The Rivian R1T and R1S are each tremendous cool electrical automobiles, providing big energy, spectacular vary and distinctive styling. They aren’t low cost, however should you can afford one, we suspect you’ll discover it’s an absolute hoot to drive. Sadly, no automobile is ideal, and apparently, one draw back of proudly owning a Rivian is that they have an inclination to eat via tires a lot sooner than you’d count on on condition that the Pirellis they arrive with from the manufacturing facility are warrantied for as much as 50,000 miles.

Based on The Drive, house owners have been complaining on Rivian boards that their tires, particularly their entrance tires, haven’t lasted so long as they anticipated. At the least one proprietor claims to have needed to exchange theirs after solely 6,000 miles. Contemplating they’re massive EVs with huge, heavy batteries, it’s not stunning to listen to that tires put on out sooner than they’d in the event that they have been put in on, say, a Mazda Miata. However there’s extra happening right here than the truth that the R1T is heavy.

Because it seems, this extreme entrance tire put on can probably be tied again to Rivian’s “Preserve” drive mode. With the intention to maximize vary, while you change to Preserve, your Rivian switches from four-wheel drive to front-wheel drive and lowers the trip peak. Sending greater than 400 hp to the entrance wheels in a truck that weighs greater than 7,000 lbs is sure to extend tire put on, however it seems that reducing the suspension additionally causes issues.

Apparently, the bottom trip peak causes toe-in and extra unfavorable camber, which may speed up and in addition trigger uneven tire put on. Based on one proprietor who drove in Preserve mode for six,000 miles, the entrance tires misplaced a whole millimeter greater than the rears. Which appears unhealthy but in addition explains why Rivian has reportedly informed house owners to not use Preserve mode over lengthy distances. House owners have additionally reported points with the inventory alignment.

So, basically, Preserve mode provides you higher vary, however the modifications that enhance vary additionally put on via tires sooner. It’s a tradeoff that house owners might want to weigh for themselves, though, as The Drive factors out, house owners who need to maximize vary whereas minimizing treadwear also can get a extra toe-out alignment that can assist protect their tires whereas driving in Preserve mode. Rotating tires usually also can assist. However finally, there’s no getting round the truth that you’re driving one thing that weighs as a lot as three Miatas.