Yahoo Autos Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid gets updated design and slight price bump for 2021
Subaru gave the Crosstrek a much-needed bigger engine for the 2021 model year, but it's not forgetting about the Hybrid model. It made a handful of visual tweaks to the crossover, and it increased its base price by $200.
2021's visual changes are light enough that Subaru managed to avoid shooting a new set of press shots by Photoshopping them onto an image of the 2020 model. The modifications consist of a new-look grille with rectangles instead of hexagons and extra blue trim, plus smaller front fog lights. We've already seen the grille and the lights on the redesigned variant of the non-electrified 2021 Crosstrek, though the blue trim is model-specific.
We're told the suspension system has been redesigned to deliver a more comfortable ride, sharper handling, and improved steering response. It doesn't sound like Subaru made any major mechanical modifications, meaning power comes from a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid powertrain whose electrified components are sourced from Toyota. It consists of a 2.0-liter flat-four, a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and two electric motors.
