[Terra] Double cab with a 6.5' bed

[mus]

Would love to have an option for a slightly longer (6.5') bed with a slightly shorter (double) cab.

We don't need a lounge in the back seat. When they are occupied, they would mostly be occupied by kids. So a double cab would be a perfect fit.

On the other hand, having a slightly longer bed would be a big advantage for a camper shell build.

This could be accommodated easily since the wheelbase and length of a double cab w/ 6.5' bed would be the same as the crew cab w/ 5.5' bed.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

30% of sales needing 60% or more unique tools.

While you're burning cash and not making any. They haven't kicked off, or even sourced, alot of the suppliers, there's still time.

If I were trying to get a product to market, while maintaining a healthy financial status, I'd push the Terra, and push the BEV Traveller.

18 months post launch I'd put out the BEV traveler and 36 I'd bring in the Terra in both flavors.

I would focus 100% of my effort, energy, and capital on the 60% of sales I definitely have interest for. And allow tech to catch up and costs to come down.

Which sucks for me, I ordered a BEV Terra lol.

 

[TheDuck]

I agree we need one with 6.5' bed. I'm a contractor and use my pickup bed almost every day and 5.5' just doesn't cut it for what I need to carry. I drive over 30k a year and an EV would make a lot of sense from a cost saving perspective for my business as well as a good marketing tactic towards the more environmentally conscious clients I sometimes work with.

Nobody is making an EV pickup with a 6.5'. Chevy and GMC have their beds at 5.9 so those are close to doable. If Scout were to make one with the 6.5 and a largely corner of the market for contractors like myself.

 

[J Alynn]

I agree we need one with 6.5' bed. I'm a contractor and use my pickup bed almost every day and 5.5' just doesn't cut it for what I need to carry. I drive over 30k a year and an EV would make a lot of sense from a cost saving perspective for my business as well as a good marketing tactic towards the more environmentally conscious clients I sometimes work with.

Nobody is making an EV pickup with a 6.5'. Chevy and GMC have their beds at 5.9 so those are close to doable. If Scout were to make one with the 6.5 and a largely corner of the market for contractors like myself.

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[cyure]

I agree we need one with 6.5' bed. I'm a contractor and use my pickup bed almost every day and 5.5' just doesn't cut it for what I need to carry. I drive over 30k a year and an EV would make a lot of sense from a cost saving perspective for my business as well as a good marketing tactic towards the more environmentally conscious clients I sometimes work with.

Nobody is making an EV pickup with a 6.5'. Chevy and GMC have their beds at 5.9 so those are close to doable. If Scout were to make one with the 6.5 and a largely corner of the market for contractors like myself.

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[TaconicBear]

I agree we need one with 6.5' bed. I'm a contractor and use my pickup bed almost every day and 5.5' just doesn't cut it for what I need to carry. I drive over 30k a year and an EV would make a lot of sense from a cost saving perspective for my business as well as a good marketing tactic towards the more environmentally conscious clients I sometimes work with.

Nobody is making an EV pickup with a 6.5'. Chevy and GMC have their beds at 5.9 so those are close to doable. If Scout were to make one with the 6.5 and a largely corner of the market for contractors like myself.

I also agree, eventually. Maybe in the second set of models, along with a plain-Jane adaptable version like Bezos and his shop are offering. One built upon the simplistic utilitarian concept of a '63-'65 Scout 80.

@TheDuck I was in a Toyota salesroom last week and they were delivering a brand new Tundra with a full 8-foot bed. My salesman friend said it was the rarest bird he's ever seen. The bed on my '23 Tundra is very close to 5-9. Foreign company, but the Tundra is built in Austin, TX.

 

[Muttonchops]

Doing some spring garage stuff today . . . so nice to just toss a 6' ladder in the back of my useful older, longer pickup bed.

Shame no one builds pickup for real pickup truck use these days . . . . just Carryalls with the rear roof cut off.

 

[Mousehunter]

While nobody builds EV trucks with 6.5' beds, I think there are gas ones available as special order (never seen one in a dealership). That said, going to 3/4 ton almost always gets you a longer bed. Likewise, extend cabs (vs crew cabs) are virtually extinct. They exist as special orders, and I think the Tacoma (but honestly it is probably special order as well-I happen to own one). Very functional, but kind of a niche market. But given the option as a second truck-I would choose a 6.5' bed extend cab as well (and have probably mentioned it pages ago in this thread).

In fairness, I have owned both a 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton Fords. The 1/2 ton was before they switched from a common body with the 3/4 ton. I drove the 1/2 ton plenty in city driving. I really do avoid driving the 3/4 ton in the city-and would dread being forced into parking garages with it (I had to be careful with the smaller 1/2 ton - hell I feel claustrophobic even with my wife's Unlimited Jeep in some garages). That said, the 3/4 ton fits my current needs much, much better - can not imagine being forced to live with only the 1/2 ton anymore. I don't drive in the city much anymore, but do tow considerably more often and heavier. The 1/2 ton probably could tow 10k lbs, but it struggled with only 6k. The towing mirrors are a Godsend on the 3/4 ton, and I can forget the 6k lb trailer is behind me. I feel the 18k lb trailer, but it can handle that as well.

 

[dreamweaver]

I agree we need one with 6.5' bed. I'm a contractor and use my pickup bed almost every day and 5.5' just doesn't cut it for what I need to carry. I drive over 30k a year and an EV would make a lot of sense from a cost saving perspective for my business as well as a good marketing tactic towards the more environmentally conscious clients I sometimes work with.

Nobody is making an EV pickup with a 6.5'. Chevy and GMC have their beds at 5.9 so those are close to doable. If Scout were to make one with the 6.5 and a largely corner of the market for contractors like myself.

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[Gottesacker]

I agree we need one with 6.5' bed. I'm a contractor and use my pickup bed almost every day and 5.5' just doesn't cut it for what I need to carry. I drive over 30k a year and an EV would make a lot of sense from a cost saving perspective for my business as well as a good marketing tactic towards the more environmentally conscious clients I sometimes work with.

Nobody is making an EV pickup with a 6.5'. Chevy and GMC have their beds at 5.9 so those are close to doable. If Scout were to make one with the 6.5 and a largely corner of the market for contractors like myself.

Another thread resurrection from me today…

A 6.5’ bed would be amazing on this. I have one on my current F150 crew cab, and like you I’m a contractor as well. I put a diamondback on mine and the back is always loaded with tools. I’m hoping with the frunk and some side boxes I can manage to carry 90% of what I carry now, and still load what I need on occasion in the open truck bed. I guess we’ll see eventually.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

… But just maybe, the EV Scouts should just remain as Scouts and let the other manufacturers handle the long bed marketplace.

That’s a good point. And like towing, if you are doing lots of heavy, long range towing—you need to Diesel-up/

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

Doing some spring garage stuff today . . . so nice to just toss a 6' ladder in the back of my useful older, longer pickup bed.

Shame no one builds pickup for real pickup truck use these days . . . . just Carryalls with the rear roof cut off.

You know, it just occurred to me. That big rear window comes all the way down. Throw a heavy blanket over the opening Bob’s your uncle. (With appropriate load ties)

 

[Mousehunter]

I doubt there would be a ton of re-engineering with the BEV - especially if we were willing to give up a bit of departure angle (and perhaps tongue weight). The EREV with the harvester might be a bigger problem, moving the motor would change the balance more. But with the BEV, add 6" of frame in front of and behind the rear axle and call it a day (have an engineer recalculate load limits). A bit more engineering, cut 6" out of the cab... and make an extend rather than super cab - but that would require a bit more redesigning of the doors.

 

[BobbyStill]

I have a 2015 Sierra Double Cab with standard (6.6ft) bed that I am hoping to replace with the Terra. I bought my truck new and I'd love a standard bed size option on the same wheel base for Terra. I built custom storage boxes so I could have some easy storage and a flat load floor for my dog and it has been incredibly useful. We don't have kids and I can count on one hand the number of times I wished I'd left the rear seats in. My truck isn't currently a daily driver but a weekend fun mobile; we use it for camping, hunting, hauling kayaks/dirt bikes/mountain bikes, and the occasional run to the dump. I did daily it for a several years though.

The Terra will have a 5.1 inch longer wheel base than my Sierra, but with a 12.9 inch shorter bed. If you add a roll-top hard tonneau cover it will eat up 6-8" of that bed space. The overall length and width of the two trucks are nearly identical, just for comparison. I absolutely do not need a crew-cab (or rear seats for that matter) but I do regularly use the full length of the bed of my truck, so I would LOVE a double-cab with a 6-6.5 foot bed Terra.

The addition of the frunk will help mitigate the short bed for camping trips, and I can't close my tailgate with two dirt bikes in the bed as it is right now (I can with one loaded diagonal though), so I think I'll be able to live with it, but it would be really nice to retain the current functionality of my truck while getting all the awesome things Scout is bringing to the table.

 

[BobbyStill]

I'd also like to point out that other OEMs are starting to do away with "extended" cab options, especially on mid-size trucks. The GM Colorado/Canyon are only crew cab/short bed. The Tacoma can't be had in TRD PRO or TRD Off-road with the extended cab and long bed (you have to get an SR5 if you want four wheel drive and extended cab/6' bed). Same deal for Frontier. Rivian is also only one cab/bed configuration. Most full size trucks can still be had in extended cab/standard bed, but options are being limited.

All I'm saying is there's a gap developing in the truck market that Scout can help fill.

 

[J Alynn]

I'd also like to point out that other OEMs are starting to do away with "extended" cab options, especially on mid-size trucks. The GM Colorado/Canyon are only crew cab/short bed. The Tacoma can't be had in TRD PRO or TRD Off-road with the extended cab and long bed (you have to get an SR5 if you want four wheel drive and extended cab/6' bed). Same deal for Frontier. Rivian is also only one cab/bed configuration. Most full size trucks can still be had in extended cab/standard bed, but options are being limited.

All I'm saying is there's a gap developing in the truck market that Scout can help fill.

Thanks for sharing your first posts appreciate reading your thoughts. As I am getting the traveler it’s not critical for me but I do love the Terra and occasionally think about the idea of a truck