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If you like the R1T but pickup trucks aren’t your cup of tea, Rivian plans to introduce a seven-seater SUV named R1S (pictured above) that offers the exact same powertrain and technology in a more spacious package. The images used to illustrate this story show a prototype, and we don’t know what the final model will look like because it doesn’t exist as of writing.
Like the R1T, it will come with three battery sizes, 105.0-kWh, 135.0-kWh, and 180.0-kWh, the largest of which offers up to a claimed 410-mile driving range. The 2021 Rivian R1S takes direct aim at the Tesla Model X, which is the only other three-row all-electric SUV currently available. To take advantage of the R1S's longest available driving range, buyers will need to spring for the largest 180.0-kWh model. It has invested over $700 million into Rivian since 2009. The EPA has not yet released any fuel economy estimates for the R1S, but in order to take on the Model X and the Audi e-tron, it will need to deliver 80-100 MPGe.
It’s considerably heavier at 5,886 pounds, however. “We intended to work with Rivian until November 2018, but then Amazon acquired part of the company and asked it to focus only on its own models, and not to work with anyone who is not a shareholder,” Autocar reported.
It’s closer in spirit to a Jeep Gladiator than to a Ford F-350. The center console takes the form of a generously sized armrest that covers a big storage compartment, and the center stack is dominated by a horizontal touchscreen that displays the infotainment system.
The Tank Turn function slots on the R1T’s impressive roster of capabilities. It’s important to keep in mind the R1T has not entered production yet. Rivian has never built a car before. Its stylists gave the R1T a futuristic-looking design characterized by a horizontal light strip broken up by two smaller vertical bits, a grille-less front end, and heavily sculpted sides. Rivian doesn’t plan to offer the R1T with tracks, but the truck’s unique powertrain layout makes it possible to simultaneously spin the right wheels in the opposite direction as the left wheels to perform a 180-degree turn on its own axis. There’s no word on whether deliveries will start early or late in the year. Nintendo Switch vs. Switch Lite: Which is better? New to the all-electric segment is Rivian, and it has arrived with a bang. The R1S will go on sale in early 2021. It’s new from the ground up, and it looks like one of the most attractive entries into this burgeoning segment — on paper, at least. We may earn a commission for purchases made through our links.