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Good news for both companies. I'm a bit surprised, because I thought VW would be pissed at Rivian that the R3 basically looks like a 1991 VW Golf[1] Country[2].
by moogly 2y ago
Good news for both companies. I'm a bit surprised, because I thought VW would be pissed at Rivian that the R3 basically looks like a 1991 VW Golf[1] Country[2].
[1]: VW Rabbit for the North Americans
[2]: https://www.flickr.com/photos/harry_nl/49087163666 https://www.flickr.com/photos/harry_nl/49087163666
- selimthegrim 2y agoProbably minus the NA labor problems.
- tssva 2y agoVW mostly stopped using the Rabbit name in 1985. It briefly made a come back in 2006 - 2009 for the Golf Mk5. The 1991 model would have been the Golf in NA. My parents purchased a 1987 VW Golf new which I then purchased from them in 1990 when leaving college. I owned it for another 4 years.
- emmet 2y agoThe R3 is definitely going to be the thing that gets them into Europe. It looks fantastic and actually fits on our roads.
- piva00 2y agoThe R3 looks much more like a Range Rover than a small and nimble 90s VW Golf.
- moogly 2y agoI really cannot agree at all. Maybe, maybe you can make an argument for the R2, but even that is more diminutive than most Range Rovers.
- piva00 2y agoSo perhaps Land Rovers are a better comparison? It surely reminds me a lot of the design of the Evoque which is quite small by Land/Range Rover standards.