You nailed it. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the (very) good.

Completely agree. This seems like a very narrow, imbalanced perspective.

“Put it in ‘H.’”

I’m about the same size as you. Sat in one earlier this month front and back. Quite comfortable. Despite being about the same length and height as a Tacoma or Colorado, they are much wider. Also Rivian took full advantage of the ground-up EV design and the cabin had a ton of space.

True. I sat in an R1T a few weeks ago, and while it’s about the same length and height as my dad’s Colorado crew cab 4x4, the combo of the the extra width coupled with the ground-up EV design made the cab quite comfortable, even for someone who is 6'6". Can’t say the same about the Colorado.

Great review. Thank you. Hat tip to Rivian for offering a full-size spare (although that is expected for this category).

Many of these options seem to miss the 6'6" part, so here we go:

This.

Sign of the times that one of the OEMs that has a well-earned reputation for safety basically punts and says, “nah, who needs to see out of the car; we got screens inside the car.”

San Francisco resident here.

True. The Ram Power Wagon has one, for example.

It’s a fuel/oil mix. Depending on how much the chain say is used, you don’t need that big of a tank (jerry can) to fill.

True, German labor law is way more pro-worker than in the U.S. (funny thing - we and the Brits largely wrote it). That being said, the workers’ council and management in the south seem to get the fact that if they don’t remain competitive in Germany, factories are more likely to move east (Czech Republic, Slovakia,…

Most farms have electricity, though, right? Seems like a lot of electric miles could be had with a 240V charging station at the farm and a PHEV work pickup. There is a fierce debate about whether PHEVs are needed or not in the long term, but IMO a PHEV pickup with say a 40 mile electric range is a niche that makes a…

It’s more cave-like. Hard pass.

I saw a R1T up close yesterday. It’s awesome, especially for someone who actually goes off-road: great ground clearance and fording depth, full-size spare, flat underbody. But $15K for subscriptions? Not awesome.

Nice. And an older friend of mine figured out they can activate their home Google box by saying... “hey, Boomer!”

• TRD Pro with the PHEV (“Prime”) powertrain

We had a FIAT 500e, then an i3 REx, and now are driving a Niro EV which ~230+ has miles of range. After driving the Niro EV as well as the company’s Bolt, why go back to 100 mile range?

Only if you listen to the Talking Heads.