Tom White
Deputy News Editor
13 Jul 2021
19 min read

Subaru’s XV has become as much a pillar of the Japanese brand as storied nameplates like Impreza and Forester. Its high-riding, all-wheel drive characteristics have proven to resonate well with Australia’s adventurous populace.

If Toyota’s successful hybrid models have proven anything, though, it’s consumer sentiment is changing, and electrification is becoming a hot issue for new car buyers. 

My new long-termer, the Subaru XV Hybrid S, is Subaru’s first mainstream foray into hybrid drive, and it comes at an opportune moment of pivoting buyer demand.

Read the full Subaru XV 2021 review: Hybrid S long-term.