Rivian R1 Configurations Explained, Dual Large to Quad Max

The R1 order menu is down to four R1 configurations. Dual Large, Dual Max, Tri Max, and Quad Max. We already covered the Dual Standard, leaving the lineup, so rather than go back over why it happened, the more useful question for anyone sitting in the configurator right now is which of the four actually gives you the color, wheels, interior, and drive modes you are after.

Start with the two Dual trims, because on paper, they are almost the same vehicle. Same colors, same wheel choices, same interiors, and the same Performance Upgrade path that unlocks Sport, Soft Sand, and Rally. What separates Dual Large from Dual Max is range, a bigger battery, and the Forest Edge interior, which only appears on the Max for a limited time. If you are cross-shopping those two, you are really deciding how much range you want, not which features you walk away with.

Moving up to Tri and Quad is when the order sheet opens. Storm Blue and Red Canyon appear for the first time, neither of which can be ordered on the Dual trims. The modes that were locked away lower down, Drift, Rock Crawl, and Conserve, all come standard up here. The Quad then goes its own way on wheels, dropping the Sport and Range sets, and the rest of the lineup runs and swaps in Super Sport, Dune, and the Burnished Bronze finish. It is also the only one of the four that cannot be had with the lighter wheels at all.

None of this really changes the basic shape of the lineup. The Dual trims are still the value play, and the Tri is still the one that gets you most of the capability without paying all the way up to the Quad. What the table makes obvious is how much of the good stuff now lives behind the Tri and Quad wall. Worth knowing before you talk yourself into a Dual and then go hunting for Rock Crawl in the drive menu and come up empty.

Anyway. That is the order menu as it stands, at least until Rivian decides to move things around again.

Jose Castillo Founder and Editor

Jose Castillo is the founder of RivianTrackr and has owned and driven Rivians since early in the brand's consumer history. He currently drives an R1S and an R2 in Florida and uses Universal Hands-Free every day. As a credentialed Rivian journalist, he has covered the R2 First Drive in Park City and SXSW firsthand and has spoken directly with Rivian's software and autonomy leadership.

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