Rivian NAILED it! 

We waiting soooooooo long for smaller EVs, at least on the horizon now

They had the GENIUS to steal the design from the WORST EVER CAR EVER BUILT the RANGE ROVER!!!!

Prototype is easy, mass production is hard. Rivian is almost banckrupt. They need a lot of money to put R2 and R3 in the market at a decent price. I gave them max 10% to succeed this

NZ is a VERY active volcano region. Dont understand the attraction. @@stefanconstantinescu1576

@@mariuskoen1I do not understand. There are already a lot of small EV. 🚙

Definitely don't see apple in there but I agree with the rest.

@@freddybell8328they were making hints at connecting with Apple

@@freddybell8328 the pill-shaped headlights and light bar feel very Apple-esque to me (though not the corner angles at the ends of the light bar). The minimalism, straight lines and the subtly softened tangents of the curves feel very Apple to me, too. And just the general clear logic to everything with very little feeling decorative. There are definitely some details that don’t feel very Apple to me, too (the concave detail in the rear-end, the groove throughout the dash, the placement of the instrument panel). But they’re still close enough to feel like cousins to me.

How much do they pay you for posting this crap. I want in

@@rootypoots Honestly, if anything, the lines of the car actually look very retro/old European hatchback styled to me. Like a Renault 4 or 5 from that period perhaps. There's a new EV version of the Renault 5 coming out soon which looks kinda like this Rivian in its styling.

Totally agree with you

Every new EV video there's a person that says "This is the only EV I'd buy" and I'm not sure why people care.

@@freddybell8328 that's what the comment section is for. Sharing opinions nobody cares about.

This and the Renault 5

@@fortheloveofnoise9298 yep. Too bad the Renault isn't coming to the US.

If Renault and Volvo had a baby

It’s pretty much a 4 door modern Lada Niva

Golf MK1 as well.

Never mind. Bembli sees it too.

Nah, the moment I saw it I thought Mk I Golf, but I can see a lancia in there too

nah tesla is mid at best. Only rivian nailed it

that being said, except for the cybertruck and the future roadster, all teslas look more or less the same in terms of design language. Just different sizes of the same model, be it the S, the 3, the X or the Y. So, tesla isnt really doing anything about developing those models designwise, other than incrementally.@@MaticTheProto

Agreed with @MaticTheProto-only Rivian is really nailing the design details like this. (Look at Fisker! Yeesh, what a disappointment in the looks department.) I’m so impressed with Rivian’s recent announcements. The R2 is nice, although not at all surprising. But the R3 really shows how they’re able to apply their strong identity to a new form factor and create a vehicle that’s unmistakably Rivian. The only other car company close to having such a strong and coherent design language today is Genesis. I hope other car companies follow suit in developing strong and identifiable design languages, but I don’t have much faith in the big players.

Also: I actually think it looks even more Swedish than any of the vehicles Sweden produces today!

yeah, the r3 nailed the retro-futuristic look@@rootypoots

I know I’m in the minority, but smaller wheels with more rubber would give it a cooler more retro look.

Yes! Like a long wheel base Lada Niva?

I have Golf syncro vibes too...

VW Rabbit

I think it looks iconic tbh, the BMW "kidneys" look more goofy imo.

Yes those two vertical loops might be convenient ways to integrate the sensors.. but it already looks dated. And their scalloped / recessed shape does not look aerodynamic at all. But the thing I like least is the long bonnet for an EV, it's a design carry over from ICE vehicles and just doesn't make sense when electric motors are so small. A long bonnet compromises cabin space and windscreen visibility.

@@axiomic Rivians has pretty good packaging so I don't think space should be an issue. Additionally it allows for a bigger frunk, but it also provides more safety in the event of a frontal crash. Regarding visibility, I don't think that will be too much of an issue either, people are used to bonnets/hoods, and I don't thing people have really ever had a big problem in most cars.

Yes, the 4 door Niva proportions.

@@litchips I wonder if it'll offroad like a Niva

They need to make one with Adidas stripe paint scheme and name it Gopnik edition....🤣

🔋🧂

Welp humanity screwed our selves by not putting AC Propulsion based BEVs into production a Decade Earlier. All the road blocks that took to get modern BEVs mass production even while the technology existed. We are now dealing with the consequences of not having the manufacturing capacity.

Advent?

They put a lot of thought into this. Also want to sell to Europe. Sidewalk charging and for current Rivian owners this location works better in garage

Hell yeah. Love it

80s Rabbit GTI

Why do you think it will fail please respond

@@Clarkthefaceofwnba Because they are losing so much money. It took 17 years for Tesla to become profitable and I don’t think there will be enough investors to keep them afloat long enough to make money. Amazon was their biggest investor and they are pulling out and with no one to give them billions each year I don’t see how they will survive.