The front-end of the Rivians genuinely looks better in person. It still won't be for everyone, but I found all the Rivians just plain look better in person. You don't get the real proportions on video or in photos. If you're unsure on the looks and styling I highly suggest finding a way to get out and see one in the flesh. They're really beautiful vehicles

@daveveloz

Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. It’s actually strangely weird how much better looking it is in real life. I really don’t understand why that is

great job guys! love the driving review. We ordered Aug 2021 and we are about 6 months from taking one home. we are subscribed.

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Awesome looking SUV. Can't wait to get mine first half of 2024 hopefully. Just got the updated delivery window today!

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

Did you ever take delivery?

This is the first time I see review that talks about how bright and nice the dome lights are , that was one of the first things I notice when I got my r1r 👍🏻

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Kudos to Rivian for getting a good looking and functional vehicle out without all the bloviating of a Tesla spokesman who promised a truck that looks like a 2-year-old with a ruler designed.

This is the color we picked. Cannot wait for our delivery!

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

How did delivery go?

@praveensg

4 ай бұрын

@@ROMRreviews after talking to several owners, we decided to stick with our Teslas. Primarily due to the lack of charging options for long distance trips.

I’d love to see the undercarriage, the departure angle looks good, but where do the motors sit on each wheel? How does towing affect the range? Does it have a hitch receiver?

Munro said it has the Divine Proportion. I agree

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy your new ride when it arrives!

I'm scheduled for delivery of my R1S in about six months!

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. We'll be doing a Q&A soon. Send us your questions!

Great looking SUV - great, thorough review as well. A swiss army knife vehicle (can do a lot of things fairly well) is appealing, as are vehicles that excel in one or two areas. I am not sure the Rivian excels at anything in particular but it can haul a family and has decent space behind 3rd seat+frunk, it's fast, it's efficient (although I believe less efficient than almost any other EV), it's stylish, it has some luxury, technologically advanced, can off road (with pucker factor due to vehicle cost). Question - how many regen and suspension modes? Any idea when longer range battery available?

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Only two Regen settings and really two suspension settings and well, firm or soft.

Great video about the way you talk and stop in the vehicle it feels hundred percent paid ad , does feel genuine.

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great video guys that my color and tire spec. Two more months. I think the doors are hard to shut because of the door seals in order to ford water.

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Updates? Hope it's fixed

Though the rear seats mobility could definitely be much better, Im curious how often owners are flipping between flat-3rd row vs seating position. I chose the R1S to have that extra seating capacity during those family visits every so often throughout the year. Besides that, I will leave the 3rd row down most of the time so no need to constantly raise/lower them as reviewers usually do. If I constantly needed 3-rows, I'd leave seats up most of the time. Same applies to the vents, once I set them I usually never touch them very often, if at all. But again, we'd all welcome a better/easier design for this price point.

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

More than you think

Nice review. Do you have the latest software update because in that OTA their is a suspension upgrade - to you point at around 41 minutes on the ride quality.

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

It's on latest and greatest. It's not going to get any "better" with Air suspension and that tire/wheel setup. It will be on the firm side. The benefits are worth it though. It's just not going to be buttery smooth.

@GA-wq8xq

Жыл бұрын

@@ROMRreviews thanks and good to know, from the forums it seemed that the latest update did improve ride quality. Especially in sport mode and low or lowest suspension setting.

Some real old men vibes coming from these two at times 😂. Pretty good vehicle though.

@ROMRreviews

11 ай бұрын

It's only going to get worse 😆

I’d love to see the undercarriage, the departure angle looks good, but where do the motors sit on each wheel? How does towing affect the range? Does it have a hit h receiver?

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Great question. We'll see what we can do about underbody. As for towing we're not setup to test that but I've seen others and towing is a pretty big hit to the range. Tow hitches are an option.

My R1S is due in July but the fit and finish issues that jumped out at me on your truck here are concerning. The hood does not line up with the front fenders, the drivers side front door did not seem to line up with the back door. I am hoping Rivian will continue to improve these issues. I know I am nit picking but so excited to get my delivery.

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

You have a good eye. We might have to delve into those issues in a follow-up

💯 on need for Android Auto & Apple CarPlay: there are so many apps we have to be able to access, especially for off-road applications. 22:06 Also, it literally is a safety hazard to be forced to use my tiny phone for time-sensitive situations (checking on weather, chain restrictions, or shit, just accurate navigation, etc.). Rivian: Get ahold of your software team, check their egos, and add phone integrations into your tech roadmap. The engineers will get over it, and if they don’t, find some who will. Especially if we are going to adopt a nearly-buttonless interior. Forcing us to use your touchscreen for everything without (even a windowed) CarPlay or AA integration is unconscionable.

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Amen

Does voice activation take away a lot of the need to mess with the touch panel while driving?

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Voice just isn't a good enough solution

Do the floor mats, the nice looking hard fabric, is that standard or after market?

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Standard

The complaints about lifting the 3rd row seem pointless. You would only want to lift them if someone is going to sit there….which means you will need to be at the rear door and pull the second row forward anyway?

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Not exactly. There's plenty of times where we go to lift a 3rd row to help secure whatever we've placed in the back

I wish the seats went down slowly and did not flop down.

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

Amen.

I'm not fully sold on electric cars/suv yet. The exterior of this suv reminds me of the Jeep Wagoneer and a bit or LR Defender which looks good. I like the Vegan leather comment.

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Handcrafted.

Which color is this? Thanks.

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Glacier white

Cameras all over the car except for a crucial digital rear view camera

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Did you mean digital rearview mirror? It has a rear facing camera

@losequis7682

Жыл бұрын

@@ROMRreviews yes. Mirror

It is 200 inches, shorter than a Sienna and quite a few inches shorter than a Tahoe.

@jwaldrip

Жыл бұрын

its 3 inches shorter than a Sienna, and 10 inches shorter than a Tahoe, but with sizeable storage spaces that both of those don't have.

@GA-wq8xq

Жыл бұрын

@@jwaldrip for cargo yes but for people the S could have done a little better

Some of the stuff like the built in air pump should be removed to save costs imho. I mean it’s nice but you can get a 12v air pump to keep in the back for like $20. So if this company wants to become profitable they need to rethink the unnecessary things like that.

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Once Rivian can scale manufacturing to the point of model expansion, you will see them move beyond Halo vehicles. Down-market with less bells and whistles to appeal to more consumer segments.

Still can't decide between r1s and r1t

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong

@daveveloz

Жыл бұрын

I had a tough time deciding as well. Ended up going R1S

@stevenlharris

Жыл бұрын

We ordered r1s. After test driving we just ordered an r1t also. Best of both worlds.

@budokai5904

Жыл бұрын

After much thought, I switched my pre-order to an R1S. If I purchase a truck in the future, it'll be a cybertruck. Although, we may have flying vehicles by the time I ever see my pre-order arrive.

Can't get my wife to put gad in the car how will I ever get her to plug it in

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Any updates?

Great looking vehicle but they are on the ropes. 80% stock decline and not producing the number of vehicles promised. Also quality control issues. 2023 is do or die for Rivian!

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Still hanging in there.

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3rd row is a miss by Rivian, definitely not well thought out, almost feels like an after thought to be honest. its not powered when most in this price range are and its difficult to raise if you cant lower the 2nd row, just like you displayed. does your config have the reinforced underbody shield?

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

We do have the reinforced shield. We don't mind manual functions, as long as they work well.

Dude, it is NOT that hard getting in and out of the third row. Wtf is up with your overdramatic grunting?!

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

I'm old, tall, and have the flexibility of plywood.

@daveveloz

Жыл бұрын

@@ROMRreviews Fair enough. I apologize for what might have come off as a snarky* comment. I hate it when KZreadrs play up the drama in criticism for the sake of entertainment. The video was thorough and very informative. Thank you

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

@@daveveloz no worries. I grunt getting out bed in the morning

@daveveloz

Жыл бұрын

@@ROMRreviews hahah

I wondered why I started and stopped watching this video twice. You guys cry alot.......

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

You should see the outtakes 🥲

USA produced ?!

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

The amount of whining during this review is irritating.

@ROMRreviews

10 ай бұрын

You should see the cutting room floor.

The problem with all these so-called "electric vehicles" is that they make something that's been around for 100+ years DIFFICULT, UNNECESSARILY DIFFICULT. Why is this an issue when it's just a DAMN VEHICLE that does the SAME BASIC tasks of the first vehicles did.........take you from A to B .

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Change has to start somewhere. Long way to go 😏

It would be once the R1S loses weight and gains atleast 400+ miles of range with $50k Price tag 👍.

@slamsandwich89

Жыл бұрын

Are there any EVs available for 50k that get 400+ miles?

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Physics is undefeated.

@daveveloz

Жыл бұрын

@@slamsandwich89 my thoughts exactly lol

Looks like it is made in Russia.!!!!!!

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. 🤷‍♂️

These things are a joke without the new 180 kWh battery pack. Rivian was stupid to even put out with the 135. The R1T real world range barely over 200 miles if hypermiling at 1.8 miles / KWh. Maybe good for soccer moms, around town, but combined with the pathetic reliability of the EA charging network and barely 200 miles of real world range (won’t do that in the cold), this is a disaster for cross country. Even the charging performance is fairly poor with thermal management events throttling charge rate common. Only even consider with the 180 kWh “Big” battery pack. Even the Model Y smacks this thing for most smaller families with a 74 kWh pack, 3.7 miles / kWh and 250+ of real world usable range even in the moderate winter.

@stevenlharris

Жыл бұрын

Show me on the doll where the Rivian touched you.

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Why would you have a kid in the 2nd row in a car seat or just in the seat and THEN want to put up the 3rd row? This is one of your complaints. You don't understand how to do things in order? Do you jump in your car in the garage and then say it is dumb that you now have to get out to open up the garage door to get the vehicle out?😂

@ROMRreviews

Жыл бұрын

Based on comments and feedback, a significant number of families that have multiple car seats in a 3 row vehicle encounter this scenario quite often. It has nothing to do with the order of operations.

With all the problems people are having I would say this is not the best suv America has ever produced. Maybe after a few model years. Not the first year of any vehicle. They all have problems.

@Michael-rx6ji

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Ford F150 has a ton of problems decades later!

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

That's the trend

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

Correct!

everything through the UI is what happens when you hire a bunch of ex-Tesla engineers and also think Tesla is the gold standard... no. they do it not just because its the best user experience, they do it because they want to save costs. bunch of misses by Rivian on that front as well as the 3rd row.

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

It's an over thought tech solution to appeal to techies.

Hood alignment is awful.

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

Hopefully they've improved

This car is no good READ THE CONSUMER REPORTS! DON’T BE A SUCKER!

@ROMRreviews

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Hope you subscribed 🙏?

I’d love to see the undercarriage, the departure angle looks good, but where do the motors sit on each wheel? How does towing affect the range? Does it have a hitch receiver?

I’d love to see the undercarriage, the departure angle looks good, but where do the motors sit on each wheel? How does towing affect the range? Does it have a hitch receiver?

@paulw575

Жыл бұрын

The motors are inboard, two in the center at the front for the front wheels and two at the rear. There are short drive shafts to each wheel which helps with wheel articulation for offroading. Towing is mixed. It can tow 11000lbs. If whatever you are towing is not very aerodynamic, like a big box trailer then you can lose up to half the range, so they aren't good for long distance. The more aerodynamic the trailer is the less range loss. All Rivians have a hitch receiver, there is a panel at the back to remove to reveal the hitch. The underbody is pretty flat, there metal and kevlar protection. The battery pack is also surrounded by a non-flammable foam, so there is lots of protection for the battery.

@eileenhunter5927

Жыл бұрын

The R1S can tow 7700 lbs, the R1T can tow 11K.

@ROMRreviews

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching