New Scout post: Chief Designer on design philosophy.... All White Traveler design prototype looks 🔥

[Scout Fan]

New Scout post and look at all-white Traveler
https://blog.scoutmotors.com/forging-the-future-our-philosophy-of-exterior-design/

TEXT & IMAGES: Scout Motors

It’s not an easy task to create new vehicles while honoring the heritage of their predecessors from 45 years ago. But that’s what the designers at Scout Motors have done. They’ve balanced nostalgia with modernity, preserving iconic design elements while creating something fresh and relevant for today’s market.

The reveal of the new Scout® Traveler™ SUV and Scout® Terra™ truck concepts in October 2024 attracted global attention. Blending rugged off-road capability with distinctive style, the vehicles got a near-universal thumbs-up from journalists and car enthusiasts alike.

But behind the scenes, the project presented serious challenges for the team in the Novi, Michigan design studio. After all, the first Scout 80™ was the archetype of the modern SUV. The revival of the brand demanded more than just an homage to the past: it needed a bold step forward. The question was: how?

To find out more, we set up the cameras and sat down with three of the designers charged with creating a new future for Scout Motors: Chief Design Officer Chris Benjamin, VP of Exterior Design Jordan Meadows, and Chief Exterior Designer Taylor Langhals.

“From a design perspective, I wanted to capture the magic of the original Scouts...”
– Chris Benjamin | Chief Design Officer

“From a design perspective, I wanted to capture the magic of the original Scouts,” says Benjamin, “but not do something that was a copy, or just a retro statement.”

It’s a sentiment echoed by Langhals. “It’s important to tie back to the heritage. The original cars had this unique proportion—set back on the wheels—and it gave them a powerful stance that creates this unique silhouette.”

A clean sheet of paper can be intimidating, but in the right hands, it’s also strangely freeing. “Things aren’t rigid, hard, or dogmatic,” says Meadows. “We have a sense of structure and toughness in the car—but it’s executed in a way that makes it very, very friendly.”

"We have a sense of structure and toughness in the car—but it’s executed in a way that makes it very, very friendly.”
– Jordan Meadows | VP Exterior Design

Earlier posted design video in case you missed it:

 

[timmyhil]

That all white goes crazy!

 

[Macallan 18]

That all white goes crazy!

Ya I never imagined it in all white like that but that looks surprisingly look! Can you imagine the work to keep it looking clean tho

 

[TAStrock]

New Scout post
https://blog.scoutmotors.com/forging-the-future-our-philosophy-of-exterior-design/

TEXT & IMAGES: Scout Motors

It’s not an easy task to create new vehicles while honoring the heritage of their predecessors from 45 years ago. But that’s what the designers at Scout Motors have done. They’ve balanced nostalgia with modernity, preserving iconic design elements while creating something fresh and relevant for today’s market.

The reveal of the new Scout® Traveler™ SUV and Scout® Terra™ truck concepts in October 2024 attracted global attention. Blending rugged off-road capability with distinctive style, the vehicles got a near-universal thumbs-up from journalists and car enthusiasts alike.

But behind the scenes, the project presented serious challenges for the team in the Novi, Michigan design studio. After all, the first Scout 80™ was the archetype of the modern SUV. The revival of the brand demanded more than just an homage to the past: it needed a bold step forward. The question was: how?

To find out more, we set up the cameras and sat down with three of the designers charged with creating a new future for Scout Motors: Chief Design Officer Chris Benjamin, VP of Exterior Design Jordan Meadows, and Chief Exterior Designer Taylor Langhals.

“From a design perspective, I wanted to capture the magic of the original Scouts,” says Benjamin, “but not do something that was a copy, or just a retro statement.”

It’s a sentiment echoed by Langhals. “It’s important to tie back to the heritage. The original cars had this unique proportion—set back on the wheels—and it gave them a powerful stance that creates this unique silhouette.”

A clean sheet of paper can be intimidating, but in the right hands, it’s also strangely freeing. “Things aren’t rigid, hard, or dogmatic,” says Meadows. “We have a sense of structure and toughness in the car—but it’s executed in a way that makes it very, very friendly.”

Earlier posted design video in case you missed it:

Maybe I missed it or overlooked it but by chance do the lights on the mirrors act as just lighting or are they strong enough for off-road driving type lights. That would be cool to light up the ditches along the road or trail.

 

[mcm4ss]

It is nice. Not for me but surprising how clean it looks.

 

[timmyhil]

I wouldn’t be able to keep it white. It would be dirty instantly. Even though i do keep my cars clean Hand Wash Only.

 

[KarlT]

Can we put down another $100 to reserve one of those?

 

[scoutfrisco]

I want an all white! That color on the new scout is amazing!

 

[ScOuter Limits]

Very nice
Very clean looking

 

[FS_Overland]

Ooooo that goes hard.

 

[NukeDukem]

It’s just ok. To me, it looks like a plastic model.

 

[timmyhil]

It’s just ok. To me, it looks like a plastic model.

Yeah I have to agree with that. It does look like a plastic model. I wonder if it’s the one they used for the Reveal or if this was just the first concept prior to the reveal cars.