This. Also the conversion rate of reservations will be lower than most think.
If Rivian can ramp up production like they say, I wouldn't worry too much.
No option LE is $1,000+/month lease with $3k+ due at signing(when you include taxes).
Rivian wants customers buying early production, competitive lease rates are way down the road.
Yeah with no options in SoCal. It is $1,039/month with $3,381 due at signing.
No the advertised lease is with $3500 down. Total $5,724 due at signing, which includes down payment, deposit, acq fee, first payment.
Official now...for the $600/month dreamers it was never happening.
Perf (no options) $57,990 - $829/month with $5,724 due at signing. (not including taxes)
My comparable builds each trim, as those are the two trims I would be interested in.
R2 Prem - $60,245 +dest
EX60 P10 Plus - $63k +dest
My guess is discounts will be a lot easier to get on Volvo than the R2.
Very compelling offerings. Great pricing.
P10 AWD seems to be direct comparison to R2 Prem. Interior and paint no additional cost on EX60. 400kw DC peak speeds is very tempting.
LE seems like a good deal, while they last.
My Premium R2 spec is $63.2k with dest. Honestly not far from my iX3 spec I keep building at $68.3k with dest. Expected them to be further apart to make it a no brainer.
Macan EV has been at US dealers nearly 2 years and is now not selling very well(like most EVs in US). But Macan EV customers who bought or leased early had to pay their early adopter fee. Lets see how US market treats iX3, most likely end of Q4 there will be available units on lots.
R2 will...
For US market, iX3 is likely the best EV road tripper you can order right now. New Cayenne EV probably peak, but at double the price...it isn't twice as good.
Definitely fair. The iX3 50xdrive has 114 mile more range than the R2 Prem AWD. That is massive...32% more range.
The iX3 reviews have backed up BMW stated range numbers. Lets see independent reviews of R2 real world range figures and efficiency.
434 mile EPA is quite impressive.
Yup, Once they are through early adopters. Typical BMW 10+% off plus any incentives will be the norm.
Even with the higher msrp. By end of year I bet lease payment is lower than similar spec R2(minus range of course).
They seem to be leading in EV specs for the legacy brands. The new i3 with 440 miles and 400kw charging is another example.
It just leaked the new iX5 will have a 147kwh battery pack.
The $60k 50 xdrive is only one battery size(112kwh), so nothing really to be paranoid about. The ranges will vary by wheel size, like all brands. The 434 EPA number was likey done with the smallest 20 inch wheels.
BMW always has underrated all their specs, including range numbers of their...
BMW iX3 40 sdrive and xdrive both will start under $55k. The 50 xdrive with 400+ mile range starts at $60k.
Pulled from BMW press release:
"The first-ever BMW iX3 50 xDrive debuts in summer 2026 with a starting MSRP under $60,000 and an estimated range of up to 400 miles, followed in early...
Yeah these numbers seem overly optimistic.(What cycle test these brands choose does make it difficult to compare.)
According to these results, the Model Y Perf needs about 5.5kwh more to do 100miles. So in theory the Model Y would need 16kwh more capacity to cover 300miles. Yet the Model Y...
Nissan now gets 303miles with $29,990 Leaf.
300+mile range is ending up being the benchmark minimum. New car launches, you don't really want to be under that or you end up getting ridiculed like Toyota.