The Subaru Hybrid Tourer is a 3-door Shooting-brake SUV from Subaru, built from 2009, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: 2.0-liter EJ20 H4 Di turbo.
The story
The Subaru Hybrid Tourer is a hybrid concept sport utility/grand touring vehicle designed and built by Subaru, unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The Hybrid Tourer included several signature Subaru design features, such as the use of a horizontally-opposed engine and all-wheel drive, and built on prior Subaru hybrid concepts such as the B9SC and B5-TPH by using a two-motor layout. The Hybrid Tourer was succeeded by the 2011 Advanced Tourer concept and the 2013-15 VIZIV diesel hybrid concept series.
What is underneath
Power comes from 2.0-liter EJ20 H4 Di turbo. It shifts through a Lineartronic CVT. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Advanced Tourer, VIZIV. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Tesla Roadster, the Nissan Leaf — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Subaru catalogue sit the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.
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