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Maybe I'm in the minority, but I think those stock wheels look great.

Only a PowerPoint will suffice...

It's a crappy angle/photo, but this is the only other photo I can find from the show. I'm surprised there aren't more.

I see you have an R1T, and this comment pretty much nails what I was talking about above. Most people really don't care. They like the vehicle, how it looks, and its creature comforts, but the off-road stuff is just an added bonus. But to your point, the R2 has better approach/departure angles...

I don't think that anyone in this thread is saying that the cars are or have to be EXACTLY the same on a feature-for-feature basis. However, they're EVs priced in the same general space, are roughly comparable in size, have a similar general carrying capacity/passenger space, and will compare...

But if we're talking Outback Wilderness (which is the off-roady version), we're still looking at 9.5 inches versus 9.8 inches. That's a wash IMHO. But you have to consider the breakover angle. The R2 has a wheelbase of over 115 inches, and the Outback is around 108 inches. The R2 will likely...

But all of what you said doesn't change the fact that even RJ has declared the Model Y as its main competitor and that it's dimensionally very close in footprint. They target the same segment: mid-sized crossover. I "get" your comparison of Broncos or 4Runners as badass, off-road-capable...

EXACTLY!

Seems like you'd have to have a REALLY short cable for it to be an absolute hindrance. My Tesla Wall charger cable is 18 feet long and I can reach the charging port (opposite side from where the charger is mounted on the wall) either pulling in or backing in. The newer ones are 24-feet. Either...

Left front doesn’t make sense, because they said that having it at the rear was for cost reasons, so they wouldn’t have to run expensive cable to the front. Or did I mishear him during the hoopla surrounding the official event?

RJ is open to changing the location of the port to the driver‘s side (3:00 mark):

I get what you're saying; it just seems edge-case to what Rivian is trying to achieve. The average American worker commutes 15 to 20 miles one way, not 143 miles. The R2 is being aimed at the heart of the market, not outliers. To your point about paying for a “bigass” battery while I get the...

Then why don’t we all drive ICE vehicles with 500+ mile range gas tanks? Because it’s not really efficient to do so and gas stations are everywhere. It’s also not efficient to lug around all of that battery ALL THE TIME. The Silverado EV has a big 200+ KwH pack to get 400+ miles of range, but...

My thoughts exactly! Instead of putting in heavier and expensive batteries, make them charge faster.

Yes, that’s exactly what I meant. Which is why I also listed the price ranges (base to loaded) for the Model Y and Ioniq 5 in comparison.

It's probably just a case of Alex being in town, he walks in, they realize who it is, and say, "have at it" -- just don't touch the charge port door :CWL: Alex was in the area for the NY Auto Show, so the above seems likely.

Well, Alex is one of the more prominent YouTube auto reviewers. He delivers his content in a down-to-earth and approachable manner to his audience, so it doesn't surprise me that they'd give him access that we regular peons wouldn't get.