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    The figures that bloke quotes for the Rivian make it a game changer, at least for me. If all that turns out to be true, then this is the moment I can see me going fully EV. Up to now I've considered keeping the Defender for the long-distance stuff. Irealise there won't be chargers in the scrub for a long time, but following roads rather than tracks, and going town to town anywhere in Australia starts getting very close.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SBD4 View Post
    Perhaps this mob will produce something of interest...

    Rivian

    Rivian should get us excited about the new defenders possibilities, and also shows we shouldnt be too worried about the defender being too pretty, check it out.

    These guys have thrown a real curve ball at SUV makers as they have been in stealth mode for the last few years.

    Near 800hp option 0-100 in 3 seconds
    Autonomous capable
    650km on 1 charge
    1meter wading
    45degree angles
    Long travel
    1 electric motor per wheel
    Build for proper offroad and onroad
    Ute or wagon
    Great looking
    Great Storage
    Etc etc

    Rivian

    They will come to OZ if they get enough interest as they will be doing UK (right hand drive) soon after US.

    Send them an email to show AU interest here: general@rivian.com

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    And best of all, it looks like the Rivian R1S comes in green , a colour now mostly absent from the LR palette.
    Gone - RRS SE SDV6 with Dynamic MY15.5 Yulong White, with LLAMS

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    R1s looks like a modern RRC

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    This is probably a good reason Land Rover has drastically modernised the new Defender:

    2019 Jeep Wrangler handed devastating 1 Star Euro NCAP result | CarAdvice

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    It only did poorly on pedestrian safety. Nobody buying a Wrangler could care less about that. That is what people who buy Volvos care about.

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    The major issue with the Rivian seems to be that it is perhaps best described as "vapourware"!

    A real life assessment can only be made when actual vehicles appear - and then really only when the press can actually drive examples.

    Worth remembering that the motor industry has a long history of trumpeting vehicles that don't really exist.

    A couple of examples - when the first Landrover was unveiled in Amsterdam in 1948, the examples on show were significantly different in several major respects from the production model months later. And there were many changes made in the first year of production.

    Or in 1912 when the first Morris car was unveiled at a motor show, it was a static exhibit - with the engine carved from painted wood, with real accessories bolted on.
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    Given how many are just urban assault vehicles, I would challenge that as a general comment. It won't matter to enthusiasts (in fact it may be a badge of honour - "look how hard I am"), but many urbanites will be scared off. Won't matter too much overall though. They are the ones bought on appearance and then onsold within a year as they realise they have so many compromises just not worth the image for the discomfort. Happened a bit with D90s also. Bought as they are just so cool, but living with that became a drag...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Red90 View Post
    It only did poorly on pedestrian safety. Nobody buying a Wrangler could care less about that. That is what people who buy Volvos care about.
    Quite a bit more than that:

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    According to crash data from Euro NCAP, the new Wrangler’s low adult occupant (50 per cent) and vulnerable road user (49 per cent) protection led to the result. The lack of technologies like AEB and curtain airbags make for a very low 32 per cent assist systems score."

    "In the official Euro NCAP assessment structural issues were identified: "The connection between the A-pillar and the trans-facia beam was damaged in a way that indicated the structure would be unable to withstand higher loads. Similarly, deformation of the footwell showed that the structure had reached the limit of its integrity." according to the technical data from the report."

    Pretty bad for a ground-up redesign.

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