Great find
@Fasteddy thanks for sharing! Have you seen other Rivians near where your office is?
I will start cruising by the Irvine and Costa Mesa office more often now that I have time to see if I can snap a few shots of an R1S.
As an FYI: I order two Rivians in April 2020 (R1T & R1S) and the good news is that I received my Rivian R1T on mothers day it is really a special EV and truck. For a first launch vehicle, it is pretty amazing compared to the early Tesla it is a way better fit and finishes. It is very fast, handles very well, looks very cool and we get a lot of comments on how nice it is inside. The paint looks great in launch green along with a black interior the cooling/heater seats are especially good especially when you consider my old tesla never had cooling seats. For the most part, everything is working well. If you plan to buy one and you are a pre-order make sure you add your accessories as they are cheaper than now and also make sure that you buy at the same time because accessories when bought at the same time are covered under the 5-year warranty vs 1 year as it is if bought after on most items.
But there are some minor issues that need to be resolved on at least my truck.
First, there is a fluid line leak in the rear rt corner hub, that has a plan to be fixed next week. I have a trim piece below the door that was missing the backing tape so it keeps popping off and I have a piece of plastic on the back of the rear seat headrest next to the speaker trim that is popping up and needs to be fixed to timeline set on those yet. There are a few things Rivian should have considered when building this car. All of these are really small fixes and expected so I am not really too concerned. I have heard complaints about this or the other thing but so far with 900 miles, I think the issues are totally acceptable as an early adopter and the warranty is top-notch but the service department needs to dial it up a bit I agree.
A few future thoughts that need software tweaks are:
One, you should be able to customize your ride/speed/use of 2-wheel vs 4-wheel drive as a custom option. I find for freeway driving my ideal comfort/convenience/range would be (Conserve Mode at Standard height/Soft Suspension/Normal Regen as a default. I find that when I manual do this the combination gives me a much better freeway ride and loses very little in range.
Two I would also like to have an auto-lower access option (As my ranger rover does) when parked so it is easier for people to get in and out of the vehicle (without having to manually lower it each time by needing to go through multiple screens). I am 6'1" and my wife is 5'4' and both of us find it a bit of a jump up and down when the car is in standard height with the 20" All-terrain tires. I always seem to be manually pushing it to the lowest height when parking especially when I have passengers. Three, I am not sure what good the recording camera is if it does not notify me of when someone is near the car. If someone was doing something to my car it would be too late to stop them. Once they are gone they are gone.
Delays on items I ordered when I purchased are still not here:
I am still waiting on my wheel/tire that appears to be scheduled as well next week and there is a wrist band that they say will come in the mail over the next few months. I am waiting on the R1S as well that I order in April of 2020 in Dark Green and Ocean but I have seen a few at the Corporate location in Irvine and Costa Mesa near my office.
I must say I have never driven any truck or SUV like this before. (As a note of reference I have owned 1 Land Rover, 1 Range Rover, 2 RR Sports, 1 Porsche Cayenne, 1 Audi Q5, 1 Diesel F150, and Tesla Y). Its off-road on-road capabilities are unreal. I really love this Rivian R1T and can wait until I get the SUV version as well. As an old motorhead, I am finding it hard to drive my other toys now as this Truck does nearly everything perfectly.
Final Note...Bummer!
I just got a notification that my R1S delivery date which was July 2022 is now postponed until Q1, 2023.... come on that means it could be another 10 months beyond when they said my delivery would happen. This is frustrating as I had planned to keep the truck to have a little fun until the SUV comes available since the SUV is a better fit for my family's needs. I will plan on selling the Truck within the next 4 months. So if your Rivian is really delayed I will consider strong offers starting at $100K+ If you really want one now.
Overall, I am super happy with how smooth this SUV runs especially when at 2-wheel and set to standard height. There should be a custom configuration for the Rivian (on Height adjustment, stiffness, 2 or 4-wheel drive) that allows the to select conserve mode and keep it at standard height which makes for a much better use of the air suspension over small freeway changes and bumps than when in a low position which makes it a pretty busy ride. I would accept the loss in a few miles to have a better less business when driving on freeway as a custom default. For those that have not got a Rivian yet, when you do you won't be disappointed. There really is no other car or SUV like it I don't care what anyone says about the F150 lighting, which seems ok it just does not look or feel as refined when you sit inside. FYI I just got an invite to see the Rivian R1S in Venice since I order that one as well when i ordered the R1T.
