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    Scout Motors - who are your competitors?

    Originally thought that the Scout would target the Wrangler/Bronco market - but this is what I think they are actually targeting 2025 Z71 Tahoe. The dimentions of this are very close to the Traveler. Price range is close too :(
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    More lift, less lift, or just right.

    I don't know about air springs, but more traditional air bags were used in some trucks to compensate for payload. In theory, you could keep the stock springs lighter (like on a 1/2 ton), but you could air up to carry a full load on a 3/4 ton (maybe even a 1 ton) without the back of the truck...
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    Entry Model Specs, Premium Model Price?

    There are several classes of options. A few might have high production costs (next gen batteries). Some might be highly divisive (glass roof, vehicle lift) - either due to their changes in ascetics, performance, or ergonomics. Many are simply ways of creating market segmentation. The...
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    What do you love or hate about other off-road vehicles

    Offroad can mean different things to different people at different times. 4wd does not really mean real off road. My primary hate is one that Scout will have extreme difficultly addressing. Heavy vehicles can have huge off road difficulties in certain situations. Take my F250. It has...
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    Instrument Cluster

    Given that it appears to be entirely digital (no mechanical components), multiple options should not be an issue. I personally generally prefer to keep a fairly large mph number visible most of the time, but also like to be able to cycle through various monitoring options (a lot of data is...
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    Future Model: Scout Sport- Smaller, and more efficient, but still capable.

    Jeeps started as virtually compact vehicles, gradually transitioned through mid-sized, and now most posters on this forum seem to think they are full sized (so I will say small full sized). Full sized SUV's have 2 more larger sizes, native 2 row (abet some cram in a 3rd row) and native 3 row)...
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    Manual Control of 4x4 system instead of silly GOAT like modes

    Mostly as a joke, as I do not see using my Scout for this - but I feed cattle. Low is great to get the speed I want so the feeder drops with the intervals I want. Not like you can set cruise control for 2mph - well at least not in an ICE vehicle. Flip side, I doubt many Scout purchasers will...
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    ? **Is the New Scout Shaking Up the Off-Road World?** ?

    Honestly, I don't recall many of those statement from the reveal. They are kind of mirrored in quite few threads, mostly by people fearful of this becoming a something more akin to the high tech Cybertruck than a Scout. While I don't really agree that tech should be excluded, I think the...
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    Manual Control of 4x4 system instead of silly GOAT like modes

    Sadly education trumps modes - and honestly, if you have the education - modes are probably not only limiting but confusing. I could easily go into a rant. EV's will get around some limitation, will impose others. I don't mind the option of modes, I hope they are understandable, and honestly...
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    Ditch the Wheel Arch Plastic

    I have no problem with the minimal arches. This is supposed to be an off-road 4x4. If they want to go vanilla SUV, just ditch most of the design I guess - you don't need ground clearance (and the people who want them don't want to lift their feet up that high), you don't need 4x4, you don't...
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    Wheel Options

    My LJ required a user changeable gear to re-calibrate its speedometer - $15. Our newer JL I think does it digitally. With ICE vehicles, transmission gearing is a bigger issue - but I think given the torque of the electric motors - this will be less important. Suspension changes and body...
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    Battery tech

    There are some currently limited production techs that might mainstream before the Scout goes into production. The real problem is IF they are significantly better than existing mainstream tech, they will most likely sell initial mainstream production at a significant premium. VW probably has...
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    HUD

    I live rural in S. Texas - in the Eagleford Play (oil field). A large portion of our traffic is oilfield (a large portion of our economy is oilfield - 100% of my income is oilfield). Every well, every production facility - is on a gravel road, most connected to gravel county roads (they few...
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    Little things I find annoying with my current car (lights, wipers, A/C)

    Poorly designed LED lights are a pet peeve of mine. Incandescent and HID are essentially point source lights - easy to design reflectors for. LED array apparently are not. Can not even guess the hundreds of times my wife has been flashed in her Jeep to dim her lights when they are already on...
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    HUD

    Love the idea, but my insurance would hate it. I live in an area with a lot of commercial traffic. 1/2 life of windshields is 6 months. I don't replace them that often - but new ones only last 6 months.
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    Terra tailgate storage

    I have occasionally wanted lockable bed storage - such as in the sides of the bed. When I carry dirty stuff, I found any cracks in the tailgate let gunk get in - so tailgate is kind of a no for me. I have seen some done in interesting ways - such as a slide out tray, completely hidden behind a...
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    Current and future features

    while I don't anticipate full self driving in a 27 Scout - VW does have a good suite of top end driver assist features, which I hope are all offered on the Scout. Auto wipers are on my 2015 VW - would be embarrassing if a 27 vehicle did not have them. My 17 Ford has auto high beams - again...
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    [Terra] Double cab with a 6.5' bed

    Having owned 2 half ton extended cabs - my only real complaint is loading passengers in parking lots. Extend cabs in sub 1/2 ton trucks - it is virtually gear/dog space only (unless in an emergency).
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    Basic or All Decked Out?

    I am kind of mixed. Certain features I want decked out. Others, I care a lot less about. This is fairly consistent with my last 4 vehicle purchases. I don't care that much about luxury - I do care about functionality. I want good driver assistance features. Other than that, I will probably...
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    Front Bench Seat

    I have to admit - saying it is for your dog was marketing genius. I had to take my dog to the groomer today - I felt guilty the whole trip as he struggled to find a comfortable position on the bucket seat (I would have never thought about it before the mention in the reveal) - generally either...
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