Why do people have such difficulty backing into a parking space? What do they teach you in the driving test these days? You also have so many cameras and sensors bascially doing all the hard work for you!!
Long wheel base, in reverse -> where is the turning axle? 7-seat SUV Mom's trying to...
Yeah, exactly. Why do car makers feel they have to over complicate everything? I have a LE R1 with a manual handle. Not once have I said to myself, "man this is a physical struggle to open, I wish I had an electronic button to do the heavy lifting."
Bit late to the party but I'll wade in ... love our Gen 1 R1T Launch Edition. Lucky we got early pricing which made it bargain of the century. Will trade it in for the R2 and will get an R3X.
Also, the general brand and community are great. Folks on here genuinely helpful (I'm sure as a result...
I would far rather that they did proper QC on the R2 and released it later in 2026 than get it early and have to waste my time and eat into my goodwill with multiple trips to the SC for fixes.
I wonder how many on here who got early R1‘s look back now and would say they would rather have got...
Well they are opening up a big, brand new SC here in Charlotte and anecdotally I see more Rivians on the road here with each passing month. It's not all doom and gloom just coz they laid off some folks who I'm guessing were not in mission critical roles. I could be wrong.
Also, anyone else...
Nope, don't see any of these cars as being a serious threat to R2/R3. Frankly there are bigger threats that don't have 4 wheels. The EV pie is still big enough for everyone.