I was cruising down 35 here in Austin today when I ham-fisted an attempt to turn on Driver+ and depressed the park button on the stalk for a second. The car lurched like it was under braking and made a grinding sound from the front wheels, and showed an error message that read something like...
I picked the R1S up a few months ago, but it's not my first electric - I went from a Volvo XC40 Recharge to the R1S. My wife drives a '23 Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid Pinnacle, and my other car in the garage is a 2017 Grand Sport Collector's Edition.
I feel a sort of special connection to Rivian...
New owner here (1500 miles since the first photo was taken). Loving my R1S so far, minus a few familiar complaints (noisy AC compressor, pulls slightly to the right, heavy-footed suspension over broken pavement). But here are a few photos, fresh after some PPF + ceramic coat. Black on black with...