2026 Scout EV Off-Roader Teased On Firm’s New Web site

We might argue the Volkswagen Group missed a worthwhile alternative by deciding in opposition to bringing the first-generation Amarok to america. The German automotive conglomerate can have a rugged truck on sale in North America, however you may should patiently wait till 2026. Newly based Scout Motors, an organization wholly owned by VW, has revived the long-defunct moniker. Its web site is now reside, and it consists of the adjoining teaser picture.

Scout Motors is planning an electrical SUV and pickup, each of which have been teased earlier than in early design sketches displaying their retro-flavored facet profiles. The recent official preview supplies a shadowy take a look at the boxy entrance finish, hinting at chunky styling for the adventurous duo. The VW Group beforehand stated prototypes will probably be unveiled in 2023 with styling cues impressed by the Nineteen Sixties iconic off-roader.

From what we’re capable of see up to now, the prototype rides on meaty off-road tires and has a beneficiant floor clearance. Roof rails and squared-off facet mirrors are additionally noticeable, however that is nearly it up to now. The pickup truck and SUV will share a devoted platform developed particularly for EVs and will not have something in frequent with the present crop of zero-emission VWs. In different phrases, there will probably be no connection to MEB-based merchandise.

Introduced in Could 2022, Scout Motors is run by CEO Scott Keogh and can construct EVs in america, with the objective to promote 250,000 items yearly. The web site we talked about earlier features a discussion board in addition to a devoted part for job listings. Curiously, the corporate’s social media presence consists of Fb, Instagram, and LinkedIn, however not Twitter. Dad or mum firm VW has already paused promoting on Twitter after Elon Musk purchased the community.

As a refresher, the VW Group owns the rights to the “Scout” title via its Traton subsidiary which places Navistar, Scania, and Man underneath the identical company umbrella. Navistar was based again in 1986 as a direct successor to the outdated Worldwide Harvester firm, which had the “Scout” trademark on the time. VW’s truck unit Traton purchased US business car producer Navistar a few years in the past for $3.7 billion.