Subaru unveiled the 2027 Forester Wilderness Hybrid at the New York Auto Show, introducing a Toyota-derived hybrid powertrain that maintains the model’s full-time symmetrical all-wheel drive.
The Forester Wilderness Hybrid uses a 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder with a 1.1-kWh battery under the cargo floor and two motor-generator units integrated into the CVT to preserve a mechanical propshaft and center differential, raising output to about 194 horsepower versus 180 in non-hybrid Foresters.
Subaru retains Wilderness hardware such as X-Mode with Snow/Dirt and Deep Snow/Mud settings, hill-descent control, and the same 9.3 inches of ground clearance and approach and departure angles, with only a slightly reduced breakover angle.
The Forester Wilderness Hybrid should achieve around 32 mpg, outperforming other non-hybrid Foresters, and joins nearly 250,000 Wilderness models Subaru has sold through 2025 across Outback, Forester, and Crosstrek variants.
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