The R2 tows 4,400 pounds in all-wheel drive form, and we ran it at max weight with Out of Spec on a car hauler. Here is which trims can tow, and what to expect from payload, setup and range.

I drove my new R2 Performance 2,500 miles home from Normal, Illinois to Orlando and put the whole story on video, everything that impressed me along with the bugs and the range scare near the end.

I ran a real 70 mph highway range test on my R2 Performance with the Out of Spec crew, and against a 330 mile EPA rating it returned 253 miles from full to dead. Here is how the test worked and why the gap says more about EPA testing than it does about Rivian.

The R2 held a flat 600 amps to around 32%, peaked near 229 kW, and still wanted more than the charger could give it. For a 400 volt pack that is a seriously strong charge, and it covers for an efficiency number that does not quite keep up.

My R2 came from the plant in Normal, Illinois, and I picked it up there in person rather than waiting on the…

Rivian has paused deliveries of Half Moon Grey R2 vehicles after a paint matching issue with pre-painted exterior parts, with around 800 vehicles affected.

Tom Moloughney melted a pin on an older Tesla adapter while charge testing the R2, and the reason is the R2 itself. It pulls more current than almost anything else on the road, which means the adapter in your frunk may not be up to it.

An R2 owner's pickup got cancelled six hours before delivery after the service center caught his front bumper finished in the wrong grey, a color not even offered on R2.

A friend of the site had his R2 VIN assigned in the low 4100s, a sign Rivian keeps moving reservation holders forward. Deliveries still look slower than expected though, with plenty of R2 sitting in Normal and some owners left waiting on vague "final checks" while software update 2026.24 begins rolling out.