{"id":36024,"date":"2026-04-16T11:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=36024"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:29:09","slug":"payne-rivian-r1t-quad-is-a-tank-turnin-electron-burnin-cargo-storin-hoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/payne-rivian-r1t-quad-is-a-tank-turnin-electron-burnin-cargo-storin-hoot","title":{"rendered":"Payne: Rivian R1T Quad is a tank turnin&#8217;, electron burnin&#8217;, cargo storin&#8217; hoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/15\/PDTN\/89624978007-rivian-r-1-t-quad-fr-34.jpg?width=660&amp;height=372&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2026 Rivian R1T Quad is the most capable pickup model with four motors.\" width=\"529\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_pg_img_cap\"><em>The 2026 Rivian R1T Quad is the most capable pickup model with four motors.<\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>Henry Payne, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Holly<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 When I was a kid, I\u2019d spin toy tanks in my sandbox, slinging sand while mimicking real tank turns. WHEEE! As I\u2019ve grown older, my sandboxes have gotten bigger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">At Holly Oaks ORV Park, I stopped my 2026 Rivian R1T Quad pickup in the dirt and selected ALL-TERRAIN mode in the 15.6-inch console screen. I selected the KICK TURN icon and swiped PREPARE TO TURN. A Sasquatch-like cartoon character named Gear Guard Gary popped up and performed a break dance. Tank-turn time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Holding the steering wheel straight, I pushed the RIGHT buttons on each steering spoke simultaneously, engaged the throttle and spun the pickup clockwise \u2014 slinging sand like a tank. WHEEE! Stop. Engage the LEFT buttons and spin counterclockwise. WHEEE!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rivian Quad is a toy for big kids with big piggy banks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/business\/autos\/2026\/04\/15\/payne-rivian-r1t-quad-is-a-tank-turnin-electron-burnin-cargo-storin-hoot\/89601674007\/\">Read full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Rivian R1T Quad is the most capable pickup model with four motors. Henry Payne, The Detroit News Holly\u00a0\u2014 When I was a kid, I\u2019d spin toy tanks in my sandbox, slinging sand while mimicking real tank turns. WHEEE! As I\u2019ve grown older, my sandboxes have gotten bigger. At Holly Oaks ORV Park, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36024"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36025,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36024\/revisions\/36025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}