Real Rivian Photos & Videos

[electruck]

Is there a single official photo of the 21's on a Rivian?

The best pic I've seen of the 21s on vehicle are in post #10 of this thread.

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[electruck]

here's a grab from one of their videos showing the 21s with and without the aero insert. this probably gives the most detailed view of the 21s that I've seen.

 

[sevengroove]

here's a grab from one of their videos showing the 21s with and without the aero insert. this probably gives the most detailed view of the 21s that I've seen.

Hadn't seen these before, and had now idea there were removable inserts - thanks for sharing.

Is this the only wheel option that comes with the removable inserts?

Btw that picture on post #10 is the one I saw and thought didn't look very good. The sidewall looks much narrower to my eye. but it could be the angle or something else.

 

[St Bernard]

here's a grab from one of their videos showing the 21s with and without the aero insert. this probably gives the most detailed view of the 21s that I've seen.

What does the insert do?

 

[cohall]

Anyone else feel like we might see a bunch of high-centered delivery vans stuck all over the place?

 

[electruck]

Is this the only wheel option that comes with the removable inserts?

We have also seen pics of the 20s usually found on the R1T with and without inserts.

 

[electruck]

What does the insert do?

Provide an incremental aero improvement which gets you a few extra miles of range.

At this point we don't have any info from Rivian as to which wheels will have available aero inserts, whether they will be standard or an extra cost option or how much additional range they might provide.

 

[electruck]

Anyone else feel like we might see a bunch of high-centered delivery vans stuck all over the place?

Perhaps the vans will still have an air suspension for this very reason.

 

[cohall]

Perhaps the vans will still have an air suspension for this very reason.

It's possible.

Air seems risky for a fleet vehicle, though. Historically unreliable, expensive to fix, and expensive to include in the first place. But, times are changing, so maybe it's not such a huge deal anymore.

 

[thrill]

What does the insert do?

That open space in a wheel, in addition to provide mostly excess cooling air for the brakes, causes turbulence, resulting in more drag and so less range. The covers reduce that by some small percentage. The "Engineering Explained" guy, Jason Fenske, in a follow up comment to one of his videos, said Car and Driver tested about a 3% difference in range at speed with vs without covers. Why Big Wheels Are A Bad Idea On Electric Cars - Range Impact! - YouTube

 

[sevengroove]

We have also seen pics of the 20s usually found on the R1T with and without inserts.

Gotta admit, the removable inserts are a neat idea! These 20s look pretty good imo with the inserts.

 

[JeremyMKE]

Ha! Definitely different strokes. I think the only decent wheel options for the R1T are the 21" and 22". The dark 20" on the R1S come in 3rd and the alloy colored 20" are the ugliest. I hate the rectangular design of the alloy 20" wheels.

For the R1S, I again like the 21" and 22" wheel options, followed by the dark colored 20". The 20" alloy wheels are awful. It's like they had a contest at Rivian where they threw darts for the wheel options. Someone sneezed when they threw and the dart landed in the ugly, throw away pile, but they felt obligated to go with the choice

Haha I think the 20s are the best looking... The bigger wheels are kinda busy for me. Thats why wheels and customization is such big business. Love SEMA. I want the other tire options ins the 20" size....

 

[JeremyMKE]

Gotta admit, the removable inserts are a neat idea! These 20s look pretty good imo with the inserts.

Totally Agree, I didnt realize that was going on. I dont love the inserts and to have the option for my long highway journeys is super cool!!!!!

 

[jimcgov3]

For all of you that like the 20s with the carbon fiber inserts, chat in with Rivian and let them know. I did this afternoon and they said they would pass it on to the team for review. Can't hurt...

 

[electruck]

Gotta admit, the removable inserts are a neat idea! These 20s look pretty good imo with the inserts.

I really like these 20s with or without the inserts but I'm not so fond of the 20s being offered for the R1S.

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