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Somehow, Rivian's Cheaper R2 Is Its Most Refined Vehicle

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"The R2 started as the R1 put through a shrink ray. But Rivian's chief design officer told The Drive that the process of stripping things out — from window molding to 2.3 miles of wiring — produced a more polished vehicle, not a lesser one.

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Somehow, Rivian's Cheaper R2 Is Its Most Refined Vehicle

"The R2 started as the R1 put through a shrink ray. But Rivian's chief design officer told The Drive that the process of stripping things out — from window molding to 2.3 miles of wiring — produced a more polished vehicle, not a lesser one.

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The Drive broke the news on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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