Off-road Comparison R2 vs. Stock Jeep Wrangler?

[Take57]

I do a little offroading with my stock Jeep Wrangler Sport S. I live in Arizona and stick to onX 3 or 4 rated trails. What kind of performance/ability can I expect with an R2? Same, better, worse than the Jeep?

Thanks in advance

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[NY_Rob]

Sorry to say, too few R2's delivered so far to have end user feedback related to your use case. It will come eventually (like reports on Vampire drain)...

 

[lmr]

I do a little offroading with my stock Jeep Wrangler Sport S. I live in Arizona and stick to onX 3 or 4 rated trails. What kind of performance/ability can I expect with an R2? Same, better, worse than the Jeep?

Thanks in advance

Probably the only non-Rivian Press Day footage that I have seen for an R2 doing anything offroad:

 

[mikehmb]

The R2 will be perfectly fine for trails rated 3-4 by OnX.

That said, I would very much recommend getting sliders and underbody protection, because the cost to repair a Rivian vs. a Wrangler is orders of magnitude.

I'm picking up another Jeep (my 4th) in a few weeks as the off-road toy, because I know I can really play with it and not worry about repair costs.

 

[Take57]

The R2 will be perfectly fine for trails rated 3-4 by OnX.

That said, I would very much recommend getting sliders and underbody protection, because the cost to repair a Rivian vs. a Wrangler is orders of magnitude.

I'm picking up another Jeep (my 4th) in a few weeks as the off-road toy, because I know I can really play with it and not worry about repair costs.

In some respects the big tell will be how much aftermarket goodies support the R2 gets. I know it will never be as robust as Jeep but I hope "the essentials" will be covered.

Thx

 

[DuoRivians]

It’ll be hard to beat a Jeep with mechanical lockers. But either car will probably be fine

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