I don’t necessarily agree…
I don’t necessarily agree that Subaru has held on too tight to Toyota’s aprons strings. Owning a RAV4 Hybrid, in addition to Gen 5 Outback, I feel that are making good utilization of the relationship, especially in the ares of EVs. Toyota is conservatively cautious going down that path and has played a very successful hand in the hybrid game, to the benefit of both Company and consumers. If the hybrid tech being used in Forester, and hopefully soon, the Outback, is based on Toyota’s, that is a win for those of us waiting for it in Subaru.