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  1. Forest Edge Interior Package Announced for Limited Run

    Thigh bolsters are an underrated feature. Mine was a 2018, sold in 2023.Great vehicle that we still miss! The Mini color does look similar. Mini makes some of the best seats and interiors at any price point, IMO.
  2. Forest Edge Interior Package Announced for Limited Run

    Yep! No idea why brown interior is such a rare option. I had a dark blue Alfa with brown seats and yellow calipers and got constant complements on it, everywhere I went. There were a handful of model years where you could get emerald green paint with the brown seats and it was ridiculously nice...
  3. Rival: EX60 Configurator opening this month

    Burn! Sadly, we can't all drive Wrangler 4xEs, which are truly excellent vehicles that speak highly of their owners' ability to make good choices.
  4. Rival: EX60 Configurator opening this month

    IX3 and EX60 will both be $70K by the time you add a handful of desirable options. These products are likely over-delivering on range and charging because they are still far (far) behind on software, connectivity, OTA-capabilities, and autonomy. I expect part of the reason Tesla and Rivian are...
  5. R2 rear wiper in action -- potential issues or FUD?

    Don't care about this at all but I'd personally give my left nut for a backup camera washer.
  6. Are you a Tesla owner getting the R2 as first Rivian? ⛔️ [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS / NO ELON DISCUSSIONS] ⛔️

    We've had six Teslas, with current M3P and MYLR. There are many minor irritations on these cars that Tesla could easily fix but has decided they don't want to. Worst door handles in the industry, horrible wipers, and a stock-focused form-over-function UI have been grating on every drive. Despite...
  7. Rivian Service policy - no alternative transportation unless vehicle kept for 48 hrs

    We just brought our Juniper MY in for a minor issue and they gave us a brand new Model X to bomb around in overnight. I will now spend the rest of my life listening to my wife complain about having to use her hands to open and close her car door. 0/10, would not recommend.
  8. Am I the only one who thinks anything less than 400mi of range is legacy at this point?

    IMO, manufacturers offering new products with big range are doing so as a carrot because their software, OTA and connectivity architecture, and dealer experience are still pretty crap. Yes, you're going to get an extra 30-45 minutes of winter driving in an IX3 or equivalent Volvo, but those cars...
  9. 2027 R2 Reveal! Specs, Pricing, Range, Dimensions, Wallpapers, Colors, Interiors

    Agree with everyone that this appears to be a compelling package that is competitive with Model Y. I suspect that by the time you can buy a Forest Green R2 Performance with white interior and Lidar, you’re going to be over $70 grand after tax and fees. That said, this vehicle seems to fix a...
  10. Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ tried to drive owner into a lake, viral video shows

    Odd that 10% of the planet still smokes cigarettes, lead is still being spreading everywhere in aviation fuel , and asbestos has yet to be fully outlawed. The markets cater to the first mover and governments rarely (if ever) hold anyone meaningfully accountable for damages. Elon is certainly a...
  11. Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ tried to drive owner into a lake, viral video shows

    These relentless pearl-clutching threads are an embarrassing waste of everyone's time. The entire US economy functions the same exact way as Elon does, lying to the consumer and setting laughably unrealistic expectations that end up endangering entire generations of people. That's called...
  12. R2 Launch Edition Price -- What are you expecting?

    The optics that they can produce a price-competitive Model Y fighter are more important than them actually making money right now. I expect they could cap it at $59,999.99 + some ridiculous shipping fee.
  13. Door Handle Safety

    My family was impacted by this. My wife was T-boned at high speed in her Model Y and trapped in the vehicle. She was unfamiliar with the manual door releases since we'd not had the car long, and probably too disoriented to use them even if she'd been more familiar. The driver door had minimal...
  14. UHF (Universal Hands-Free) Rivian Autonomy driving videos - real world test

    Impressive that people’s $hittiness can still surprise me, even after twenty years of browsing car forums.
  15. Rivian May Be Much Closer to FSD Than You Think

    People get all up in arms about lidar and GPUs but the sensing / inference stack doesn't change US road design, maintenance, and driver discipline being some of the absolute worst. For me, the likelihood of coming across dangerous outliers seems like it will remain too high to go to sleep for...
  16. Rivian May Be Much Closer to FSD Than You Think

    FSD used to be a fun gimmick to show off, mostly only marginally useful on long highway road trips. V13 and V14 have brought colossal step change improvements and the latest version, running on HW4 Model Y (particularly Juniper) would blow most people away. I have been a car guy my entire life...
  17. Apple CarPlay coming to rival Tesla

    I will never understand how Tesla is considered to have the best infotainment in the business when it is still complete and total garbage. Terrible at reading and sending texts. We use Tidal and it will only shuffle the top few dozen songs in a playlist, which is a form of psychological torture...
  18. Review: I rode the ALSO TM-B E-Bike: Rivian Micromobility Startup’s First EV

    I have a $3K Turbo Vado that has integrated software locking and alarm (though no tracking) and I use it in combination with an expensive grinder-resistant U-lock from Hiplok. I am still not comfortable leaving that bike unsupervised for really any length of time, particularly with the battery...
  19. Review: I rode the ALSO TM-B E-Bike: Rivian Micromobility Startup’s First EV

    Is there a reference you could point me to? Snazzy's review said it's fixed resistance. It's not clear to me if the modes and faux gears are just giving you increasing cadence-based assist, or if they are able to vary the amount of resistance torque (and input energy at a given cadence) the user...
  20. Review: I rode the ALSO TM-B E-Bike: Rivian Micromobility Startup’s First EV

    There are some very innovative ideas on offer here but this isn't really a bike. It's an e-scooter you sit on and control with a pedal-like controller or (most often) a throttle. It's super cool that it's low maintenance and has regen but the fixed pedaling resistance is disappointing as it...





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