When the Air was first released, everything was standard and that drove the price up. There were literally no options… Just pick your color and your wheel size, and even all of those were not at any extra cost. People then argued that they wished that some of the items would be optional to bring the base price down. It seems that’s what they did on Gravity. I, for example, really don’t use Dream Drive Pro very much and could do without it. Had it been an option, I would’ve saved thousands of dollars. I think that’s why the established auto makers all have option lists that are quite long. Try to configure a Porsche… You’ll be shocked at how much you can add to the price in options. But, you certainly can’t have it both ways. Either lots of options, or a higher price. I agree with what they have done to keep the base price far lower than the competition from Mercedes, Range Rover, Cadillac, and Volvo.
And then you have Rivian that offers some options on a trial basis. Their Autonomy Platform+ provides ADAS features as standard thru 2024.
Not sure if buyers know at the time of purchase, which features remain standard after the trial period.
If I recall correctly, some buyers of the Air were offered trial versions of SSP and DDPre.
I suppose the trials were offered through a sales advisor since it's not mentioned in the online configurator.
Perhaps the same will be done with the Gravity.
SSP and DDPre reduce the price $4400 alone.
The Gravity configurator doesn't show what, if any features are provided without the Handling, Technology, and C&C feature packages.
Perhaps nothing.
It would be nice if w/o the feature packages, you still get some of the features like basic (?) air suspension, HUD, soft-close doors.
The Towing package is a little different. You either want the hardware or you don't.
Something other than all or nothing would be nice.
Otherwise, deal with "FOMO", like me, and pay the bucks.
