Much like the WRX’s surprise appearance at the new-generation BRZ launch last January, the Crosstrek made a static media debut at the Outback XT launch, which Mr Read said is a strategy Subaru Australia will maintain going forward. Speaking to GoAuto at the Outback XT launch, Subaru Australia managing director Blair Read confirmed that Subaru Australia would launch with a carry-over hybrid drivetrain in the Crosstrek “but you will see change in that product over its lifecycle” – alluding to forthcoming advancements with Subaru’s hybrid system, as well as the possibility of a 2.5-litre Crosstrek variant making it to Australia. Unlike the hybrid-only Japanese Crosstrek and petrol-only North American Crosstrek, the Australian line-up will consist of both 2.0-litre direct-injection petrol and 2.0-litre petrol-hybrid versions, though GoAuto understands that a newer-generation hybrid drivetrain will replace the existing set-up “in the short term”, meaning a likely debut in 2024. The first launch of 2023 is the turbocharged Outback XT, which officially debuts alongside the MY23 Outback range this month, followed by the Crosstrek that will begin to appear in showrooms in April. Subaru Australia has also dropped a heavy hint that the next-generation Forester medium SUV will break cover before the year is out, ahead of market introduction in 2024. FOLLOWING the arrival of its new-generation Crosstrek small SUV in mid-to-late March, Subaru Australia will focus on the mid-year launch of its first EV – the Solterra – and the sixth-generation Impreza hatch, due before Christmas, as well as an updated MY24 BRZ, a range of 50 th Anniversary special editions, and several new model variants.
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