
It won’t conquer Moab, but it proved plenty capable of getting me up and over wet and muddy ski slopes of Plattekill Mountain in the Catskills in early May. This enables the Crosstrek to claw and spin its way through mud, over (smallish) slick rocks, and over rutted trails. The larger engine adds a Deep Snow/Mud mode that does the exact opposite by loosening the electronic stability control system and traction control to allow wheel slip. To get around this Subaru developed X-Mode, which uses the braking system to cut throttle to the wheels without traction to continue moving forward. Subaru’s all-wheel-drive system has an open differential, which means when wheel slip is detected it can hobble the car’s forward momentum. The hybrid now has a starting MSRP of 37,520, including destination and delivery fees. The Crosstrek isn’t a Jeep, there’s no Trail Rated badge, but out of the box it’s far more capable than nearly every direct competitor such as the front-wheel-drive Hyundai Kona and base Honda HR-V.Įvery Crosstrek has all-wheel drive and 8.7 inches of ground clearance (the forthcoming Wilderness model will up that to 9.3 inches). The hybrids sophisticated sorcery yields 35 mpg and 90 mpgE with a combined touted range of 480 miles from its 13.2-gallon tankthats only a mile shy of a standard Crosstrek. Subaru recently raised the price on all models, including the Crosstrek Hybrid (+800). 2924 Subaru Crosstrek Subaru Crosstrek can go off-road 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid (Plug-In Hybrid) MT Score 8.0 Capable of driving 17 miles without using any gasoline at all, the 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid is a compact, capable plug-in hybrid.
