The arrival of the all-new Crosstrek back in 2018 was news enough: the brand's smallest crossover had been completed redesigned to be more powerful, more efficient, more spacious, more versatile, and more feature-filled.

But then, we got even bigger news.

The Crosstrek Hybrid is back, and it got all the same treatments as its non-hybrid littermate. It's better than the short-lived first-gen Crosstrek Hybrid in just about every way.