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I enjoy driving my Land Rover off road with unstoppable capability, but also supreme comfort over long distances. I enjoy driving my Polestar 2 quickly. They are different vehicles for different purposes.
I think people will be cross shopping this against Tacomas, 4Runners, Defenders, Land Cruisers, and GX's. That is certainly where Scout is positioning the brand.
If the Scout can do 0-60 in 0.9 seconds or whatever people think they want, super, but if that comes at the cost of off-road capability, on-road comfort and range - then I'll buy a Defender next, or just keep my diesel Land Rover.
I daily drive a sedan with a 0-60 in the low-4s, and frankly, it could use notably more power. The car has the brakes and handling to back up that power, but frankly, these stupid-fast electric SUVs/trucks generally don't and I find them irresponsible as such. With that said, back to the original point of the Harvester being slower- Sure, the battery chemistry can't put out enough power to the motors, BUT we have a whole generator putting out power! Surely the engineers can just throw some jumper cables between the generator and motors to make this thing faster, right? 
Disclaimer: I never claimed to be responsible.
Disclaimer: I never claimed to be responsible.
Out of curiosity for the people out there who need that extra .5 of a second or else the deal’s off: as much as it’s nice to go fast and be first and get home 4.5 seconds faster, I’m wondering what the surplus of time you’ve gained by going faster is doing for you that it wouldn’t have done if you had to wait. Is it like oh wow, now I have that extra time to spend with my family that I love so much, extra time doing the stuff I love instead of the stuff I hate, doing stuff I enjoy, being a better human being, etc. etc. etc? Is this going to some sort of greater societal good that you really, really need to very badly cut people off and show wowee looka me, I’m the guy who goes real fast! so you can spend some extra time with your kid who only has a limited amount of time on earth because of leukemia or something? I can understand that.
I’m not meaning to be belligerent, I’m just legit curious because I’ve never understood this and really don’t mind a short delay in my life that’s beyond my control (unless I’m running late, but that’s usually my own fault).
I’m not meaning to be belligerent, I’m just legit curious because I’ve never understood this and really don’t mind a short delay in my life that’s beyond my control (unless I’m running late, but that’s usually my own fault).
A good offense is as important as a good defense. I've used acceleration a number of times to avoid accidents, likely saving injuries and lives over my million+ miles of driving. It's the same reason I buy the most premium-handling tires and run the best quality brake pads/rotors on my vehicles. In vehicles, a matter of a few feet can be the difference between life and death sometimes and braking is often NOT the best way to avoid an accident.
I think most adults with driving experience (and perhaps some increased level of maturity with age) come to realize that going 90MPH instead of 80MPH over the course of a 1-hour drive is NOT really that meaningful and really doesn't allow you to spend that much more time with your family and friends. Not to mention you might get nabbed and then LOSE time.
Sometimes straight-up/off-the-line acceleration is fun, sometimes just having access to that added power and torque (to pass or merge more safely, for example) adds peace of mind. Once you get through the honey-moon phase of EV ownership, I would say the desire to LAUNCH all the time decreases dramatically. Launching increases wear and tear also.
Given my own experience with a truck that does 0-60 in 3 seconds, I don't think going from a 3 second 0-60 truck to a 4.5 second 0-60 truck will have any bearing on my future purchasing, however more torque and more power is always going to be better.
If you can fit a 70 inch TV on your wall (and you were shopping for the 60 inch TV), well, you know what they say.
I used to be a lead foot then got my hybrid accord. Now I am much more purposeful in my driving, much slower and I find I’m less stressed when I drive even if it takes a couple minutes longer. Perhaps it’s my age. But I imagine I’ll still be more reasonable when I get my Scout
I like the idea of a vehicle that can be both. That’s why I drive what I do every day. It checks off every box I have (and a few more):
- Comfortable (I’m 6’8”, finding something I’m comfortable in is a challenge)
- Good off road
- Quick (for a truck)
- Tows the family pontoon boat
- Takes me to the woods for hunting and other excursions
My argument is simple, why can’t Scout be all of those things?
Scout knows who they're competing with. I'd imagine they'll have a performance version.
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