Yes, I can see that point of view that it a polarizing appearance.
A Simple body design for me, would be a truck we don't have worry about denting or polishing, like the moulded Colored plastic bodied ATVs.
The Rivian looks like it would a 'dent heart-breaking' to take it off road.
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I like the engineering features of the vehicle, but I can't stand the "simple stick man" drawing front end appearance. I know the concept was to make it standout from other pickups, but look what happened to the Edsel.