Bronco vs 2026 Rivian R1S Quad-Motor [Car and Driver]

[Newbie]

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a65252188/2026-rivian-r1t-r1s-quad-motor-drive/

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[NORCALGXP]

Wow, Rivian 10.6 seconds at 128, quarter mile. 1025 horsepower and 1198 pound-feet of torque. That was enough to propel the 6987-pounder.

 

[Valhalla]

Meh, definitely the future, definitely not here yet at 117k. Aftermarket support?

 

[Dan00Hawk]

If the budget allowed and with some lottery money, it'd be a nice addition to the fleet! Certainly a capable and excessive beast!

 

[Valhalla]

If the budget allowed and with some lottery money, it'd be a nice addition to the fleet! Certainly a capable and excessive beast!

Agreed, but replacement it'd never be.

 

[Glade Runner]

Haven’t read the article was it able to complete the Rubicon trail?

 

[Ape Factory]

I was looking at a Rivian for the wife but they're in deep financial trouble which sucks as I'd take them over a Tesla any day (if you had to buy electric). Plus competition is good for pricing.

 

[Valhalla]

Just buy a scout next year... It'll be rivian by then if they keep failing.

 

[23OBX2.7]

Wow, Rivian 10.6 seconds at 128, quarter mile. 1025 horsepower and 1198 pound-feet of torque. That was enough to propel the 6987-pounder.

And that's before adding 800 lb in accessories and 800 lbs of people. Where is the 100- 0 stopping distance and G data as well as 100 mph off road desert footage.....haha selective data at best aside from weight is # 1 enemy of any passenger vehicle unless plan on crashing.

 

[Brian_B]

Contrary to the title of the thread - the article is just a Rivian review, not a comparison to the Bronco.

Yeah, the quad motor setup is seriously impressive. And seriously expensive.

Rivian has a lot of good things going for it, but is in a spot of trouble and not without it's own brand of issues. They are on my radar, as well as Scout - for when/if I ever replace my 2016 F150 that mostly just gets used as a gopher, or if I ever decide to turn my Bronco into a weekender and not my daily.

I'm not opposed to EVs just out of spite - they have some great use cases, but not every use case is a good match.

 

[DarthLincoln]

Haven’t read the article was it able to complete the Rubicon trail?

Rivian did the Rubicon trail in 2023
https://www.motortrend.com/news/stock-rivan-r1s-suv-conquers-infamous-rubicon-trail

 

[DarthLincoln]

And that's before adding 800 lb in accessories and 800 lbs of people. Where is the 100- 0 stopping distance and G data as well as 100 mph off road desert footage.....haha selective data at best aside from weight is # 1 enemy of any passenger vehicle unless plan on crashing.

C/D TEST RESULTS
60 mph: 2.6 sec
100 mph: 6.0 sec
1/4-Mile: 10.6 sec @ 128 mph
130 mph: 11.8 sec
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.2 sec.
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 3.3 sec
Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 1.6 sec
Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 2.1 sec
Top Speed (gov ltd): 131 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 152 ft
Braking, 100–0 mph: 305 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.90 g

 

[23OBX2.7]

horrible braking good thing its close to 9000 lb vey safe wet. and skit pad .9G good for three laps before overheat and 8 before need new $800 tires impressive though.

 

[DarthLincoln]

horrible braking good thing its close to 9000 lb vey safe wet. and skit pad .9G good for three laps before overheat and 8 before need new $800 tires impressive though.

“horrible” depends on your expectations and benchmark. It’s better than a 2026 Braptor:
C/D TEST RESULTS
60 mph: 5.6 sec
1/4-Mile: 14.4 sec @ 94 mph
100 mph: 16.5 sec
110 mph: 22.3 sec
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec.
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 6.2 sec
Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 3.1 sec
Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 4.1 sec
Top Speed (gov ltd): 114 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 221 ft
Braking, 100–0 mph: 469 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.68 g

 

[TLO]

Why would you even compare these 2 vehicles together? Just wow....

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