Rivian simply unveiled its R2 electrical SUV and R3 and R3X sizzling hatches, however the automaker may additionally have new plans for its present R1 platform discovered within the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV.
Rivian filed a trademark software with the USA Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) for the identify R1X. The appliance was printed by the USPTO in October 2023, however was filed by Rivian again in 2021.
The nomenclature hints at a efficiency model of the the Rivian R1T or R1S. Rivian is utilizing the X moniker to indicate the R3X because the sportier counterpart to the R3, so it is probably that would be the case right here as effectively.
Potential X variations of the R1 fashions may assist prop up buyer curiosity as these autos age, whereas giving Rivian extra direct rivals to high-end off-roaders just like the Ford F-150 Raptor and GMC Hummer EV. A pickup truck with bulked-up, Raptor-like styling even appeared in a patent submitting for a mattress storage system. Such a system would additionally make sense as an addition to maintain the R1T recent later in its lifecycle.
Rivian mattress storage patent picture
To distinguish itself, a hypothetical Rivian R1X would probably need to surpass the output of Rivian’s present quad-motor powertrains, that are rated at 835 hp and 908 lb-ft of torque, and get the R1T from 0-60 mph in a Rivian-estimated 3.0 seconds. Whereas Rivian might stick to quad-motor powertrains, it’d ditch the Bosch motors used within the present quad-motor setup for the in-house developed Enduro drive items presently used solely in dual-motor fashions.
Rivian does nonetheless must get the newly revealed R2 and R3/R3X into manufacturing, although. The R2 is slated to be manufactured on the similar Regular, Illinois, plant that builds the R1T and R1S, beginning in 2026.
It is unclear the place the R3 will likely be constructed, or when manufacturing will begin.
