- Rivian is about to release its all-new travel kitchen accessory to the public.
- A dramatic shift from the original gear-tunnel-focused design, this one folds apart like a sandwich.
- Pricing starts at $1,400 and it reportedly goes on sale next week.
It’s been a long time since Rivian said it was going to redesign its innovative camp kitchen. Now, over a year later it’s finally here, and it’s very different from the original. Instead of being exclusive to the Gear Tunnel, Rivian’s new kitchen accessory will fold out and sit at the back of both the Rivian R1T and R1S. In fact, it might apply to R2 models as well, and it starts at just $1,400.
Back when the R1T debuted, Rivian touted its Gear Tunnel as an important feature and showed off a camp kitchen as just one way to use this new space. Of course, it paused orders for the product in October 2022 and said it would redesign it for unexplained reasons. At the time, it included a cooktop, a sink, a silverware and flatware drawer, and what appeared to be a miniature kettle.
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This updated version first spotted by Brian Tong shows a very different design. The kitchen is designed to sit in the cargo or bed space of the R1S or R1T. Gone is the sink and flatware space too. Instead, the kitchen contains a cooktop, an equally-sized table space, some overhead lighting, and a drawer for utensils.
It appears the new kitchen attaches to the tailgate of each model, though it’s unclear how it’ll do so with the R1T. The cooktop gets power from the outlet in the rear of each vehicle and the entire thing folds up into a carryable soft case with handles and a shoulder strap. According to Tong, it’ll retail for $1,400 starting next week.
It’s worth noting that some third-party companies offer a camp kitchen that mimics the one Rivian initially promised and then didn’t fully deliver. They cost north of $2,000 in most cases though and are compatible with the R1T only, as it’s the only Rivian model with a Gear Tunnel.