We just lately reported that Rivian launched a photograph of a camouflaged extended cab (half rear door) model of the R1T truck on their web site — on objective or by chance. It’s the one Rivian R1T now we have seen with that physique type. The R1T truck has at all times been seen testing with a crew cab physique type (4 full doorways). 

Professional artist Andrei Nedelea created this nice R1T prolonged cab rendering — he additionally writes for us. He based mostly it on the picture we discovered on Rivian’s Tales website (additional beneath). It appears to be like spot on in my view. He additionally did this rendering of a single cab (two-door) R1T truck. The rear door of the prolonged cab appears to be like somewhat small however that’s the way it appears to be like in Rivian’s picture and prolonged cab doorways are usually are small. 

Rivian went with the Crew Cab physique first as a result of that’s the preferred physique type within the U.S. as a result of it affords essentially the most inside room however often the shortest mattress. A brief mattress shouldn’t matter a lot as a result of most American truck homeowners don’t use the mattress that usually and in the event that they do, a brief mattress often does the job. In order that’s most likely why the R1T’s mattress is just 4.5 ft. 

Rivian hasn’t introduced an prolonged or single cab model of their truck but, but it surely’s inevitable that they are going to down the road. It doesn’t make sense to solely provide one truck physique type as a result of they might be lacking out on numerous gross sales. Prolonged cab vehicles usually have an extended mattress for many who want it and single cab fashions are essentially the most reasonably priced. Additionally, prolonged and single cab physique kinds are usually utilized by industrial fleets and I doubt Rivian would wish to miss out on industrial fleet gross sales. On prime of that, for the reason that cab weighs much less, prolonged and single cab vehicles can often haul and tow greater than crew cab vehicles. 

Rivian has confirmed that deliveries of the Launch Version R1T will start in June, however they’re sold out. When you didn’t reserve a Launch Version, the Journey and Discover fashions will begin deliveries in January 2022 and begin at $75,000 and $67,500, respectively.