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Definitely a PDR guy first. I suspect they're less likely to report work to Carfax as well.

Wholeheartedly agree with this. I still get regularly preached at after a Supra showed up at our house a few years ago.

HLSDs don't work when one tire is in the air at last check. Great for street driving or drifting, but not so much for off-road/rocks. Haven't really looked into what happens when you apply the brake on the hanging wheel/tire, but the resistance should be enough to engage the other side.

As Rivian is now getting into cost-cutting, I'd say it's unlikely to use a mechanical solution on their non-flagship model. If they do anything at all, I think they'd do a software-based approach and will use the brakes to slow the inside wheels down to give a similar, albeit slower, feel when...

That's why ICE vehicles have gears to multiply the torque.

To do a barrel roll like that on flat ground, I suspect you had to be going sideways to start with. One little bump and dip and over you go. Doesn't take much speed to do so, even with a low CoG, when those sidewalls bite into the ground. Edit: I wonder if the flimsy sidewalls of the ATs...

When the Rivian motors start production, I don't think we'll see any more Bosch motors in any vehicles. Because I'm in NC and Rivian won't sell me a vehicle yet, I'm hoping the in-house motors will go into my quad-R1S eventually. I do fear they'll ditch the quad motor design altogether before...

I wouldn't say awkward, but when you lose to ability to separately increase wheel speed on the outside wheels in a turn, you'll certainly lose some ability to power through a turn as effectively. Ultimately, it won't feel as planted when you're really pushing it in the corners.

Still hoping for a quad-motor Enduro option. 835hp simply isn't enough for me in a vehicle this heavy. Yes, I have problems...

Random sidenote: For those that have ever experienced a pedal vibration, or "warped rotors" in another vehicle, this same procedure will take care of that 99% of the time as you're just feeling brake pad deposits on the rotors. Getting them good and hot will remove those deposits and they'll...

Nope, but a 7,000+ lb vehicle stuck in the muck takes a LOT of power to break that suction and pull that weight. Usually, the rule of thumb is to have a winch rating 1.5x to 2x the weight of the vehicle. A snatch block is also helpful in these circumstances to help the pulling power (kinda...

I suspect trying to pull 400+ amps from the 12V system would be a spectacular failure. For this heavy of a vehicle, a 12,000-lb winch should be a minimum and they're power hungry. On the other hand, using 400v from the battery, you're only needing 12 amps for the same power.

Seems like a recipe for disaster. Rivian doesn't have the 12v capacity for a winch, so the standard aftermarket doesn't have a ready-made solution where they just need to integrate a mounting system like most trucks. Does Rivian really want the aftermarket messing with their high voltage...

Get rid of the Tesla/Rivian idea of a rolling cell phone on wheels and I'm in. Large manual controls for HVAC, radio, etc, manual seats, no glass roof, easy-to-clean/rinse interior and a simple suspension would be nice. I see a lot wanting a removable top/convertible option like the originals...

Have to agree as my one new Ford experience was horrible. Fought for lemon law since they couldn't fix the engine stalling in my new truck. Ford ended up voiding my warranty illegally and refused to do anything. Cheapest lawyer around wanted the cost of the truck as a retainer, despite...

Another NC guy- Triad area, 9/21, OC R1S

I suspect Rivian has a solution engineered to fix the 1.0 covers, but the cost to do so is too stupidly high to implement to newly constructed vehicles. So, here we are, redesigning the whole bed, rails, structure and likely gear tunnel for a new 2.0 design in an effort to keep costs and...

The stock psi rating goes out the door as soon as you use non-OEM tires. After that, it's all about the load-rating on whatever tires you're installing, and making sure that load-rating matches or exceeds OEM specs. After that, there's usually some trial and error in finding the ideal psi for...

Does suspension mode affect this? In my daily driver, one suspension mode bothers people on certain roads. I'm curious if regen in certain suspension modes is more likely to upset passengers than in other modes. For those that've had this issue, what mode were you in?

I'd planned on paying cash, but if I should not go through with my purchase, the economic downturn would only be a small consideration. Most of the other reasons are self-inflicted design/business choices.