2026 R2 pricing, range & specs! $57,990 Performance Launch Edition / $53,990 Premium / $48,490 Standard / $45,000 Standard (Smaller Battery)

[Great Gatsby]

So...no Tri? Or would that be announced later?

I'm assuming probably not given that the performance is good enough as is. Don't think the R2 is for me but still something I will strongly be recommending for anyone looking for an EV.

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[Redline]

So...no Tri? Or would that be announced later?

I'm assuming probably not given that the performance is good enough as is. Don't think the R2 is for me but still something I will strongly be recommending for anyone looking for an EV.

That'll come later

 

[Budman]

I tried to get my better half into a used XC40 late last year, in the $25k range. Wow, we thought our Equinox EV was decently quick but the AWD XC40 Recharge was LIGHTNING fast. I loved it, he didn't, if the R2 wasn't coming I would consider one but then again that tiny screen, ugh.

The R2 has 656 HP vs 402 for the XC40. Buckle Up!

 

[Colosaleen]

That pricing is actually pretty damn good. There is a lot of value there for that price.

I may jump on the R2LE if offering very early to buy from Rivian (I have a very early R2 reservation and own both a 22’ R1T LE and a 23’ R1S Adventure Quad). Still hoping for a fully tricked out R2 Tri RAD as that was the goal from the beginning of the R2 reservation (even though they just named the RAD performance division name) but that LE seems like a pretty good value to me.

Now if I can just get the colors inside and out straight the way I want it. Audio options right and all the other option stuff to what I would want, it seals it. Understanding if a winter wheel set can be put on afterwards as a daily driver. Things like that. Towing, I will just use our R1T.

You never know, the range could improve on different rims and tires. Here the range does not change from 21s vs 20s which goes against everything I have experienced with Rivians to date. OTA updates may improve things further since everything is in Rivians control with this vehicle. Spec low best range estimates and real world estimates may exceed where Rivian is at with this vehicle. Be smart with the estimates for such a broad diverse buyer group.

Overall, I believe it will be well received. Battery charge times are a bit more than I would have liked but if they can do it with very little degradation and great reliability, than that is inportant right now. Big group of buyers will likely be their first EV so have to dial that into the equation here.

Still LE is ALOT of vehicle for the price. Would have been great to have that Forest interior green/gray option for the interior on the inside with Launch Green on the outside. That combo is why I will not be selling my 22’ Launch Green/Forest Interior LE anytime soon or at any miles. Just a special truck, that one.

Rivian will do very well with this R2. Controlling damn best everything in-house, a supply chain, along with the software, chips, etc. is going to allow them to weather the chaotic world stage now and into the future. That is smart!

 

[pinolero]

It's no longer on the Arstechnica site but I had it cached in my RSS reader.

R2 Launch Edition
$57,990 excluding $1,495 delivery
87.9 kWh battery
330-mile range
29 mins (10 to 80 percent)
656 hp / 609 lb-ft
Matrix LED headlights
21-inch wheels
Heated/ventilated front seats, heated rear
185.9 inches long, 78.1 inches wide, 66.9 inches tall, 115.6-inch wheelbase
9.6 inches ground clearance
4,400 pounds towing

R2 Premium (late 2026)
$53,990
330-mile range
450 hp / 537 lb-ft
no semi-active suspension
20 inch wheels

R2 Single motor (next year)
$48,490
345 miles
350 hp / 355 lb-ft
19 inch wheels

R2 Standard (late 2027)
$45,000
265 miles


The article in full:
Between a certain car company's antics and the industrial chaos set off by COVID (and then compounded by Russia's invasion of Ukraine), it's easy to be cynical about production timelines. Yet when Rivian showed off a midsize electric vehicle in 2024 and said it would be available in the first half of this year, it meant it. Deliveries of the first R2 SUVs will begin this spring.

As a new automaker, Rivian often does things its own way, but with the R2 launch, it's following industry practice and starting with the superlative version first. That's the R2 Performance, which starts at $57,990 with the launch package (excluding a $1,495 delivery charge). You get quite a lot of electric SUV for that, however: up to 330 miles (531 km) from a single charge of the 87.9 kWh battery pack, with 656 hp (489 kW) and 609 lb-ft (825 Nm) from the dual motor powertrain. Fast charging takes 29 minutes from 10 to 80 percent.

AWD first
The Performance features semi-active suspension, a rear window that drops into the tailgate, an interior with birch accents, heating for the front and rear seats and ventilation for the former, a nine-speaker sound system, matrix LED headlights, and some other neat touches like the flashlight that lives in the side of the door, similar to how some cars hide an umbrella there.

You can add Autonomy+ (the automaker's partially automated driver assist), the tow package (4,400 lbs/1,995 kg), and some other colors as optional extras to the Performance trim (they're silver by default). The launch package includes a lifetime subscription to Autonomy+, the tow package, and another optional body color.

The R2 Premium will go on sale in late 2o26 for $53,990. It has the same 330-mile range and 87.9 kWh battery pack, but it generates just 450 hp (355 kW) and 537 lb-ft (728 Nm) from its dual-motor powertrain. The R2 Premium does without the semi-active suspension, arrives on 20-inch instead of 21-inch wheels, and features fewer drive modes, doing without rally, soft sand, and launch modes. Otherwise, it shares its specs with the faster, more expensive R2 Performance.

RWD in 2027
The single-motor R2s arrive next year, with the $48,490 R2 Standard that uses the same 87.9 kWh battery pack as the AWD R2s. Without a motor for the front axle, the RWD R2 goes a little further: 345 miles (555 km) on a single charge. The motor sends 350 hp ( kW) and 355 lb-ft to the rear axle. Standard R2s come with an all-black interior and only heat the front seats. The sound system has five speakers instead of nine, there's no all-terrain drive mode, it rides on 19-inch wheels, and the glass in the rear window doesn't drop down, so you'll want a roof rack for your surfboard.

In late 2027, an R2 Standard with a smaller battery enabling around 265 miles (426 km) will be available for $45,000. For now, we don't know much about that one other than its price.

The R2 SUV is attractive, sharing a lot of its looks with the larger three-row R1S, both inside and out. And it's a rather clever one, too; Volkswagen Group invested $5 billion in Rivian specifically to gain access to its software-defined vehicle technology and expertise.

An AI assistant will come to Rivian's in-house infotainment system in a future update, running locally via edge computing. (The company actually said the "R2 is outfitted with 200 sparse TOPS of edge AI compute dedicated to the in-cabin experience," but I don't like "compute" as a noun.) That processing power will also enable Rivian's Autonomy+. And since this is now Rivian's fourth product, we can be confident in its ability to deliver its regularly praised cadence of software updates.

Pricing is on par with Tesla's MYP. For an additional $500 for the R2 it's worth it with what appears to be tri-motor specs that beat the MYP and better advertised range, 306 v 330 granted you will only have that for about a month or two as the battery begins to degrade.

 

[@joshdance]

4400 lbs tow rating makes me sad. So much for hoping to drag my camper around locally with it.

That is reason we got the R1S. We needed multiple car seats and wanted to tow a camper.

 

[Ecupip]

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These wheels are hot! So much better looking than the kia inspired ones they've shown to date.

 

[macb00kemdanno]

Priced just like we thought. Model Y Performance. It had to be there. I'm thrilled for Rivian, and if by some miracle they can ramp up quickly and nail quality, it will sell very well. However, it isn't for me as it's only 1" longer than a CR-V.

I'll be willing to bet that Tesla will "adjust" Model Y Performance pricing by a few thousand very soon.

 

[blipit]

This won't be a popular opinion. But the base $45k R2 is dead on arrival. It will not sell in masses and eventually will get cancelled.

They should just cancel the trim now and focus the time/energy/money on the affordable R3.(but the optics of them cancelling the trim would not look good)

 

[bfilippo]

58k isn't a bad price for launch version if that includes everything. I wish it would have had at least 350 miles if not more. But 330 is decent. Will wait to see how much will be real world miles. I'm waiting to see real reviews of actual R2s.

It would be more than enough to pull my InTech Sol Dawn (seeing as I towed that with a Model Y, before I got my R1T)

And would cover most recreational boats that are trailerable (my wooden Pulsifer Hampton 22’ weighs 3000# with trailer), which is probably a more frequent utility (at least a few times/year) for the prospective buyer of R2, rather than a decent size 4500#+ camper that likely already belongs to a larger vehicle, like a truck. The average weekender is probably using a teardrop or something that weighs around 2000#. Just my suspicion on how they got there.

 

[Imola.ZHP]

Priced just like we thought. Model Y Performance. It had to be there. I'm thrilled for Rivian, and if by some miracle they can ramp up quickly and nail quality, it will sell very well. However, it isn't for me as it's only 1" longer than a CR-V.

Careful comparing interior dimensions based on exterior dimensions when comparing ICE and EV. EV's are often (though not always) much more space efficient inside than ICE. Hopefully we'll have interior space dimensions tomorrow. 1" longer than a CRV could still be just as large if not larger inside than a CRV. Granted I believe the CRV is the king of cargo space in the current crop of CUV's so we'll have to wait and see.

 

[bfilippo]

The R2 has 656 HP vs 402 for the XC40. Buckle Up!

Yeah. For real, another parent has the XC40 at the school and my partner smokes them in the Gen1 LE R1S, lol!

 

[Great Gatsby]

I'll be willing to bet that Tesla will "adjust" Model Y Performance pricing by a few thousand very soon.

We just bought one recently. The performance trim in particular actually seems to very selling well based on my talks with people at the local Tesla. Just like the R2 LE, I think the MYP is an insanely good deal.

One can certainly argue the R2 is better overall, but the Tesla is still slightly faster, will likely have a better sound system and FSD. And carplay soon, apparently, for what its worth. I think they will co-exist very well at this price. Good for Rivian honestly.

 

[bfilippo]

We just bought one recently. The performance trim in particular actually seems to very selling well based on my talks with people at the local Tesla. Just like the R2 LE, I think the MYP is an insanely good deal.

One can certainly argue the R2 is better overall, but the Tesla is still slightly faster, will likely have a better sound system and FSD. And carplay soon, apparently, for what its worth. I think they will co-exist very well at this price. Good for Rivian honestly.

Totally agree, we had a MYLR and it was a fantastic vehicle for the price. This is great for the technology and sector, in general.

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