Video Summary
Here's a summary of the review of the Rivian R1S SUV:- The Rivian R1S has 835 horsepower and a starting sticker price around $85,000.
- The key fob is a carabiner and functions via an app, which also has the ability to locate your vehicle and vent windows.
- The R1S has automatically popping door handles.
- It has a hidden flashlight inside the door panel.
- There is a portable Bluetooth speaker located at the bottom of the center console.
- The exterior design is boxy.
- Seventeen inches shorter than the R1T.
- It offers better departure and breakover angles.
- It has three rows of seating and offers cargo space behind the third row.
- It’s possible to make a totally flat floor.
- The third-row is difficult to put back up.
- Camping mode levels the vehicle by adjusting the air suspension.
- The all-important range number is 316 miles.
- Interior materials are nice but not ultra-high-end luxurious like a Range Rover.
- Many functions are on the center screen.
- Auto steering cruise control is fantastic with capacitive touch steering wheel.
- The reviewer does not like that putting on the turn signal goes back to center.
- The reversing camera quality is not very good.
- There is no blind spot camera or lane change camera.
- This particular car earns a Doug Score of 74, tying it with the McLaren F1 as the all-time highest.
- It does everything: it’s fast, offers seating capacity, is technologically savvy, performs well off-road, and is more efficient than a gasoline car.
