Your review isn’t very balanced. You are aware of the software update re ride quality - and get confirmation that your test vehicle is not yet updated - yet continue to trash it, along with your million other gripes. Shocked you weren’t able to discover a lot of these things pre test drive.
It...
Just because OP got a bargain for his first R1 doesn’t mean current R1 pricing is too expensive. It’s basically a supercar.
CT is going to be real expensive. Elon even said himself. They are going to lose a ton of orders. You just have to look at the outcry when Rivian raised prices. And Tesla...
If you’re saying Rivian failed to tell you if you returned the new vehicle would be at higher prices, that is not a good look and maybe you should push that angle. However, in terms of your vehicle, I see the misalignment but can’t really tell the paint issue (only one bubbling I can see and not...
Sounds like you were dealing with issues just as volumes were ramping and SCs would have been stretched. 6 months is a long time but the way I look at it, Rivian was very reasonable locking in bargain pricing (which you profited from), so there needs to be some reciprocation. We will not know...
I think the numbers are good. I believe the enduro units are a bit bigger than the quad units so it’s not a halfing of the weight. Plus there WILL be software improvements :)
I rented a Peugot station wagon/bubble car thing back in France a few years ago and the windscreen was out from the dash and I found it very disorientating to drive. I said to the rental agency I can't drive this thing on narrow French streets! This CT image is giving me flashbacks :(
I’m OK with the graphic design but wouldn’t say I’m loving it.
However, with the white canvas my 2 cents worth - they could have quotes on the side:
“Our mission: Keep the world adventurous forever”
“Highest rated EV by X, Y, Z”
“Top safety pick by…”
“America’s best selling EV truck”...