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NY again and now we can add VT to our running list of trucks on the road. 12 down. 38 to go.

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NY, TN, TX, KS, MS, WI, NM, ID, AR, SD, MA, VT

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I am really liking that matte black wrap on the pre-production trucks... ?
 

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Yea, ditto on that matte black wrap. The Manhattan Beach shots were taken about 3 blocks from my brother's house, which is next to El Segundo, a West Coast logistics hub for Rivian, and only 12 miles or so from the Newport Beach showroom location when it opens.
 

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Nice! I used to eat at The Kettle as a kid. Love the matte black too. I'm hoping they add that as an option. If not...aftermarket will do.
 

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Having seen the black-wrapped truck drive past me in Costa Mesa, CA, I drove to where Google said the Irvine, CA Rivian office is in hopes of finding an R1T.

I couldn't initially find it, but as I was leaving this wrapped truck pulled in and then reversed out and left (see the bright reverse lights on either side of the license plate.) I also spotted an Amazon delivery truck powered by Rivian parked next to it.
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I like that the reverse lights are mounted low. They might actually have a chance of effectively lighting the path so the backup camera can see something!

That's a complaint with my current vehicle.... When it's dark, the backup camera is just noise.
 

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I love that "stance" wheel-gap with air suspension deployed. Impressive how much drop happens when the truck is at speed on the road. Another video shows that it almost looks "slammed" when riding low for less wind resistance / better range.

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I love that "stance" wheel-gap with air suspension deployed. Impressive how much drop happens when the truck is at speed on the road. Another video shows that it almost looks "slammed" when riding low for less wind resistance / better range.

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Only thing that worries me about that is the inevitable tire debris in the road from a blowout, which happens all the time once it gets hot here in TX. It will absolutely tear up a plastic front air dam.

Personally, I hope the aero mode can be disabled...I'll take the range hit.
 

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Only thing that worries me about that is the inevitable tire debris in the road from a blowout, which happens all the time once it gets hot here in TX. It will absolutely tear up a plastic front air dam.

Personally, I hope the aero mode can be disabled...I'll take the range hit.
Yeah those blow outs happen all the time, duh!
 

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Only thing that worries me about that is the inevitable tire debris in the road from a blowout, which happens all the time once it gets hot here in TX. It will absolutely tear up a plastic front air dam.

Personally, I hope the aero mode can be disabled...I'll take the range hit.

I get your concern but honestly I LOVE this! Situation appropriate ride height!!!

I gotta imagine this is manually adjustable, it has been on my list of questions for a while.
 

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I get your concern but honestly I LOVE this! Situation appropriate ride height!!!

I gotta imagine this is manually adjustable, it has been on my list of questions for a while.
Yeah, I like it too. I would manually adjust though in the heat of the summer when I-35 looks like a semi tire war zone.
 

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Yeah, I like it too. I would manually adjust though in the heat of the summer when I-35 looks like a semi tire war zone.
I second that, Skyote. We got a 2021 Audi E-Tron Sportback in the household last Oct. We took it out to dinner the evening we bought it and road debris flew out from underneath a semi on I-35 and scraped up the front passenger door...had it for all of 2hrs.
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