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Well, I think you're comparing apples and oranges again. Your RRS 5L is supercharged, and the 5.7L in the pickup is naturally asperated. I shouldn't need to explain the difference to an engineer. the RRS's supercharged engine has 518HP. The pickup has 400HP. Forced induction has that sort of effect on a powerplant. The Rivian you have on order is electric. Again, it's an incongruent comparison. Besides, I can't walk into a dealership and actually purchase a Rivian today so until they're in mass production, it's vaporware and a moot point.

By your overly simplistic standard (displacement) your RRS 5L is kinda weak in comparison to a 5.7L Hellcat making 807 HP.

They're different vehicles, with different objectives, and different compromises. I'm sure your Rover suits your lifestyle better than a truck would. A truck simply suits mine better for various reasons. Like, hauling hay or mulch which I do pretty often. Finally, a truck is just what I LIKE to drive. Which is all that matters to me. I'm paying for it, I like it, so that's that.

Trucks also have different gearing and final drive ratios than SUV's and cars. These all effect acceleration performance.

I would be curious to know what your engineering specialty is. It doesn't sound like it's automotive or mechanical.
The first Rivians are being delivered to customers right now and hardly vaporware. This isn't Lucid or Nikola.

No, it's EEE with majors in math and physics, but I work on cars, I've rebuilt engines, taken cars down to the chassis and rebuilt them. I don't mean to get petty but petty sure the hellcat has a 6.2L supercharged engine. Enjoy your truck, I have a small trailer for hauling stuff and that suits me.
 
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