Owning a Rivian is definitely on my bucket list. Rivian is a great brand and company and the most amazing aspect is that it’s just getting started. The future for Rivian looks very bright.
We own an R1S coming from two Teslas prior.. It is my wife’s primary driver, despite she works from home mostly. We have roadtripped it to Key West and back and have enjoyed it very much. Agree with all the points David highlights in his video. David- you create some of my favorite automobile reviews, they are qualitative as well as fact based. Keep them up! From one engineer to another- keep them coming.
Great review, David. I’ve had my R1S for three months and absolutely love it. As you note, there are number of things to get used to if you’re coming from a more traditional ICE vehicle but I was surprised at how easy it was to get acclimated.
Owning the R1S as my first EV, I've found that even at the medium level, the brake regen is really nice to drive - once you get used to it (which takes about 15 minutes.) It's actually very relaxing driving one-pedal, much more so than gas/brake.
I have a 2014 leaf and I still worry when I do the 1 pedal breaking. I see the people behind me about to run me over since it doesn’t have brake lights doing the 1 pedal.
@@jorgenietoontiveros137 I can see how that might be disconcerting. Fortunately on the R1S Rivian did a nice job on linking the brake lights to the one pedal regen operation.
In the trunk area, you did not lift up that first storage area to reveal even larger storage area underneath. And with the front trunk when you lift it up the first divider, it has magnets to hold it up so you can put more stuff in the front, it makes it a deeper frunk
One important thing you forgot to mention is that while the controls for steering wheel adjustment and HVAC may be only on the screen but they are all linked to your profile. So when you get in the truck after your spouse, it adjusts everything to your settings, even the HVAC, not just temperature but also direction of the vents. Tesla takes it one step further and allows you to save your profile online so you can step into anyone's tesla and log in and it will adjust to all your personal setting, even the custom menu items on the screen.
David - you are an excellent analyst and reviewer! I hope you will publish a comparison/contrast chart of the Lexus GX, 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser, 4 runner and the Rivian sometime. It would help those who are shopping for a new SUV! Thank you for your knowledge that you share and the work you put into these extraordinary reviews and videos!
This review does give us a good feel for the Rivian. I like the split tailgate and the flat floor even with the 3 seats. The speed and design are definitely a plus. It seems that the designers have really though out the features and actual useability of the vehicle not just add cool stuff that owners may never use. We had those same Pirelli Scorpion tires on our Escape Hybrid and they were great. Good in snow, rain and even worked well off-road. Surprisingly quiet for an all terrain tire. We like the new Land Cruiser 250, however this is the only full electric SUV we would consider. Keeping our 2014 4Runner and 2023 Rav4 hybrid for now until Toyota comes out with their full new SUV lineup for 2025...
Nice very thorough review David, the R1S is a nice and stout EV SUV well put together and material quality is quite good also ,, friends of mine in California know a family who has one and they are really happy with it and have told them it gets close to what the EPA rates it at and has fast charging capability , the only thing holding it back is the charging infrastructure, unreliable half the time and the other half of that is when you pull up to use a fast charger they almost never give anything close to the 250-300 fast charge rating most of the time it is only again 50% of the rating , i did not know that when you are just cruising on the highway it will revert to FWD only, simply being far more energy efficient , At $130k CDN i will never afford one of these, it is almost double my annual earnings, I'd be happy with the base F-150 Lighting it has everything i need , even then in Canada they give it too much content putting it out of the range of most buyers,Thx you David 👍
Max charging on the Rivian is about 210kw. That is peak, there are a lot of factors like what state of charge the battery is at, battery temperature etc. 150-180kw sustained is a good and normal charge rate. Just because it's a 350kw charger, doesn't mean you can accept 350kw. I've done thousands of miles road tripping and yet to encounter a charging station that doesn't work - maybe a single stall. The vehicle only switches to FWD on the highway in conserve mode. It's good for efficiency, but there's a tradeoff on power/traction and front tire wear. Pros and cons.
Hi David, The Rivian should be an interesting choice from this moment on to see how it compares over the years to the American and foreign trucks… I’m just going to look listen and learn… Thank you DAVID for all the introductions of all the different vehicles that you do it’s truly educational ❤
I’ve had my R1S quad motor since 8/2023 and with over 15000 miles on it I can definitely say I enjoy driving it more than my 2023 Range Rover sport P400
I wish reviewer would spend more time discussing and comparing interior noise levels. Maximum sound insulation is very important to me. I want a very quiet cabin.
8:46 there is no seat rake memory and it defaults to the most forward position because you don’t want to kneecap the third row passengers when you pull the second row back up 💥
The button on the top seems to be electronic and if you keep it activated by holding it in longer you can put the seat back to its previously set position, but it's not easy to get used to.
Interesting to hear this R1S has good panels. I declined the white one this week due to bad panels level and gaps after they tried to fix it. Now waiting for a new VIN to match. I noticed the silver one next to mine is better , so I’m guessing some colors are built better?
The horn on the R1S is crappy. I've bought a dual tone horn from Hella which I'm replacing. Agree with you on the rest of your points and it's a great EV overall. The batteries are 7776 underneath + 1 in the flashlight.
Does it have a security camera system similar to Tesla's? Does the heated steering wheel warm the entire wheel or just areas, like the 3 and 9 o'clock positions?
I drive a Tesla S and I am wanting to move on to a SUV soon. This is really close to tempting me. It just needs to improve a few things and then I think I'd get one. For now I'm going to keep the Tesla.
If I were in the market for a luxury EV SUV, I would definitely put the Revian on my short list. It is pricey though, but it's a multipurpose all around vehicle. The air shocks are a great idea; however, I don't believe one manufacturer has figured out how to make them reliable or inexpensive to replace. 19:05
How about noise from body flex?? Do you hear it creak and crack when you pull up a driveway etc.? Like pulling up a driveway apron at an angle like when you are making g a right hand turn onto the driveway from a street?
Whereas Tesla feels more fluff than substance, the Rivian is the opposite. There is a ton of cool but very usable & practical design considerations which I quite like. The quality also looks better than any Tesla, which is amazing since Rivian is far newer than the former.
I’ve been seeing a lot of complaints about the glass roof getting easily cracked without a strike point. Do you have any insights on why that is happening?
This is one lovely EV SUV I was following since a while. But if in 2024 I have the money to spend on an EV SUV as awesome as this one, I will still pick the legendary and mighty 2024 GX 550 Hybrid and think again about an EV Rivian when my GX 550 celebrates its 15th birthday... But unfortunately I can't afford the GX 550 so waiting for the Landcruiser or revamped 4Runner (Hybrids)
Nothing to say the Rivian won't last, they are well built. The battery is warrantied for 8 years, and for a few thousand dollars you can add another 5-8 more through third parties like Xcare. Lexus will never offer the power or efficiency of the Rivian either - 17 MPG? Plus the practicality of a huge Rivian frunk is nice. Also fuel costs... over 200K miles a Lexus getting 17 MPG on premium at $4 a gallon would cost $47K in gas. A Rivian R1S at 2 miles/KW, $0.19/kw comes to $19k. A savings of $28000 just in fuel...
They've grown on me a lot. In person they're a lot more 3 dimensional with large jewel lights in the middle. They also look way better when the whole thing is illuminated, which it is whenever you're driving.
The one thing that I find exciting and game-changing on my R1T is the level of OTA updates. The OTAs often add functionality and desirable new features that constantly improve the R1's appeal and ownership experience. I realize Tesla has set the bar very high, and Legacy brands are touting OTA updates of their own. Still, they seem unable to match what Tesla or Rivian has as normality and already baked into their core hardware and software designs. It's clear how much further along Rivian and Tesla are with their design strategies. I would say Tesla and even Rivian are a decade ahead of the legacy brands on this subject alone. It's clear to me now why so many horse and buggy makers back in the day never successfully lead innovation with automobile technology, even though they were the Goliaths of transportation at the beginning of the automobile revolution.
An on/off button is completely stupid. You control the on/off functionality by getting inside or leaving the vehicle. Regen isn't unnatural and non-regen isn't natural Regen system is the natural electric vehicle way and non-regen is the natural ICE way. Rivian should not try to recreate the ICE experience. Very few of those folks that want an electric car that seems like an ICEv are interested in Rivian anyway. If they do buy an EV it will likely be from a legacy automaker.
Owning a Rivian is definitely on my bucket list. Rivian is a great brand and company and the most amazing aspect is that it’s just getting started. The future for Rivian looks very bright.
We own an R1S coming from two Teslas prior.. It is my wife’s primary driver, despite she works from home mostly. We have roadtripped it to Key West and back and have enjoyed it very much. Agree with all the points David highlights in his video. David- you create some of my favorite automobile reviews, they are qualitative as well as fact based. Keep them up! From one engineer to another- keep them coming.
Great review, David. I’ve had my R1S for three months and absolutely love it. As you note, there are number of things to get used to if you’re coming from a more traditional ICE vehicle but I was surprised at how easy it was to get acclimated.
Owning the R1S as my first EV, I've found that even at the medium level, the brake regen is really nice to drive - once you get used to it (which takes about 15 minutes.) It's actually very relaxing driving one-pedal, much more so than gas/brake.
Agreed. After a couple of weeks, I changed mine to Aggressive Regen and even that is fantastic.
To me might take even longer. Still have 3 pedals 😁
I have a 2014 leaf and I still worry when I do the 1 pedal breaking. I see the people behind me about to run me over since it doesn’t have brake lights doing the 1 pedal.
@@jorgenietoontiveros137 I can see how that might be disconcerting. Fortunately on the R1S Rivian did a nice job on linking the brake lights to the one pedal regen operation.
In the trunk area, you did not lift up that first storage area to reveal even larger storage area underneath. And with the front trunk when you lift it up the first divider, it has magnets to hold it up so you can put more stuff in the front, it makes it a deeper frunk
One important thing you forgot to mention is that while the controls for steering wheel adjustment and HVAC may be only on the screen but they are all linked to your profile. So when you get in the truck after your spouse, it adjusts everything to your settings, even the HVAC, not just temperature but also direction of the vents. Tesla takes it one step further and allows you to save your profile online so you can step into anyone's tesla and log in and it will adjust to all your personal setting, even the custom menu items on the screen.
That's not totally creepy at all...
@@TJDST4you can also login UA-cam to any computer and it would be the same thing so how is it creepy really?
David - you are an excellent analyst and reviewer! I hope you will publish a comparison/contrast chart of the Lexus GX, 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser, 4 runner and the Rivian sometime. It would help those who are shopping for a new SUV! Thank you for your knowledge that you share and the work you put into these extraordinary reviews and videos!
Really enjoyed your review, David. Thanks for being so thorough!
Excellent review. Thank you. I've had my R1S for a week and a half, now, and think it's great. My first BEV!
This review does give us a good feel for the Rivian. I like the split tailgate and the flat floor even with the 3 seats. The speed and design are definitely a plus. It seems that the designers have really though out the features and actual useability of the vehicle not just add cool stuff that owners may never use. We had those same Pirelli Scorpion tires on our Escape Hybrid and they were great. Good in snow, rain and even worked well off-road. Surprisingly quiet for an all terrain tire. We like the new Land Cruiser 250, however this is the only full electric SUV we would consider. Keeping our 2014 4Runner and 2023 Rav4 hybrid for now until Toyota comes out with their full new SUV lineup for 2025...
For a luxury SUV it would be great to know about the cabin noise at moderate to high speeds. Reviewers rarely cover that.
I love Rivian, I can’t wait for the R2
So excited for this brand
Nice very thorough review David, the R1S is a nice and stout EV SUV well put together and material quality is quite good also ,, friends of mine in California know a family who has one and they are really happy with it and have told them it gets close to what the EPA rates it at and has fast charging capability , the only thing holding it back is the charging infrastructure, unreliable half the time and the other half of that is when you pull up to use a fast charger they almost never give anything close to the 250-300 fast charge rating most of the time it is only again 50% of the rating , i did not know that when you are just cruising on the highway it will revert to FWD only, simply being far more energy efficient , At $130k CDN i will never afford one of these, it is almost double my annual earnings, I'd be happy with the base F-150 Lighting it has everything i need , even then in Canada they give it too much content putting it out of the range of most buyers,Thx you David 👍
Max charging on the Rivian is about 210kw. That is peak, there are a lot of factors like what state of charge the battery is at, battery temperature etc. 150-180kw sustained is a good and normal charge rate. Just because it's a 350kw charger, doesn't mean you can accept 350kw. I've done thousands of miles road tripping and yet to encounter a charging station that doesn't work - maybe a single stall.
The vehicle only switches to FWD on the highway in conserve mode. It's good for efficiency, but there's a tradeoff on power/traction and front tire wear. Pros and cons.
Detailed and fantastic review. Thank you so much.
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Hi David,
The Rivian should be an interesting choice from this moment on to see how it compares over the years to the American and foreign trucks… I’m just going to look listen and learn… Thank you DAVID for all the introductions of all the different vehicles that you do it’s truly educational ❤
I don't see any 3 row EV SUVs now or on the horizon competing very closely with this. The Kia EV9 or upcoming Volvo EX90 might be the closest.
Great review!
Can’t wait for you to review Gravity. 19:00
I own a R1S for 6 months put in 8k, our family enjoyed very much. I also own tesla and a few diesel vehicles.
Excellent! Thank you so much for this!
I gotta say... I f--king love this guy.
Great job on this video. Thank you
I’ve had my R1S quad motor since 8/2023 and with over 15000 miles on it I can definitely say I enjoy driving it more than my 2023 Range Rover sport P400
I wish reviewer would spend more time discussing and comparing interior noise levels. Maximum sound insulation is very important to me. I want a very quiet cabin.
8:46 there is no seat rake memory and it defaults to the most forward position because you don’t want to kneecap the third row passengers when you pull the second row back up 💥
The button on the top seems to be electronic and if you keep it activated by holding it in longer you can put the seat back to its previously set position, but it's not easy to get used to.
great perspective , thank you
Beautiful vehicle!
Interesting to hear this R1S has good panels. I declined the white one this week due to bad panels level and gaps after they tried to fix it. Now waiting for a new VIN to match. I noticed the silver one next to mine is better , so I’m guessing some colors are built better?
The horn on the R1S is crappy. I've bought a dual tone horn from Hella which I'm replacing. Agree with you on the rest of your points and it's a great EV overall. The batteries are 7776 underneath + 1 in the flashlight.
I almost have enough to get the r1s I can’t wait
awesome, thank you!
Does it have a security camera system similar to Tesla's? Does the heated steering wheel warm the entire wheel or just areas, like the 3 and 9 o'clock positions?
Where can I purchase a panel gap checking tool?
I drive a Tesla S and I am wanting to move on to a SUV soon. This is really close to tempting me. It just needs to improve a few things and then I think I'd get one. For now I'm going to keep the Tesla.
If I were in the market for a luxury EV SUV, I would definitely put the Revian on my short list. It is pricey though, but it's a multipurpose all around vehicle. The air shocks are a great idea; however, I don't believe one manufacturer has figured out how to make them reliable or inexpensive to replace. 19:05
My dream car😍
How about noise from body flex?? Do you hear it creak and crack when you pull up a driveway etc.? Like pulling up a driveway apron at an angle like when you are making g a right hand turn onto the driveway from a street?
No
There's more storage space under the storage space you showed in the back
Whereas Tesla feels more fluff than substance, the Rivian is the opposite. There is a ton of cool but very usable & practical design considerations which I quite like. The quality also looks better than any Tesla, which is amazing since Rivian is far newer than the former.
this has a rear mirror camera?
I’ve been seeing a lot of complaints about the glass roof getting easily cracked without a strike point. Do you have any insights on why that is happening?
This is one lovely EV SUV I was following since a while. But if in 2024 I have the money to spend on an EV SUV as awesome as this one, I will still pick the legendary and mighty 2024 GX 550 Hybrid and think again about an EV Rivian when my GX 550 celebrates its 15th birthday... But unfortunately I can't afford the GX 550 so waiting for the Landcruiser or revamped 4Runner (Hybrids)
Nothing to say the Rivian won't last, they are well built. The battery is warrantied for 8 years, and for a few thousand dollars you can add another 5-8 more through third parties like Xcare. Lexus will never offer the power or efficiency of the Rivian either - 17 MPG? Plus the practicality of a huge Rivian frunk is nice.
Also fuel costs... over 200K miles a Lexus getting 17 MPG on premium at $4 a gallon would cost $47K in gas. A Rivian R1S at 2 miles/KW, $0.19/kw comes to $19k. A savings of $28000 just in fuel...
I don’t think they should put and ‘on off’ button. But a button to lock unlock would be a plus.
I like everything about this SUV but I just wish they change headlights design
Totally agree with headlight design comment. Love the vehicle other than that.
I love the headlights. Very distinguishable and unique but not too much so. I’m my opinion.
I agree, love the headlights.@@hearmeout1966
They've grown on me a lot. In person they're a lot more 3 dimensional with large jewel lights in the middle. They also look way better when the whole thing is illuminated, which it is whenever you're driving.
They’re called “football stadiums”.
I thought the meridian system was no more on all trims?
Gx550 vs r1s which one would you own? 😮
Hi John, may i know what color is the paint please ?
This color is Linestone!…Same as ours!
i love my r1s
Didn't mention real world range or charging times/options. Other than that I really wish I could afford one...
The one thing that I find exciting and game-changing on my R1T is the level of OTA updates. The OTAs often add functionality and desirable new features that constantly improve the R1's appeal and ownership experience. I realize Tesla has set the bar very high, and Legacy brands are touting OTA updates of their own. Still, they seem unable to match what Tesla or Rivian has as normality and already baked into their core hardware and software designs. It's clear how much further along Rivian and Tesla are with their design strategies. I would say Tesla and even Rivian are a decade ahead of the legacy brands on this subject alone. It's clear to me now why so many horse and buggy makers back in the day never successfully lead innovation with automobile technology, even though they were the Goliaths of transportation at the beginning of the automobile revolution.
An ICE guy reviewing an EV Regen is great! Never use the brakes...
Love the vehicle, but the second row seating looks cramped from front to back.
Too bad they are not selling in EU yet :(
An on/off button is completely stupid. You control the on/off functionality by getting inside or leaving the vehicle. Regen isn't unnatural and non-regen isn't natural Regen system is the natural electric vehicle way and non-regen is the natural ICE way. Rivian should not try to recreate the ICE experience. Very few of those folks that want an electric car that seems like an ICEv are interested in Rivian anyway. If they do buy an EV it will likely be from a legacy automaker.
Audio quality is poor, stopped watching :(
What’s the point of this video. This is worthless
Some people understand cars better and they need some info. Maybe you’re into makeup tutorials