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These two about seat cooling, and the seat cooling fans I concur.. it was odd. I’m used to Benz, Jeep with seat cooling and not used to...
Yesterday at 4:43 PM
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R2 NVH is great. Ride quality is vastly better than gen1 R1S and a notch better gen2 R1S. Audio is meh. It's not horrible but it's...
Yesterday at 4:43 PM
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Hardware is not software. Actual real physical things have to be ordered and delivered and assembled. Minimizing the number of...
Yesterday at 3:40 PM
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Just came back from my test drive and can say that wind and road noise was non existent for me, especially coming from a Model Y. Took...
Yesterday at 3:38 PM
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Just finished my demo drive. Was able to drive on freeway at limit. No noticeable road or wind noise. Very quiet interior. No...
Yesterday at 3:38 PM
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I managed to get up to ~ 80-82 for about 3 miles.. WIND noise in the cabin seemed quite good, although there was an annoying wind/fan...
Yesterday at 3:38 PM
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My half hour test was plenty long. And my experience is rather limited (my Subaru runs out of juice after about 22 miles - talk about...
Yesterday at 3:38 PM
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Reservation online still being used? Need a new vehicle late 2026, early 2027
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Yes, pretty much. The $100 is refundable anyways.
Yesterday at 1:45 PM
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Any thoughts on road noise usually related to tires and wind noise? I'm guessing test drives are too short to really test this well.
Yesterday at 1:41 PM
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I don't think "halo" was chosen due to Christianity. A definition of halo is also "a circle of white or coloured light around the sun...
Yesterday at 6:08 AM
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The order page may not have said so but the Tesla blog post (which they’ve since deleted) did. The website also said “The system is...
Yesterday at 6:02 AM
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At the block party, it wasn't clear how good the haptic wheels were. I wasn't necessarily amazed but just assumed it was because the...
Wednesday at 3:43 AM
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Coastal Cloud interior will get an upgraded center steering wheel cap in production
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I've seen more than a few comments on this and noticed that Kyle mentioned it in his newest R2 launch video. Coastal Cloud interior...
Wednesday at 3:35 AM
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Nah I kinda like his unedited, rambling vids. I can fast forward as needed. They feel less like a press review and more like I’m along...
Tuesday at 7:59 AM
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Will there be any livestream of events/launch today?
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I think Rivian will put out extra stuff on social media over the next week or two. Plus they gave access for a ton of independent reviews.
Tuesday at 6:56 AM
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If i'm spending almost $70k with tax on a car, I appreciate the long video. If there was any time for a long video, this would be the...
Tuesday at 6:41 AM
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I like the light interior but i don't like the white airbag on the wheel, just looks odd to me. don't think i can get over that lol
Tuesday at 6:22 AM
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Wow. That's a lot of videos all at once. Really pulled out all the stops for this one.
Tuesday at 6:20 AM
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R2 non-powered frunk is a mistake?
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That makes sense. It basically doesn't get hot enough for shorter trips since none of those motors and HVAC in the frunk area run long...
Monday at 7:35 PM
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Oh - there's definitely extra heat around the frunk. I watched my frunk temp hit 115 while at a long charge at a L3 charger when the...
Monday at 7:28 PM
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That doesn't sound that bad then. Other person in Florida made it seem like there was potentially extra heat from other sources like...
Monday at 2:23 PM
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You need to think of the frunk as being like the old school trunk on a sedan. I'm in PA and use our frunk for groceries (including ice...
Monday at 2:16 PM
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That would be a bummer if R2 frunk is too hot. I thought it would be perfect for small grocery trips as my use case.
Monday at 10:37 AM
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Sounds like some very lucky people could get matched with a car and get it later in the week. Quote from social media.
Monday at 9:38 AM
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13 Rivian R2 (out of 28 total) spotted in Park City, UT. Event Coverage Coming June 9
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RivianTrackr(Kryptonlogic) had a post pointing at production issues with Esker Silver but it's been fixed now. So we should see a ton...
Monday at 8:36 AM
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Rival: 2026 BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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I mean it's not had to imagine that a BMW that sits 2" closer to the ground has a sportier and better driving experience than a Rivian...
Monday at 7:34 AM
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I probably used my full hand when I tested this at a block party so didn't notice too much. I did make sure a shorter family member...
Saturday at 4:32 PM
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this guy just brought it down with one finger and then give it a little push at the end once it's down at the 22:42 mark in the video...
Saturday at 3:57 PM
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Yes. You just close it lightly and then it pulls the hood down firmly and secures itself. I guess it's like those soft-close doors.
Saturday at 8:52 AM
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It's more extreme than that as this won't be an even monthly number due to the ramp up. Higher production rates are in the latter part...
Saturday at 8:48 AM
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Going on 7 pages about a cheaper cost cutting car not having a powered frunk…when the competition doesn’t has a powered frunk either...
Jun 5, 2026
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Which R2 wheel size is everyone getting?
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I'm going with the 20s (Performance/LIDAR when that opens up). I like the rims more. However I will be changing out the tires to All...
Jun 5, 2026
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And until something really nice like actual power down/close is available a 20 cent simple rope pull installed by the owner can bridge...
Jun 4, 2026
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Was it black or a dark color? I think most people won't notice as they will be new to the brand and won't have an R1 to compare. Maybe...
Jun 4, 2026
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R2 as our only car
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Just depends on your needs. Only reason we plan on keeping an ICE is so that whatever brand new EV we buy doesn't take a huge beating...
Jun 2, 2026
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In writing? OK… hasn’t stopped Elon from promising L4 or 5 “this year” for the past decade...
Jun 2, 2026
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I unfortunately needed a new windshields in my Y last month & can confirm the phantom windshield wiping even occurs on a pristine windshield
Jun 2, 2026
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The most interesting part to me is this photo -- assuming this is Esker Silver. There are so few "real world" photos of Esker...
Jun 1, 2026
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500-800 miles from Service Center......from those with Rivian experience....how risky will this be?
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While I do agree that everything is a risk, Rivians is highest among all automakers. It's not anecdotal at this point either; by just...
Jun 1, 2026
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This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the value of RAP1 and LiDAR. There's no immediate light switch that turns on when they are...
Jun 1, 2026
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Not sure where you are getting your information, but it's nowhere connected to reality. Telsa has the self-driving in their cars now...
May 28, 2026
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Depends on how old you are, no? Your assumptions about what is happening are quite off base. Out of the blue? The current vehicles...
May 28, 2026
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I was just on the fueleconomy.gov website and noticed that the EPA ratings were officially published for the Performance trim of the R2...
May 28, 2026
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Some youtube influencers put in reservations as soon as it went live. So they don't even need priority from Rivian. Many of them...
May 28, 2026
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Frozen R2 shows rear wiper in "Up" position for ice / snow conditions (built-in heater at work)
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Rivian will have that software option to park the wiper outside the recess. I stuck Wassym's quote in the other wiper thread...
May 26, 2026
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Queue all the “R1’s are left behind” posts. 🤣
May 26, 2026
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In the recent Reddit AMA, Wassym talked about how R2 infotainment is actually 1 generation ahead of R1. New infotainment available at...
May 26, 2026
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In the recent Reddit AMA, Wassym talked about how R2 infotainment is actually 1 generation ahead of R1. New infotainment available at...
May 26, 2026
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R2 infotainment is actually 1 generation ahead of R1. I posted the quotes in a new thread just now to get the word out...
May 26, 2026
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He was blowing smoke up your rear end to tempt you into buying an R1.
May 26, 2026
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