Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Rivian just announced the 2027 model year R1T and R1S, and I sat down with Mark, one of the admins behind the r/Rivian subreddit and the Rivian Discord, to walk through everything that actually changed. The short version is that this is a mid-cycle refresh rather than a big overhaul, and the headline is the one many R1S owners have been asking for since the beginning: second-row captain's chairs.

0:00 Intro
1:45 R1S Captain's Chairs
7:19 Esker Silver Becomes the Default Color
8:23 The New 20 Inch Adventure All-Season Wheel
11:32 Captain's Chairs vs the Kia EV9
13:44 New Trim Naming and Pricing
16:00 The Bench vs Captain's Chairs Catch
17:36 Why Captain's Chairs Require Sound + Vision
22:20 Interior Colors and Wood Options
25:15 What Captain's Chairs Actually Cost
27:31 Performance and Quad Interior Restrictions
31:13 Wheel Options
33:26 Color Lineup and the Loss of Limestone
35:31 Appearance Packages and Standard Features
38:32 Is This Worth Upgrading For
40:34 What We Are Doing With Our Own Rivians
43:23 Who Should Actually Buy This
45:04 Wrap Up

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