I hope Rivian will release a performance package through software upgrade

[beatle]

Anyone notice the "upgrades" section in their settings menus? I have a feeling this will come s00n ?

Seriously though, I think this is important to help move shop vehicles too. If Rivian offered this capability then folks who want DMP could grab a DM vehicle from the shop and just pay to upgrade to P.

That's a good point about moving shop vehicles. Similarly, when I was looking for mine in June I asked the sales advisor if they could swap wheels on a truck I otherwise liked. They agreed to the swap and I gave them my money.

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[MikeWilliams_R1T]

They could even offer marginal "Aftermarket" upgrades to Dual Performance

A few ideas:
Sport Mode but no extra HP... suspension full drop, +launch mode $1000
Sport Mode with some extra HP... same as above but 583 HP $2500
Full Sport Mode ... $5000

I could also see them selling the Gary Launch mode to current PDM owners for a nominal fee as another upgrade.

I look at upgrades like this differently than something like BMW charging to use hardware already in the car (like a seat heater). In our case, we are already utilizing the hardware every day.

Motors (and even gas engines) are already performance limited / tuned by the manufacturer to prevent us from ragging them out or burning them up early while still under warranty. If we owned ICE vehicles, I would equate this to performance tuning or adding aftermarket mods like NO2. So, I might be willing to pay a little extra for it.

You could argue that PDM costing $5000 on a new truck has an actual cost for Rivian since there might be a slightly higher chance of a warranty claim on a CV joint or drive unit because of the high torque things that happen when you launch.

 

[gregeast]

I'm thinking there will need to be some accommodation for leased vehicles.

A straight $5k purchase price is not going to increase the resale value of my lease since that's already been determined by the residual value.

I'm guessing either a subscription model or a pro-rated charge based on the remaining term of the lease.

Example: $5k for Performance Upgrade/36 month lease = $138.88/month.
24 months remaining on lease x $133.88/month = $3,333.33

Or maybe some incentive to pay upfront rather than monthly?

 

[Schroederhc]

Lots of different ways to offer it they nee

I'm thinking there will need to be some accommodation for leased vehicles.

A straight $5k purchase price is not going to increase the resale value of my lease since that's already been determined by the residual value.

I'm guessing either a subscription model or a pro-rated charge based on the remaining term of the lease.

Example: $5k for Performance Upgrade/36 month lease = $138.88/month.
24 months remaining on lease x $133.88/month = $3,333.33

Or maybe some incentive to pay upfront rather than monthly?

Makes sense

 

[mpshizzle]

That's a good point about moving shop vehicles. Similarly, when I was looking for mine in June I asked the sales advisor if they could swap wheels on a truck I otherwise liked. They agreed to the swap and I gave them my money.

They won't give you the same flexibility anymore.. trust me I asked. On Gen 2 they're outright refusing to make any changes to how it's already configured

 

[Schroederhc]

They won't give you the same flexibility anymore.. trust me I asked. On Gen 2 they're outright refusing to make any changes to how it's already configured

I think he was speaking to after the purchase you requested the upgrade to the Performace capability@

 

[mpshizzle]

I think he was speaking to after the purchase you requested the upgrade to the Performace capability@

I was referring to the wheel swap.

Long story short the vehicle that I was supposed to take delivery of had issues and I needed to swap to a new vin. I asked them to swap my wheels on an incoming vehicle, and they told me they would not do that for Gen 2

 

[Schroederhc]

I was referring to the wheel swap.

Long story short the vehicle that I was supposed to take delivery of had issues and I needed to swap to a new vin. I asked them to swap my wheels on an incoming vehicle, and they told me they would not do that for Gen 2

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[PaythePiper]

Anyone notice the "upgrades" section in their settings menus? I have a feeling this will come s00n ?

Seriously though, I think this is important to help move shop vehicles too. If Rivian offered this capability then folks who want DMP could grab a DM vehicle from the shop and just pay to upgrade to P.

This is exactly my scenario. Want Performance, but my build spec didn’t have any in the shop. Ordered without hoping I can upgrade later

 

[mpshizzle]

This is exactly my scenario. Want Performance, but my build spec didn’t have any in the shop. Ordered without hoping I can upgrade later

Me too. I'm going to be v upset if they charge more than 5000

 

[Hereforthesnacks]

To be honest, once you are in the sub 5.0 range, what difference does it make. 5.0, 4.0, 3.0, 2.5 - it’s not really usable in 99% of driving and most people are just hanging on to keep the car straight. I suppose if people want to pay $5k+ to use something a couple times a year, I’ll take the revenue boost. But it’s not like you are going from 6.5 to 3.5.

 

[Schroederhc]

I have a Lightning and sport mode is a huge difference over normal. Smokes my DM R1T as well.

 

[rvnappolis]

To be honest, once you are in the sub 5.0 range, what difference does it make. 5.0, 4.0, 3.0, 2.5 - it’s not really usable in 99% of driving and most people are just hanging on to keep the car straight. I suppose if people want to pay $5k+ to use something a couple times a year, I’ll take the revenue boost. But it’s not like you are going from 6.5 to 3.5.

I have PDM gen1 and Sport mode actually helps me a good bit when passing on 2 lane rural roads. I'm around the vehicle(s) I'm trying to pass much quicker with the extra HP.

Pretty much the only time I use sport, but it is a nice feature.

 

[jambaman84]

They will release a software unlock option in the future. I confirmed this with Rivian. I bought a Dual Motor R1T and to keep the price under 80k, I kept it Non-Performance. Rivian said they will give the option in the future to do a software upgrade to get the Performance speed. They didn't say when or how much. But I guess it'll be sometime in Q4 and probably be 5K.. I really hope it's a bit cheaper to entice people who don't want it, to purchase it. Maybe during the end of the quarter they might make a sweet deal.
But it is coming.. haha

 

[beatle]

I don't think the price will be any different pre- or post- purchase. Rivian is bound to annoy people on either side of the purchase if they make the pricing different. If anything, I think they'd make it more expensive post-purchase to entice more people to buy it up front.

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