I am so proud to be one of the thousands of people who built the new Rivian factory. Amazing company all in america (Normal, Illinois). Amazing truck can't wait until the price comes down or I make more money!
@@anthonyarcher7268 definitely something they should keep in mind. I love seeing them have fun but it’s against RU-vids rules to upload videos breaking the law. Might get some of these videos taken down.
Kyle, would you be willing to do a comparison video with the stock all-terrain tires vs your snow tires? If a video is too much production work, could you maybe just share some thoughts on how they compare to your snow tires? Do you think the all-terrain’s with snow mode would be adequate for a less severe environment than where you live? Great content, cheers!
@@a2jettagli When you heat up the snow it melts, and it's not warm enought to prevent it from freezing agian. And all the water from the snow you are melting is drawing in even more snow, that way you get the ice buildup. Just dont heat up the windshield at all and you will be fine :) works perfectly here in northern Norway where we have -5c to -15c.
SNOOOOOOOOW That looks so much fun and even better without a droning engine. So envious! 🥺 Frankly astonishing handling on those tires with the drift mode 😳
Kyle & team, thanks for getting more metric into the videos! It would be awesome if you had the time to convert mi/kWh to Wh/km as text on-screen. That's the one data point I always fail to translate in my head when watching your videos (and I watch basically everything 😅)
Alright, now that’s some snow. You have my sympathies from central Alberta. A side note, all season tires are okay but you must be careful until they warm up. Depends on your needs and budget.
Impressive but it makes me appreciate the Kia EV6 driving mode on the steering wheel that lets me toggle into Snow mode (or Sport, Eco, or Normal) without looking at a screen. Also Kia’s Snow mode which is 2 years old almost has all these nice regen tricks for low mu conditions. And to get stability control off it’s another simple toggle button to the left of the steering wheel. Maybe buttons are a little less flashy than putting them in a screen, but I appreciate the more direct interface to the car’s settings.
I expect the benefit is huge. But I dunno on the Rivian. All I do know is that I've driven studded snows and all seasons on other vehicles, and there's a world of difference. Haven't driven the Nokian's, however.
Today, my model 3 (with winter tires) was drifting sideways even from a stand-still, the car is uncontrollable garbage. Usually thick ice is not slippery, but rainfall turned the ice slippery. This is not something that happens too often, but enough to make me consider studded tires. Excuse me, I'm still having high blood pressure from drifting like a message in a bottle.
Can you comment on how the headlights do in the snow? I heard from many folks that because they're LED, they don't generate enough heat to keep the lights from getting coated over with snow/ice when driving in a snow storm, requiring frequent stops to wipe off the lights. I would also like a comparison with the 20" Pirelli AT in the snow/ice. Thanks!
Another awesome review a lot of great information, too bad 85% of the population (me included ) can’t afford one but at least they’re developing the engineering to one day be able to bring that to the majority of the car driving population.
Kyle- can you do a review of the stock Rivian Tires in snow…basically road vs all terrain. Are the all terrains that much better with the weight of the Rivian. Stopping and acceleration comparisons would be great.
15:28 That's great and all, but the only thing you can be truly sure about, and count on, is the tires. Eg: - what happens if one the modes/systems has a failure? - what happens if multiple modes/systems have a failure? - what it the thing goes completely offline? Are there any failsafes built in to this vehicle?
For example, us Cali people can't really use snow tires on the daily and the only times I would need it is when we go visit the mountains resorts. So it's either chains or triple peak A/T tires.
I wish I was brave enough to drive my rivian like Kyle does. I have been impressed with the snow mode and new app features. Also, the proximity locking was mentioned in the update notes and I have to say, it seems much better after this update.
Would you consider having someone available to upload the video to RU-vid of the incident after you crash driving like this? Deep snow ruts that will "steer" you into danger come up unexpectantly no matter who you are or what you're driving.
Honestly surprised this didn’t already exist? The Rivian RU-vid channel has a cold weather testing video from a year ago, they really did all that before implementing snow mode?
I had a FJ55 with a Chevy 350 in Alaska with some good snow tires in 1996. I could punch it on fresh snow and it would just scoot. (open diffs) I'd not expect less from a modern AWD car tbh.
Kyle- would be interesting to test the Nokian Hakka 10 studded vs the LT3 studded. I had to get the LT3s for my new R1S because seems like a national shortage of Hakka 10s because of Russian manufacturing. Can you do a video comparing the two tires?
If you could ask the question on how many amps are available for aftermarket accessories for the Rivian. Ford Lightning is limited to 55 amps at this time.
The fact that someone would pay 100k for any vehicle is beyond me. my 1500$ buick is running just great in this cold colorado weather. All hail the Gm 3800 v6. :D solid engines.
Kyle, do you have any info on the rear camera updates? I seriously can't believe they are this far in and I'm still looking at the inside edge of my tailgate when it's down. This is actually a serious safety issue and can't figure out why it was released with this problem. Thanks!
Do you have a back up camera and rear sensor and also for the front,I have a 2019 ranger fx4 lariat I have 13,000 and I got it in 2019. I’m planning on the rivian, in 10 years. I want to enjoy the ranger, I live in California where there not going to sell gas cars in 2035.
How does a Rivian compare to something like the best Subarus and Audis in the snow? Been a snowboarder my whole life and will likely wait for an R3 or R3X to come out in three to four years before replacing my Impreza Hatch. Thing is, my little Subaru will get me through 12-14" of powder no problem, even going uphill, with my snow tires. Assuming the Rivian is just as good, if not better? Anyone live in a Western State or very snowy area who previously had a Subaru care to answer?
i wish i could have a electric car but i dont have that lifestyle, they look great tho, and imagine having solar panels at home so you can charge it for free, amazing
I wish Tesla would do this. My model y is terrifying in icy conditions with regen. You cannot disable it. 150 miles of freezing rain makes for a long long trip with such an oversight. Apparently it reduces regen at lower temps, but I did not see such behavior. In snow it works fine, but in ice it’s simply dangerous.
In 2022, Rivian lost a staggering $6.8 billion; in 2021, it lost $4.7 billion; and in 2020, it shed another $1 billion, according to the filings. And the company reported it produced 24,337 vehicles and delivered 20,332 vehicles last year, meaning the company lost $33,087 per car delivered over the course of the entire year.
Kyle, can you grab a friend with a Rivian on AT tires and maybe one on the 21" road tires and do some side by side snow comparison testing against yours with the Nokians? Acceleration, stopping distance, etc? That would really help illustrate the effects of snow tires. Thanks.
I hope you can repeat these tests with stock tires. The 20” AT treads seem to do OK with deep/fresh snow but are hopeless with hard slippery surfaces without any winter compound. I have no hope for the 21s. Nokians are cheating :)
Big "no" vote to studded 7,000lb+ vehicles on public roads. I mean, the alternative would be to impose a tax on each tire for the cost of road repairs. I'm down for that too.
I'm a 47yr Autistic husband and father of 2 my wife has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer we love EVS but because of my wife's stage 4 metastatic breast cancer we can't afford one
