Trim Reaper
The 2026 Crosstrek base model comes with this sized engine.
2.5L
This engine layout used in every Subaru features horizontally opposed cylinders that move in opposite directions.
Boxer Engine
Subaru’s Forester earned this IIHS designation under the stricter 2025–2026 criteria.
Top Safety Pick
The six stars in the Subaru logo represent this star cluster.
Pleiades
The Crosstrek Hybrid gets this fuel economy for both city and highway.
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8-Passenger seating is available on these two Ascent trim levels.
Premium and Limited
This enhances Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive by applying corrective action when loss of traction and/or directional control is detected
VDC (vehicle dynamics control)
This relies on a system of sensors, a control module and hydraulic components to minimize wheel lockup during braking events to help preserve driver control of the vehicle.
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
Subaru means this in Japanese.
Unite
The XT model Outbacks get this much Torque.
277lbs
This Forester option package adds blind spot detection and a power rear gate.
Option 15
This form of automatic transmission provides a nearly infinite range of forward gear ratios between its lowest ratio (“first gear”) and its highest ratio (“top gear”)
Lineartronic CVT
This alerts drivers to the presence of another vehicle driving perpendicular to the Subaru when backing up at low speeds, such as when reversing out of a parking spot.
Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
Subaru was one of the first automakers in the 90s to intentionally market toward this community.
LGBTQ
In the Wilderness lineup, all models share this towing capacity.
3,500lbs
On the 2026 Outback, DriverFocus distraction mitigation is standard beginning with this trim.
Premium
For efficient power transfer and to easily accommodate Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, the engine is mounted this way.
Longitudinally
These are collapsible in all Subaru models to help minimize injuries to the driver’s leg in a frontal collision.
Brake pedals
The STI performance division name stands for this.
Subaru Tecnica International
The 2026 Solterra has an EV range up to ____ miles.
288
This exterior color is only available with Java Brown interior on the Forester Touring, but cannot be paired with Java Brown on the Outback Touring.
Crimson Red Pearl
This rear suspension design is standard on all Subaru models.
double-wishbone design
This feature reduces engine torque to help prevent a collision when a vehicle or other obstacle is detected, and the Subaru driver accelerates in a manner that EyeSight determines may cause a collision.
Pre-Collision Throttle Management
The Subaru BRAT famously had rear-facing seats installed in the cargo bed to avoid this type of U.S. import tax.
chicken tax
The fuel tank in my 2026 Outback holds this many gallons, yet I'm always on the verge of running out of gas.
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