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Honestly, all you’re going to see coming up is the “press release reviews“ where people go to launch events and write glowing assessments in return for free travel, lodging, meals, punch and pie. Otherwise they don’t get invited next time. The more objective comparative reviews that come later...

I grew up riding in my dad's Buick with a black interior. I vowed to never buy myself a mobile coffin with steamy seats. Ick.

What exactly did you mean by "we"?

Absolutely. Even if I never use it, just knowing it’s back there under the cargo floor will make me feel better about my life.

That faster performance is due solely to less restrictive software. Totally uninformed re: merits of semi active suspension. But my real point is that this seems to be a bit of a packaging miscue, the performance trim only offers somewhat more extreme tire wheel combo or the AT tire. Kind of...

You forgot the $4,000 from Premium to Performance. So Premium 20” AS to Performance 20” AS is $6,500 upcharge for swanky wheels and less restrictive software.

I just ordered a water bottle in Red Canyon, maybe comes w/ R2X and/or MY28? But no Compass Yellow bottle offered, I suspect that color is dead.

I have no interest in losing range for AT tires that (apparently) aren't 3PMSF. So I'd prefer the 20" AS on those nifty 20" AT wheels from the factory and hope Pirelli WeatherActive (or Michelin-whatever) 3PMSF appear in R2 size.

For the same reason flat white paint is also $1k.

I wonder if the Premium's Pirelli 20" AS will be a double-secret build option on Performance? Or maybe a swap at delivery? I want 20" but have no use for BFG AT that's (apparently) not 3PMSF. Seems a packaging miscue, but aiming for early-MY28 so perhaps it gets sorted out during year one...

This strangeness w/ BFG Trail-Terrain T/A+ continues - I just clicked on EVERY size currently listed on Tire Rack - ALL are 3PMSF except R2's 255/60/20. Perhaps production startup weirdness? I'm aiming for ~summer 2027 for MY28, so perhaps this or other 3PMSF will materialize - Pirelli...

I wish R2 was available in Rivian water bottle colors. (e.g. Red Canyon)

That would be quite a backtrack if we get much past Jan and other stuff hasn’t launched yet. We’ll see.

My guess is LE is offered through end-2026. Premium and Standard become available (plus those last few colors) for MY27.5 and Performance reverts to default configurations & pricing.

We're in the phase of what I call 'press release reviews' - shills are expected to lavish praise in return for free travel, lodging, meals, punch and pie. Otherwise they don't get invited next time. Wait for the comparison tests - those are usually more grounded.

Perhaps Red Canyon (or whatever shade of red) is planned for R2X or R3 launch in the next year or so? Might explain (sort of) why not offered on R2 now and maybe its near-death experience recently w/ R1? RC a bit too blazing for my personal preference, but sometimes such colors come off a bit...

Seems odd R2 ‘Performance’ launches without a shade of red? Maybe Red Canyon or some other shade for MY28? That’s one reason I’ll wait for year 2.

Wouldn't mind a hint of blue, actually - thinking of doing Xpel 55% tint on sunroof which has a slight gray-blue hue.

There's some blue in the image? above?

There's some blue in the image above?