SUV and Pickup—First Two Fashions from All-new Automobile Firm
North American automotive journalists have been invited to Nashville, Tennessee. for the world reveal of the all-new, all-electric Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup. No driving these two hand-built prototypes (they seemed practically manufacturing prepared) as their launch date will probably be “in late 2027.”
Why the two-year delay because the specs, designs, options and capabilities of those two very trendy EVs can be a hit now? Fairly easy. The Scout manufacturing heart continues to be within the development section in Blythewood (close to Columbia), South Carolina. The plant will embody 1,100 acres and make use of roughly 4,000 with what Scout says are wages and advantages 40% increased than the common within the surrounding space.
What’s Scout Motors?
Scout Motors, established in Might 2022, is owned by the Volkswagen Group, which obtained the Scout model as a part of its buy of the American truck producer Navistar Worldwide in 2021. Scout Motors is a US-based operation with its headquarters in Virginia, analysis and improvement workplaces in Michigan, and manufacturing in South Carolina.
Ideas Revealed
The Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup have been launched because the reimagined sucessors to the unique Scouts constructed by Worldwide Harvester from 1961-80. Scott Keogh, CEO and president, mentioned: “Scout has made a software for as we speak that’s absolutely succesful as a playground for purchasers to mess around with. They are going to be automobiles for work, play and for every little thing in-between…which are..rugged, versatile automobiles able to off-road journey and household obligation.”
With a launch date of two years from now, the 2 ideas proven may change. Due to this fact, take what we all know up to now and assume the ultimate variations will probably be someplace shut of their specs and capabilities. Clear Fleet Report will do information updates when extra is thought.
Scout Traveler SUV
- Twin electrical motors driving all 4 wheels
- Torque: 1,000 pound-feet/Horsepower: N/A
- 0-60 mph: 3.5 seconds
- 350 all-electric mile vary (estimated by Scout)
- 7,000- pound tow score
- 2,000-pound payload
- Curb weight: N/A
- 148-inches lengthy; 77-inches excessive; 91-inches extensive
- Stable rear axle
- Physique-on-frame development
- Air suspension non-obligatory
- Entrance and rear mechanical lockers for off-road driving
- 35-inch tires; 1-foot of floor clearance; 3-feet of water fording functionality
- Cut up tailgate
Scout Terra Pickup
- Twin electrical motors driving all 4 wheels
- Torque: 1,000 pound-feet/Horsepower: N/A
- 0-60 mph: 3.5 seconds
- 350 all-electric mile vary estimated by Scout
- 500 miles of vary with the non-obligatory built-in, gasoline-powered vary extender generator solely on the Harvester mannequin
- 10,000-pound tow score
- 2,000-pound payload
- Curb weight: N/A
- 229-inches lengthy; 77-inches excessive; 91-inches extensive
- Stable rear axle
- Physique on body development
- Air suspension non-obligatory
- 5.5-foot pickup mattress with 120V and USB-C retailers, one 240V outlet
- Entrance and rear mechanical lockers for off-road driving
- 35-inch tires; 1-foot of floor clearance; 3-feet of water fording functionality
Charging
- Battery sort and measurement TBA
- Charging: 350 kW functionality
- 800-volt system
- Bi-directional charging succesful
- North American Charging Commonplace (NACS)
Options: Inside
- Seating for 5 adults with a flat rear flooring
- Twin LED shows
- Knobs and contact controls for the UX (Person Expertise) digital interface
- Sturdy and sustainable supplies
- Entrance bench seat obtainable
Options: Exterior
- Stroll-up and walk-away, entrance and rear, lighting sequences
- Cabana folding prime or glass roof choices
- LED lights
Pricing
Pricing targets are round $60,000, plus supply payment and taxes. With buy and tax incentives the value will get near $50,000. Clearly loads can change in two years, but when Scout can ship something near what we noticed on the idea reveal occasion, they may have a winner on their fingers.
Pre-orders are being taken, for a $100 refundable deposit, at ScoutMotors.com.
Scout-to-Client Gross sales and Service Mannequin
The Scout-to-Client gross sales and repair mannequin is designed to create a one-to-one buyer relationship for a constant, quick, straightforward and predictable expertise coping with Scout.
This begins with their announcement of not going the standard and traditional gross sales route with franchised sellers, however are adopting a direct-to-customer gross sales mannequin. There will probably be 100 Scout “places” by 2032 with 85%+ of them inside 200 miles of focused consumers. These amenities will principally be stand-alone buildings and also will have service facilities with factory-trained technicians.
Cody Thacker, VP progress, mentioned there will probably be “clear pricing” by means of their direct gross sales course of. He gave “auto shopping for is sluggish and cumbersome, there’s a lack of belief, and it’s irritating” as the premise for having extra management over the gross sales course of. The places will probably be staffed with product specialists to information shoppers by means of the acquisition course of, however is not going to full any on-site gross sales as that may all be carried out by the shopper digitally by way of pc.
Service additionally will probably be digitized. Stuart Dixon, senior director, digital merchandise, informed us homeowners will make the most of “AI with a subsequent query menu to find out car points.” By the Scout Motors on-line service portal and cellular app, homeowners will be capable to diagnose and troubleshoot many car points, after which schedule a service appointment. For homeowners exterior the 200-mile radius of a location, Scout may have cellular technicians go to the proprietor’s house.
The Scout Buyer
Ryan Decker, head of technique, informed us, “Scout will probably be reaching an eight-day-a-week individual that matches one in every of three megatrend advertising and marketing classes. “First, now we have noticed the place individuals, after being cooped-up in the course of the pandemic, are actually eager to get away and do new issues that embrace the outside.” Second. “America is likely one of the solely nations on the earth that’s de-urbanizing, the place individuals are shifting away from megacities and to midsize cities and even small cities.” Final. “The third pattern now we have noticed is digital detox, for the dearth of a greater phrases. That is every little thing from vinyl document gamers and limiting social media time.”
Decker, summing up, mentioned: “Placing all these three issues collectively factors to individuals sometimes needing a extra succesful car. The model intent and brass tacks of the product chops are what you actually should ship upon. Scout will do this.”
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Story by John Faulkner. Pictures by John Faulkner and Scout.
