smashweights
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Well because Rivian loves letting me try out different vehicles (via service loaners...) this time I'm getting to compare a 2023 Gen1 R1S to my 2022 Gen1 R1T!
Not many major differences like the Gen2 v Gen1 I got last time.
- My IMMEDIATE complaint is how ungodly loud the road noise is in this vehicle! This is the loudest vehicle I've ever driven in my life. The OEM 20" Pirelli ATs are not at the wear bars but they are a good bit worn. These are exponentially louder than my 20" Toyo OC AT3 EVs (which aren't loud at all) on my personal vehicle, borderline painful, can't even talk comfortably in the vehicle. They are at their worst around 45 mph where a resonant hum develops. I would replace them immediately if I owned this vehicle and never buy these again. They seem to ride about as well as the Toyos...
- Even this loaner with 40k miles still has (presumably) the door water retention issues mine had on inspection around the same mileage. Opened the passenger door after a rain and got a nice dump of water on the driveway.
- The factory Rivian audio is a bit better than I recall when I was test driving a few vehicles back in October last year. Not on par with the Meridian but they have definitely closed the gap over the last year.
- Canyon red is FIRE! Love the burnt red and would 100% get this color myself.
- Can't decide if I like the Coastal interior with the white wood (like in Gen2) or the gray wood (like this Gen1) more.
- Last time I had to live with just a keycard in a Gen2 loaner, this time it's just a Keyfob in a Gen1. Both make me realize how much I miss PaaK and app control. Both are backup quality at best. I usually carry my keyfob and PaaK and have never had an issue with access. I got locked out of this Gen1 loaner in my garage (thankfully) and took 30 mins to get through to my local SC to remote unlock it. Ended up disabling proximity lock to reduce this issue by leaving it unlocked at home.
- Might not be significantly different but you can see how battery care likely impacts these vehicles range retention. My '22 with 50k miles rarely charges outside of 30-70% since I've owned it. This loaner (40k mi and a year newer) was charged to 99% when I took over and has about 13 miles less range than when I've 100% charged mine. That translates to about a 6kWh capacity difference. Both on 20" ATs with large packs.
- Just a friendly reminder for anyone getting a loaner: make sure you factory reset the infotainment when you drop it off to delete all the gear guard videos, wifi networks etc otherwise the next owner can see your address, videos of you walking around, and still has access to your WiFi network. I always factory reset a rental/loaner when I pick it up and drop it off for a variety of reasons, but this is especially important with these Rivians.
Not many major differences like the Gen2 v Gen1 I got last time.
- My IMMEDIATE complaint is how ungodly loud the road noise is in this vehicle! This is the loudest vehicle I've ever driven in my life. The OEM 20" Pirelli ATs are not at the wear bars but they are a good bit worn. These are exponentially louder than my 20" Toyo OC AT3 EVs (which aren't loud at all) on my personal vehicle, borderline painful, can't even talk comfortably in the vehicle. They are at their worst around 45 mph where a resonant hum develops. I would replace them immediately if I owned this vehicle and never buy these again. They seem to ride about as well as the Toyos...
- Even this loaner with 40k miles still has (presumably) the door water retention issues mine had on inspection around the same mileage. Opened the passenger door after a rain and got a nice dump of water on the driveway.
- The factory Rivian audio is a bit better than I recall when I was test driving a few vehicles back in October last year. Not on par with the Meridian but they have definitely closed the gap over the last year.
- Canyon red is FIRE! Love the burnt red and would 100% get this color myself.
- Can't decide if I like the Coastal interior with the white wood (like in Gen2) or the gray wood (like this Gen1) more.
- Last time I had to live with just a keycard in a Gen2 loaner, this time it's just a Keyfob in a Gen1. Both make me realize how much I miss PaaK and app control. Both are backup quality at best. I usually carry my keyfob and PaaK and have never had an issue with access. I got locked out of this Gen1 loaner in my garage (thankfully) and took 30 mins to get through to my local SC to remote unlock it. Ended up disabling proximity lock to reduce this issue by leaving it unlocked at home.
- Might not be significantly different but you can see how battery care likely impacts these vehicles range retention. My '22 with 50k miles rarely charges outside of 30-70% since I've owned it. This loaner (40k mi and a year newer) was charged to 99% when I took over and has about 13 miles less range than when I've 100% charged mine. That translates to about a 6kWh capacity difference. Both on 20" ATs with large packs.
- Just a friendly reminder for anyone getting a loaner: make sure you factory reset the infotainment when you drop it off to delete all the gear guard videos, wifi networks etc otherwise the next owner can see your address, videos of you walking around, and still has access to your WiFi network. I always factory reset a rental/loaner when I pick it up and drop it off for a variety of reasons, but this is especially important with these Rivians.
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