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    Integrated Trailer Brake Controller

    It is a cheep to add standard feature - or an easy to add upgrade for increased margin. One of the few options I missed on our JLURD order. But after hooking up a trailer to it, and realizing how it reacted to tongue weight - never perused adding it.
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    [Terra] Double cab with a 6.5' bed

    What you see most depends on your location. I see a ton of 3/4 tons. My desire for a 6.5' bed is overlanding. Did it a ton with my first truck - and it was a godsend with a cap. I could keep a full sized mattress in the rear. My overlanding days completely stopped when I went to a 5.5' bed...
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    Future Model: Scout Sport- Smaller, and more efficient, but still capable.

    Rav4, Patriot, CRV - they do sell, but I think they sell in a more budget oriented market. Just looked, seems like a loaded Rav4 is about 35k. The Rav4 hybrid (not plug in) I saw was 45k + 5k of dealer add ons. I guess there must be a market for a 50k Rav4 (or the dealer would not have been...
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    Scout Color Poll #1

    Tons of shades, and shades may make the difference from person to person. IIRC, the vehicles I have owned so far are Black (3), gray (2 - but it is never a favorite color of mine), Red (2), Maroon (2), very dark green (2), orange (1). Wanted OD green, but have never gotten one. Had to drive...
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    Wish I could sleep till 2027!

    Around 2012, I was hopefully waiting for a promised vehicle release. Got my VW in 2015 after giving up on it. In 2016, got a Wrangler when waiting for another release. Replaced that wrangler in 2018 still waiting. That one I was waiting on was eventually released this year - DOA. Hardly a...
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    Scout Dimensions Updated On Our Website

    The Terra has a bit more wheelbase - I can see a spare tire fitting under it. Not so sure on the Traveler. That said, the Terra could always carry one in the bed.
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    Missing the mark

    Honestly, they seemed to have listened to us with the concept. It's hard to listen to a bunch of people wanting different things. But a concept is not a production vehicle - and I am hoping this one hits the mark fairly closely. I guess my 2 larger fears are it not hitting it's mark - and...
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    Audio system

    Once upon a time stock systems were a joke - and I was as bad as the next person building custom systems for my vehicles. But a LOT of stock systems now sound pretty good. My LJ did not come with stock, so I did upgrade that a little - not so much for sound, as features. I do enjoy wireless...
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    Diesel Range Extender option please.

    While I do prefer my diesels (only slight issue is we don't get winter blend and we have had 2 hard enough cold snaps to cause temporary issues), I don't see Scout doing it. As already said, Regen and DEF make it too complicated for a lot of people. That said, my SxS, 2 Tractors, Skid Steer...
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    [Terra] Double cab with a 6.5' bed

    I have often questioned if Ford made the Lightning to fail. We tried, nobody liked it - now lets continue to cash in on what works. But honestly, at least from my personal experience. You don't really want a longer truck, till you realize you need a longer truck. The true niche is the extend...
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    Onboard air compressor

    It was shown in the reveal - but the cfm has not been mentioned.
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    [Terra] Double cab with a 6.5' bed

    Ford has an easy option for people who want a 6.5' bed - either custom order it, or get an F250. Where I live, F250's are probably more common than F150's. Stocking vehicles cost dealerships money. Why split the F150 sales, when a more expensive option is available with the F250. FWIW - 6.5'...
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    Any talk of crab crawl mode ?

    I don't see how it would do it with a solid rear axle. Unless you are referring to something other than what I am imagining - driving sideways. Driving sideways requires 4 wheel steering.
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    Interesting article about the engineering underneath the new Scouts

    I have owned a ton of vehicles with solid rear axles - they really don't worry me. I will admit, my Tacoma with it's independent front suspension is far more comfortable on rough roads than either of my 2 Jeeps or my F250. Disconnecting the sway bars helps a decent amount on the Jeeps - but...
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    Missing the mark

    Sure, I would like it to cost less - I expect most vehicle purchasers feel the same, with the exception of a small group that wish it would cost more to weed out the masses and give it an elite status. That said, they sized it as a full sized SUV. I suspect it is also in the price range of...
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    How much personalization/modification ability do you want to see in the new Scout?

    While it would surely be used for less than legal activities - a decent amount of the people who legally hunt at night (pest control in Texas is a big thing - feral hogs) with night vision would love a blackout mode, and blackout on an EV would be even nicer. Stealth.
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    More lift, less lift, or just right.

    You would need to go the golf cart route and add a small 12v transformer - should work for little stuff. But serious lights and the winch would require a bit of help from the aftermarket community.
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    Entry Model Specs, Premium Model Price?

    Sadly market segmentation is alive and well in the Auto industry. While there may not be a 2 wheel drive Wrangler - and you can aftermarket the best possible drive train and suspension for one - they still have lower performance drive trains available and they still probably sell more of them...
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    More lift, less lift, or just right.

    we are assuming this will use a 12v aux system... I thought some builders were already discussing going to 48v to cut the amps down.
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    More lift, less lift, or just right.

    Not sure what Jeep is putting on stock anymore - but IIRC, stock on the Rubicon was 33". With gas, you almost wanted a regear to pull the 35" tires. Diesel did not notice the difference. Torque is king.
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