NEXT STAGE: Unutilized in 2026
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe in Might 2023 gave a sneak peek of the R2 car — confidential with a twilight guard — in a social media submit. The surrounding was once related to a boxy compact crossover, such because the Ford Bronco Game.
The R2S is prone to have related styling because the R1S. Scaringe has mentioned R2 cars will usefulness Rivian’s Enduro motor and LFP batteries.
AutoForecast Answers mentioned an early 2026 manufacturing goal is also enthusiastic, given delays in breaking grassland at the deliberate Georgia manufacturing facility.
“There had been another model planned to follow the R2S, which was a less-than-traditional SUV, but things have been quiet on it lately,” AutoForecast Answers added.