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What is the one all-wheel-drive Subaru model missing from Subaru of America's lineup? I have often said recently that the Subaru Baja pickup is the hot model that would significantly impact U.S. customers. 

The imagined pictures here represent a desirable 2025 Subaru Baja Wilderness trim level. It's what outdoor enthusiasts want this winter and what Subaru of America needs in its all-wheel-drive lineup.

Which model would be the best for urban and off-pavement adventures? 

As I've said before, It's time for Subaru of America to ask Subaru Corporation to return the Baja pickup to its lineup and build a new compact version for U.S. customers. The Japanese automaker could resurrect the Subaru Baja nameplate and should give it the Wilderness upgrades for outdoor and off-road enthusiasts.

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Let's dream 

I'm picturing the new Subaru Baja Wilderness on a rugged mountain pass, its silhouette sharp against a backdrop of snow-capped peaks. The setting sun glints off its aerodynamic body, highlighting the advanced composite materials and the distinctive new grille that hints at its eco-friendly hybrid powertrain. Its wheels, designed with futuristic precision, grip the unpaved road as it showcases its off-road capabilities. 

In addition, the all-new 2025 Subaru Baja Wilderness would feature the brand's core values of safety, fun-to-drive, all-wheel-drive, fuel-efficient, a low center of gravity, and dual-function X-Mode for all-terrain capability. In addition, the new Baja pickup would be extra rugged and ready to go further off the grid.

Imagine an all-new Baja Wilderness with a 2.4-liter turbocharged Boxer engine producing 260 horsepower. The more rugged Baja trim could lead the segment with extra ground clearance, all-terrain tires, and underbody protection for off-roaders. Subaru wouldn't be able to build them fast enough.

Subaru's new dual-function X-Mode system would be a perfect fit and a big hit with customers with active lifestyles who want to go further off-road. Because the Subaru Global Platform provides model flexibility between the Subaru of Indiana Automotive's assembly lines and the Subaru plant in Japan, the pickup truck could be built in the U.S. plant.

It could be manufactured alongside the all-new Crosstrek Wilderness in Lafayette, Indiana, with the 2.4-liter turbocharged Boxer and sit higher off the ground with at least 9.4 inches of rock-clearing ground clearance.

Let's take the dream to the next step in its evolution. 

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Imagine a new Baja Wilderness with a hybrid powertrain. Since we are dreaming, I also imagine a new Baja pickup with cutting-edge, sustainable, battery-electric technology. The Baja Wilderness EV would blend perfectly with Subaru's Symmetrical all-wheel-drive ruggedness. 

It's time for Subaru of America to offer an all-new 2025 Subaru Baja Wilderness compact pickup with a Wilderness Edition for its customers in North America and dive into the untapped compact pickup market. It's the compact pickup you want to play in the snow this winter. 

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— Denis Flierl (@DenisFlierl) December 27, 2023

Would you buy an all-new rugged Baja Wilderness pickup? How about a Baja Wilderness EV? Leave your comments below.

Thanks for reading, everyone. I hope you enjoyed this Subaru Baja Wilderness pickup story. See you tomorrow for my latest Subaru Report.

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