Rivian has clarified the stripped-back interior of its entry-level R2 Standard, confirming that the $48,490 base model will include heated front seats and a heated steering wheel — but will skip ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, and the signature Torch flashlight.
The change, first flagged on Friday by Rivian owner Chris Hilbert on X, clarifies which comfort features the cheapest version of the SUV will and will not include.
The configurator previously listed the $48,490 R2 Standard as having a “Standard interior” among its included features.
R2’s page now reads “Standard interior with heated front seats and heated steering wheel.”
The more specific wording, by spelling out what is included, also makes clear what is not.
“This means all seats are not ventilated and the rear seats are not heated,” Hilbert wrote.
Rivian‘s own comparison page bears that out.
The Standard’s included-features list names only heated front seats and a heated steering wheel, while the Premium and Performance trims both explicitly list heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats and the Rivian Torch flashlight.
The three features absent from the Standard, therefore, are ventilated front seats, heated rear seats and the Torch flashlight.
How the Trims Compare
The R2 Standard starts at $48,490 and is due in late 2027.
The entry level variant pairs a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive Long Range powertrain with 345 miles of estimated range, a zero-to-60 mph time of 5.9 seconds and 350 horsepower.
Its included features are the standard interior with heated front seats and heated steering wheel, standard audio, and 19-inch all-season wheels and tires.
Dual-motor all-wheel drive, 20-inch wheels, the Autonomy+ package and a compact spare tire are optional.
Rivian has said an additional R2 Standard variant will arrive in late 2027 starting around $45,000, offering more than 275 miles of estimated range.
The mid-tier R2 Premium starts at $53,990 and is due in late 2026.
The Premium variant adds dual-motor all-wheel drive, a premium interior with wood accents, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats and the Torch flashlight, plus premium audio, rear drop glass, adaptive lighting with matrix LED headlights and tow hooks.
The top R2 Performance starts at $57,990 and is due in spring 2026, with 656 horsepower, a 3.6-second zero-to-60 time, semi-active suspension and a limited-time launch package.
Context
The company began saleable production of the R2 at its Normal, Illinois plant in late April, with the public configurator going live ahead of its June schedule and more than 500 units have reportedly already been built.
First customer deliveries are expected within weeks.
The R2 is central to Rivian‘s plan to grow from a niche manufacturer into a mass-market one, with the company targeting 20,000 to 25,000 R2 deliveries this year inside a total guidance of 62,000 to 67,000 vehicles.
Software has dominated the R2 conversation in recent days, after Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid hosted a Reddit session in which he detailed the vehicle’s audio system and new media apps, a unified operating system across the R1 and R2, and the autonomy hardware in early Launch Edition vehicles.
The interior-wording change shifts attention to the hardware trade-offs that separate the R2’s price tiers.
