R2 customer test drives start April 1 (according to insider)

[BigSkies]

By brothers cousins roommate knows RJ personally and swears it will be February 29th.

Sponsored

 

[renderpaz]

FWIW Doug Demuro said a few weeks ago he would be driving an R2 in "a couple months".

I think its quite likely the PR for this car will ramp up quickly and this timeline seems pretty reasonable.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

Previous public R2 appearances have been look only, while few (VIPs, press & influencers) got to touch and sit in it. And that was with the one and only concept show car. This time they're showing a pre-production, or even a production-candidate. Concept show cars generally don't have full functioning systems (i.e. they have only mock-ups of UI, which are not functional beyond scrolling between screens/menus) and are only built to move under its own power at very low speeds. Pre-pro and PC units are full-functioned, to test and validate all systems.

The Platinum ticket prize provides high-level access to the entire SXSW event?

Google result:

Wow! I’ll have to look into it more. Thanks for the info.

 

[mclark2112]

I've been talking to a lot of Rivian sales folks, as my R1S comes off lease in March. One of them said that he had heard the R2 configurator would come online in March.

 

[mkhuffman]

I've been talking to a lot of Rivian sales folks, as my R1S comes off lease in March. One of them said that he had heard the R2 configurator would come online in March.

Always trust the dates the Rivian sales team conveys. They have the best inside information.

 

[cmsmith]

Confirm with Rivian Service. They usually know all the key dates.

Don’t know about that. After doing a couple of test drives, the guides at the service centers say we have as much information as they do. They usually find out the same day as it gets posted on social media.

 

[mkhuffman]

Don’t know about that. After doing a couple of test drives, the guides at the service centers say we have as much information as they do. They usually find out the same day as it gets posted on social media.

It was a joke. They are frequently quoted and usually wrong.

 

[Time2Roll]

Maybe Rivian could start by firing up a basic R2 configurator this quarter? To get people playing around with, and posting, configs and create chatter leading to more pre-orders? Maybe that makes too much sense.

What if the launch is two colors and two trim levels. A total of four combinations to start.

 

[carsly]

What if the launch is two colors and two trim levels. A total of four combinations to start.

would still want a configurator

 

[Eeyore]

I laughed! then pondered, It would be catchy if a special D2 version was introduced on that day.

Like what ANA did http://www.ana-sw.com/en/

Wow, I've flown on that plane.

Sponsored