The interior of the R1T is spacious and comfortable with plenty of storage spaces.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nYou get just the right amount of steering feel, and the big truck responded willingly to my inputs without being twitchy while doing high-speed maneuvers. Cornering proved particularly impressive, thanks to having the big battery pack under the load floor, resulting in a low center of gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can only look forward to spending more time in the R1T, including a future run at my favorite off-road park in Holly, Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrap Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If this is what Rivian can deliver its first time out of the blocks I can only imagine what\u2019s to follow. At a starting price of $73,000 for the R1T Launch Edition, you get a lot for your money right now. And there will be more options to come, notably including the long-range, 180 kWh battery pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To bring the 800-pound, all-electric gorilla into the picture, the Rivian R1T appears, at least for now, to have avoided all the quality problems that Tesla products continue to suffer from. Everything appears to be bolted together properly. There are no bubbles or flaws to the paint, or uneven gaps between body panels. And, but for the over-the-top design to what Tesla is planning, I just can\u2019t imagine what its Cybertruck would do to better what Rivian is delivering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are, of course, other options coming, including the Hummer and the Lightning and, later on, electric pickups from Chevrolet, GMC, Ram and other startups. But Rivian has clearly set a high hurdle for the rest of the industry to clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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