Gravity Plan B

[Elfin]

-Leveling at campsites (this is pretty huge imo) and I heard though air suspension, Gravity will be unable to do this due to the way it's designed.

Maybe not side to side but the hardware must allow leveling front to back. It would be crazy to link the front and rear air pressures on a vehicle with such a large payload and tongue weight.

 

[raleighone]

Aside from the differences you list, the BIG difference is you can get an R1S in 1-3 weeks. It’s available if you need/want it soon.

A Gravity is likely months away, at best, unless yours is in production now.

I’ve seen enough reviews and driven it. It’s amazing. I just need them to ramp production….

True!! I was told my Gravity is going to production line last week of August, so I'll be watching carefully. I'd be really pissed if they string me along and then tell me there is a delay towards the end of August, as I'd be coming back to no car at all. That's why I'm giving it a couple more weeks before cutting and running to Rivian. Hoping Lucid comes through...but not showing many signs yet. (But sure love all their posts about ramping up overseas and how many Saudis are buying. lol)

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

True!! I was told my Gravity is going to production line last week of August, so I'll be watching carefully. I'd be really pissed if they string me along and then tell me there is a delay towards the end of August, as I'd be coming back to no car at all. That's why I'm giving it a couple more weeks before cutting and running to Rivian. Hoping Lucid comes through...but not showing many signs yet. (But sure love all their posts about ramping up overseas and how many Saudis are buying. lol)

Tough to predict. Some folks have had cars “in production” for 2 months others can get lucky with a VIN match. That’s my big challenge right now on timing.

 

[niceInBoston]

since I can't do a cargo box on the back

You should be able to get away with a lightweight (aluminum) box/bag hitch platform, if you put your lightest weight / bulkiest item in it. Though the way the rear hatch swings out, in addition to up, I wonder if we’ll need to use swing out hitch racks (which are heavier). There’s also the roof rack, though, which should be easier to reach than one on the R1S.

Has anyone with a Gravity used it with a hitch accessory yet?

 

[raleighone]

I'm trying to avoid roof racks due to the efficiency loss and the wind noises from them. Cargo box is so much better but no way will the good swing-away ones work. The YakimaEXO swing base is 68 pounds alone. Add the weight of the box and that would only leave you with ~5 pounds of stuff. Hardly worth it. Perhaps there are lighter weight swingaways, but to me, this is a non workable idea due to low accessory weight.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

I'm trying to avoid roof racks due to the efficiency loss and the wind noises from them. Cargo box is so much better but no way will the good swing-away ones work. The YakimaEXO swing base is 68 pounds alone. Add the weight of the box and that would only leave you with ~5 pounds of stuff. Hardly worth it. Perhaps there are lighter weight swingaways, but to me, this is a non workable idea due to low accessory weight.

FWIW, I’ve seen effectively zero efficiency loss on my R1S with roof rack. I suppose with something mounted on the rack, it IS less efficient.