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R2 interior photo confirms glass roof and retracting grab handles
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So it still has a glass roof...
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I was told a while back, it MIGHT Have button to "shade" the roof glass if needed.
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i love it. I’m so glad to see the glass roof.
Lots of folks like it and it also helps with the manufacturing process.
Makes the cabin feel so open. Perfect for an adventure vehicle when you’re out in the nature. Just don’t flip it Jeep style.
I literally called it when I said R2 would be a baby R1. No need to waste money reinventing the wheel. Sell what you’ve already designed and keep strengthening your brand. Save money and hit profitability as soon as possible.
edit: this picture from @Southern R1S is worth a 1000 words.
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Passenger grab handle looks like it extends and retracts. Still has surround speakers at the top.
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I am absolutely with you. I cannot have any car that does not have glass roof. It is even good when you are waiting for your daughter to come back from her volleyball practice, you just recline the seat and enjoy the sky.i love it. I’m so glad to see the glass roof.
Lots of folks like it and it also helps with the manufacturing process.
Makes the cabin feel so open. Perfect for an adventure vehicle when you’re out in the nature. Just don’t flip it Jeep style.
I literally called it when I said R2 would be a baby R1. No need to waste money reinventing the wheel. Sell what you’ve already designed and keep strengthening your brand. Save money and hit profitability as soon as possible.
edit: this picture from @Southern R1S is worth a 1000 words.
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I'm with you. The glass roof makes the screens unreadable in the bright sun. In the Florida summer, the wonderful glass roof renders the air conditioner useless.
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The grab handles are clutch.
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Our VW ID4 has a retractable cover for the glass roof. Do the R1s not? We'll see about R2s today. Or are you saying that even with a cover, it allows too much heat in. We haven't had our ID4 in the summer yet, so I don't really know.
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Pun intended?
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I think this is specifically a thing for EVs because of the inherent fact that the battery pack WILL be at the bottom of the vehicle and the passenger compartment MUST be on "top" of it - rather than sitting "around" it like the old drive shaft "hump" - there was a hump because the floor pan was BELOW the drivetrain - in an EV the floor pan is basically "on top" of the hump, not below it - so why a glass roof? Because now to get enough headroom without significantly raising the overall vehicle height, a glass roof makes sense. It's like a cutout in the roof that gives you 2-3" of extra headroom that you can then market as "panoramic" or whatever. If you put steel up there, you must finish it in something you can't just have a strip of steel. That finishing will take space and reduce headroom.
That doesn't mean anyone has to like it. I'm mostly indifferent. But I believe that's the reason it's SO common on EVs - it's a "trick" to keep the overall vehicle height lower than it would need to be to accommodate the same amount of headroom in the interior
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Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the glass. I JUST WANT IT TO OPEN!... sorry didn't mean to yell...
I know a lot of EVs are doing it but it was a thing before EVs. For example I recall the Range Rover Evoque had a fixed glass roof and I just walked away. Would have probably done the same with the Rivian if it had any competition, then for some reason I bought an Ioniq 5 that also has a fixed glass roof....
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