Scout’s Gas-Backed Traveler SUV Will Make 800 HP, Its CEO Told Us
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Scout Motors President and CEO Scott Keogh told The Drive the Traveler with the Harvester range extender "is a pretty phenomenal solution." The post Scout’s Gas-Backed Traveler SUV Will Make 800 HP, Its CEO Told Us appeared first on The Drive .
Scout answered the skeptics on Thursday as it announced validation vehicles are now working through the shiny new assembly line in South Carolina. But even with early pre-production cars Scout still hasn’t disclosed a lot of the key specifications including the extended-range model’s horsepower. Until now.
On Thursday in South Carolina, Scout Motors President and CEO Scott Keogh told The Drive , “The specs of having something that’s 1,000 pound feet of torque, 800 horsepower, 500 miles of range, is a pretty phenomenal solution, and I think that’s why people are jumping there.”
Keogh was specifically speaking about the Harvester’s extended-range electric powertrain for the Traveler SUV. That 800 horsepower figure is the first time Scout’s made mention of horsepower.
To date, the automaker’s said the powertrain will have about 1,000 lb-ft of torque, do 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds, and have 500 miles of total driving range. But horsepower was a missing link.
The extended-range electric powertrain, which will be known as the Harvester, will utilize a naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine from Mexico pulled from the VW Group’s parts bin. Which engine exactly has yet to be confirmed, but it’ll be retuned for generator duty cycles in the Scouts. Plans call for the engine to be mounted in the rear of the Scouts.
Scout hasn’t said how large the battery in the Harvester model will be, but Keogh said about 150 miles of electric-only range before the range-extender gas-powered engine would be required.
“I think if you look at the specs of the EREV, it’s a pretty phenomenal offer, and I think that’s motivating a lot of people without a doubt,” Keogh said.
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