Traded in Gen1 Quad R1T for Gen2 Dual Max Pack R1T -- Reasons, Review, Photos

[Budman]

After putting 55,000 trouble free and wonderful miles on my R1T Quad Motor I took the recent Rivian trade-in incentive to replace it with a Dual Motor Max Pack R1T.

Why, you might ask given the deep discount the early reservation holders got? A few reasons;
* I have never wished for more horsepower but have wished for more range.
* The basic warranty expires at 60k miles. While my first R1T was trouble free, who knows....
* I was about due for another set of 21" tires at about $1800 so I saved that and got rid of the 21" unicorns for a more common tire size.
* But mostly, because I can... And the range thing. I live, wander, and play in MN, WI and the Dakotas/Montana and Canada. It gets cold and the charging is sparse. See below for the current map of planned/permitted/under construction Supercharger network expansion. Tell me what you notice about MN, WI, the Dakotas, Montana Manitoba, Ontario..... So ya, range range range.

Picked up the Gen 2 R1T 5 days ago and already have 1,000 miles on it. Build quality is excellent. It's quieter and smoother than the Gen 1. It's more efficient and for my driving conditions and use case I am seeing the advertised 420 miles of range (more more on this coming soon). The steering and suspension are tighter, quieter. The cameras are much improved. All the doors open and close better. The adaptive headlights are really cool. Proximity locking with phone as key is much better. The new powered tonneau is quiet and smooth (my Gen 1 cover worked fine for 2.5 years). The only thing that is not better is the sound system. I'm a hard of hearing totally non musical guy but even I can tell it's not great.

Given my very positive experience with the Gen 1 R1T I had no concerns about immediately taking this one into the hinterlands right out of the gate and so far, so good.

Photos below. Old on the left, new on the right on trade-in day at the Minneapolis service center. (I'm talking about the trucks here, obviously...)

The hinterlands (MN/SD boarder area). She's not a pavement princess. It's an adventure vehicle.....

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[mudito]

That Color!

Congrats on the new unit, can't wait to see a "The good, the bad and the ugly" from Gen1 QM to Gen2 DM

cheers!

 

[CarGuyCarl]

Congrats on the switch/upgrade. Maybe I missed it, but what wheels did you go for on the Gen 2?

 

[HaveBlue]

Very cool! Enjoy the new ride.

 

[Erik+]

55k is substantial! That's a lot of traveling. Still under 10k on mine. Enjoy the new ride, looks terrific!

 

[Budman]

Congrats on the switch/upgrade. Maybe I missed it, but what wheels did you go for on the Gen 2?

22” sport bright. Look great!

 

[MountainBikeDude]

After putting 55,000 trouble free and wonderful miles on my R1T Quad Motor I took the recent Rivian trade-in incentive to replace it with a Dual Motor Max Pack R1T.

Why, you might ask given the deep discount the early reservation holders got? A few reasons;
* I have never wished for more horsepower but have wished for more range.
* The basic warranty expires at 60k miles. While my first R1T was trouble free, who knows....
* I was about due for another set of 21" tires at about $1800 so I saved that and got rid of the 21" unicorns for a more common tire size.
* But mostly, because I can... And the range thing. I live, wander, and play in MN, WI and the Dakotas/Montana and Canada. It gets cold and the charging is sparse. See below for the current map of planned/permitted/under construction Supercharger network expansion. Tell me what you notice about MN, WI, the Dakotas, Montana Manitoba, Ontario..... So ya, range range range.

Picked up the Gen 2 R1T 5 days ago and already have 1,000 miles on it. Build quality is excellent. It's quite and smoother than the Gen 1. It's more efficient and for my driving conditions and use case I am seeing the advertised 420 miles of range (more more on this coming soon). The steering and suspension are tighter, quieter. The cameras are much improved. All the doors open and close better. The adaptive headlights are really cool. Proximity locking with phone as key is much better. The new powered tonneau is quiet and smooth (my Gen 1 cover worked fine for 2.5 years). The only thing that is not better is the sound system. I'm a hard of hearing totally non musical guy but even I can tell it's not great.

Given my very positive experience with the Gen 1 R1T I had no concerns about immediately taking this one into the hinterlands right out of the gate and so far, so good.

Photos below. Old on the left, new on the right on trade-in day at the Minneapolis service center. (I'm talking about the trucks here, obviously...)

The hinterlands (MN/SD boarder area). She's not a pavement princess. It's an adventure vehicle.....

Bye old blue... hello new blue!

Congrats! I will say Tofino in BC is fantastic, and while i know Winnipeg is coined the "Paris of the Praries" it's really not.

 

[Budman]

Bye old blue... hello new blue!

Congrats! I will say Tofino in BC is fantastic, and while i know Winnipeg is coined the "Paris of the Praries" it's really not.

We were in Tofino in July! Very cool.

 

[NY_Rob]

55K miles towards the 60K mile Quad B to B warranty is substantial. We've seen the estimates on Rivian work orders (which on most Rivian's are still covered under warranty) and they are scary expensive to repair. Good call if you can afford the trade in valuation.

 

[rhumbliner]

We were in Tofino in July! Very cool.

As were we. Great minds think alike.

 

[CO-rayman]

I am seeing the advertised 420 miles of range (more more on this coming soon).

Congratulations!

The only thing that concerns me about Gen2 is how the lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries perform in cold weather. I have heard a 20% hit on the range in cold weather versus the Gen1 nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) or NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt), but maybe Rivian solved this with better temp control.

Look forward to your updates!

 

[dleepnw]

makes sense why you upgraded. features that impact you daily as you mentioned are important. id say in particular the range and cameras.

id suspect the steering being tighter and quieter is the difference between 55k and 1k miles? im also curious to know what you mean by the doors open and close better, could you elaborate? and when you say its smoother, do you mean the ride or the motors or maybe both?

 

[Budman]

Congratulations!

The only thing that concerns me about Gen2 is how the lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries perform in cold weather. I have heard a 20% hit on the range in cold weather versus the Gen1 nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) or NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt), but maybe Rivian solved this with better temp control.

Look forward to your updates!

The max pack is not LFP. I too have concerns about LFP in the cold.

 

[Robin]

After putting 55,000 trouble free and wonderful miles on my R1T Quad Motor I took the recent Rivian trade-in incentive to replace it with a Dual Motor Max Pack R1T.

Why, you might ask given the deep discount the early reservation holders got? A few reasons;
* I have never wished for more horsepower but have wished for more range.
* The basic warranty expires at 60k miles. While my first R1T was trouble free, who knows....
* I was about due for another set of 21" tires at about $1800 so I saved that and got rid of the 21" unicorns for a more common tire size.
* But mostly, because I can... And the range thing. I live, wander, and play in MN, WI and the Dakotas/Montana and Canada. It gets cold and the charging is sparse. See below for the current map of planned/permitted/under construction Supercharger network expansion. Tell me what you notice about MN, WI, the Dakotas, Montana Manitoba, Ontario..... So ya, range range range.

Picked up the Gen 2 R1T 5 days ago and already have 1,000 miles on it. Build quality is excellent. It's quite and smoother than the Gen 1. It's more efficient and for my driving conditions and use case I am seeing the advertised 420 miles of range (more more on this coming soon). The steering and suspension are tighter, quieter. The cameras are much improved. All the doors open and close better. The adaptive headlights are really cool. Proximity locking with phone as key is much better. The new powered tonneau is quiet and smooth (my Gen 1 cover worked fine for 2.5 years). The only thing that is not better is the sound system. I'm a hard of hearing totally non musical guy but even I can tell it's not great.

Given my very positive experience with the Gen 1 R1T I had no concerns about immediately taking this one into the hinterlands right out of the gate and so far, so good.

Photos below. Old on the left, new on the right on trade-in day at the Minneapolis service center. (I'm talking about the trucks here, obviously...)

The hinterlands (MN/SD boarder area). She's not a pavement princess. It's an adventure vehicle.....

Awesome

 

[R1Sezejay]

Its a very wise decision! Enjoy your new ride again!

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