The Rivian R1S Is the Most Amazing Electric SUV Yet 

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Yo its my man MKBHD

I guess marques waits eagerly for doug’s videos just like we do😂

I saw an r1t for the first time and it was so cool

Hi

Yep same with me.

30 million dollars*

@@stasish3967 $20.5 million dollars*

Nice comment

That was a close one! 😋

What a fun detail! Does the flashlight use the exact same cell as the main battery? What about the bluetooth speaker?

How’s Rivian going?

@@red13emerald sorry for late reply, I believe the same

@@bradleyscarreviews I was laid off🙃 moving on from it. Rivian is in a strange and unpredictable place right now so I sought employment elsewhere

@@guccigarrett that sucks. I dont think Rivian is doing too well right now. Their stock price plummeted.

I like you!

Sure it does.....

@@wolfguardian8312 While you’re out there checking the oil on electric vehicles, can you do me a favor and get me a #10 can of steam? Not the #9 or #11, and definitely not the #12. I specifically need the #10 can of steam. Thank you in advance.

@@eyespy3001 Hey dude, stop by Home Depot 'n get me a 5 gallon bucket of Prop Wash....

It would be especially useful for transmission fluid changes and diff oil changes. I have to pull out the level tool and adjust jack stands to get it level and even then, it's impossible on my driveway to get it perfect.

Thankyou!

You are doing gods work.

Thanks! The cars and bids segment is my favorite!!

0:33 May I sell your car, please?

The comment we need

Ahahahahahahaha

If you listen at 15:39 you can hear Doug take a breath 😂🌬️

nice vehicle and it sounds like a good review, I was amazed that he never poked himself in his eye with his long fingers but the guy started to give me a headache so lost interest.

Maybe Chris but not all of us make $80K a year...

Congratulations you played yourself. Electric cars will never work. The grid already can’t keep up with all the charging, just look at california, telling people not to charge their EV’s LMAO. Not to mention, everyone sitting there for 30 minutes to 1 hour to get MAYBE half battery charged, enjoy, asshole 🥂

It for sure looks like an amazing car 😍

They are going bankrupt, so good luck with that, lol!

@@JetFire9 for real?

And imagine the price keeps increasing by 10-20% every year as it's been so far. Just gonna be another "nice yet too expensive for 98% of the population" car.

Yes

@@O8Zen correct and that is exactly why rivian stock looks the way it looks 😂😂

@@O8Zen thats how its supposed to be.. they cant create enough of them for %98 of the population..

@@O8Zen then stop being poor

Unique =/= good. I do not think these look particularly attractive, especially from the front end. But hey, that hasn't stopped BMW.

@@KartKing4ever You’re right, It’s not always good, but it’s almost always better than bland and repetitive

yea I agree with KartKing. It looks kinda dorky from the front tbh but u won't mistake it for anything else

I feel like they probably wanted these to have just a single lightbar that integrates the headlights, but there's some dumb regulation requiring headlights to be in their own separate housings.

@@KartKing4ever the newest bmw design language just isn't ... bmw. the back taillights made me think it was japanese sometimes, u know. just my opinion the best bmw's was the e92 2008 era, the looks i mean, and the outgoing m4,m3's before they did a new facelift on the bmw design language. they aren't unique looking anymore.

Vanity ..... stupid vehicle

I put down the requested deposit at LA Auto show in Dec 2018 for R1S. No change in configuration since then. Still waiting for it 3/2023.

@@davidoetting1551wtf bruh have you gotten it yet? 😂

@@geocam2 im sure he doesnt give a fuck

No. Ive concluded because i have locked original price of about $70, they are selling mine to others for $100.@@BillyBobThorton777

@@davidoetting1551 get it yet?

Now everything is “tremendous” and “frankly”

I have been watching Doug for so long, I have seen 4 generations of 'Old Doug was better' come and go

Thanks David P! I appreciate your kind words!

@@GaryKetchum808 You're not Doug...

@@David_Larkin No, but I am. And I appreciate the words. BUUUUUUT ANYWAY...

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Can be a bit annoying asking to borrow your car but otherwise good😂

100%!! I've been excited about Rivian since their long way up!!!

That’s really smart!

agree totally. apart from the screen, it's great

Yeah, the first thing that turned me off of the Model 3

preach brother!... Hate auto anything.

Exactly, and we thought Mercedes’ electrical gremlins were bad

You get used to it... These are pretty muchly Tesla's with a different engineering team, and it took me a week to get used to my Tesla's screen controls... As long as it's designed intuitively, you won't miss twisting knobs or pressing real buttons...

for anyone? C'mon bro these are six figure vehicles. They are a toy for the rich.

@@GoZito75 I mean for people that aren't tied into the camping/outdoors lifestyle.

For anyone?? Anyone who can spend $100,000 on a car!!

That's the question isn't it.

until someone can mass produce a sub $30,000 (think Model T electric) all we are doing is increasing the have and have-not gap and wasting resources. Was really hoping that was where Ford was going when they stopped car production (ahem) but it appears they want bucks and not progress as well. Sorry but I hardly think $80k+ is "a good functional vehicle for anyone"

When it breaks you won't be able to afford it lol

he doesn't show the extreme bad panel gaps and the bad quality on the paint.

@@kafilkavich707 I'm pretty sure that most of the people who could afford this vehicle could also afford to get it serviced/repaired.

@@RealCaptainJaws What a waste lol The way we all live our lives in this time is a complete joke!

@@kafilkavich707 quit being a debby downer brah

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85,000 dollars are your freaking crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that freaking waaayy tooo much$$ no thanks

@@paulmoore8799 Seen Escalade or similar pricing lately? The R1S is actually a bargain in the market IMO for this level of performance, features and tech.

I agree with you, its a fair price. I do hate the "do everything in the screen." Feel like thats the only thing I dont like about this car. I can't even tilt my wheel or adjust my vents without going into a screen, yet I have to be hands free in order to make a call.

@@ttoommssmmiitthh The single screen thing works fine. 4+ years now in Model 3's for me. So much can be done with voice control and the rest saved to your driver profile. How often do you need to adjust your mirrors or steering wheel? Typically once and save it to your profile and forget it...really no hassle IMO.

It's a hideously ugly deal breaker for me. That and the whole ev thing.

@@bikes7777 Ok

@@bikes7777 and yet you watched a review of an EV. Why waste your time?

My grandpa used to have a ZAZ Zaporozhets back from the USSR days and this reminds me of it, in a very tender way. I love it!

I have to differ, Somebody looked at a forklift face and thought "Thats the coolest!". ...OK. They definitely dont have to worry about identity

Weird fact is that Doug selected SUV above and penalty 1 point the pick-up for practicality.. Well i would tell that it all depends of the family size, since to many smaller families up to 5 people R1T pick-up would be better option since no one goes with 7 people the practicality comes with the extra useful space in the tunnel behind rear seats, and bigger more useful space in pick-up bed.. SUV has no spare wheel if you get it will take some big space from the trunk compared to the pick-up which has-it under a lid in rear bed.. R1T can also have the biggest Max-battery pack to eliminate range anxiety but the SUV because it has shorter base can not fit the Max-battery pack which is the important key factor for these big full EV's to travel on longer distances. So, i think it all depends what customers will choose to consider a good practicality based on they 'r needs : more people > less space R1S-SUV or fewer people but much more stuff > R1T..

How do you know its comfy

Not sure about the vents but the steering wheel and mirror positions are saved in your driver profile. you only need to do it once so it’s not that bad

yeah Id feel way safer looking at my phone WHILE DRIVING than tapping on a huge screen trying to adjust my AC vents.

@@LukeMertens I change my vent positions and open close quite often as the driver.

What? Oh yes I love how all the buttons live in a mysterious maze in the screen 😂. You are a bot.

Yes all the features they copied from Tesla! Amazing

How do you miss the elephant in the room ? Ev is a scam , they are nonviable , massively subsidized from manufactures to local making a very select few enormous bank . Without the tax payer dollars propping this scam up it does not exist . Lmfao , there's not enough raw materials on the planet to build these toys to hit 25% of the needed vehicles Why seemingly intelligent people buy into this scam is disturbing . You will only research the bells and whistles, dissecting every inch , however no research into the actual viability

Thankfully we still have folks out there that remember "Doug, the type of guy..." Thanks.

But also very expensive! I prefer spend my money in more valuable things instead of a car

One of the harsh lessons in owning an EV is how much the range goes down once you put more than 2-2 adults in one. Good luck towing your boat or camper. Don't even try doing it up a mountain road. And certainly not in freezing weather that will chop another 30% off your range. Battery technology is not ready yet for trucks or the electric grid. We are way ahead of our skis just because activists scream the loudest. Meanwhile the latest IPCC report explicitly states we are not going to die and the real year we need to be carbon neutral by is 2100.

@@RJT80 cold temperatures absolutely nuke the range. That’s why I think Hydrogen fuel cells are underrated. The Hyundai vision 74 is the best of both worlds with a hydrogen plug in hybrid.

@@RJT80 bro, weight literally does not matter for an EV in my experience. My model Y consumes the same energy with me alone or all my friends. Towing is completely different.

@@RJT80 Almost no one tows. Over 80% of truck owners don't even average once per year. The grid is absolutely ready and you're full of shit. The IPCC report, which I literally helped on (I'm an aerospace engineer, who was working with NASA Goddard at the time), stated it was already too late to stop major effects from GCC. 2100 is the point of no return for humanity surviving. You're all around just full of shit.

The 2024 models allegedly will get warmers for the door handles. And there are many ways to deal with ice, especially with the massive power of the battery.

@@teemcshanney8910 That's good, at least, but I'd rather not rely on electronic components that can fail to ensure the doors can be opened.

I don't understand people that buy lithium-ion battery powered cars in general in places that have a lot of ice

@@DrewTNaylorpeople spending 80k on a car aren’t parking them outside in the elements overnight 🤫

@@taylorboyd7463 How about when someone goes to college and there's a bit of an ice storm or freezing rain while they're in class?

good luck getting the car at that MSRP. 🙄

@@johnsmith-cw3wo You do realize that Rivivan doesn't sell through dealerships so you'd get the suv at msrp

@@Brick4956 if you can get it... Tesla doesn't sell through dealerships either, but if you wanna buy one, have to pay higher.

@@johnsmith-cw3wo another 100k+ eletric car lol

@@Brick4956 isn't that illegal?

Im not sure they are exactly successful quite yet. it's an 80k street queen for someone who has the extra money for a trendy new EV. the company operates at a loss.

@@partypooper8198 honestly, most new vehicles, ice or EV are trendy these days. Never going back to ICE though. I will miss the sounds they make!

They are doing it and it looks great, but I’m certainly concerned with whether they’ll survive. It’ll be a few years before we know for sure, but things do seem promising considering they have a nice cash cushion. Worst case scenario, maybe Tesla can buy them out and keep Rivian’s vision intact while making adjustments to enable the company to stand on its own two legs. Coming from a Tesla owner, it feels to me that Rivian borrowed from Tesla’s innovations in the best way possible and that they have a similar culture. The differences I see is their target audiences and their inhibitions.

I am just concerned if they are still in business in 5 years.

Yeah freedom regulated into submission makes us common people have less income, fewer choices and more propaganda to leverage us away from the capitolism that allowed us to live as we choose.

Yep, I can't afford one headlight either.

It’s not really as big a problem as Doug is making it out to be. If you’re going to use the third row, you’d be accessing it through the rear doors, not the tailgate. So having that latch closer to the front makes sense.

Jeesus Christ...just crawl in and pull up the seat 'ya Whiners.....

@@wolfguardian8312 Not whining .. just an observation .. especially at the $90K plus price point!

or a shade for all that window ?!

@@Re5ist_ance Ok, LoL

I agree. It is great that they are incorporating technology which was introduced in Teslas into their cars and moving the quality and variety of EVs forward, but it was odd that these features were discussed as if they are a first. Mirror/steering wheel adjustment via the screen and steering wheel controls, sentry mode, climate controls through the screen, dog mode, etc. it was almost like he’d never been inside an EV before which we all know isn’t the case.

I agree and as a Tesla owner it’s a more than a little disappointing to not hear Doug give credit where it’s due. It’s not like he has to make fun of rivian or deem them for essentially carbon copying what Tesla has done but don’t act like you haven’t seen it before Doug…?

Car wash mode. GEAR GUARD aka SENTRY MODE. Pet mode. Vent moving from the screen.. he makes it sound so brandddd new.

Yeah I thought Doug was an “expert” here. How is he so unaware that these features have existed for so long on Teslas?

@@Tempest261 kinda feels like who pays me more to make the car look better in the review 😀

he said, build quality and handling are not there. He also said that EQS is a better car than Rivian. If it will be popular it will be only in the US, there is no need elsewhere to have this oversized car.

That is actually the case. the gear guard yeti-character-type-thing pops up and there is text on the screen saying AC is on and what temp its set to as well as current cabin temp. Rivian probably thougt of the "well-meaning passers-by".

Just put a note in your window?

Should be a kid mode

It’s not really a “fanciness” thing, Lucid deliberately kept physical HVAC controls because they figured that was more luxurious. EVs have that partially because making one screen handle everything is lower manufacturing cost than custom, well-integrated switches.

Programming a touchscreen button is cheaper and easier than developing, testing, integrating, building, quality checking, and installing a physical button. It's laziness and cheapness. Not that that's always bad, but there are some things they should have made the effort for.

Minimalism here is just code for "We didn't feel like spending money or time on this, but we bet you'll fall for some design language nonsense"

The air vents directions being controlled by the touch screen really annoys me

100% THIS! I just got to the Center Screen and the Fact that you have to get into a Menu on the Touchscreen to adjust your Side Mirrors is bad, i don't like that Trend with EVs in general. Definitely prefer physical Buttons dedicated to certain Functions over a "Minimalist Interieur Look". I'm glad BMW and Audi still put Physical Buttons for Essential Functions that you don't need the Touchscreen for. But otherwise the Rivian seems fantastic Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps

@@thatpersonsmusic I just stopped the Video when he started showing you have to use the Touchscreen to get to the Side Mirrors and then use the Physical Knobs on the Steering Wheel. But Air Vent Directions is even more annoying

Volvo just invested millions in carwow lol

@@senoow4215 why lol

@@Patient_Lion_BS bc carwow has a lot of data they want and influence over future buyers

Look at the reach he has. They’d be stupid not to.

Uh 9:59 ;-)

@@M4DesignUSA I think he means the far back seats... 3rd row.

I work for Rivian's Illinois plant, I'm a pretty big guy and I fit back there pretty well. Nice and roomy.

Their repair time and cost is what’s gonna turn people away

@@TheDeathvice187 where do owners even take them to get serviced?

@@zanem499 presumably it’s a pickup and dropoff situation like Tesla exclusively was at first

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I agree. I liked it immediately. It is something different and looks good.

The front looks horrible, lol

Agreed, not boring or decades old designs like Ford, GM, Chevy.

Do you like pork a lot? It looks horrible. "distinct" isn't always a good thing

This is the internet, you are to say you already have it ordered for your wife and you both love your truck.

I would buy it but it looks like a shoebox with wheels. Ugly.

Depends where you are, which EV, and if towing... but for most places, EVs can do roadtrips just fine, and actually often cheaper and more relaxing than gas cars, if you can use AutoPilot to hugely reduce driver fatigue, use the internet streaming music, great maps, etc. It's SO much more enjoyable and less fatigue, I won't roadtrip in anything else now. What EVs do your friends own? Check Tesla supercharger map or Plugshare etc, there are LOTS of chargers nationwide and beyond- Tesla much better & more each location- but EA/EVGo etc are improving. I've gone to every national park in CA and several beyond, including Death Valley!, with no problems- did have to do some pre-planning to make sure I know charging options and "must return/find charger" battery levels... hotel free chargers in Death Valley saved me $100 in $9/gal gas in the park! (only $12 for hotel in power, they have solar.) Rivian is working to get more level2 and other chargers in more remote and adventurous spots including national/state parks, usable by any EV, which will help a lot... Yosemite already has many, they took them over. EVs can usually also charge at RV parks/powered campsites, which is helpful! Quiet AC in the car, no fumes/engine noise! If you are towing,... that can be a pain for EVs though, range hugely impacted.

Any vehicles with screens and plastic strip lights across the front will never be timeless or elegant. These new electric cars are planned obsolesce.

Yeah..this thing just screams cheap/temporary..

@@ArnoldClarke you say that like planned obsolesce is exclusive to ev's. its all cars that have been made the past few decades.

@@wigit2216 Baseless.

@@itcangetbetter based on my personal beliefs

wait, what? rivian does have blind spot detection, in the mirrors.

@@L4STC4LL I listened a second time to that segment towards the end and perhaps a mistake but thats what he said.

@@L4STC4LL it better plus a lot more for that kinda $$

@@gregorylesko9466 it has blind spot detection using sensor but not blind spot camera, Doug mentioned 'blind spot camera'

Rivian won’t be failing. They might not completely take over the electric vehicle market, but the company has so much potential, such a foothold, and such an incredible project, not to mention big companies like Amazon have too much invested, to let it fail

@itp5x5 rivian stock going to 5$ bro. the company will be lucky to exist in 15 years.

@itp5x5 yikes!!!!! Hope you didn’t purchase that stock in 2021….

@itp5x5 when you see nothing but comments of such grandeur from people like christopher B you should be extremally skeptical. I've seen this too many times comments like this ageing like milk. I'm not here to make you feel good or tell you some hyped up speculation. these companies dont care about you, the CEO gets paid FAT if they sell cars or not. they are set for life and at this point it really dont matter if they go bankrupt or not. the board members ARE PAID while you sit on the side literally paying them and waiting for a miracle. good luck but please start being more open minded and try not to follow the hype. typically retail traders like yourself are the last ones on the hype train as it's losing steam.

Dougie Doug what are you a mom?😂😆

not anymore haha from none other than tesla

EVs suck ass and I hope they all fail miserably. Until we have graphene batteries and nuclear power, the whole "sAvE tHe pLanEt" bs is a scam anyway, and it leaves us with drastically inferior vehicles, tethered to the grid with little ability to do serious work (towing/cold/etc). Fine as a grocery getter...

I agree except why does it still have the norm of the "doghouse" front end? It could have been shorter, had more interior space, or be more aerodynamic. They probably did not want it to be too different as to hurt sales and the frunk is cool.

I own an x5 and I drove a rivian r1t. It’s an amazing for the most part vehicle. The sticker price was 93 the owner said. For that price, why does my 84 k 2021x5 feel farrr better built and luxurious? Like it’s surprisingly noisy in that cabin, surprisingly 😅. For 93k? The owner said she agrees with me on the fact that it doesn’t give the cacoon effect like classic luxury cars do. But he said it’s ok for her as she’s never owned the classic luxury brands. Idunno I’m on the fence but I do like it, I just can’t justify the road noise and not comfortable enough suspension and just overall just ok feeling cabin for 93k. Thoughts?

Patience...clearly at this price/design/features this is not the car we're looking for..but with every company coming out with electric SUV..someone will..hopefully..maybe..fingers crossed.

Yet somehow they couldn't manage to include buttons and knobs on all that dash space

@@LafemmebearMusic the x5 is better built. EV are very expensive and alll the tech and flashy gimmiky stuff doesnt help that price. these cars are just trendy. people will over pay to be apart of the trend even if it means getting less value. also a lot of people have been made to think EV will save the environment.

good car? yes. best car doug tested? hell no

Definitely not the best car he ever reviewed. Go see your doctor your meds are messed up!

Yes, nothing to say yet about reliability, firmware upgrades, customer service, etc. It is good for now, but would it be 5 years later?

@@Dntdgxj That's pretty common for most new companies to have rough patches before they become reliable.

@@Dntdgxjits a new car brand. Give them 10 years and they will have lots more experience. They have just had a partnership with Mercedes benz as well, so they now have some money to work with.

The car company has serious problems 😬 but I will admit the line is ✅️. E vehicles are not impressing me 🤔. I'm in Florida so 🌀⛈️☀️ are concerns.

This is one very pretty SUV for sure!

@@DavidLLambertmobile dude are you a bot?. The way you respond is kinda weird with emojis and signs ..

@@jonlosito2004 or prolly a Tesla/Elon fan

@@iamantoniohz Dude Elon likes Muskrats 😏

It charges in the door

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The R1S is for when you have $90k burning a hole in your pocket or you want to long after a vehicle they can't produce enough of, or the company will be in Chapter 11 before they can fill all their orders.

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@@keithgibbons92 I know right? Still, this R1S is tremendously beautiful.

Ikr

Unbiased is a bit of a stretch

@@marciliojunior4919 How?

@@CarSpotter9 you can clearly see doug pushes some agenda in some of his videos, specially in videos about tesla and land rovers. He purposefully talk as little as possible about their flaws while praising their gimmicks, while on others brands he tends to be more reasonable.

@@marciliojunior4919 pushing an agenda? Now you‘re stretching it a bit

Man, that’s going to take a lot of charging.

Electric cars have a tenth of the moving parts that gasoline cars have, and is a MUCH simpler design. There are much less fluids and fluid lines and pumps - even putting aside the engine. It should be a great deal more reliable than a comparable ICE car.

I mean electric cars are inherently multiple times more reliable than an ice engine. But on the other hand electrical is often a big issue in reliability and they are literally all electrical. Does it balance out? Does it still take the lead? Who knows!

@@cenciende9401 Electricals are absolutely not unreliable. In fact the opposite is true. ICE vehicles have lots of pipes with lots of corrosive fluids. Their engines have explosive chemical reactions going on, which causes residue. This is why oil changes are so critical. All those moving parts and pipes and chemicals cause corrosion and degradation. Unless electrical circuits are poorly joined together causing sparking, what's the issue? Even your house has tons of electricals embedded inside walls and they ALL work happily for decades without breaking down or without needing servicing or an oil change. Even your electrical appliances like TV and fridge easily last more than a decade needing zero maintenance

I still trust this more than any Land rover or BMW.