"R2 excited?!" assembly / production photos from RJ

ACDC · Jan 9, 2026

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captainjp · Jan 9, 2026

Yup, more delays…

Count Orlok · Jan 9, 2026

The Count is waiting to see that skip the line kylie guy get his as then we know we're all going to have our R2s by 2028.

emoore · Jan 9, 2026

Delayed for sure. They can’t even make half a car yet!!!!

RivianRiverRat · Jan 9, 2026

3rd picture #2 in line has got my name all over it

Rizzian · Jan 9, 2026

I was able to get my lease extended an additional 6 months, until November. RJ, please start delivery of the R2 in Spring and then switch to the V3 hardware platform by October, Ok?

Rizzian · Jan 9, 2026

Also, for the creatives on the boards... I'm assuming OP's images are intentionally black and white to conceal the still unannounced R2 colors. If we know that "cradle" holding the frames are bright yellow and most of the surrounding structures are white, is there any AI assisted colorization software that can potentially figure out what color the R2's in the B&W images are?

Mellowyellow · Jan 9, 2026

They're all Borealis purple...

Time2Roll · Jan 9, 2026

Put some wheels on it and tell the world production has started.

Dark-Fx · Jan 9, 2026

Excited to see the hitches on these. Definitely not as beefy as the R1.

UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan · Jan 9, 2026

Rizzian said:
I was able to get my lease extended an additional 6 months, until November. RJ, please start delivery of the R2 in Spring and then switch to the V3 hardware platform by October, Ok?

When images are converted to B&W, color data is stripped away. Any AI guess would be as good as slop. We’ll know colors soon enough and we can already safely assume they would be nature-inspired. As RJ said already, they will produce several hundred for internal use. Once they are satisfied they will produce and stock inventory.

Supratachophobia · Jan 9, 2026

Count Orlok said:
The Count is waiting to see that skip the line kylie guy get his as then we know we're all going to have our R2s by 2028.

I've missed you Count.

richguess · Jan 10, 2026

Rizzian said:
I was able to get my lease extended an additional 6 months, until November. RJ, please start delivery of the R2 in Spring and then switch to the V3 hardware platform by October, Ok?

My lease was ending 11/26. I was probably mid pack in my R2 deposit. I was pretty sure it wasn’t going to happen, and I had a very cheap prepaid lease on an Equinox EV (fed $7500, Costco, etc) so I sold the lease on Swap a Lease, bought a like new Audi Q8 E-Tron for $38k. I really like it, but that trimoror is out there calling my 2027/2028 name.

SilverRivian · Jan 10, 2026

I think I am way down the line. I got a 3 year lease on the R1 and am pretty sure I will get my delivery just as my lease is up.

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