The 2027 Rivian R2's real-world range lands well below its window sticker, but its charging performance places it among the stronger compact electric SUVs on the market, according to recent testing.

Can the Rivian R2’s real-world range be simultaneously disappointing and good enough to satisfy most owners? That’s the big question we’re talking about at MotorTrend after getting our hands on the ...

If the Rivian R2 is meant to be an everyday adventure SUV, one question quickly comes into focus: How does it perform when owners actually use its towing capability? A rain-soaked test in North ...

From the September/October 2026 issue of Car and Driver. If the sophomore slump weren't a real thing, one-hit wonders wouldn't exist. Brits call it second-season syndrome, owing to a football, er, ...

RJ Scaringe, Rivian founder and CEO, attends the Rivian R2 Block Party Finale at Rivian San Francisco on June 06, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White/Getty Images for Rivian Rivian CEO ...

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told investors on Thursday that the R2 SUV's more affordable trim levels will not arrive until "early 2027" — a quiet retreat from the "late 2026" schedule the company had been ...

A new highway range test has found the Tesla Model Y Performance significantly outperformed the Rivian R2 Performance, despite the two electric SUVs having similar EPA ratings on paper. The comparison ...

When the official EPA efficiency numbers for the Rivian R2 Performance landed, industry watchers were impressed. On paper, Rivian's new mid-size electric SUV achieved an identical combined rating to ...

Out of Spec Reviews put a Rivian R2 Performance and a Tesla Model Y Performance on the same roads on the same afternoon. The R2 used 18% to 26% more energy at every single speed they tested. That’s ...