We initially saw the Rivian R1T at the Outdoor Retailer Summer 2019 show at the Denver Convention Center. The trucks are just now starting to roll off the production line at their Normal, Illinois factory. They have minutely altered the body shape since we saw the early prototype, and we’ve updated the article with the latest information we can find. Congrats to Rivian on beating all the big players to market!
Photos courtesy of Rivian
The Rivian R1T is an all-electric pickup five-passenger pickup truck equipped with four 147 kW (197 horsepower) electric motors at each wheel and will offer up to 11,000-pound of towing capacity. The R1T will have three battery pack options, using the Samsung SDI batteries: a 105-kWh battery with a range of 230 miles, a 135-kWh with 314 miles, and finally a 180-kWh with 400 miles. They tossed out some incredible specs such as 753 horsepower and 826 lb-ft of torque and 0-60 mph acceleration of 3.0 seconds for the 135-kW, while the 180-kW gets 522 horsepower 826 lb-ft of torque and a 0-60 of 3.2 seconds.
Highlights
- Up to 400+ Miles
- Quad-Motor System
- Wading Depth of 3 Feet
- 0-60 in 3 Seconds
- Specs:
- Truck: 75.7″ tall x 217.1″ long x 81.8″ wide with a 135.9″ wheelbase
- Bed: width 51.1″ and length 54″
- Ground clearance: 14.9″
Delivery Information: Fully-equipped vehicles with the Launch Edition package ($73k) and standard battery pack will enter production now, followed by the Adventure Package($73k) and Explore Adventure ($67.5k) versions early next year. Their 135 kWh packs will be available at launch, with the 105 kWh and 180 kWh to follow sometime in 2022. The Max Pack battery that will provide a 400-mile range adds $10,000, plus there are plenty of options to bump up the price even further.
For further information, refer to rivian.com.
The truck’s interior was pretty sweet, and the digital displays were top-notch, and the leather seats looked comfy.
The central touchscreen display was huge, colorful, and sharp. According to the company: their cloud-based architecture, with its Ethernet backbone for enhanced security, learns your preferences, adapts to your driving habits and keeps adventure top-of-mind.
Since the motors sit by the wheels, there is a reasonably cavernous space under the front hood (11 cu ft).
Behind the rear seat is a truck-wide gear tunnel (11.6 cu ft), and you can sit on the doors and even stand on them. Between the front hood and tunnel enclosures, the truck offers quite a bit of lockable storage.
The rear of the truck has some lovely lights and a full-width light strip. Also, they offer a functional, flexible crossbar system so you can mount gear on the roof, bed, and bed floor.
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