No Photos of the R1S in Black

JWC3 · Jan 15, 2021

I have noticed that there are no photos of the R1S in back paint (except for the images in the Configurator, which are probably renderings). I guess Rivian has not made a pre-production model in black yet.

I have owned only black SUVs for the last 25 years and that's the only color I am considering. Since there are no photos of the R1S in black, I did some Photshop work to see what it will look like. Here are some photos for my fellow black SUV enthusiasts...

eHauler · Jan 16, 2021

It looks so good in black that I bet we'll see it as part of some black car service.

Administrator · Jan 16, 2021

Great work! Those are really good photoshop jobs for sure!

JWC3 · Jan 16, 2021

Administrator said:
Great work! Those are really good photoshop jobs for sure!

Thanks. Here are a few more...

JimmyEV · Jan 16, 2021

Wooow these are incredible @JWC3! (especially the ones with the reflection in the water). If someone told me these came from Rivian themselves I wouldn't question it.

JWC3 · Jan 17, 2021

JimmyEV said:
Wooow these are incredible @JWC3! (especially the ones with the reflection in the water). If someone told me these came from Rivian themselves I wouldn't question it.

Thanks!

eHauler · Jan 19, 2021

JWC3 said:
Thanks!

Would you be able to render it with some cool OEM colors from other automakers?

Broker21 · Jan 19, 2021

That Matte Black with the black glassy top is hot!

Broker21 · Jan 19, 2021

And that Black on Black with the Ocean interior might be an awesome combination as well!

rwhartman · Jan 20, 2021

It'll be interesting to see the sales of various exterior colors. We're going white as we live where the sun shines and even a little heat reflection helps. It is curious Rivian isn't promoting black but you've done a great job.

iansriv · 2022-02-19T19:38:41-0500

Thanks for going to all the trouble. I have silver on order but after seeing this-I have second thoughts. Can you put fender flares on the black car? I'd like to see what it looks like compared to the defender. Cheers!

carcrazydoc · 2022-03-06T07:06:24-0500

Those images look beautiful. Currently configured with the mountain black interior but still tempted by OC. Ideally OC but with the wood from the MB interior - me likey very much!

azzurro · 2022-03-31T14:00:58-0400

....There are some black R1S out there..... trust me

JWC3 · 2022-04-04T19:40:36-0400

I posted these photos over a year ago and we still have not seen a real photo of a black R1S. While we wait for Rivian to finally give us some good photos, here's another Photoshop mockup...