Subaru XV 2021 Video Review

Name: Subaru XV 2021 Video Review
Uploaded: 2023-04-19T16:51:22+10:00
Description: The XV is such a good fit for the adventure lifestyle of Aussies, but is this key hybrid version the step into the future Subaru needs it to be? We're spending several months with this one to find out.

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EXPERT RATING

7.3

Tom White

Deputy News Editor

13 Jul 2021

19 min read

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.

Can it unite the unique characteristics which have made Subaru so uniquely loved in Australia with new-age fuel-saving electrification, or is this brand’s first take on hybrid one worth skipping? I’m spending four months with this one to find out.

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