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SQ7 was on my short list when I bought the Rivian. Same driveline with a different tune and different shape. Such cool cars.

Come on; join in the fun of picking the fly poop out of pepper. We'll drag you to the bottom and beat the dead horse with experience with us :D

I'm now here for the copyrightable SwampNut Photoshops. Good stuff!

I'm not mischaracterizing, I'm asking for clarification. The premise here is that you always have to feed some energy into an electric motor, even to maintain the illusion of a what we describe as a "coast". In that regard, a complete decouple and true "roll without power" will be more...

Explain how converting kinetic energy to electrical energy is more efficient than using that energy to keep the car moving forward. If you can do that, then you're next in line to buy my perpetual motion machine.

Rivian motor with permanent magnets won't but induction style motors should be able to (or at least similarly to driveline lag in an ICEV). Also, Rivian has a clutch on multiple motor configurations. Would wear it quickly, but absolutely allows for "true coasting". Not that I think 1 pedal...

91 when I walked out. Truck set to 70, app reporting 61 in the truck. Such a weird problem to have.

Well, we're in the middle of a heat wave. Been setting the truck to "precool" before I leave the house or the office. Appears Rivian doesn't know how a thermostat works. Getting some pretty ridiculously cold temps. Glad the A/C is working, but this is absurd. Anyone else seeing this? Current...

No, I understand. I was responding to someone that couldn't tell the difference between his launch edition quad motor and his new dual motor non-performance. There's a mile between those two, and I'm genuinely perplexed how one couldn't tell the difference. I was responding to this post:

You know the skinny pedal goes all the way to the floor right? This is about the most absurd take I've seen on here. There is an enormous difference between a dual motor and a quad motor. Somewhere on the order of 300hp and 400ft-lb of torque difference. The only way you couldn't tell a...

Crash sucks. Sorry man. Glad everyone was safe. FYI, gotta plug that buffer in before it'll do anything.

I'm teaching my teen to drive with the Rivian. I will agree with this sentiment. His current training is "If I panic let got of everything, the truck will stop".....while not permanent, and arguably a bad habit to start with, it's an easy thing to teach, and an easy thing to learn.

Looks like yours was sticking up quite a bit more than mine. The Monster was just under the roof line, so I'm guessing it slipped under the airflow. Look how low mine is; almost the entire bike is below the roofline. Your fender is even with the roofline. The ride was noticeably "plusher"...

All fair points. Also on the tire front, your Q7 should have come with a compressor and a can of German Fix-a-Flat. It works surprisingly well as a temp solution. I used mine once, drove home and back to the tire shop the next day with it. Makes a mess for teh tire guys, but it works in a...

It's not the driving aids I miss from my Audi. It's the build quality and components. Even when I traded it away at 136k miles the suspension didn't rattle and clank like my R1T. The interior was still just as solid as the day I bought it. Drove the Rivian last night for the first time in a few...

Guess I forgot to put this one in this thread. Less than exciting Tuesday afternoon so I'll contribute something instead of just complaining. Drove like this from Louisville, KY to Buffalo, NY. No appreciable change to efficiency, but didn't ride great. Became very "floaty" at speed.

Audis decades of automotive building lead to significantly better quality components and build quality.

I will miss the software when I leave this truck behind. Zero arguments there. It is much nicer than my Q7 as well.

#4 should be standard. This thing was clearly built by people that don't use trucks as trucks very often. I agree, I would pay $5k for #1 and #3 right out of the gate!

Agreed. Similar pricing to an aftermarket ECU upgrade in a myriad of other vehicles. I put a $1,500 engine/transmission tune on my Q7 and didn't get quite the same HP/Tq bump as the performance upgrade from Rivian. $5k is too much for a software upgrade. I have a dual motor non-performance...