Back in high school, my best friend had a 1977 Scout II. We got up to all kind of insanity in that truck, and so of course I had to have one. A year later, I had my own 1977 Scout II. And I kept that truck, and drove it all over Tarnation for 20 years. Took it off-roading, to the desert, to the great redwood forests, towed vehicles, camped in it ... whatever. I did a lot with that truck. Even got in to two accidents. First time a Mercedes 300TE station wagon ran a stop sign and I plowed her at about 30mph. Second time an Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser ran a stop sign and I plowed that car at about 35mph. Truck survived both incidents and walked away from both with not even a scratch or bump. I was sad to see it go. Was it the best 4x4 ever designed? No. But it was unique and it was tough. I have big doubts about this new electric vehicle. First, it's very rare to see a modern vehicle what can stand up to what it should. The new Ford Bronco is a good example of that failure. Second, being electric, it's going to run in to the very same problem we see with every single other electric vehicle out there: range. Would I ever take a large electric vehicle off-roading? Oh hell no. I wouldn't even feel comfortable driving an electric vehicle to Morey, NV (look that up for some fun) and that's only about 25 miles off road - not too far. And finally, this thing is being born under the VW flag. Yeah, yeah, it's being designed and built in America. Sure. As long as the Germans have their fingers connected to the money, you're going to see some German in the vehicle. Now, the Germans don't build ~bad~ cars. But they build very different cars. Hold up a Ford F150, and then find any German vehicle what fits that bill. I can't think of one (educate me if you can). I feel like this thing will feel more like a Touareg than an American truck. If it ever gets here, I'll go see it. But I'm pretty sure I won't be buying one.