2023 Rivian R1T

Great little truck so far!

Thursday, March 09, 2023

TL:DR It’s an awesome truck if it meets YOUR particular lifestyle needs. Grew up driving lifted gas and diesel 4x4’s. Became a Toyota family when I met my wife and we owned a 4th gen V8 4Runner and a 3rd gen Tacoma before going electric. Loved them both. We currently have a ‘22 Model Y Performance, ‘11 Sienna and the ‘22 R1T. So based off of my personal vehicle history, the R1T has been my favorite to drive/own. It’s an EV so the maintenance really is low compared to a gas/diesel vehicle. I’ve also been very fortunate to have never owned a lemon or a vehicle I couldn’t wait to get rid of. That said, 5 months of R1T ownership is too short to talk about long term reliability by any means.. but so far, so good! It’s a new product from a new company so there are bound to be issues scattered amongst the tens of thousands of R1s produced. Some have had worse issues than others, but the company does seem to be doing its best to take care of their customers from what I’ve read/heard. We haven’t had any issues with our truck since day one. Because it’s a newer vehicle employing an abundance of technology, most things get better over time. Over The Air (OTA) updates have already vastly improved the driving experience and ownership with a slight increase in range, more app control, security, comfort, performance, convenience, and safety. Towing. Yeah, it’s obviously not a 1 ton dually with a reserve fuel tank. It’s a truck that runs on batteries. So don’t expect to tow your toys, boat, or super sweet travel trailer long distances without making way more stops. Will the R1T tow a huge travel trailer across the country? Yes it will! Is it convenient? No it’s not. The R1T is a great truck for our personal lifestyle and use case. It does everything we ask it to do effortlessly. We still smile pretty much everytime either one of us drives it because it’s just so much fun! We let our neighbor take it for a drive a month ago and he just told me they ordered one last weekend. I recommend doing your research on the specs and see if it (and EV ownership in general) fits your lifestyle. Our truck has been practically flawless so add that datapoint to your research.

Nothing else compares

Friday, September 09, 2022

Nothing on the road compares to this vehicle. It has the utility of a tacoma, the performance and efficiency of a Tesla, and the interior of a luxury vehicle. It can handle tight, twisty mountain roads like few vehicles can, and then jump off the road to crawl up roads that very few stock vehicles can survive. All in silence, and for pennies.

Fun to drive and very functional

Sunday, January 22, 2023

I have owned it for over 4 months, it has been a great vehicle for daily driving and for running errands. This vehicle exceeded my expectations with its quality build and driving dynamics. Acceleration is exhilarating, it is very maneuverable, fits in the garage just fine, and hauls most everything I need to. It has been the perfect vehicle to live with.