Scout gave Gjeebs's channel exclusive access to the Traveler SUV and Terra truck at an event in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Traveler is a full-size extended-range electric SUV with 350 miles of battery-only range. An onboard generator the company calls the harvester, a nod to Scout's International Harvester heritage, charges the battery while driving, pushing total range to 500 miles. Eighty-five percent of reservations include the harvester. The Terra is the truck variant, seating six with a front bench seat. Both models start under $60,000. Production is targeted for 2027 and customer deliveries for 2028. Volkswagen Group owns Scout. Software is being developed in a joint venture with Rivian.
Scout is a revival of the International Harvester off-road vehicle line that ran from 1961 to 1980. The originals were barebones 4x4 trucks with removable roof sections, and that removable roof carries over here. The vehicles are designed and manufactured in South Carolina. Software is vertically integrated, meaning a single consistent codebase handles all vehicle systems rather than relying on dozens of separate supplier modules. Scout says around 80 percent of future recall work will be handled via over-the-air updates, a direction driven by watching legacy automakers struggle to deploy software fixes across fragmented architectures. No dealerships. Buyers order online in ten steps and can pick up at the factory in South Carolina, with off-road demos available.
The Traveler is body-on-frame with a solid rear axle, which keeps the design simple, aids towing, and keeps wheels planted on uneven terrain. The concept vehicle wore KO3 all-terrain tires in the 35 to 37-inch range. The fully open mesh roof is one of the more distinctive design choices. Inside, the software demo showed functional modes already implemented: camp, sleep, pet, and a wipe screen option, with smooth transitions and no noticeable lag. The Terra's front bench seat addresses one of the more common criticisms of the Cybertruck reveal. The charging port is NACS. On the Terra, Gjeebs also noted hemp wood interior trim, sourced from a company that processes a fast-growing material typically wasted in agricultural production.
Bottom line: A body-on-frame EREV with Rivian software, 500 miles of total range, and a sub-$60,000 start would be a genuinely unusual product in the category. Whether Scout executes on that by 2028 is the only question worth following.