The all-electric Subaru that practically screams Toyota

The 2026 Trailseeker blends Subaru’s rugged styling with Toyota’s EV architecture, delivering impressive acceleration and ride quality

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You might think electrification would be a natural fit for Subaru, a brand appealing to young families, weekenders and other active-lifestyle pagans. The problem is, the brand—and, to some extent, its management—is wed to a specific kind of go power: the charismatic flat-four engine and mechanically linked all-wheel drive. To generations of buyers and fans, the phrase “electric Subaru” is cognitively unstable, impossible to imagine, like “coal-fired toothbrush.”

For most of this decade, Subaru’s leadership has limited spending on in-house electrification programs, preferring to rely on partners and suppliers—most conspicuously, Toyota, which owns a 20% interest in Subaru Corporation. That brings us to our guest, the 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, a fraternal twin of Toyota’s bZ Woodland.

Among the few distinguishing features: The front and rear fascias are unique to the...

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