Rivian Mudding Saves Family: A Rivian Owners Story

Rivian Mom · 2025-03-09T09:18:46+00:00

I had some free time yesterday so I decided to get some sound measurements in my R1S. I used the Rivian Elevations system not the Meridian. The input source was via Bluetooth from laptop so not the best sound reproduction but it does give you some idea of sound characteristics in the various positions throughout the cabin. Needless to say, I will be doing some tuning with the system's EQ. However, there is such of lack of mid and high frequencies in the third row that the only way to improve it would be to add extra speakers. I hope that there will be aftermarket solutions to this in the near future. Testing equipment and conditions: - Enclosed Garage - All windows and doors in Rivian closed - HVAC off - Test run with me sitting in passenger seat except when testing the passenger seat location when I sat in Driver's (interestingly BT would not stay connected unless I sat in the vehicle) - Sweeps were run with EQ flat, 3D Surround Sound Enhanced, Dynamic Sound Adjustment High (this setting did not matter as expected) - 3D Surround Sound settings with measurements taken in Driver's seat only Microphone: miniDSP UMIK-2 USB Reference Measurement Microphone (UMIK-2) on tripod Measure Program: REW V5.20.13 (REW room acoustics and audio device measurement and analysis software) Sound Sweep: 20 to 20,000 Hz Sound Level: -12.00dBFS Sample Rate: 44.1 kHZ

Rivian Mom

Active Wheeler

Yesterday at 5:29 PM

This is why capabilities are so important! Who would have thought a real estate showing would have turned into an unexpected mud crossing? Any other family EV would have been stuck. EV9 probably would have needed to be towed out.

Me, my sister and mom + two toddlers went to visit a cool acreage for sale in the outskirts of our city. There is improved road on the property but we ran into an unexpected patch of mud accessing an outbuilding on a pretty firm looking dirt road.

We’ll probably pass on the property due to the potential drainage issue but it’s fantastic to not have needed off road rescue. I saw the road myself. It didn’t look THAT rough but I could see other visitors getting stuck. First time I went there I did put the SUV on offroad mode so this was all purpose with 52 psi in the tires and it was the capability of the vehicle that got us out.

I know this is nothing compared to what some owners do out there but to me this instantly justified the cost of off road upgrade I had to do to get the compass yellow in the shop. This property had no cellular access so my sister, who just had major surgery and my elderly mom would have needed to hike out up hill through half a mile of driveway.