Video Summary
The 2025 Rivian R1S is a three-row SUV with an updated design.Rivian has built a foundation that will last the test of time, focusing on what people want from a vehicle.
The brand has only two models: the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV, but more models are planned.
The shape is a boxy SUV design, the front has signature all-LED lighting with daytime running lights and turn signals, and has a quadrant with two double stacked projector beam headlights.
Below the headlight housing there is a Corner Air Curtain, and more exterior lighting.
The center front section loses some of the appeal, but the lighting across the vehicle is appreciated.
It has two recovery tow hooks.
The 22" Y spoke wheels are awesome, and show off large yellow brake calipers with “Rivian” on them.
It has Pirelli Scorpion MS tires.
The reviewer would prefer it if the lower side skirting were all painted the vehicle's color rather than the black it is.
The mirrors have 360 camera and blind spot monitoring.
Inside, there are recycled and reclaimed materials, real wood trim, with a dash badge that reads “Adventurous Forever.”
To preserve range, a single front motor can power the car, shutting off the two in the back.
It is a three-motor system (a four-motor option is available).
Zero-to-60 mph is approximately 2.9 seconds, according to reviewers.
The infotainment is clear.
Charging from 10% to 80% can occur in 35 minutes with a DC fast charger, with a max pack lithium-ion battery of 141.5-kW.
The range is 410 miles.
The starting price on this build is $77,000, but as optioned it lists for $107,000.
There is a wireless, portable speaker in the front console.
The vehicle has 11 cubic feet of space in the front trunk, and 48.6 cubic feet with the back row of seats lowered.
Heated seats and ventilated seats are in the front row only; there are only heated seats in the second and third rows.
It has a panoramic glass roof that is not retractable, but changes with the press of a button.
Knee room may be tight for 6-foot passengers in the second row, and the seats in that row may be somewhat flat.
There are USB-C ports in the front and second rows.
