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Originally Posted by roverT
Just test drove this quad motor beast. The sound of the motors are different than Tesla. The tone has a low and high pitch that is maybe 25% louder than a Tesla permanent magnet motor. But when you go WOT with this thing, oh baby! [emoji23]
Interior quality is proper with the pricing of the vehicle. It’s a very nice place to be for trips and back seat occupants get a theatre view, being a tad higher than the front. The suspension deals with Vancouver Gas Town very well. It feels like you’re driving high but still with good body roll control so you don’t feel like dying if you come in too quick.
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I want a R1T pretty badly, I can't however stomach the 160k price tag.
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Originally Posted by supafamous
The pricing on the R1S doesn't seem so bad when I look at its competition - the upcoming R2S will probably end up being pretty competitive tool (and the right size for me). I'll have to go check out the Rivian store at Brentwood on Tuesday.
I test drove a NX350h and a CR-V Hybrid yesterday - other than funky brake feel the cars are remarkably normal and good. The sad trombone/dying cat sound of the 1.5T/CVT combo is gone with the Hybrid setup and it was perfectly adequate in terms of power. The Lexus was not as floaty/boaty as I expected but definitely smaller than I expected - the price felt a bit shocking though $75k+ for a nicely equipped one out the door, it didn't feel like a $75k kinda car.
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Maybe I'll drag my wife to Brentwood so we can look at the R1T. She gave me a hard though when we walked by the Mazda store at RC and I wanted to check out the CX90 they had on display.
My brother and one of my wife's friends bought a NX450h (Rav4 Prime equivalent) and they cost 90+ out the door. We went to pick up our play pen from the friend and dropped off their bassinet and she was surprised how much bigger our X3 was inside. The battery really takes up space, the X3 PHEV trunk floor is 2 inches higher and it really eats into the available space.