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This also applies when comparing to the iX3 and EX60 since both could well be cheaper for paint and interior colors which would decrease any price differential.

Chinese made cheap EVs are not coming to the US given the tariffs under both Biden and Trump. Well know it would cause mass layoffs with other manufacturers in the US.

I always thought the by end of first half was conservative and gave them room for some unexpected issues. Makes sense they gave themselves a few months grace. Let’s see how the ramp goes. They had said by the end of the of 2027 they wanted to be at the final run rate which is around 13k amount...

Not necessarily true

No I experienced it and got rid of my tires at 20k. Also several other owners on here and I believe them. Glad it worked for you but don’t dismiss others experiences that don’t tally with yours. I will also add that the loaner I had which had 17000 miles on it also had terrible tire noise.

The current version of ADAS for R2 will have much more headroom than version 1 ADAS did for R1 so no real impact until 2028/2029 at the earliest.

Agree the version 3 of ADAS (only thing that changes on the R2 between 2026 and 2027) will not see much difference through to 2028 or 2029 since RJ said in recent interviews that L4 will be late 2020s or into the 2030s.

“Gen 3”’is only the third version of ADAS otherwise everything else is the same from a June 2026 to a June 2027 build.

Similar size battery to the $60k iX3 and the i3 is smaller and would if anything be slightly cheaper. The battery is 24kWh larger than the R2 so that equates to $2500 - some cost but not prohibitive.

The robot company is separate from Rivian. Yes it was created by RJ but is separate and this is a Rivian automobile focused forum.

Competitors in the auto space

The R1 option prices are not based on actual cost but what they think the market will bear. For R2 $2500-3000 paint options will not fly when all competitors including BMW, Volvo and Porsche offer multiple colors well under $1000. Those manufacturers also offer multiple interior colors for...

Surprised because of the well documented noise that comes from around 15k and a lot of people on the forums switching them out for a quieter tire well before 60k.

You did 60k on the original pirellis??

Yes

Paint may be expensive but is there a large difference between say the white and the silver, or the silver and the green? Mainstream manufacturers as well as many premium manufacturers seem to be able to offer multiple “free” paints and options under $800. Rivian charging $1950 to 3000 on R1 is...

But Glacier White is not standard on the R1 (was originally). All the paints are comparable in cost to Rivian and they choose just one to be standard. Hopefully their paint prices are reasonable (ie less than $1000) as all the competition including BMW and Volvo have cheaper paint options than R1.

It was a key consideration?? It is a minor part of the vehicle.

From everything I have read the infotainment chip stays the same between 2026 and 2027 R2 since it is off the shelf and already available. Would be good to have final confirmation of this but it was confirmed for Rivian Assistant that the R2 has more onboard compute compared to Gen 2 R1.

The entertainment chip in the R2 will not change when the RAP1 and LiDAR comes - so not a new generation overall. Only impact is autonomy - hence why people who are not so bothered by that can by the R2 now with certainty.