Come on, the mongoose has the same ability and is a smaller target. The scout hog should be a 4 person vehicle. This would make it useful for base capturing and be a legit viable option for spending req points on. Maybe even 3 or 4 req points for usefulness. Because I can almost guarantee that if the opposing team has 2 bases, working on the third, a fireteam of 4 can take the back base and come back into the game. It’s the prefect balance of risk vs reward, inside the hog could be an easy overkill, but outside the hog at the destination 4 players is a devastating force to be reckoned with.
Distraction! 
Agreed totally, it needs to be more like the transport hog.