We recently saw Kyle Conner, host of Out of Spec Studios, borrow a Rivian R2 from its very new owner to run some tests, including range and charging trials. While its highway range wasn't stellar, it did charge incredibly well for a 400-volt battery system. Now, though, Conner's latest video shows a very different side of the R2, one that even Chris Harris would probably appreciate: drifting.
You'll be forgiven for not associating Rivian with big, smokey slides. That's not what the brand is known for. Rivian makes electric pickups and SUVs that are famous for their off-road prowess. So watching one drift around a track like an old-school BMW M3 is shocking to say the very least. Despite such incongruity, the R2 is a wildly capable drift machine and Conner puts it to the test in this new video. So much so that a tire explodes.
