Could the Rivian R4 model be right in front of our eyes?

[HaveBlue]

I wonder if the R4 could be a sports car based on the R2/3 platform. Could it be that we've been staring at the basic future design everyday?

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[1stPlace]

I think I heard RJ say in a recent podcast, might have been Doug DeMuro's, that he expects R3X to be their "sports car".

Rendering looks sleek, though.

 

[lefkonj]

RJ's first idea was a sports car, maybe that is what it looked like. Don't think they will enter that market anytime soon. R2, R3 R3X and maybe a true Subaru style wagon.

 

[ndmiller]

Based on how any vehicle with off road tires becomes a motorcycle in the UI, I knew there was going to be an electric motorcycle within the first month of ownership. Is the Bike what was coming or is there an EV Adventure Moto still coming.

 

[1stPlace]

Wait guys, I think he's half right--it's an R8. An Audi R8.

 

[jnc007]

RJ's first idea was a sports car, maybe that is what it looked like. Don't think they will enter that market anytime soon. R2, R3 R3X and maybe a true Subaru style wagon.

I dont need one, but id love to see a rivian imaged wagon.

 

[HaveBlue]

Wait guys, I think he's half right--it's an R8. An Audi R8.

So we are going to have to wait a bit then?

 

[CosmicRivian]

I dont need one, but id love to see a rivian imaged wagon.

Rivian + Subaru Outback + Buick Regal Wagon? Not sure ChatGPT nailed this one, but it's better than I could do.

 

[dleepnw]

Have heard this speculation before. In their early days, they originally planned a sports car but pivoted to adventure vehicles. Who knows...

 

[HaveBlue]

Rivian + Subaru Outback + Buick Regal Wagon? Not sure ChatGPT nailed this one, but it's better than I could do.

I'd say the R2 executes the look better

 

[CosmicRivian]

I'd say the R2 executes the look better

Much better.

I could imagine a stretched R3 someday. That would kill in Europe.

 

[Eeyore]

Sell me the BEV sports car that looks like the R8. Come on Rivian, I know you can do that.

 

[Mark_AZR1T]

They actually need a sedan, as a Camry type of vehicle. It's the number one selling sedan and the only 'car' in the top 10 in the USA. Rivian's only hope for survival is volume, not niche'.

 

[tps5352]

I wonder if the R4 could be a sports car based on the R2/3 platform. Could it be that we've been staring at the basic future design everyday?...

Interesting idea, and not completely outside the realm of possibility.

I have absolutely no new definite information to add on this topic. But it wouldn't surprise me if it turns out--after all the early investment in time and effort*--that RJ and other early employees still want to resurrect and offer a Rivian sports car to the public; especially if the R2 and R3 are indeed successful.
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* If interested, see the early (2009-2011) timeline here for some info, links, and photos about the initial Rivian sports car plans and efforts.

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