This Is Everything I Love & Hate About the New Rivian R1S! 

It'll be interesting to see LONG term how all those gadgets hold up and how the range holds up. I love the look of it and of course the power but its window shopping for me, I'd never be able to afford it.

The person who designed the front of the Rivians was definitely hoping for an appearance/role in the next Cars movie.

I'm impressed! If I had the money, I'd order one. I'll be holding onto my Outback though. Proven reliable and for me, affordable.

That flashlight uses 1 of the same 2170 cells that make up the Rivian battery pack. The battery pack contains 7,776 of the 2170 type cells so they wanted to use one more to make 7,777 cells in total so came up with the flashlight. Also, the lock/unlock chirp was an actual recording of a bluebird here in Yellowstone National Park. Nice touch and much less noise pollution compared to how many vehicles use the loud horn to signal. This chirp, or a separate electronic sound, is much better than car horns going off all around you in a parking lot, parking garage, trailhead or campground.

This car shifts me from considering model x for my next car. Wife drives mod y, but she likes this one.

Good review. I like how Andre makes a clear line about his preferences versus how the R1S actual performs.

I have a Landcruiser which is my favorite car of all time. The R1S is essentially an electrical Landcruiser. Love the split tailgate- more SUVs need this approach. I was able to drive the R1S last week. Super impressive- fit and finish better than Tesla. Nice to have this option out there

The loud air compressor is something that needs fixed on this specific demo unit. Kyle Connor noticed it too when he had this vehicle right before TFL, but mine doesn't have that problem and other people have said the same thing.

I really like the R1S. If I had that kind of money, I'd be ordering one for myself. I like their dark green color.

Can you compare this to the Hummer and Bronco offroad? It would be really interesting to see all their respective strengths and weaknesses.

It’s a wonderful looking car with a lot of cool gadgets! If I needed 3 rows of seating, and was willing to shell out those big bucks, it’d definitely be on my list. I’m hoping a smaller, compact SUV won’t be too far in the future!

Saw one driving in my town last week. Rivian has nailed it. I want one!!

Neat features, thanks for the walk around.

So far, a lot of the don't-likes seem to be shared by Tesla and others: no startup button, most controls in software, etc. I wasn't a fan of the third-row seat as it would be useless in my case. But, I'm still patiently waiting as my preorder gathers dust. 😅

Super cool! I think they look great.

I love this, it's just a shame that most people will never be able to afford one. I'm looking forward to when they come out with functional EV SUVs for us poors.

Love these cars and really want them in Australia!

1:25 - It's strange looking at an empty frunk. My "underfloor" area is *FULL* of "truck stuff" - bed cargo net, ratchet-straps, bungees, hitches, hitch pins, plug adapters... My cargo net is full of other stuff - flares, small tool kit, and a few more bungees.

Do all those displays have a dark mode? Is it blinding at night?

I’ve been waiting for this video, love it

You learn something new every day. I didn't know you could blow up a kayak. I thought they all had a rigid bodies.

Love it, just wish it was the original price before the big increase :( Glovebox would be nice.

This is the same press car that @outofspec got. I have ridden in it. The compressor issues are vehicle specific to this particular press car. I also own an R1S and my compressor is quiet and only runs periodyfor very short amounts of time like 30-60 seconds maximum.

These pop-out door handles are missing a massive, simple feature: a hook. Just a small hook on the back for you to be able to get a real grip would make a huge difference in feel. Biggest difference it would make, though, is it would help kids open their rear doors. They need the help with leverage on a door that is too high for them to get a good pull.

Love this but wonder how those handles and the charging port will work in the Canadian north? Anyone have experience with other similar setups in deep freeze?

Love it, just hate it he price

I wonder how those light signatures will work in wetter snow. Since they are set back and LEDs dont provide a lot of heat, do they have a heating element in them to defrost snow that might build up in them?

I’d love to see the R1S on the off road course or the trails. It’d be cool to see it paired with the TRD 4Runner. I’ve always sort of viewed it as an EV 4Runner at 2x the price.

Be interesting to see the R1S and an R1T drag race

If Rivian could make a small SUV the size of a Bronco Sport, I would be soooo happy

That camp mode is gonna come in really handy while wasting your life at a charger

Rally and Drift but no Snow? Starting in November my Disco5 is in snow mode until the end of March - it works really well!

I love electric vehicles they are the new hot rods but some features don’t need to be electric like adjusting the steering wheel or close the the back door yes it’s nice but unnecessary. Maybe their would be more range without them TFL EV that could be a video?

you should be able to lower the grill like a tailgate, then it would be even better than the lightening's frunk.

I talked to 3 R1S owners in Seattle area. Everyone received a single pair of tiedowns with their R1S instead of two here. Just to call that out.

In almost all eCars, they have gone away from traditional push buttons to perform operations in the vehicle. It seems cumbersome to have to navigate into a computer for everything you want to adjust in your car. I like a push button for simple tasks, on/off AC. Mirror Controls. Steering wheel adjustments. Radio. Having to navigate a computer for a simple functions takes you away from driving, even in more automated driving vehicles. Doesn't make sense.

Nice vid Andre’

830 hp. Do I have to buy a membership/subscription for that?

Would have been cool if they had a rubberized option to replace all that carpet in the back. The carpet looks cheap to me and thin and already looking worn down!

Can someone give the tldr version? What were the things the dude didn't like?

Live in Normal and see these everyday on the road and in my neighbors garages. Great business for our community. Been watching TFL for years and love the EV reviews.

830 hp? Why hasn't Paul taken this to the road course? Let's get a time !!

If I were going to choose an EV out of everything avaliable it would be this one because we have 3 car seats lol but with a smaller budget I would choose the IONIQ 5.

Would love one to replace my 2020 Defender BUT hate it because it isn’t likely to come to the Uk and if it does in present form it’s way too big for UK roads and for sure wouldn’t fit on the off-road tracks I drive as it looks too wide.

i'm not an ev guy. Especially when it comes to trucks. There's no doubt that the Rivian has tons of cool tech features and gobs of power and torque. But so far everything i am seeing, particularly with towing, your range is drastically shortened. To me, they are all just around town vehicles, even if it has off road capability. I would hate to be 20 plus miles away from town, go off roading for the day, camp that night, and then try to make it back to town to re-charge. Time will tell on the advancements of the battery life, range, and charging options.

Chandon the angle of vents through software is an overkill. The same with changing mirrors. Software can improve the experience, but not for things that already work very well

I wonder how long those electric doors, frunk, etc., will last after two harsh winters.

Overall I like the truck, I think it would be a good switch from my 4runner (which I absolutely love) I just wish there was a somewhat affordable option, as most of is are priced out of an EV with this much utility. I'm also not a big fan of having to use the screen for even very basic controls like climate and mirrors, but I could probably adjust since so many seem to be going in that direction

love the rivian, but it's so expensive. Also just rented a tesla and realize I really hate how almost everything is done on the touch screen for these electric cars. Can be very tedious if you want to adjust something on the fly, and is honestly kind of overwhelming trying to find different settings for everything. Like changing the a/c and heat you have to find and switch to that screen, than a different screen for mirrors, and a different screen for the radio. It involves a lot of looking at the screen and not the road vs the traditional way of doing a lot of these things where you don't really have to put much focus on those things. Also something a lot of ppl might not care about but locking the car door when you get inside, that's another screen as far as I could tell. Not ideal if you're a cautious person or find yourself in a situation where you need to keep someone else out

Can you comment on the driving? People have complained of the cabin noise and that the acceleration is jerky compared to other EVs

Can't wait to get one.

I remember almost putting down a deposit when it was 67k but wasn’t sure if these things were going to make it out of the covid era.. Now 100k? Nooopppeeee

I don't like how the rear cargo area doesn't have a flat floor. That kills it for me. Can't easily slide things in, and if you want to sleep back there, it's an issue. They need an option to delete the third row and have the floor be flat with the second row seats folded.

Should have addressed the three row seating. Almost no attention was paid to space and comfort of the back seats. Another reviewer mentioned not having powered third row fold down, and how odd and inconvenient it was for a 100k truck. We need more in-depth and comparative reviews for this and the r1t. The R1t is longer and has that gear tunnel with potential camp kitchen. Is the any world from rivian about cool R1s specific add ons?

Does it have a heat pump?

Anybody else here the whisper “step in with me?” Lol kinda funny.

The few little things you don’t like seem so insignificant: it doesn’t have a start button - dude it’s an electric car! You can actually hear the compressor - really bro? Why not just say, “I hate to admit it, but this is one cool EV.”

Rally,, Rock, Crawl, Soft Sand.... ok great and all.... but these place require driving long distances into the wild. Where would you recharge this car to get back home?

I wish the frunk would open with the lightbar... the ledge is massive.. and IF I want to keep my charging cables there because they are wet and dirty.. I don't want to 'hug' the wet and dirty front grill

How deep in the water can the rivian go to launch a boat?

I wish Rivian made a affordable version of this car I would to have one for around 50-60k

Rivian Blue was developed far before the R1s or the Factory. Rivian Blue is the same color of the Small Blue Car project Rivian made in 2011 and that color was carried over to honor the Sports car concept poetically.

I think it is great how well a new startup has done with a really new vehicle. My only concern is really for all new vehicles. What will be working on these in 7 years. Or will they all be heading to the crusher since there is no one able to afford fixing all the once cool tech that no longer works. As a brand new under warranty, looks amazing!!!!!

I don't like having the only option for traditional controls like mirrors to be in the infotainment. One of the main tenants of UI/UX is that things should work as most people would expect it to. My friend has a Ford Flex and the heated seats are only on screen. This forces the driver to take his eyes off the road to adjust them. For a passenger who is unfamiliar with Ford Sync you are forced to ask the driver. Ridiculous!

Love this suv

Best tailgate design on any SUV!

I like everything but the headlights and the price

wish they had a phev model

Haven’t seen David in a while. Where is the man , myth and legend ?

I don’t like how you unlock it and it’s on. Sometimes if it’s bad weather I’ll have my son sit in the front and “drive” while I buckle in my daughter. Just to get him out of the rain and I feel like doing that could be a really big safety hazard

Remember Andre, the engineers designing these NEW vehicles don't have us in mind. The idea of re-inventing the wheel as it were, is for the youth that is to follow us. All controls in 1 central location will be expected and appreciated and even easy to conform to by those that follow in our footsteps. But I agree with you, decades of driving standard control locations being removed is disconcerting. What we have for memory control on automatic now has to be re-wired to try and adapt to a whole new way of inputing adjustments. However, in theory, these things should be set before one is driving and thus does not require us to just reach over and make changes on the fly.

I hope the R2 has a removable top. 🤞

idk why but his voice is soothing

Where is the equivalent SUV that cost $40K instead of $100K? Leave all the cool but unnecessary features out of the vehicle and it will cost a lot less. I don’t need cameras, sensors, actuators, motors to move my door handles, vents, seats, frunk and hatch. I don’t need autonomous driving at any level, I want to drive. I don’t need or generally want a touch screen blasting light at me so I can adjust a million things that are mostly unnecessary and not have buttons, knobs or sliders for the things I do want to adjust fairly often. Give me the functionality of a 1970s base bronco or blazer in a modern electric platform and some air bags and I’m good.

I hate the price lol

How’s your charging port door going to open in the winter

I like the SUV, wish they made an actual truck instead of a lifestyle vehicle.

I wouldn't consider a vehicle with no switches; having everything on a touch screen helps only the manufacturer. Also, it looks like a trolleybus.

I want one

Sure hope that frunk locks shut when it closes...

Hi TFLCAR

Hate the fact that it has a removable speaker b/c it will entertain the owner but annoy the whole neighbourhood.

Nice

I do not like that there are no E outlets in the back. I'd like to see a bank of 4 outlets. I want to cook using them. A toaster oven and an electric skillet, and I could whip out a meal while camping

Why is there a little puddle of water inside the Fronk

Technically speaking, Level 3 charging doesn't exit. It's actually DC Level 2 - SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Standard J1772 charging. According to Professor John Kelly, Weber State University Automotive Technology.

I want one so bad

You couldn’t get over it doesn’t have the ‘power button’ even when you know it’s not necessary in EVs?

This is much better as an SUV than a pickup truck. As a truck there are many shortcomings. As an SUV, this is fantastic.

I love this and the R1T, but for me to be a buyer I would need a 2 motor version that skips all the fancy features and has a starting price well below $50k. For the price of either of the rivian twins you could have a fully loaded Rubicon and a hybrid camry to commute with and still have enough money left over to do a few mods to the jeep.

so cool

Too much reliance on needing to use the screens to operate simple things like mirrors or vents imo. Who's asking for features like that? Overall seems like it makes more sense as a SUV than it does a pickup if I were looking for one.

Like the color and the Rivian..just not worth the price in my opinion..would rather get a new truck or off road suv like Bronco or 4Runner.

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto?

It bothers me that the door handles open the way they do. I think Tesla is the only company that has them open from the front but that seems way more ergonomic to me. That is honestly the only thing I can think of that I don’t like about Rivians.

I can't imagine buying a $100K vehicle from a company that is going to probably be out of business in a year or two.

Did this man just run a 100meter dash why does he sound winding? But nice Rivian 😎

Love the car . Not the price. Quality will eventually improve. Hard to beat Toyota for now. Start up vs 80 Y/O company. You did a good job not pissing off Rivian who lent you the truck. 😆

Andre - do the screens have nightmode? My preference is dark background for all computer/phone/screen things. much easier on the eyes.

Sharp looking vehicle but I HATE that there are absolutely no knobs to adjust anything.....multiple screen touches to adjust the air vents, Seriously?? Develop a sport version without all of the extra tech (for the sake of adding tech), give me knobs to adjust climate, radio, mirrors, cut the price by at least 25% and i would consider purchasing one.