Aren't people at all concerned with the reliability of the electronic door releases in the event of an emergency and low voltage failure? I'd hate to be in that 3rd row and have to get everyone out thru the front doors in a fire type emergency and the only doors with an accessible release are the front 2. Maybe I am missing something?
Manual in second row are hidden behind a panel per @Dark-Fx : https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/biggest-downgrade-for-gen2-r1.28941/post-555632
If my kids are in the back seats, they can't get themselves unbuckled, so for me, currently a moot point.
Even I ride in far back of vehicles at times and the exit strategy goes thru my mind. Not wanting to execute that sequence in a high stress situation of a fire or upside down, etc...If my kids are in the back seats, they can't get themselves unbuckled, so for me, currently a moot point.
The panel probably comes off easy enough to expose the cable if you've got anyone older. Always good to teach your kids or passengers what to do in an emergency if it requires anything out of the ordinary.
Potato quality is being generous to describe the camera quality. Must've been the same geniuses that picked out the wireless charging pad too. I think they're really going to struggle selling these to new people unless it's a lease. I would assume a large amount of Gen 1 owners won't switch given the depreciation our vehicles even with early pricing/tax credit.The foglight removal is a bit of a miss. I understand they stated they can achieve similar or better results from their new Active lighting system, but I question that a bit.
No A/B pillar grab handles... Big Miss, but not a removal from R1, just a hopeful inclusion that was left out.
I don't consider the removal of some of the frunk under storage a miss because the trade off is the inclusion of a heat pump, and it had to go somewhere.
I'm curious if the new premium system isn't just the current Rivian Elevation system, and the standard one is just a walked back standard offering similar to the early days standard trim (can't remember the naming).
Now, two things that while they sorta make sense, also are a bit of a "huh?"
- DRL charge status. This was always a bit of a thing where the light bar would progressively fill as the charge level increased. Then at launch they chose to do a pulsing effect. The front DRL at least can progressively expand from the center out as you approach, can the rear subset one do the same? Also, does anyone know if the front and rear are RGBW or just GW and RW?
- Driver+ While I rarely use it even on long trips, the hardware was always touted as level 3 capable, but then has been walked back as time has gone by. I assume this is similar to tesla where FSD is harder than anyone expects, but there has to be a way to have a more efficient code that can run on both rather than just brute forcing it with faster chips? Camera resolution limitations make sense, but you'd think the placement of them would have been at least scrutinized in the years lead up to production to be in the most ideal locations. Love the cameras, but hate the potato quality
I’m starting to wonder if that’s true given Elmo’s bruised ego and shenanigans. It wouldn’t surprise me if he tried to slow down or reverse availability of charging to 3Ps. Would that in turn slow down wider adoption?
Ground Clearance: Gen 1 R1T/R1S = 14.9 inches, Gen 2 R1T = 14.6 inches, Gen 2 R1S = 14.7 inches
ahh that makes sense. Sometimes i wish they would play the numbers game and try to compete with the CT’s 17 inches or so of clearance.
Approach angle actually went up slightly. My ground clearance is technically slightly less than stock because I'm running rock sliders anyhow.
I hadn't seen the towing reduction for dual+standard R1T before, thanks for pointing it out. Every other vehicle+battery combo looks to have retained capability.
Necessary evil, making room for the heat pump stuff up front and the larger quad drive units front and back. Probably also the reason the ground clearances have changed slightly? R1S with base audio has an additional storage pocket in the rear. I do understand why people would be disappointed though.
Water fording is down from 43.1 to 39"
