The model could be positioned as an affordable rival Land Rover defender
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- Volkswagen would be “passionate” with an electric all-terrain and could use the Scout platform.
- Previous reports had suggested that Volkswagen could offer a truck, while Audi could make a robust SUV.
- Scout production should not start before 2027, so all Audi or VW models are means.
We heard rumors that Volkswagen envisaged a scout terra, while Audi could get a luxury all-terrain derived from the traveler. These two models remain unconfirmed, but the evidence seems to be built.
Speaking with Autocar, the technical director of Scout, Burkhard Huhnke, noted the Terra and Traveler journey on a unique platform on the body that was developed from zero. He added that there is “no body platform throughout the group (Volkswagen)”, so that makes it quite special. Although Volkswagen offers an Amarok on the body on the body, it is simply a disguised Ford.
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Putting the blue oval aside, developing a new platform is not cheap and Huhnke has recognized “you never get money for free”. However, he would not say if the architecture of the body on frame would be used to underlie additional vehicles.
This would help to distribute development costs as well as to increase the use of the Scout factory in South Carolina. The installation will be able to build up to 200,000 vehicles per year and that the construction seems to be moving smoothly while the last update of the company revealed that the “heavy final steel beams have been set up” and that “the external walls increase quickly”.
Needless to say, 200,000 vehicles are a lot and it is doubtful that the terra and the traveler will need as much annual capacity alone. A robust audi SUV seems to be a natural candidate because he would give the brand something to compete with the G Mercedes and Lexus LX class.
On the Volkswagen side of the equation, Autocar reports that the company had considered an identity document of the defender type. Ruggdzz. The model would have been rebuilt, although the car manufacturer is eager to revisit the idea.
However, the rumor of collection could make more sense because Volkswagen could offer a more affordable and general public version of the terra. He would probably compete with the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Ford F-150 Lightning and RAM 1500 Rev / 1500 Ramload.
However, a large collection has drawbacks and such a model would likely depend on the United States. A robust SUV, on the other hand, would have more global appeal.
