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I had the MX Plaid. Just sold it. It was incredibly smooth.I haven’t driven an R1T on 22’s. I have the 20’s. But we have a Model X, too, and I find the ride in the Rivian vastly superior. I always used to joke in the X that I could feel a cigarette butt in the road in that thing. Our X is a 2019 Raven. Maybe the newer ones are better.
I meant you're doing it wrong (sport+stiff is not the best 'ride' you can get in the truck)[and again - I mean this nicely, assuming you just didn't know that would be a bumpier ride], and the rest of it was pointed at Goose, who seems convinced that old-timey coil suspension would somehow be a better choice for a vehicle like an R1T (spoiler: It's not.)Me or @Goose?
If you're driving around in Sport mode all the time, that's part of the issue. It's lower and in the Stiff suspension setting and does make for an uncomfortable ride on rough streets. Here around Detroit with our roads, I wouldn't want the truck if it always rode like Sport mode, and I have a high tolerance for firm suspensions. I think you need to get out of Sport mode and try All Purpose for your regular commuting and when the wife is with you.I am still playing with drive modes. It does seem that all purpose is a bit smoother than sport driving.
Same for me. I'm a sports car kind of guy and thought Sport mode would be my go-to, but it isn't tuned well for rough roads. I might still like it on a smooth windy road when I'm enjoying an intentional spirited drive, but it's too harsh for daily commuting.Edit: I should add that I came into the R1T assuming I would use Sport heavily, as the speed and handling were the biggest draws over regular trucks.
Point me towards the Ferrari EV that cares about efficiency?To everyone. I have no personal experience with a Rivian. I have seen one in person and talked to the owner who was over the moon about it. I've read multiple posts and watch multiple videos on ride quality "issues", most of those are on R1S versus T though, and failures. I get that most of you are huge fans of your trucks and you paid a lot of money for them. I really hope you all never have a single issue with your truck.
I simply asked if anyone would like a simpler trim sometime in the future. The suspension is just one point that stood out to me that could be realtively easy. I guess I don't understand how an "old-timey" coil suspension in a selectible trim could be an issue. Don't like it, don't buy it. Also, if a coil suspension is so bad why do so many car companies still use them? Hell Ferrari uses coils.
I agree with this. I live in a city that is well known for it's terrible streets. It makes the local newspaper once a quarter. If I drive in sport its crazy rough. All purpose soft and I can barely tell. However, my last two cars were sports cars (miata and vw gti), so maybe I'm used to less dampening. I also owned a gx470 during those cars, and I would say the R1T handles much better, although it obviously throws around its weight sometimes going over a speedbump sideways.I pretty much only use Sport on long highway on and off ramps when I know I will be going fast enough that the extra cornering is beneficial. Otherwise its AP all day. Sport is absurdly harsh IMO and was poorly tuned from the factory. The porpoising is unacceptable. What I would really love is for the Rally mode to allow you to turn on sensors, or for AP to let you use the Sport throttle/torque distribution map like what Rally does. I could see Sport mode being bearable if you drove winding and well maintained country roads regularly. For me though, its just too harsh for regular use.
Edit: I should add that I came into the R1T assuming I would use Sport heavily, as the speed and handling were the biggest draws over regular trucks. Unfortunately I should have remembered the lesson I learned from my old Silverado SS. Stiff suspensions and trucks just don't work.
I understand completely where you are coming from. I don't have my R1T yet but I have had my first mile drive and in 30 minutes of driving around the potholed streets of Denver I thought it did pretty damned well. Much better than my Tacoma TRD Pro with its upgraded Fox suspension. But that is just MY opinion in comparison to what I'm used to driving. A smaller truck always does worse on bumpy surfaces than a larger heavier truck.To everyone. I have no personal experience with a Rivian. I have seen one in person and talked to the owner who was over the moon about it. I've read multiple posts and watch multiple videos on ride quality "issues", most of those are on R1S versus T though, and failures. I get that most of you are huge fans of your trucks and you paid a lot of money for them. I really hope you all never have a single issue with your truck.
I simply asked if anyone would like a simpler trim sometime in the future. The suspension is just one point that stood out to me that could be realtively easy. I guess I don't understand how an "old-timey" coil suspension in a selectible trim could be an issue. Don't like it, don't buy it. Also, if a coil suspension is so bad why do so many car companies still use them? Hell Ferrari uses coils.
Even sport+lowest+soft at speed is generally alright until the point where you're causing the suspension to risk bottoming out. Rivian tightens the damping out on the stroke to not risk blowing out the suspension due to bottoming too hard. Sport+low+soft is pretty good on slightly rougher stuff, but if the road you are driving on has potholes, anything below standard is a bad idea.I meant you're doing it wrong (sport+stiff is not the best 'ride' you can get in the truck)[and again - I mean this nicely, assuming you just didn't know that would be a bumpier ride], and the rest of it was pointed at Goose, who seems convinced that old-timey coil suspension would somehow be a better choice for a vehicle like an R1T (spoiler: It's not.)
The long travel coil suspension in my TRX was far more compliant over bumps and much smoother on rough terrain. The Rivian’s pay the price in some areas due to being a jack of all trades suspension setup.OP is doing it wrong (I mean that nicely). Coils would ride worse. Do I need to follow you from thread to thread making the same points I made in that other thread that you didn't respond to? :eyeroll: