Recent content by blipit

This. Also the conversion rate of reservations will be lower than most think. If Rivian can ramp up production like they say, I wouldn't worry too much.

Two negatives that have stuck out in reviews, sound system not very good. Wind noise at highway speeds, near top of windows.

No option LE is $1,000+/month lease with $3k+ due at signing(when you include taxes). Rivian wants customers buying early production, competitive lease rates are way down the road.

Yeah with no options in SoCal. It is $1,039/month with $3,381 due at signing. No the advertised lease is with $3500 down. Total $5,724 due at signing, which includes down payment, deposit, acq fee, first payment.

Official now...for the $600/month dreamers it was never happening. Perf (no options) $57,990 - $829/month with $5,724 due at signing. (not including taxes)

My comparable builds each trim, as those are the two trims I would be interested in. R2 Prem - $60,245 +dest EX60 P10 Plus - $63k +dest My guess is discounts will be a lot easier to get on Volvo than the R2.

Very compelling offerings. Great pricing. P10 AWD seems to be direct comparison to R2 Prem. Interior and paint no additional cost on EX60. 400kw DC peak speeds is very tempting.

LE seems like a good deal, while they last. My Premium R2 spec is $63.2k with dest. Honestly not far from my iX3 spec I keep building at $68.3k with dest. Expected them to be further apart to make it a no brainer.

Macan EV has been at US dealers nearly 2 years and is now not selling very well(like most EVs in US). But Macan EV customers who bought or leased early had to pay their early adopter fee. Lets see how US market treats iX3, most likely end of Q4 there will be available units on lots. R2 will...

Yup. By end of year, typical 10%+ off plus any incentives will be norm. Leases will be subvented as well.

Ultimate range spec would be a 50sdrive (rwd). But I don't think BMW is going to produce it. That spec could be 465+ mile EPA.

For US market, iX3 is likely the best EV road tripper you can order right now. New Cayenne EV probably peak, but at double the price...it isn't twice as good.

Definitely fair. The iX3 50xdrive has 114 mile more range than the R2 Prem AWD. That is massive...32% more range. The iX3 reviews have backed up BMW stated range numbers. Lets see independent reviews of R2 real world range figures and efficiency.

R2X trim will likely take a big hit to range.

434 mile EPA is quite impressive. Yup, Once they are through early adopters. Typical BMW 10+% off plus any incentives will be the norm. Even with the higher msrp. By end of year I bet lease payment is lower than similar spec R2(minus range of course).