R2 Favorite Features - What's Yours?

[Gen(R3)Xer]

In fact it might be the opposite !!!

I have an ICE with a hatchback, and sometime
when carrying stuff too long to fit inside my car, I need to keep the hatch open.

In this situation, when driving, I have all the exhaust smoke entering into the cabine.

I guess the back of the car is like a big vortex.

Oh-no! Maybe that rear roof spoiler helps with that? At least I won’t be breathing exhaust, since it’s an EV.

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[DaveA]

My favorite feature is no complicated air suspension, adjustable half-shafts, or hydraulic roll control.

 

[BCondrey]

I’m going to say the rear drop glass. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve farted in my vehicle, my wife starts complaining, and then I try to air it out to no avail because opening the side windows just blows it around in the backseat like a STANKNADO™. Having that rear drop glass is going to air that cabin out right quick without any of the usual commentary, like “What the hell did you eat?” and “Did we just pass some roadkill?” You’re welcome, honey. You’re welcome.

About farts... There is a button in the R2 that will lower all the windows at the same time. It is called "The Fart Button". Your wife should like that.

 

[KBabione]

About farts... There is a button in the R2 that will lower all the windows at the same time. It is called "The Fart Button". Your wife should like that.

Living in farm country we have the opposite problem - when they're spraying pig or chicken manure on nearby fields we have to turn on the "skunker" (recirculate) in our cars so that we're NOT pulling in the outside air. We had friends coming to visit once and they noticed a nasty smell in their car and rolled down their windows only to make it significantly worse!

I too am looking forward to the drop window in the back. Our '16 Highlander has a separate window in the liftgate that I occasionally need to leave up while driving. The Highlander treats it as if a door is open and beeps incessantly until I park again.

 

[Electron]

About farts... There is a button in the R2 that will lower all the windows at the same time. It is called "The Fart Button". Your wife should like that.

This would be one fun and humorous way to one-up Tesla. If you know, you know.

 

[Electron]

Maybe I missed it while reading through the replies, but I haven't seen anyone mention the steering wheel scroll wheels. Those would be high on my list. The rear window too for sure!

 

[ENVErider]

https://stories.rivian.com/r2-favorite-features

Easy, the rear drop glass. As a dog owner in an R1T, that would let me regain my rear seats while giving the opportunity to "fly" while we drive and generally give joy to those behind us

 

[Dark-Fx]

In fact it might be the opposite !!!

I have an ICE with a hatchback, and sometime
when carrying stuff too long to fit inside my car, I need to keep the hatch open.

In this situation, when driving, I have all the exhaust smoke entering into the cabine.

I guess the back of the car is like a big vortex.

I mean, that proves that you're getting outside air into the vehicle.

 

[junglebird]

My favorite feature will be the unique boxy shape and decent ground clearance compared to similarly priced and sized EVs. I don't go off-roading, but I do like to drive rough unpaved roads to get to hiking trails or remote scenic vistas. My current EV is aerodynamically shaped and relatively low to the ground. It feels too fragile to go far on a bumpy potholed dirt road. I liked my boxy Jeep Liberty I had 20 years ago. My recent Jeep Cherokee was shaped like every other compact SUV on the market but it could go anywhere I wanted to take it.

 

[mkennedy009]

Totally dope!

 

[vmi9d3]

I love the 40/20/40 split back seat. I can now put my hockey sticks in the middle when I'm heading to a gamer rather than trying to squeeze them along the doors.

Same here, my EV6 only has 60/40 split and it is a pain in the ass when someone has to get in the back and put the seat back up.

 

[rbdavis808]

I love the 40/20/40 split back seat. I can now put my hockey sticks in the middle when I'm heading to a gamer rather than trying to squeeze them along the doors. The same for skiing.

2x4s!! Wonder how many I can cram into the 20 of the 40/20/40.

 

[wnealisr226]

People often overlook warranty costs with additional features like this. Just plain glass, almost nothing to go wrong that could be a warranty issue. Moving glass has all kinds of concerns, especially one with a defrost circuit.

The drop glass on my 3rd Gen 4Runner still works fine 27 years later. Just saying.....

 

[Dark-Fx]

The drop glass on my 3rd Gen 4Runner still works fine 27 years later. Just saying.....

I love a good survivorship biased story.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

2x4s!! Wonder how many I can cram into the 20 of the 40/20/40.

Haha. Just make sure to put a towel or some foam padding down on the center console depending on how long those 2x4s are. You don’t want to crack the rear vents or have the boards slide forward into the touchscreen!

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