Scout Terra vs. Tesla Cybertruck: retro and futuristic, head to head

Scout Motors is back. The classical marque has been reinvigorated nether Volkswagen Group, and not only that, but it has already announced 2 caller vehicles that it plans to motorboat successful nan adjacent fewer years. Of nan two, nan Scout Terra is nan electrical truck, and it’s built to connection a modern creation pinch an fantabulous scope and accelerated performance.

But really does nan Scout Terra comparison pinch different celebrated electrical truck, nan Tesla Cybertruck? While nan Scout Terra is group to beryllium overmuch cheaper than nan Cybertruck is now, it’s wholly imaginable that by nan clip nan Terra is released, it could person a higher value tag than expected, while Tesla lowers nan value tag of nan Cybertruck. Is 1 of these trucks objectively better? We put nan 2 head-to-head to find out.

Design

The Scout Terra and nan Tesla Cybertruck arguably couldn’t beryllium further isolated successful position of design. Of course, variety is simply a bully thing, astatine slightest arsenic agelong arsenic some options are coagulated nether nan hood too.

You apt cognize what nan Tesla Cybertruck looks like; it’s beautiful famous. The Cybertruck is angular and metallic, pinch an angled ray barroom on nan beforehand and a triangular broadside profile. Some emotion it, and immoderate dislike it. Personally, it’s not for me. But if your imagination of nan early happens to align pinch Tesla’s, possibly you’ll find it to beryllium futuristic and modern.

Tesla

I dream nan early looks a small much for illustration nan Scout Terra though. The Terra offers a somewhat much rounded creation and looks for illustration a modern return connected nan accepted motortruck design. It’s sewage bladed LED headlights astatine nan front, coupled pinch a caller attack to nan classical Scout achromatic mask.

The Cybertruck has a furniture size of astir 6 feet agelong and 4 feet wide, which is ample capable for astir use-cases. The Terra’s furniture isn’t rather arsenic large, measuring 5.5 feet long.

I’ve made my opinions astir creation clear, but yet creation preferences are subjective, and your opinions whitethorn differ. For that reason, this class is simply a tie.

Winner: Tie

Interior and tech

The interiors of these vehicles are rather different too. While nan exterior of nan Cybertruck looks radically different from thing other that Tesla has built, nan interior isn’t rather arsenic novel, though it is still unique. The Cybertruck has a very minimalistic interior pinch plentifulness of retention and a ample infotainment display. That show really doubles arsenic an instrumentality monitoring screen, arsenic there’s nary show down nan steering wheel. The Cybertruck has capable room for 5 people, including nan driver.

Scout Motors

The Scout Terra hearkens backmost to nan past a small more, but successful a bully way. It’s not rather arsenic minimalistic, but it looks very premium and well-built, besides offering tons of room for storage. Perhaps moreover cooler is that nan Terra has an action for a front-row chair seat, which takes distant overmuch of nan retention but allows for six full occupants alternatively of five. In nan Terra, location are 2 screens: 1 for instrumentality monitoring and nan different for infotainment. Not only that but location are plentifulness of beingness controls for settings for illustration ambiance and audio. This intends you don’t person to spell digging done settings successful nan package conscionable to alteration nan instrumentality speed.

Speaking of software, we don’t yet person a bully thought of what nan Terra’s package will beryllium like. We’re hoping it will beryllium akin to Rivian’s, fixed nan truth that Volkswagen and Rivian person a partnership. However, it’s wholly imaginable that it will beryllium person to a emblematic Android Automotive design. The Cybertruck offers nan aforesaid package arsenic different Tesla vehicles, which is simply a bully thing. Tesla is considered to connection among nan champion package experiences successful a car correct now — matched only by nan likes of Rivian.

Telsa

Given nan truth that we don’t yet cognize what nan package successful nan Terra will beryllium like, we tin really only comparison interior design. I for illustration having beingness controls, but again, that’s a subjective decision. This one’s a necktie arsenic well.

Winner: Tie

Performance

Performance is 1 area wherever we tin commencement to make immoderate nonsubjective comparisons. At nan clip of this writing, the Cybertruck was disposable successful 2 trims: nan main All-Wheel Drive trim and nan alleged Cyberbeast trim. The AWD exemplary offers an 11,000-pound towing capacity and nan expertise to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph successful 4.1 seconds. The Cyberbeast has nan aforesaid towing capacity but increases nan acceleration velocity to 2.6 seconds. That’s highly speedy and faster than nan immense mostly of accumulation vehicles connected nan roads today.

Scout Motors

The Scout Terra isn’t retired conscionable yet, truthful we tin only spell disconnected Scout’s performance-related claims. According to nan company, nan Terra is rated to tow up to 10,000 pounds and will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph successful 3.5 seconds. That’s faster than nan guidelines Cybertruck but evidently slower than nan Cyberbeast. It’s imaginable and moreover apt that different models of nan Terra will beryllium disposable astatine immoderate constituent down nan line, offering faster acceleration aliases amended towing capacity. Though to beryllium clear, a 10,000-pound towing capacity is still beautiful good.

Regardless, arsenic it stands correct now, nan Terra won’t beryllium capable to tow arsenic overmuch arsenic nan Cybertruck, nor will it person an action to accelerate arsenic quickly arsenic nan Cyberbeast. Tesla wins this round.

Winner: Tesla Cybertruck

Range and charging

Range and charging velocity are a small different betwixt these 2 vehicles arsenic well. Range connected nan Cybertruck is 301 miles for nan Cyberbeast aliases 325 miles for nan AWD model. The conveyance is capable to complaint astatine up to 350kW connected Tesla’s latest0-generation Superchargers, aliases astatine different charging stations that support those accelerated speeds.

The Cybertruck will soon person an action for a scope extender, though. This scope extender is fundamentally a ample artillery that will return up immoderate room successful nan motortruck furniture and will bring nan full scope to a small complete 450 miles. That’s helpful, but it’s a shame that you person to usage up furniture abstraction to get it.

Tesla

The Scout Terra will beryllium capable to complaint quickly too, supporting 350kW charging speeds. Not only that but nan Terra will besides connection a agelong range. The guidelines exemplary of nan Scout Terra is afloat electrical and offers a 350-mile scope according to Scout. That’s amended than what nan Cybertruck tin connection correct now. Additionally, Scout says that it will beryllium trading an EREV, aliases extended scope EV exemplary of nan Terra. This makes usage of a mini gasoline generator that tin widen nan scope to an awesome 500 miles.

The guidelines exemplary of nan Scout Terra has a longer scope than nan astir costly Cybertruck, and pinch nan EREV option, nan Terra has a longer scope than nan Cybertruck pinch its to-be-released scope extender. This class goes to Scout.

Winner: Scout Terra

Price and availability

The value and readiness class is benignant of fixed. Why? Well, only 1 of these trucks is really disposable correct now: nan Cybertruck. The Cybertruck has been connected waste for immoderate clip now, and you tin get 1 for yourself if you want. The guidelines exemplary astatine nan clip of this penning was nan AWD model, and it came astatine $79,990. The Cyberbeast exemplary steps that up to $99,990, which isn’t cheap.

Scout Motors

The Scout Terra has only conscionable been announced, and Scout says that accumulation will statesman successful 2027, meaning that it whitethorn not beryllium until nan extremity of 2027 aliases early 2028 earlier you tin really bargain one. That said, nan value of nan motortruck is expected to beryllium cheaper than nan Cybertruck, and Scout says that it will commencement astatine nether $60,000. It’s wholly imaginable that nan Cybertruck will beryllium cheaper by then, particularly if Tesla launches a azygous centrifugal rear-wheel thrust Cybertruck, which it says it will motorboat successful 2025.

Speculation aside, the Cybertruck gets an easy triumph present for nan elemental truth that it’s nan only motortruck you tin presently buy.

Winner: Tesla Cybertruck

Overall winner: Tesla Cybertruck

Tesla has won 2 of these categories, while Scout only has one, truthful technically Tesla gets nan triumph here. That said, nan triumph is based connected a number of variables. For example, if you for illustration nan creation and interior of nan Scout, it mightiness triumph 2 much points and beryllium nan amended action for you. Not only that but if Scout is released pinch a little value tag than nan Cybertruck, it’ll triumph nan value and readiness class and beryllium nan amended action overall.

My advice? If you want an electrical motortruck correct now, don’t bargain either of these; bargain the Rivian R1T. It has a longer scope and faster capacity than nan Cybertruck, while besides starting astatine a little price. That said, erstwhile nan Scout Terra is released, hopefully we’ll spot a small much title successful nan modern electrical motortruck space.