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Please stop polluting this thread. Go make your own. You're making yourself look really bad and insulting peoples intelligence in thinking that they don't already know the range between the two vehicles. Most people look directly on the manufacturers website first where an overview of the...

Well I guess someone has to break it to you, but the World doesn't revolve around your logic. You've clearly missed the points being addressed here. It's simple and there are many examples that describe our particular situation, while another family can take the info provided here and use it to...

Very nice! A $10K delta. Not bad at all. About them stealership mark ups though, very annoying and it's sad to see them leeches still doing that. It'll bite them sooner or later. In a way your lucky to still be getting cars from S.Korea. What almost always happens is that once imports...

I disagree. Maybe for you, but that doesn't apply to everyone. Let me help you here so that you can better comprehend some things. 1. These two vehicles regardless of the price difference or range will be cross shopped. 270 miles for either the EV9 GT-Line or Base R1S isn't bad at all for most...

We need Apple to stay single so that it can be the saving grace for Rivian if the need arises. Unlikely but a silk string width of hopeful thinking. Whatever the motives are for Elon and his interests in the car sector, it'll highly unlikely be Apple, but think about this (which to me is...

Interesting (about the heat pump). It's so conflicting. I guess we shall see when time comes. It surprises me how many folks downplay the heat pump. I guess they live in warmer climates and have never experienced the cold, let alone trying to charge on cold cells. A heat pump is absolutely...

Great point.

What's amazing about the new HMG EVs is that their actual production EVs are extremely close to the actual concept. It's a major bummer that we don't get all the cool stuff in the name of our outdated US regulations. The swivel seats would have been great for loading in rug rats into the car...

Very true and this aspect is often overlooked when shopping purely from the goggles of functionality. However, depending on the criteria and the level of importance on what is needed in a family vehicle, the absence of the must have features can nuke the whole spreadsheet so it really depends...

Great to know that we're not alone! I'm sure that our scenario is very common, but most of them probably would never hang out here with the cool kids. That frunk and rear deep well, especially being powered (frunk) is probably one of the best decisions that Rivian made, without realizing just...

I 100% agree. Most people buy based on emotions, which often blinds the practicality and reality of the situation. In our case, as much as we like the EV9, because we need to be practical about needing the storage space, the R1S is a clear winner. We do frequent our cabin during the winter...

Thanks, appreciate it! The posts may be a clear giveaway, but I'm a bit OCD. I like when information is neat, straight forward and easy to compare. I've literally spent hours upon hours since I've joined with numerous browser tabs up chipping away at reading all that I could find through combing...

Correct. I purposely left out some of the nerdy details in the post, although I'm very much into that stuff. The 800v E-GMP platform is pretty solid and it's nice that it's future ready. Bummer. That makes the decision really easy then with scratching off the "waiting for the refresh" as an...

R1S Refresh: How likely will it get a heat pump? Thanks for your input! We're big fans of the air suspension on the R1S, which is a highlight in our books. Given the price difference between the two, it'd be unrealistic to expect an air suspension on the EV9. Despite it not having it, the...

An overview: (Rhetorical, thinking out loud and just laying it all out for those who may be curious.) R1S Options: (Assuming a QM at ~$95K for NEW and ~$75K for USED.)...

The Big Questions: 1. What are the actual differences between the model years 2022, 2023, and 2024? From what I've gathered: Audio System: Transitioned from the [Meridian Elevation] sound system to the in-house Rivian [Elevation] system in early 2023. Suspension Tuning: Some adjustments were...

Hello R1S owners, I've recently joined the community, and it's been refreshing reading through the threads so far. Just thought I'd make my first post on two really great 3-Row EV SUVs in the EV space today for those shopping. Purpose of This Thread: To consolidate as much information as...

To all the complainers, take the WIN guys. This is great news. Some wishing to be able to stream stuff on the rear screen while driving for the kids. Are you serious? That's a horrible angle and useless. Same like on the model X. These are the same group of folks that'll whine about how rivian...

Phew read through all 9 pages and it got off track fast. Speaking of which, as some have commented, most will never leave the pavement in the R1S, but this scenario isn't unique to Rivian. Think of all the old ladies you see in top trim sports / luxury cars that drives it like a Prius. It's a...

Thank you OP for this post. The wife and I sat in a '23 R1S the other day and loved everything about it, except the audio quality. I did play with the EQ some in the short amount of time that we had, but it didn't do much. In my opinion, the stock system suffers big time in the bass...