Subaru goes to "green" with hybrid versions e-Boxer for Forester and XV

Subaru Europe is in the Salon of the Geneva Automobile showing its latest developments. Among them, the introduction of a microhybrid version for the Subaru Forester and another one for the Subaru XV has particularly attracted our attention. These two variants are very important for the automotive company, since they are the first hybrid models.

The Japanese brand has named this technology as e-Boxer . These are two Myld Hybrid models that, although they will not provide a great performance bonus or a very significant fuel saving, will help to reduce consumption and polluting emissions slightly. In addition, it has the advantage that in Spain they will enjoy the Eco label of the DGT .

Although Subaru has not yet fully explained the operation of the micro hybrid system in these two models, nor the exact capabilities or improvements they offer compared to traditional versions, the company informs us that the electric motor is powered by a lithium-ion battery high performance.

Said electric motor is integrated into the automatic Lineartronic gearbox , which has been revised and suitably adapted to receive this smooth hybrid technology. Logically, it adapts depending on the operating conditions, activating or deactivating.

There are no declared changes in the Subaru Forester and Subaru XV thermal engine with this smooth hybrid propulsion system. The combustion engine is a 2.0 liters of gasoline with atmospheric admission and direct injection and, as usual in the Japanese firm, we are talking about boxer engines, that is, horizontal cylinders opposite.

Although we have not tested and, as I said above, the company has not announced performance data or improvement thanks to this technique, I am afraid that neither the Subaru Forester e-Boxer nor the Subaru XV e-Boxer are going to be the most efficient cars of their respective categories. And it is that both remain true to their style, with an atmospheric gasoline engine, permanent full-wheel drive Symmetrical AWD and automatic CVT change . And this philosophy is not one of the most efficient of all we know.