A low-resolution picture of the upcoming all-electric Scout pickup and SUV was embedded within the official Volkswagen Capital Markets Day presentation and exhibits what the 2 autos would possibly appear like once they debut as ideas someday subsequent 12 months.

Noticed by Scout EV Discussion board member Golfguy, the grainy photograph confirms the boxy aspect profiles printed by the Volkswagen-owned entity final 12 months and provides barely seen particulars just like the triangular form on the pickup’s rear door window, black moldings on the decrease a part of the bodywork, and what seems to be a big glass roof.

There’s additionally a excessive beltline which provides to the rugged picture, and what appears to be a Rivian R1T-like full-width LED gentle bar on the entrance. On the identical time, there are not any seen aspect mirrors, which leads us to consider that the idea autos will most likely include video cameras as a substitute of conventional mirrors.

Scout EV pickup and SUV design preview

It’s value noting that it’s nonetheless manner too early to know for certain what the 2 electrical autos will appear like once they’re completed, however by the seems of it, they’ll most likely be much like the Ford Bronco, with a easy physique form impressed by the outdated Worldwide Harvester Scout that was in-built Indiana all through the Sixties and Nineteen Seventies.

Volkswagen is severe about this venture, hinting at a brand new all-electric platform that can underpin the brand new Scout fashions and investing $2 billion in a brand new manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina the place the US-centric EVs can be assembled beginning in 2026.

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Moreover, inside engineering will concentrate on issues like floor clearance, method and departure angles, strong axles, and payload capability, which suggests the brand new Scout autos gained’t simply be one other drop within the bucket of vehicles that appear like they might carry out nicely off-road however are literally solely comfy driving on easy, paved surfaces.

Particulars reminiscent of vary and energy are nonetheless unknown, however we might see rankings of round 400 miles on a full cost and an influence output of round 300 hp, making Scout aggressive in opposition to the ICE-powered Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler.

Value-wise, Scout CEO Scott Keogh confirmed in an interview with TechCrunch that the SUV will value $40,000 or “simply north of there,” which suggests it should most likely be in the identical league as Rivian’s upcoming R2-based EVs.

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