Not to mention a little distraction for the employees to keep them engaged. There are benefits to little things like this.
I am not surprised, my friend.
I'm glad you find it VS. IDK that it was important to PPL. YNK what PPL will think is 2GTBT. ASK, they do it FSR. I hope you have a GSOH.
Thanks for asking, all good over here. Glad you coud see the irony, but maybe it was missed, not to worry. Don't lose any sleep. Move on.
NVM SMH
I was never offered a test drive. The first time I saw an R1T was the day mine arrived at my house on the back of a flatbed in early March 2022.
Odd. They came to my house in November 2021 for a test drive before my March 2022 delivery.
I did a drive event at Aqua Dolce near Santa Clarita, CA where they showed some R1Ts and let us drive one on an off-road course in July 2022.
People already commented how the reviews did mention how it handles, how quiet it is (with on reviewer mentioning there was a little bit of a whistle but Rivian said they were putting another seal, that they were getting about 310-320 on their AT tires (not explicityly except Carwow, but you could figure it out based on their comments on mi/kwh, and that Rivian and reviewers on the day that it was announced that there was more room in the back seat in the R2 than the R1 series.Oh dear, is it just me, or do all of the YouTube presenters read from the same script? The "Easter Eggs" Really? They all mention it. Did they all find it? Do I think anyone cares about the maze on the charger door? Or the little man in the windshiled frame? Who cares about any of them?
Most are saying, "look at all the leg room in the back" or "shockingly large"...Really? Looks like the front seat is set all the way forward, and the back of the seat is ahead of the B-pillar. Must be a midgit driving (oops sorry, a person of smaller stature). Christ, the RIT and R1S have crap leg room in the back (as do most cars these days) if someone in the front is 5'-10" or more, and I am supposed to think the leg room is great in a smaller car? I guess it is just a job, and they will not get to review if they had to be honest. The G wagon is the same, crap leg room in the rear seat. I don't often see adults riding in the rear seats, so I guess it doesn't matter to most of us. Look at these pictures (without laughing), then go out to your R1T or R1S and see if you have any where near that much room.
Below is my R1T rear seat in normal driving position, and I am 5'-11". Crikey, that R2 sure is big on the inside. It's a bloody S Class!
This really makes me think that I should stop looking at the reviews for facts because they all seem to be BS, very entertaining perhaps, but just not very truthful.
The puppets got flown in and put up in nice hotels (I hope) to give favorable reviews, job well done. With nothing bad to say, life is good. Perfect car.
It would be nice to hear about the ride quality, the wind noise, does it have double pane glass, do the windshield wiper cover the entire screen, do the A pillars block your view, are the seats firm or soft, does it lean excessively going around corners, do you hear freeway seams while driving, is the information screen responsive, are the headlights providing good coverge, does the rear hatch open enough for someone that is 6 foot tall, is the turn signal stalk the right distance from the wheel, are the shocks doing well over speed bumps? I really don't care about stupid childish "Easter Eggs", I am not three years old. Nor do I care if I can change the outside door lock to sound like an owl. Tesla has the ability to change the outside speaker to other sounds when they lock...has anyone ever heard a Tesla make a special sound when an owner walks away? Ever? You can make the turn signal "Fart" when using it. Again, have you ever had a ride in a Tesla where the owner has that set? I doubt it.
Give me the real-world charging reality. If I plug it in at home how long will it take to charge at 120V and 240V, how many miles per hour of charging goes into the battery. It seems my R1T adds 21 or 22 per hour at 240V. Therefore, if I charge for 10 hours, it adds 215 miles. So don't come home at 11:00 PM and expect to leave at 6 AM, because you added 150 miles and you drove 200 the day before. Plan accordingly.
One other thought, since other car makers are substituting engine sounds through the sound system to keep owners happy (Mercedes BMW, Ford etc. ) do you think it's strange that Rivian and Tesla do not pump in big V8 sound when in launch mode? Maybe a countdown 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, before launch?
Don't get upset with me, I am not beating up on Rivian; they are doing their best. Enjoy the videos for what they are, friendly paid advertisements, and you should not take them seriously. Take the information with a grain of salt.
Should we wait for the R3?
Can anyone compare cargo space between R1S and R2?
