Rivian is rolling out its 2027 model year R1S and R1T, and the headline change is one owners have been asking for since day one: second-row captain’s chairs on the R1S. The automaker calls it the single most-requested feature since the R1S launched.
Until now, the R1S only came with a second-row bench. For MY2027, Rivian is adding a six-seat layout built around a center pass-through, so passengers can walk back to the third row without folding a seat or disturbing a child seat mounted in the second row.
Each captain’s chair gets an individual armrest that stows flush into the seat and a push-to-release cup holder that folds down from the inside edge. Both seats are heated, fold flat, and keep the full car-seat tie-downs from the bench setup. Skis and other long gear can slide down the middle while all six seats stay occupied.
If you’d rather keep three seats in the middle, the seven-seat bench sticks around. It’s standard on R1S Premium and on the Black Mountain Signature interior for Performance and Quad.
On Premium trim, the captain’s chairs require the Sound + Vision package, so the option runs $4,000 with the Black Mountain interior and $6,000 with Ocean Coast. On Performance and Quad, the chairs start at $1,500 with Black Mountain Signature, and two interiors, Ocean Coast Signature and Slate Sky Signature, are only available if you check the captain’s chairs box, at $4,000 and $4,500 respectively.
New trims, same power
Rivian is also killing the motor-count naming that defined the R1 lineup. Out go Dual, Tri, and Quad as battery-and-motor combos; in come three trim tiers: Premium, Performance, and Quad.
Premium is the dual-motor tier, with 533 horsepower and 610 lb-ft of torque, and a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. An optional power upgrade pushes it to 665 hp and a 3.4-second sprint, and a Long Range pack is rated at up to 410 miles on the R1S and 420 miles on the R1T.
Performance is the tri-motor tier at 850 hp and 1,103 lb-ft, good for 2.9 seconds to 60 and up to 371 miles of range. Quad stays the halo of the lineup with 1,025 hp, 1,198 lb-ft, a 2.5-second 0-60 on the R1T, and up to 374 miles.
Interior names change too. Performance and Quad get three Signature interiors: Slate Sky Signature, Black Mountain Signature, and Ocean Coast Signature. Premium offers Black Mountain and Ocean Coast.
R1T updates and pricing
The R1T picks up a new standard 20-inch Adventure All-Season wheel and Goodyear tire, meant to add off-road traction without the usual range hit from a more aggressive tire. It’s standard on R1T Premium and a no-cost option on R1T Performance, and Rivian rates it at 300 miles on Premium, 380 miles on Premium Long Range, and 348 miles on Performance.
Both trucks also get Esker Silver, the liquid-metal finish Rivian first showed on the R2.
The MY2027 R1S now starts at $83,990 and the R1T at $79,990. That’s a jump from the 2026 model year, where the R1S opened at $76,990 and the R1T at $70,990. The cheapest way into an R1 went up $7,000 on the SUV and $9,000 on the truck.
