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pricetag (if it was in my budget)
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Actually, you have the TRD Pro right? With the preorder pricing & EV rebate, it was less than your Tundra
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1: can do offroad stuff... can keep up with the toyota/jeep guys
2: can do fast car stuff... can keep up with most supercars in a straight line
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Yeah, this! I went out to the First Mile event that Rivian had at Sonoma Raceway: they made a rally stage with mixed dirt / gravel / tarmac, and it was fucking mind-blowing riding along w/ the truck bombing down the off-road terrain, all-wheel drifting through the course at speed, and then hitting the tarmac and cornering with near-zero pitch and roll, and a rip from 0-60 in 3 damn seconds. Then finishing with off-road hill climb / descent. And with such smoothness and control that my wife wasn't even car sick (and she had always gotten sick coming along for off-roading or track days)! I was completely and thoroughly sold on that day.
The quad motor setup really shines in rally type settings. I have since taken it out in dirt and snow, and it is black magic what they do with the torque vectoring and cross-lnked hydraulic suspension, to whip this 7000lb truck around corners, lock the slip angle in an all-wheel drift, and then launch out the corner exit with incredible traction and pull. Over and over, corner after corner. Overwhelmingly, the feeling is that it just doesn't seem possible but you're living it. It's an experience.
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(i felt a little out of place in a suit getting out of the tundra at a resort)
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That's in your mind. The 3G Tundra is sharp as hell
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4: can do truck stuff... can haul stuff, small bed but a bed nonetheless.
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Yeah this is my first truck, and it is life-changing. I've been using the tailgate as a mobile workbench; throwing in dusty tools, renovation & landscaping supplies, and being able to just hose it all down after; throwing random dirty / muddy gear in the back; having a place to sit eating lunch (also gear tunnel doors); changing the kiddo's diaper wherever / whenever and not having to pre-plan for changing stations; having a place to just shove the full-size stroller and not screwing around w/ trunk-tetris; and just absolutely going to town at Costco.
The really key thing for me was having the IDGAF space in the back, and I didn't really need a lot of it. If anything, I could do with a smaller bed to get the shorter wheelbase (the turning radius is horrible on this truck), as long as it still fits a roof top tent (for the aero).