Looks good, Rivians are popping up everywhere around me.
Boss finally got his a couple weeks ago. So I've ridden to lunch about 5-6 times in it now.
They're nice on the inside. Ride nice, and the fit and finish is superb. They're "wider" looking in person with some big hips from some angles. Bed is a little smaller than I expect, and the rear window is absurdly small in person, but perfectly functional. I don't like the glass roof that doesn't open, but I think that's as much personal preference as design flaw. Seats are designed for shorter people, or people who slouch a lot. My shoulders rest on the top of the upper supports instead of "inside" of them. Not uncomfortable, just feels weird at first.
Adjusting the HVAC vents on the screen is fucking stupid. No two ways about that. While I usually ask someone before I adjust anything in their car, now I have to ask not only if I can, but how the hell to get to the settings to do it. Makes getting in a hot truck after lunch more uncomfortable than it should be, and more intrusive to adjust than I like. I still think this is one of the worst decisions here.
Column shift and center console are big wins though. I thought I would had the "reverse gullwing" opening console, but it's actually not bad in practice. Lots of space in there, and it's cushion is relatively soft. The storage space down on the floor is nice as well. Arguably better than the console in my Sierra that I thought was nearly the pinnacle of storage solutions for a pickup.
Biggest issue I've seen with the truck is the phone as key doesn't work for shit. Every single time it either lets him in and won't "start" or won't let him in, then lets him "start". He says it's something with the bluetooth stack in his Samsung phone that the truck doesn't like and that Rivian's working on it. Joys of being an early adopter I suppose.
Saw a cool article on Reddit the other day where the guy spent some time on the alignment rack and recorded the camber and toe curves for the Rivian. Pretty interesting that they had some large swings between standard and lowest setting. Which could explain (more data needed) why the conserve setting wasn't as helpful as expected. Also the toe out at highest setting would lead to some real poor turn in dynamics, although I think speed is limited in highest setting, so it's likely a non-issue.
Overall it's a neat truck. Now that I've been in one, I don't think it's for me though. Just doesn't really blow my skirt up like I expected it to.
