My First Rivian R1S Test Drive

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Rivian Blue

Member

Nov 15, 2024

It was my first time driving an electric car that wasn't a Tesla.

So after seeing a couple of Rivian owners around the city, I suddenly felt intrigued about how cool the headlights appeared. On a sunny Monday morning, I decided to go for a test drive in the R1S, which was the refreshed version, and wow, what a beautiful car. Interior, exterior, all amazing. I loved the way you get in the car, turn it off, the material, the finish, the gorgeous sunroof—the list goes on...

The software was a pleasure to use with a beautiful UI, but I found the route calculation to lag when I tried to change routes or missed a turn. I'm not sure if that was a local issue or not, but it was considerably slower than what I was used to with Android Auto.

This was the day of the test drive. One of my best pictures ever...

Also, the automatic brake was suuuuper aggressive. There was a moment during the drive when the car just stopped, made the warning sound, and flashed red because a street cone was near the car. It freaked me out a bit. There was another moment when the car slowed significantly, but not to a full stop, when someone opened a car door on a narrow street.

That all being said, I was sold on the car from the jump but really wish I could just rip the acceleration onto an on-ramp during my test drive. I made my R1S reservation immediately, and I honestly could not wait till the delivery day.

I thought about leasing the R1S a couple of times, but then I felt like I'd really love to bask in all of the feeling of driving the R1S again after a year and some months. That would definitely feel a lot more fun, and it actually did.

Thanks for reading my thought dump!

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