Grey Rivian R1T, three-quarter front view

Rivian R1T

2021– · Quad motor, 835 hp · single-speed · adjustable air suspension
4.5 / 10
Involvement 2.4 / 10

Why 4.5: Doug's Fun Factor (9) and Practicality (9) rarely show up on the same car — usually one comes at the other's expense. The R1T's party trick isn't a screen or a light show, it's a real gear tunnel and approach angles that get used.

Miles actually driven6.5
Bought to drive, not to flip6.0
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored1.0
Handling · Adjustable air suspension, genuine wheel travel, three-tonne mass3.5
Power-to-weight · heavyweight257 hp/t
835 hp · 3,243 kg

Layout

ELECTRIC · AWDbattery floore-motorfronte-motorrearFRONTREAR48 %52 %approx. static weight distribution
DougScore 73 / 100Weekend 37/50 · Daily 36/502021 R1T · dougdemuro.com

Market value

Median asking price, good condition · €69k (2021) → €57k (2026), trending down · illustrative data

€57k€69k20212026€57k

The long version

Rivian shipped before Ford's Lightning and years before Tesla's Cybertruck, which bought it a genuine early-adopter base of outdoor-recreation buyers rather than speculators chasing a badge. The gear tunnel, the real off-road geometry, and the camp-kitchen accessory line all point at a company that built for actual weekend use, not a trade-show stage, and the ownership data backs that read: these trucks rack up trailhead miles the way the Hummer EV racks up cars-and-coffee appearances. It is the rare electric truck bought to be used exactly as advertised.

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