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$100 deposits open now. Delivery expected in 1H26. More details to follow once the livestream is over.
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Quick notes
  • Starting at $45K
  • RJ an okay public speaker, not great
  • Rear hatch glass opens
  • 1st and 2nd rows fold flat
  • 2 Gloveboxes!
  • Maintains the digital instrument cluster/screen in front of the driver in addition to the main screen
  • 4695 battery cells in a structural battery pack
  • Single, Double, and Tri motor variants. Tri-motor 0-60 under 3
  • 300+ miles of range in any of the motor variants
  • 11 cameras, 5 radars, improved compute
  • Hands-free highway self-driving
SURPRISE SIBLING - R3
  • Based on the R2 - crossover type vehicle.
  • Looks like a bigger old Accord hatch
  • Ugly rear light lol
  • Single/Double/Tri motor options
  • 1st and 2nd rows fold flat
    • Glass on rear hatch opens and is height adjustable/programmable
SURPRISE COUSIN - R3X
  • Performance variant
  • Wider stance, higher than the R3
  • Tri-motor only
R2 deliveries starting in 1H26. To be built in Normal, IL
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4695 battery? Going structural is awesome. Tri-motor seems like overkill and will drive up costs they should reconsider. This is make or break for Rivian I hope it legit enters volume production in Q1 2025.

.....okay I just saw pictures first impressions... not so great.





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4695 battery? Going structural is awesome. Tri-motor seems like overkill and will drive up costs they should reconsider. This is make or break for Rivian I hope it legit enters volume production in Q1 2025.

.....okay I just saw pictures first impressions... not so great.


That will appeal to the LA crowd, 100 percent
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They also aren't going to radically deviate from the design language of the R1.

Also 0% chance this comes out before Q4 2025 and even that'd be a stretch. Them saying they pulled in the timeline to 1H26 while also building in Normal makes me think the Georgia plant is going to take longer than expected. Maybe slow roll it to save cash to get the R2 up and running
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First looks for the R2, R3, and R3X. Could've used more interior shots and less fluff



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R2 and R3 sites have been updated with galleries

I'm liking this blueish interior in the R2


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Those promos are insanely ANNOYING. Show the damn vehicle not fast cuts of some garbled lifestyle BS.
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Huh, didn't notice the giant scroll wheels in the steering wheel during the livestream. It's certainly a...choice
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They also aren't going to radically deviate from the design language of the R1.

Also 0% chance this comes out before Q4 2025 and even that'd be a stretch. Them saying they pulled in the timeline to 1H26 while also building in Normal makes me think the Georgia plant is going to take longer than expected. Maybe slow roll it to save cash to get the R2 up and running
Apparently this came out in the press release:

Shifting production of the R2 from the in-development plant in Georgia to the company’s plant in Normal, Illinois, will save $2.25 billion, Rivian said in a press release. It will also allow the vehicle to begin production earlier, it said.

The company said it will pause construction on the Georgia plant, to be resumed “later.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/07/rivi...rformance.html

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MKBHD w/ special guest RJ. Deeper look into the interior which I appreciated

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I like the R2; would want to better understand the size and proportions. If it's similar interior space to Model Y but slightly higher ride position, I'd be very interested.
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