The 2022 Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Embraces Duality

The EV pickup accelerates like a Corvette, off-roads like a Power Wagon—and includes a kitchen sink.

The Rivian R1T pickup is a conundrum of sorts. It’s a high-horsepower heavyweight that can sprint to 60 mph in an estimated three seconds flat yet also tow up to 11,000 pounds. That those mutually exclusive performance figures exist in the same vehicle—an EV, no less—garners sufficient attention. But the real revelation is that the R1T embodies a similar dichotomy in all aspects of the driving experience both on the road and off.

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