Photo of 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid on a background of the Northern Lights.
The 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek is a small compact hatchback crossover and the first-ever hybrid of Subaru, which defines a new category of vehicles with all-wheel-drive. As a base has been used the five-door hatchback Impreza, with a higher ground clearance, bigger tires, and a few mechanical upgrades and other styling changes, which turned it in a remarkably different-looking vehicle. The standard 2014 XV Crosstrek comes with a 148-horsepower, 2.0-liter boxer four-cylinder engine, with a five-speed manual gearbox or Subaru's Lineartronic continuously variable transmission (CVT). The new hybrid powertrain uses a 15-kilowatt (22-hp) electric motor between the engine and CVT to assist the engine, not to propel the vehicle on electricity.
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