[NorthernRivian]

I'm surprised they didn't do this sooner but it was inevitable all along, much like increases we've seen from other automakers lately and even before Rivian started introducing them.

 

[LoudMusic]

What was it before?

 

[ERivTruck]

Awesome! My R1T is appreciating even as we speak!

 

[Stickypvmt]

No doubt this will continue to slide up. By the time I get mine, it’d be over $100k…. But I rather have it now and not have the appreciation. Oh well, what can I do.

 

[Canyonero!]

There was an R1S that went for $130K on Cars & Bids. By the time I get mine, I doubt that they will be that valuable, but I will still be able to sell it for more than I paid.

Not that I intend to sell it, though. When I take delivery, I will have a Genesis GV60, a Lucid Touring, and the Rivian R1S.

One will be sold. Unfortunately, it will probably be the GV60, which I did not buy at a lower-than-market price.

 

[cavemanpaul]

What was it before?

It was a 6k option before so it has gone up 2k.

At 6k it was a hard call for me as I don't need the power, but 8K I would go dual motor, unless the reviews of the dual motor setup are negative.

 

[ERivTruck]

At 6k it was a hard call for me as I don't need the power, but 8K I would go dual motor, unless the reviews of the dual motor setup are negative.

I use the dual motor almost exclusively in all my driving on the 21" wheels and tires. It is still plenty peppy for a 7000 vehicle and you still can beat most vehicles off the line if you have to move over in a last minute lane change.

 

[Ayayron]

I use the dual motor almost exclusively in all my driving on the 21" wheels and tires. It is still plenty peppy for a 7000 vehicle and you still can beat most vehicles off the line if you have to move over in a last minute lane change.

Have you heard the recommendation not to do that as it'll wear down your front tires extremely quick like under 10k miles and they'll need to be replaced, just what I've seen thus far, so head's up

 

[SantaFeSpence]

There was an R1S that went for $130K on Cars & Bids. By the time I get mine, I doubt that they will be that valuable, but I will still be able to sell it for more than I paid.

Not that I intend to sell it, though. When I take delivery, I will have a Genesis GV60, a Lucid Touring, and the Rivian R1S.

One will be sold. Unfortunately, it will probably be the GV60, which I did not buy at a lower-than-market price.

I've got orders in for an R1T, Tesla Model X and Lucid Touring. I'll have to give up one (blame my wife!) and I'm thinking it'll be the Lucid - as much as I love it.

 

[ERivTruck]

Have you heard the recommendation not to do that as it'll wear down your front tires extremely quick like under 10k miles and they'll need to be replaced, just what I've seen thus far, so head's up

No way? I did not know that. I am supposed to operate in quad motor mode then?

 

[O. horridus]

Yeah it's a well-established fact that front-wheel drive cars have to have their tires replaced every two thousand miles or so. Same goes for rear-wheel drive cars I guess. Sheesh, why are you accepting as true some random statement made by some random person on the internet who does not cite any source other than "that's what I've heard"?

 

[cavemanpaul]

I use the dual motor almost exclusively in all my driving on the 21" wheels and tires. It is still plenty peppy for a 7000 vehicle and you still can beat most vehicles off the line if you have to move over in a last minute lane change.

The dual motor version is one motor on each axle, it is a different system than quad motor. It has 600 hp IIRC so more powerful than the quad in conserve mode.

It will interesting to see how they setup the 4WD system. I assume they will have some sort of locking diffs on each axle.

 

[O. horridus]

I use the dual motor almost exclusively in all my driving on the 21" wheels and tires.

This is referring to driving in Conserve mode, which only uses the two front motors. The "dual motor" version of the Rivian is something different - it does not exist yet and won't be shipping until 2025 according to Rivian.

 

[ERivTruck]

Thanks O.horridus.

Yes I was referring to only using the front 2 motors in the Conserve Mode on our Quad Motor configured trucks. Since it is reasonably nice weather out (until the snow flies) I like to operate in a FWD configuration and maximize my range. Probably in the winter, I'll switch to QUAD mode. I'll have to see how the truck handles in the snow and sleet. I do LOVE the fact that I should be able to switch to AWD mode on the fly given the road conditions.