Raced a Rivian!

[mkhuffman]

Wow, and to think I thought that racing on the highway was illegal, boy was I wrong. That and pretty sure that it also voids the factory warranty if Ford finds out. But, hey, keep posting that stuff on social media. ???

They both independently floored it at the same time. That's not racing. That's a coincidence.

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[MellowJohnny]

I too "raced" and Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder (sporting a 3.1 sec 0-60 time) in my SR AWD Premium. We were door to door for a few hundred meters until he backed off and pulled in behind me. It was a rolling start as the light turned green (we were both approaching as it was red) so I likely got the jump on him. And I'm guessing he didn't try all that hard...

But a win is still a win!

 

[DevSecOps]

Pulled up to a stoplight next to a rivian and I had a feeling he wanted to race...it was close off the line but I pulled away at about 100 feet. I was in whisper mode.

This is hilarious...

As everyone else said, you didn't win. He let you win. As an owner of both vehicles there's no way in hell the Rivian would loose to an MME. Even the dual motor version would kick the MME's ass.

Facts are facts -

MachE 1/4 Mile = 12.6 sec @ 100 mph / 0-60 in 3.6s
Rivian R1T 1/4 mile = 11.6 sec @ 110 mph / 0-60 in 3.0s

 

[mkhuffman]

I too "raced" and Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder (sporting a 3.1 sec 0-60 time) in my SR AWD Premium. We were door to door for a few hundred meters until he backed off and pulled in behind me. It was a rolling start as the light turned green (we were both approaching as it was red) so I likely got the jump on him. And I'm guessing he didn't try all that hard...

But a win is still a win!

I raced a motorcycle and we got to around 70 mph before I backed off. He was beating me, but not by much. I think his back wheel was even with my front bumper when I gave up.

 

[Logal727]

And then everyone clapped..

 

[AZBill]

Another possibility is that it wasn't in the Sport drive mode. Rivians have about six or eight drive modes so who knows, it might have been in rock climbing ?

Yep top speed in rock crawl is 20. It could also be the truck was in conserve mode, which only uses the front motors.

I have had many passengers freak out when I launch mine.

 

[Thor2j]

This is hilarious...

As everyone else said, you didn't win. He let you win. As an owner of both vehicles there's no way in hell the Rivian would loose to an MME. Even the dual motor version would kick the MME's ass.

Facts are facts -

MachE 1/4 Mile = 12.6 sec @ 100 mph / 0-60 in 3.6s
Rivian R1T 1/4 mile = 11.6 sec @ 110 mph / 0-60 in 3.0s

Brother has a rivian, definitely faster then mach e. But every drag race between a rivian and a Tesla m3p, the rivian loses. So I'm thinking real world on non prepared track it's probably a 3.3 vehicle. Can't seem to ever beat the Tesla. On paper it's faster,not real world.

 

[DevSecOps]

Brother has a rivian, definitely faster then mach e. But every drag race between a rivian and a Tesla m3p, the rivian loses. So I'm thinking real world on non prepared track it's probably a 3.3 vehicle. Can't seem to ever beat the Tesla. On paper it's faster,not real world.

I have one... I can speak to how fast it is. But as others have also said it depends on the wheels and also the mode the truck is in. If you are just randomly picking someone to race at a light then they are probably in "All Purpose" mode which is approximately 200hp less than sport mode. If you're basing this off of perception from riding in your brothers truck remember that a vehicle that's higher off the ground feels slower. Your field of vision is shaped like a cone, which gets wider the farther away something is. The higher you are, the bigger the area of 'ground ' you see is, so the farther it has to move to be noticeable. Close to the ground, the movement is much more dramatic, so your brain interprets it as a higher speed (think airplanes).

There's been many recorded 0-60s in the Rivian and you can still get 3.5 even with the knobby 20" tires if you are in sport mode. In "All Purpose" that same truck gets to 60 in about 4 seconds. Also, it depends if the driver used launch mode. If they didn't launch the truck then it will be even slower yet.

So, if you want to compare a MME GTPE (the sportiest version) to a Rivian you should be doing so with their sportiest version, a R1T Quad with 22's in sport mode. That truck will smoke the MME all day long. Also, there's tons of videos on YT with the R1T smoking M3Ps.

 

[Dadams]

I have one... I can speak to how fast it is. But as others have also said it depends on the wheels and also the mode the truck is in. If you are just randomly picking someone to race at a light then they are probably in "All Purpose" mode which is approximately 200hp less than sport mode.

There's been many recorded 0-60s in the Rivian and you can still get 3.5 even with the knobby 20" tires if you are in sport mode. In "All Purpose" that same truck gets to 60 in about 4 seconds. Also, it depends if the driver used launch mode. If they didn't launch the truck then it will be even slower yet.

So your saying there is a chance...???

 

[NewGuy]

This is hilarious...

As everyone else said, you didn't win. He let you win. As an owner of both vehicles there's no way in hell the Rivian would loose to an MME. Even the dual motor version would kick the MME's ass.

Facts are facts -

MachE 1/4 Mile = 12.6 sec @ 100 mph / 0-60 in 3.6s
Rivian R1T 1/4 mile = 11.6 sec @ 110 mph / 0-60 in 3.0s

Maybe the Rivian mis-shifted.

 

[Mach1E]

Wow, and to think I thought that racing on the highway was illegal, boy was I wrong. That and pretty sure that it also voids the factory warranty if Ford finds out. But, hey, keep posting that stuff on social media. ???

Voids the factory warranty? ?

Come on man…… no need to make stuff up.

We all know this was done on an abandoned road in Mexico of course.

 

[Mach1E]

This is hilarious...

As everyone else said, you didn't win. He let you win. As an owner of both vehicles there's no way in hell the Rivian would loose to an MME. Even the dual motor version would kick the MME's ass.

Facts are facts -

MachE 1/4 Mile = 12.6 sec @ 100 mph / 0-60 in 3.6s
Rivian R1T 1/4 mile = 11.6 sec @ 110 mph / 0-60 in 3.0s

They’re gonna be within a few tenths of each other to 80 mph.

That difference is definitely made up by reaction time.

I’ll go out on a limb and believe the OP. The “supposed to be” faster car doesn’t always win at a stoplight.

We also don’t know state of charge, how many passengers in the car, etc.

Who races to 80 mph at less than full throttle to let someone else win? ?

Yes. Ideal conditions, same state of charge and number of passengers…….Rivian should win every time.

At a stoplight with no prep time to change modes and a difference in reaction time? Drivers race to 80. Any speed above that? Well we all know which car falls on its face.

 

[DevSecOps]

I’ll go out on a limb and believe the OP. The “supposed to be” faster car doesn’t always win at a stoplight.

The part that's not believable is the "I pulled away at 100'" as if the MME suddenly got turbo boosted electrons or something.

If you get a jump on the Rivian at a light it will creep up and catch the MME, sure it's not gonna blow by it immediately, but you're not pulling away at 100' unless they decided to let off.

 

[Mach1E]

The part that's not believable is the "I pulled away at 100'" as if the MME suddenly got turbo boosted electrons or something.

If you get a jump on the Rivian at a light it will creep up and catch the MME, sure it's not gonna blow by it immediately, but you're not pulling away at 100' unless they decided to let off.

Or their car is full of people or they’re low charge, or they’re in the “slower mode” people mentioned above.

When you let off in a race at 100’ (40 mph?), you aren’t likely to end up at 80 mph plus.

I dunno, of the things I’ve heard on the internet, this isn’t that far fetched.

No one is arguing that the GT is faster. OP just is sharing what he experienced at a random stoplight.

Anything can happen on the streets. Doesn’t matter if it’s an inch or a mile, winning is winning. ?

 

[nvabill]

They both independently floored it at the same time. That's not racing. That's a coincidence.

Nice try but I already have a signed confession! ??

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