2027 R1T

[mkhuffman]

Hi everyone, completely new to Rivian. I’m looking to buy an R1T as a secondary vehicle to haul my motorcycle to track days or head up to Tahoe for snowboarding or travels with family where I can bring a motorcycle along.

As many pointed out already, Rivian has done early summer model year cutovers, so @Bop question is very valid.

My rationale: To reduce supply chain complexity, it makes sense for Rivian to drop the R2's haptic steering wheel into the R1 lineup soon, especially since they already share the same Gen 2 underlying compute and zonal architecture. It seems like an easy parts-bin win for a mild 2027 refresh before a true "Gen 3" overhaul down the road I 2028. 2025 summer saw NACS ports added for early 2026 model release.

Am I crazy to hold off a bit to see if the 2027 drops with the R2 wheel, or should I just pull the trigger on a 2026 now?

I have ruled out used Gen1 due to not having full autonomy in future...and then I like the NACS port idea which bings me to 2026 but it feels like a mild updated 2027 is easily possible at minimum steering wheel and software and done?

I would hold out if I were in your position.

You are not in a hurry. You can wait. And while I don't think 2027 is going to bring any significant changes, you might be right about the steering wheel. And there might be some other nice improvements to take advantage of.

So if you can wait, you should. It won't be long. I expect the new model will be revealed within the next month or two.

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[motobell]

@Bop are you waiting or talking the plunge now? @mkhuffman you may be right about a update in a month or two but incentives will go too..

I am tempted by the forest edge package but some reason it is not letting me have that and 1.9% APR - dont see things being excluded
https://rivian.com/offers/my-26-199-apr-offer-june-2026 even though the language here doesnt exclude it