VW Bringing Back "Scout" Competitor for Rivian

[TexasBob]

Well these images look vaguely familiar. "Leaked" from the VW design group, the company is voting tomorrow to spin out a stand-alone EV company to bring back the Scout name and produce an off-road electric pickup and SUV for the US market. According to the WSJ, "is set to resurrect the Scout off-road vehicle brand...is planning to launch a new Scout-branded electric sport-utility vehicle and a Scout electric pickup truck." "The plan would see Scout operate as a subsidiary of VW in the U.S. alongside other VW brands—Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley."

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[R_1_T]

EV9 and Rivian forbidden love child

 

[lostpacket]

Looks nice from the side but I feel like I saw rendering of a VW truck recently from the front that looked kinda.... well not my thing.

Personally I think VW has a lot of work to do to modernize their software engineering culture too (which could be doable in a spinoff), but they will sell lots of EVs regardless.

 

[Gator42]

Grandpa’s best friend had a Scout he’d drive over to the house. I loved it. If it evokes any emotion of the classic I’ll have to sell my Rivian I haven’t driven yet 🥸…

 

[FutureTruck]

https://electrek.co/2022/05/10/vw-wants-to-resurrect-scout-as-a-rivian-like-off-road-ev-brand/

 

[moosehead]

IIRC, the bulk of VW's current revenues are SUV's, many are good looking and performing at more than fair pricing. Mix in their rather aggressive EV efforts and the storied legacy of Scout and this could be a hit.

 

[Andystroh]

Man it would be great to have another electric off-roader. I really want the rivian but competition certainly wouldn’t hurt, and this is more what we need than the full size truck offerings that are coming out.

 

[R_1_T]

Looks nice from the side but I feel like I saw rendering of a VW truck recently from the front that looked kinda.... well not my thing.

Personally I think VW has a lot of work to do to modernize their software engineering culture too (which could be doable in a spinoff), but they will sell lots of EVs regardless.

Elektrobit and Audi have had a SW development JV for many years now.
https://www.esolutions.de/en/we-at-esolutions/company-information

 

[RWerksman]

For those who are wondering how VW ended up with the rights to the Scout name, here is the detail:

Volkswagen only recently came to control the Scout name when its commercial truck subsidiary, Traton, merged with Navistar in July 2021. Navistar is the company that was created when International Harvester went under in 1985

https://www.motortrend.com/news/volkswagen-international-harvester-scout-ev/

 

[R1Sky Business]

Bring it on I say...Quad motors will be ready

 

[Trekkie]

more the merrier, which makes it amusing to read the stock subforum with all the doom and gloom, we got brands being resurrected to compete with a doomed company

 

[IHScout]

Depending on the look, it could be very enticing for me. I love my scout. Named my son after it!

 

[AllInev]

WSJ’s take: https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/vo...he-scout-the-suv-pioneer-as-an-ev-11652220001

 

[MIG]

If they bring back the plaid upholstery count me in.

 

[ads75]

I would be very interested in a new e-Scout. Or any smaller off-roader truck/SUV. As it stands now, I sometimes wonder if I want something as large as the current Rivians.

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