Yup. With the recession in 2023 coming, and it's coming no matter what the nay-sayers say, the pool of people willing to pay $100K for EV's is going to dry up real quick.
Isn't this a little like saying if you can get a Toyota Venza for half the price of a Land Rover, this is accelerating Land Rover's demise? They're completely different vehicles for size, style, and capability. Rivian's demise or lack thereof will be be determined by the R2 line.
You don't think the model Y ground clearance of 6.6" is going to be a deal breaker for a lot of Rivian R1S buyers?
This thread has 6k views in less than 24 hours on a Thursday into Friday. I think there’s more cross-shopping than folks think but linking this one action to the impending death of Rivian is premature.
4 kids, 1 wife and 1 small dog here(really should have gone 4 wives 1 kid) and while I plan to make it work, my son just brought it up as his concern, as we packed up the suburban for the ski house. I am thinking I will be needing an xl roof box and possibly hitch mount the skis. I am fully expecting some trade offs and some tight packing jobs for road trips.
YMMV.. While not a reviewer I have spent a bit of time in the VF8 and theres pros and cons to it. The seats are comfy and interior design is not bad, controls are meh, its not as punchy as the base model Tesla in it’s current form. At CES I was shuttled around a bit in them from location to location and it fit 4 execs and a driver well. I was also fortunate enough to drive the VF8 in Long Beach on an auto cross inspired course. I got 2 laps of open throttle, skid pad, slalom tight turns. It surprised me at how well it did really. After that a professional driver got in and took me around the course pushing the boundary much more than I would have… again, surprised!They might sell you one... but you won't be allowed to drive it without the VinFast Security Guard accompanying you, keeping a sharp on every move you make
I feel they are in for a very rude awakening once non-sponsored/non-censored reviewers get their hands on the vehicles.
The new pricing better aligms with the quality of the product produced; especially the S/X line…This now qualifies the MY for the federal credit until at least March.
Model 3 RWD: $43,990 (from $46,990, a 6.4% drop) • Model 3 P: $53,990 ($62,990, 14.2% drop) • Model Y Long Range: $52,990 (from $65,990, a 20% drop) • Model Y P: $56,990 (from $69,990, a 19% drop)
I sold my year plus old one for $62,500 in October!
People cross shop vehicles all the time. Especially EV's, and the R1S isn't even that much larger than the Y inside. 99% of R1S buyers aren't going to use more than 6.6" of ground clearance. It'll be In the mall parking lot.
I don't think it matters for a lot of those people if they will or won't actually use the ground clearance. It's about appearance for them. There's probably a lot of cross shopping because they both seat 7 and it's an absolute requirement. But odds are those people were looking at the Y before anyway since it was still cheaper.
