 600 miles.