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Via IEVS: https://insideevs.com/subaru-chief-...v-will-be-based-off-existing-car-coming-2020/
Once they announce which platform they're going to introduce the PHEV on (I expect it will be the Outback, Impreza or Forester), I'll change the thread title to reflect that. [Update] Per ABG, it's the Impreza (Crosstrek).
As a Subaru owner since 1988, I completely agree with the bolded statements.Subaru is expected to launch its first plug-in hybrid in 2018 and also an all-electric model in 2020, but don’t expect the Japanese manufacturer to cut a special offering for its electric future.
The stand-alone model is apparently not the part of equation for Subaru, unfortunately.
Subaru intends to offer a battery electric powertrain as an option to a conventional setup in existing models, using a general platform that handles all powertrains. . . .
Subaru’s chief designer Mamoru Ishii stated:
- “Subaru cars are designed to support people’s lifestyles, so it should not be a case of designing the car for the powertrain. If customers want change we’ll respond – our cars are about customers loving using them how they are designed – but we are not going to change our design focus just to highlight a new way of powering the car.”
Once they announce which platform they're going to introduce the PHEV on (I expect it will be the Outback, Impreza or Forester), I'll change the thread title to reflect that. [Update] Per ABG, it's the Impreza (Crosstrek).