Car and Driver Article

[OleScout]

See post here with render. Personally I like the design, however to give homage to the Scout history the front end will need some staples to relate to its history.

Scout's Body-on-Frame Electric SUV and Pickup Take Aim at Rivian

Set to arrive in 2026, these EV off-roaders will use the latest VW Group components and will be built at a new factory in South Carolina.

www.caranddriver.com

 

[LastDayScout]

Sounds like the author is not a fan, nor are some of the comments.

 

[Jamie@ScoutMotors]

See post here with render. Personally I like the design, however to give homage to the Scout history the front end will need some staples to relate to its history.

Scout's Body-on-Frame Electric SUV and Pickup Take Aim at Rivian

Set to arrive in 2026, these EV off-roaders will use the latest VW Group components and will be built at a new factory in South Carolina.

www.caranddriver.com

Sounds like the author is not a fan, nor are some of the comments.

The article makes a few guesses, has inaccuracies, and an odd bend that we can’t build something fun?. Challenge accepted.

It isn’t a skateboard platform and the price won’t start at $80,000. Most of the comments seem to focus on that price.

 

[Rustic_father]

Sounds like the author is not a fan, nor are some of the comments.

many car and driver journalists have an aura of not liking EVs all together....which is understandable considering their primary audience are car lovers and still the vast majority of car enthusists are big power big noise big engine types.

 

[R1TVT]

There are a LOT of "opinions" on cars & trucks out there, and it doesn't matter if you are an established OEM, a new entrant like Rivian or if you are SCOUT. Take them all with a grain of salt. Edmunds seems to be the least biased of all the sources that I have read FWIW... The internets are even worse with the bloggers and YT'ers... Everyone wants your attention, and they will get it any way they can (typically by saying controversial or factually inaccurate statements altogether), b/c if you get eyeballs, you sell ads... Its all about the benjis

 

[OleScout]

There are a LOT of "opinions" on cars & trucks out there, and it doesn't matter if you are an established OEM, a new entrant like Rivian or if you are SCOUT. Take them all with a grain of salt. Edmunds seems to be the least biased of all the sources that I have read FWIW... The internets are even worse with the bloggers and YT'ers... Everyone wants your attention, and they will get it any way they can (typically by saying controversial or factually inaccurate statements altogether), b/c if you get eyeballs, you sell ads... Its all about the benjis

The internet is undefeated.

 

[OleScout]

The article makes a few guesses, has inaccuracies, and an odd bend that we can’t build something fun?. Challenge accepted.

It isn’t a skateboard platform and the price won’t start at $80,000. Most of the comments seem to focus on that price.

Jamie, thanks for clarifying some of the dogmatic topics covered in this article. I'm by in means in a position to determine a price point but I have to imagine it's premature to speculate any price this early on.

 

[Jamie@ScoutMotors]

Jamie, thanks for clarifying some of the dogmatic topics covered in this article. I'm by in means in a position to determine a price point but I have to imagine it's premature to speculate any price this early on.

A lot can change in three years so we will have to see where we are at when the vehicles come to market. But the $80k starting price tag isn't anywhere near where we would like to be.