Reddit Ask MotorTrend Anything (AMA) about their R1T Adventure! [Friday 9/24, 9-11am PT]

[kanundrum]

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[Brian Goodwin]

Very cool....

Did they tow during the journey, and if they did, what drop off in range did they see?

They changed a tire, any chance they noted info on back of the wheel for load rating and offset...or have a picture of backside of that wheel? I am a motorsports guy by profession, wheel load rating and offset details are of interest to me and I will be pulling my aluminum trailer with race car on it.

 

[Speedrye]

You know they raced against the TRX at some point... How'd that go?

 

[Kmann1994]

Link:

 

[cc84]

They probably aren't familiar with Rivian's "Membership", but if they are, I wonder if they were using any of those features specifically tied in with the "Membership"......such as "Conserve" driving mode. Hopefully that is a standard feature.

 

[kanundrum]

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Shout out to @CarterGee !

 

[RWerksman]

AMA is Live
Shout out to @CarterGee !

LOTS of great information there! Thanks so much @CarterGee for setting that up. Absolute legend.

 

[Matt D.]

I found this interesting…

 

[Speedrye]

R1S not coming until next year according to them...

 

[Matt D.]

R1S not coming until next year according to them...

Can you share a screenshot of this? I can’t find it.

 

[twinprice]

Can you share a screenshot of this? I can’t find it.

 

[Friscorays]

Bummer about March 1, 2022.

 

[kurtlikevonnegut]

To me, this simply means that non-LE buyers of R1S

....and also according to the Rivian R1S configuration page for quite some time: "Deliveries begin January 2022."

My read on that is as it applies to non LE buyers, which is how MT answered it (in relation to eligibility for their 2021 awards). I don't read that to mean that LE R1S buyers won't get their vehicle before 1 January.

 

[paariv]

To me, this simply means that non-LE buyers of R1S


My read on that is as it applies to non LE buyers, which is how MT answered it (in relation to eligibility for their 2021 awards). I don't read that to mean that LE R1S buyers won't get their vehicle before 1 January.

That's a pretty reasonable interpretation, particularly with respect to the R1S order/delivery dates on the rivian.com website. However, R1T deliveries are also all LE until next year, so I don't know why one would be eligible for an MT award this year while the R1S is not. Both R1S and R1T are in the same "on sale" position with respect to the non-LE general public.

EDIT: He also says the "tests happen Aug-Nov", so it may be that "this year" means "by November" in the context of his remarks, and would still leave ~1 month for R1S deliveries in 2021 once testing ends.

 

[CarterGee]

Glad you all enjoyed it. Happy to help.

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