Dislikes about your current vehicle that’s offered / solved by the Scout Traveler / Terra?

[Andy_H]

4x4 Off Road on an electrical drive train with a gas Harvester. Let's GOOOOOoooooooo..........

 

[AndyS_OSU]

Currently in the ‘23 Premium extended range Mustang MachE. It’s our 5th BEV in the last 10 years. Mostly been leasing because I consider myself an enthusiast and like the evolving technology.

There is a lot to like about the MachE. Roomy inside. BlueCruise works well. For the most part I’m getting the advertised 290-310 mile range.

The biggest hangup is how small the trunk is and that the styling is, well, weird. I leased a BMW i4 for about a year because it felt like a normal car (handling was awesome, same body as the ICE version, great interior, etc). Got back into a MachE because my wife felt the i4 was too small. As our kids get older and we can be more adventurous, I need something with some size and space for their stuff. All the off-road stuff is probably lost on me (though who knows in the future) but I love the size and the styling of the Traveler.

 

[maynard]

I started with a Lincoln MKZ 2.0H and loved it. Then switched to a Cadillac ELR and loved that more because of the paddle-forced regen braking. Then decided to go full electric with a Volvo XC40 - loved it but my wife had range anxiety - so traded it for a S60 PHEV - she loves it!

If I could get access to the regen braking without the brake pedal that would be awesome - but I might be the only person that liked it - I recall many people thinking they were paddle shifters... (not sure why when it had a CVT)

 

[RMK!]

So what are the things you don't like about your current rides that's offered or solved by the Scout? For me the Model X gives me great on road utility but no ability at all to off-road, camp, do anything in nature. It's basically a minivan in a much cooler form

Looking forward to having a properly lifted large SUV that has off-roading chops and can reach wherever (and for however long) I need it to. Gonna be along wait for the my Traveler Harvester.

I'm a happy Model X owner who loves the car and has zero interest in camping. I need a 300+ mile people and bike (E variety) hawler that isn't a minivan. I drive less than 10K miles/year and I'm retired so have time, health and fortunately the resources to travel and have fun. I thought the Cybertruck was going to be my last vehicle purchase but Elon Musk had to expose too much of his personality and that made the purchase of another Tesla impossible for me.

My hope is the Scout team has seen the good and bad things that Tesla and Rivian have done and can build a great performing, low maintenance BEV SUV for a good price and still make money. If they can do that magic trick and I can purchase in early 2027, they will have my business.

 

[OlyScout]

Had a couple plug-in XC60 Recharge and love them and we got our first full EV last year - Model Y Performance. There’s so many things to like about Tesla in terms of technology, but also the obvious dislikes such as build quality, stale design, lack of options (and I’m not the type to spend another $6K on paint protection or $4K on wheels so I can pick mine out of a Costco parking lot. And Elon is book smart and f’ing weird and I can’t support idiots.

So I threw down $100 and we’ll see what’s actually launched in 2 years. But there’s going to be quite a few new EVs so hopefully Scout pivots and is not outdated at launch.