[lefkonj]

Please please don't make one of these FUGLY sport-coupe-SUV nightmares. Just make a smaller R1T and R1S. Hate that look it is terrible.

 

[Marchin_MTB]

Perhaps it will be el-Camino-esque instead

 

[Adam R1T LE]

The R2 will look exactly the same as the R1, 15-20% shorter wheelbase, dual motor, not quad.
I hope they stick to the high end suspension (geometry, materials and processes, technology.)
I assume they're going for the "soft roader" luxury SUV market (Range Rover Sport) not the enthusiast off-roader (Jeep, Bronco.)
The cabin "should" be 100% shared, but I'm guessing they made it quite a bit simpler to "differentiate" create comforts and to learn from production engineering lessons of the R1.
Nobody knows what will make sense in EVs in 2026, that's just too far down the product roadmaps, the batteries, the motor technology, even autonomy might be coming into focus by '25-26.
My guess is 2026 is kicking the can far enough down the road to basically shelve the project while they deal with building a factory and fleets of EDVs.

 

[SANZCO2]

The R2 will look exactly the same as the R1, 15-20% shorter wheelbase, dual motor, not quad.
I hope they stick to the high end suspension (geometry, materials and processes, technology.)
I assume they're going for the "soft roader" luxury SUV market (Range Rover Sport) not the enthusiast off-roader (Jeep, Bronco.)
The cabin "should" be 100% shared, but I'm guessing they made it quite a bit simpler to "differentiate" create comforts and to learn from production engineering lessons of the R1.
Nobody knows what will make sense in EVs in 2026, that's just too far down the product roadmaps, the batteries, the motor technology, even autonomy might be coming into focus by '25-26.
My guess is 2026 is kicking the can far enough down the road to basically shelve the project while they deal with building a factory and fleets of EDVs.

I would expect them to have more of a standard suspension. These will be high volume commodity level vehicles and should be a couple of steps below the R1 series of vehicles In materials.

I would also expect to see much simpler layouts of the interiors saving cost on both material and manufacturing. To really be competitive they should be targeting prices in the 40s.

Getting this vehicle targeted to the right market is what their future rest on.

 

[EVK9Cab]

Rivian needs to diversify its product line. I like the look of the SUV. Great job RJ keep going.

 

[St00k]

Please please don't make one of these FUGLY sport-coupe-SUV nightmares. Just make a smaller R1T and R1S. Hate that look it is terrible.

Yea, that's just some random rendering. X6 style. Gross.
I have full confidence Rivian will make something stunning!

 

[mzot221]

Please please don't make one of these FUGLY sport-coupe-SUV nightmares. Just make a smaller R1T and R1S. Hate that look it is terrible.

I have an E-tron and I abhor the Etron Sportback look. I like boxier car designs. That's why I live the Rivian SUV.

 

[lefkonj]

In my opinion the R2 platform should be more like a Q5/X3/Macan sized vehicle with regards to the SUV. Then Rivian could clean up making an AllRoad/Subaru style wagon.

 

[RITVT]

Looks like a Rivian mated with a 1975 Chevy Vega and gave birth to an AMC Pacer with R1T lights. OOOOOFFFFFFF.

 

[Yossarian]

"Rivian plans to launch its next-generation EV architecture, the R2 platform, in 2026."

I hope that this is accurate as the R2 will be Rivian's bread and butter moving forward. I also hope that an emphasis on the R2 for 2026 and to getting R1 dual-motor platform vehicles delivered next year do not stretch the finite Rivian resources to the point that other R1 development items like the Max pack wind up being further delayed or even shelved.

 

[=0=maxr1t=0=]

Really nothing new in what RJ said. And, yes, coupe-ish SUVs are dumb. Utility without the utility. Different for sake of being different... what legacy auto does when they run out of ideas.

 

[TxChuck]

Please please don't make one of these FUGLY sport-coupe-SUV nightmares. Just make a smaller R1T and R1S. Hate that look it is terrible.

Cross over type vehicles make up 45% of all vehicles sold in the US. and "Sport Utility" around 10%. That's a 55% target market, with 17 million passenger and light trucks sold in the US each year, they trying to get the best vehicle to target around 5- 7 million buyers (Subtracting Light trucks). Makes sense to me.