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Popped into the Rivian store Boston. Didn’t expect to see the R2, yet, but impressive fit and finish on the rest of the range. The pre production reviews on uTube have been very good including Mat Watson. It’s coming to UK in 2027 and fills a space in the rugged SUV market with solid performance and range. Have to say it would get me out of the model Y.
The R2 is seriously impressive. It plays to the greatest strengths of BEV and adopts the benefits of everything the R1 has achieved in real world use.
I expect that before it's widely sold in Europe, and especially before it reaches the UK... a very similar spec vehicle will emerge from the China/South Korea and take the sales in our part of the world. It's an almost perfect package and its bound to be replicated.
My first BEV was an iPace and I loved it because it did everything I could desire. It was a drivers car on demand, it was a luxury car, it had a huge load space with the rear seats folded, it was fast, it was efficient, it could go off-road, it could wade. The R2 is the first car since the iPace that I'm seriously interested in
Best of luck to Rivian as a brand in general, but I do think that whatever they design/innovate/prove will soon enough be effortlessly replicated in the East and sold back to the West.
I expect that before it's widely sold in Europe, and especially before it reaches the UK... a very similar spec vehicle will emerge from the China/South Korea and take the sales in our part of the world. It's an almost perfect package and its bound to be replicated.
My first BEV was an iPace and I loved it because it did everything I could desire. It was a drivers car on demand, it was a luxury car, it had a huge load space with the rear seats folded, it was fast, it was efficient, it could go off-road, it could wade. The R2 is the first car since the iPace that I'm seriously interested in
Best of luck to Rivian as a brand in general, but I do think that whatever they design/innovate/prove will soon enough be effortlessly replicated in the East and sold back to the West.
I like Rivian as a brand and their products are good. But they never really bothered with the UK, despite a big launch and lots of words at the FOS a few years ago.
So, i'm not sure these will be produced for the UK in big numbers, if we even see one at all. I'd like to be proved wrong though.
So, i'm not sure these will be produced for the UK in big numbers, if we even see one at all. I'd like to be proved wrong though.
nordboy said:
So, i'm not sure these will be produced for the UK in big numbers, if we even see one at all. I'd like to be proved wrong though.
Maybe they haven't bothered with Europe before because the existing line-up is too big for our roads and public parking spaces. Let's hope this smaller car comes across to Europe in both left and right hand drive versions.Europa Jon said:
nordboy said:
So, i'm not sure these will be produced for the UK in big numbers, if we even see one at all. I'd like to be proved wrong though.
Maybe they haven't bothered with Europe before because the existing line-up is too big for our roads and public parking spaces. Let's hope this smaller car comes across to Europe in both left and right hand drive versions.The EU version is easy enough but the UK/Aus will be an additional hurdle because of RHD... At best that means we'll have to wait for it, at worst it means we'll ever get it at all
Europa Jon said:
nordboy said:
So, i'm not sure these will be produced for the UK in big numbers, if we even see one at all. I'd like to be proved wrong though.
Maybe they haven't bothered with Europe before because the existing line-up is too big for our roads and public parking spaces. Let's hope this smaller car comes across to Europe in both left and right hand drive versions.TheDeuce said:
They have said that the R1 was domestic but the R2 is for worldwide.
The EU version is easy enough but the UK/Aus will be an additional hurdle because of RHD... At best that means we'll have to wait for it, at worst it means we'll ever get it at all
Look on the bright side: if we have to wait until the LHD versions are in Europe, it means some of the inevitable build issues will be sorted when we get them!The EU version is easy enough but the UK/Aus will be an additional hurdle because of RHD... At best that means we'll have to wait for it, at worst it means we'll ever get it at all
Familymad said:
Seems they don t have all the software perfect in their own vehicles. Surprised VW bought some off the them.
Software is fixable, also VW's own software/infotainment is relatively poor compared to rivals and probably no better than Rivian right now. Hard to compare accurately because both are in a constant state of being updated.Saw an R1 (LHD obviously) on the road in Guildford last week. Great looking thing, different enough to stand out. It was big but it didn't look outrageously so.
Hopefully the R2 does make it to the UK. Would certainly stand out in the crowd of blob like suv we currently have....
Hopefully the R2 does make it to the UK. Would certainly stand out in the crowd of blob like suv we currently have....
Edited by drgoatboy on Tuesday 17th February 11:41
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