evdriver2016
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I am pretty sure that the DM do not have all of the modes that the Quads come with. Looking at the price of slightly used Quads though makes them look like the obvious answer to me. I’ve tackled tons of trails in my Quad and love it. Drift Mode alone is worth the price of admission.How to set up a Rivian R1T to lose: don’t use soft sand mode in a low traction situation when going up a hill with loose rocks and putting suspension on highest for an articulation contest.
Have owned an L322 Range Rover 5.0 V8, L663 Defender 110 2.0 I4 Turbo, and L405 Range Rover Supercharged 5.0 SCV8.I have found with my dual motor (non performance) that you have to avoid the instinct to let off when a tire spins a bit, or the traction control doesn't have time to work. When a tire starts spinning you have to press further on the accelerator and unlike a gas vehicle which will excessively spin the tires, the rivian will add more traction control and clamp down more on the spinning tires. I do hope it improves more over time though and reduce the amount of tire spin. Land rover seems to have their system dialed where not much wheel spin happens even on open diff vehicles. Also driving offroad with the suspension in highest rides bad and cause the vehicle to hop quickly when there's tire spin.
If it got you where you needed to go, mission accomplished. All said and done you won't be taking many other EVs off-road. The short list of trucks along with the even shorter list of capable SUVs makes the r1s special and totally sufficient for trails.not an apples-apples comparison, but my dual motor (non-performance) S did fine on a moderate trail. There were slopes with equal gradient and slippery rocks (rain/light snow the night before). It was my first time off-roading as well so maybe I was doing something “wrong”
Appreciate the videos.I've played around on some spots that cross up the axles and lift a tire. As the tire is spinning I'm slowly pressing the accelerator further and you can see how the tire doesn't spin wildly out of control. Snow and offroad mode both get through this spot but there's definitely a difference in pedal mapping.
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