I’m sick and bored with automakers being so goddamn critical on a regular basis. There’s no whimsy, no pageantry, no enjoyable in any respect. Fortunately, Rivian seen this dearth of enjoyable proper in time for Halloween and has determined to roll out some reskins for its R1 automobiles that’ll permit them to “gown up” for the vacation.
Rivian says homeowners will be capable of watch their R1S SUVs and R1T pickup vans rework with lighting, sounds and visible references to KITT from “Knight Rider,” the DeLorean time machine from “Again to the Future” and a “Haunted Rivian” costume. I like this shit, man. I don’t care if it’s goofy. For a couple of years now, Rivian has been including little Halloween easter eggs to its automobiles, but it surely’s now taking it up a notch with these “Automobile Costumes.” Let’s break down what every “Costume” affords.
First up, we’ve acquired KITT from “Knight Rider.” All homeowners have to do is go to the “Get Spooky” card on the primary web page of the Rivian App. From there, choose the Gear Guard (Rivian’s little mascot dude) dressed like Michael Knight to activate it. After that, the inside shows will rework to appear like KITT’s diagnostic display screen, and it’ll play the unique theme music. Gen 2 R1S and R1T homeowners can even be handled to the up to date exterior lightbar reworking into the cascading pink beam KITT had together with some scanner sound results. Clearly, this solely works whereas in park, but it surely’s nonetheless cool as hell.
Subsequent, we’ve acquired the “Again to the Future” Time Machine. Click on the Gear Guard dressed up as Doc Brown, and your screens will turn into the Time Machine’s interface and also you’ll get acceleration sounds from the movie. When you hit the 88 mph button (it doesn’t have something to do with pace), you’ll see much more themed lighting and sound results from the back and front of your R1. Pay attention, I actually don’t care if this can be a gimmick. It’s a gimmick I take pleasure in and that’s all that issues.
Lastly, we get to the Haunted Rivian, which isn’t primarily based on any present mental property, but it surely’s nonetheless fairly cute. Hit the Gear Guard dressed as a scarecrow, and also you’ll be capable of choose eight totally different sound results and a handful of colour schemes (purple, yellow, pink and inexperienced). Your inside show will probably be taken over by static and ghosts. Gen 1 Rivian homeowners will get a inexperienced animation on the automobile’s exterior, however Gen 2 homeowners will see no matter colour they’ve chosen.
There are a couple of extra little odds and ends which can be being added, together with an Owl chirp if you lock or unlock the doorways. Moreover, pedestrians within the driver show will flip into zombies, and bicyclists and motorcyclists will probably be headless horsemen. Camp mode additionally will get a reskin that includes crows, pumpkins and inexperienced flames at nighttime. The drive modes additionally get new spooky paintings as effectively.
Rivian homeowners will be capable of take pleasure in all of this Halloween foolishness beginning on Friday, October 18 at 12:01 p.m. native time. I’m very jealous of them, as my automotive doesn’t do something enjoyable like this. I do know it’s just a little bit hokey and doesn’t imply a lot for the general driving expertise of the automotive, however I actually want extra automakers did stuff like this. I imply, everybody has screens and over-the-air updates now, so extra automotive corporations must be profiting from that reality and getting foolish with it.
