Real beauty, as they say, is inner beauty. And as attractive as the Rivian R1 Series models are already, with their 2025 updates, the real beauty is within. Though the R1S and R1T look pretty much the same as before, the upgrades underneath truly justify their "second-generation" title and make them almost new vehicles entirely.
As InsideEVs mentioned in our First Drive review yesterday, we're talking about a new LFP battery pack for the base models; a new three-motor variant to go with the dual- and quad-motor ones; a new software stack; and a whole new approach to parts networking and computing that yields 1.6 fewer miles of internal wiring per car.
