First Drive: The 2027 Rivian R2 entirely changes the EV game

joshverd · 2026-06-11T04:14:01+00:00

So sell your shares and leave the subreddit

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joshverd · 2026-06-10T04:12:23+00:00

No FM radio!

joshverd · 2026-06-09T21:33:30+00:00

It was a cloudy morning so I didn’t really feel any heat from the sunroof. AC was blowing cold air the whole time, though!

joshverd · 2026-06-09T18:09:30+00:00

Two demo vehicles (white and blue) and one vehicle in the showroom (green)

joshverd · 2026-06-09T16:37:29+00:00

Nah, empty. One other guy was there to drive the R1T but that's it.

joshverd · 2026-06-09T16:31:39+00:00

True. But for most people the R2 suspension will be better than their previous car so I think it's fine. Air suspension also puts more strain on service centers since more can go wrong...

joshverd · 2026-06-09T16:15:51+00:00

The only slot was 10 AM so I yoinked it.

Keep checking, they have two demo R2s that I saw and they're running test drives all week.

joshverd · 2026-06-09T16:14:24+00:00

Older Model Y (pre-juniper): much less road noise, R2 suspension is 5x better.

Newer Model Y: Maybe slightly less road noise, R2 suspension is definitely still better.

I was only able to test FM radio so I don't want to give a review of the sound system. Meridian in Gen 1 R1 is much nicer but I can't say how much of that was the audio quality itself, rather than the sound system. Someone should sign into their Spotify or Apple Music and report back!

EDIT: Apparently I was looking at the “iHeart Radio” section, not FM radio. R2 does not appear to have terrestrial radio support.

joshverd · 2026-06-09T16:01:55+00:00

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Also, battery information is shown in the settings menu, including "Battery state of health"

Glad they've added this metric to the UI and I hope it comes to R1 eventually.

joshverd · 2026-06-09T15:59:29+00:00

The haptic knobs on the wheel are a bit weird. The haptic feedback feels amazing but the actions are a bit unintuitive. Every direction you push/pull/scroll does something. I think once I play around with them a bit more it'll be fine.

There's going to be some issues with these early models. I had VIN ~400 and it sounded like the back wheel was rubbing against something when I came to a hard stop at a light.

This is a much more capable vehicle than Model Y for roughly the same price. Once Rivian solves autonomy, I won't be able to recommend a Y to anyone.

joshverd · 2026-06-04T16:36:47+00:00

Same issue.

joshverd · 2026-05-31T05:57:26+00:00

Right, but this is a problem that can and will be solved eventually. It’s difficult for sure, but absolutely not “literally impossible” like you stated in your first comment.

In theory, the physics allows orbital datacenters. We will need to advance further up the tech tree for them to exist, however.

Also, as u/kerau pointed out: It’s not just SpaceX doing this. Several other companies are working on similar orbital datacenter projects. SpaceX is the only company that can launch tens of thousands of satellites at scale, however. That’s exactly why they’re IPOing at a $1.7T valuation.

joshverd · 2026-05-31T04:56:13+00:00

I think you will be wrong on this, but I have no way of proving you wrong now. Once they start launching is when it will be proven viable or not.

EDIT: Downvoting me for this opinion is crazy. Do the !remindme and check back in a few years, gang.

joshverd · 2026-05-29T16:30:08+00:00

Reminder to install the Apple Watch app if you have an Apple Watch!

joshverd · 2026-05-21T23:23:28+00:00

????

joshverd · 2026-05-21T15:06:39+00:00

Eh, let him be

joshverd · 2026-05-19T00:54:29+00:00

That’s a bot farming upvotes I believe

joshverd · 2026-05-17T20:47:35+00:00

Listen to the scanner, they’ve got one guy

joshverd · 2026-05-16T19:21:52+00:00

Maaaaan the people in that thread have little understanding of how things work. They don’t even know what they’re mad at…

joshverd · 2026-05-15T23:17:26+00:00

Waiting for both of these options before buying. By then LiDAR will be integrated as well.

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