R1T7777
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I went to Venice to check out the R1T and crawled under to look at the suspension and underbody. A couple of concerns popped up. One was that the plate under much of the body was a thin carbon fiber plate (likely backed by metal). I’d be concerned about damaging the (likely expensive) plate on rocks.
Additionally, the rear suspension has 2 hydraulic (?) lines that hang lower than and in front of the lower A arms. They have no bash plates or protection I can see, and seem extremely vulnerable to rock damage.
I know Rivian has done a lot of testing, and I trust their engineering, but definitely something to watch for.
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