They finished the rally last year in a pre-production R1T. The video was from yesterday. They fixed their R1T overnight and are back on the course today.Guess the shock tech and the electronics are not ready for off road racing.
Nothing has ever broken in an off-road rally, said no one... ever.Guess the shock tech and the electronics are not ready for off road racing.
Maybe time for double shock accessory option?"bumpy start", no pun intended... A 6,000-7,000 pound truck must really punish it's shocks off road. How hot were those shock reservoirs when they finally gave out?
I can't imagine they're making their shocks in-house, so I'm sure the supplier has been provided with updated specs. The first honda ridgeline suffered a similar fate during a magazine road test. I'm curious to see how the hydraulic sway bar holds up over time. But... Those issues are easy to repair. Won't hold me back from pulling the trigger on a meathead mid-sized SUV.Maybe time for double shock accessory option?
The RT1 is no Ford Raptor that’s for sure.Maybe time for double shock accessory option?
Uh gawd... Here we go! Its an R1T. Not a RT1The RT1 is no Ford Raptor that’s for sure.
Exactly shit breaks.Uh gawd... Here we go! Its an R1T. Not a RT1
Ford Raptors have NEVER had any suspension issues, ever!
Shit breaks when it gets tested to the extreme... Get over it.
this is the second year the team has run the rally with an R1T. If they didn’t think it was capable they wouldn’t have driven it a second year in a row. I don’t have the link, but definitely find her interview the day she broke the front suspension. Her description of it sounded like she might have over driven the terrain and just took an unlucky hit.Exactly shit breaks.
the RT1 was designed for people who think they want to go camping, not off road racing.
they just found that out too.
The interview is in the first video I posted above.this is the second year the team has run the rally with an R1T. If they didn’t think it was capable they wouldn’t have driven it a second year in a row. I don’t have the link, but definitely find her interview the day she broke the front suspension. Her description of it sounded like she might have over driven the terrain and just took an unlucky hit.
Ya well, with that logic, everyone with a Raptor should join all the Rivians & go camping and stop off-road racing.Exactly shit breaks.
the RT1 was designed for people who think they want to go camping, not off road racing.
they just found that out too.
Yes, if that part is defective and breaks then it is covered. Also, see warranty on Rivian.com. Key terms:So say something like this happens after you take delivery. Is this covered under warranty?