What’s New from the 2025 Chicago Auto Show
February 20, 2025
Subaru was the big star of the 2025 Chicago Auto Show with three new models.
The 2025 Forester Hybrid uses electric motors integrated with the transmission to up total output to 194 horsepower, with estimated fuel economy at 35 combined. It arrives this spring. The 2026 Forester Wilderness won’t arrive until this fall, but expect this trail-hungry, gas-only crossover to pack more ground clearance, better approach and departure angles, and Yokohama all-terrain tires. And making its auto show debut is the 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid. Powertrain details are similar to those of the Forester Hybrid, also arriving this fall.
Jeep debuted the all-electric 2025 Wagoneer S Limited. The Limited is rated at 500 horsepower, 100 less than the Launch Edition. More importantly, pricing is slightly more affordable at $67,000.
Electric vehicle maker Rivian brought both of its two upcoming smaller models to Chicago. Revealed last year, the Rivian R2 will serve as a new midsize option for the brand, starting around a more affordable $45,000. The Rivian R3 is also called midsize, but it looks far smaller than the R2, with a special R3X performance variant also in the works. Pricing will also undercut the R2.
And that’s it from the Windy City and this week’s Motor News.
