Newer R2 models no longer push cool air through the seatbacks because the company found the fans to be too loud.
Most changes automakers make to cars that are already in production include additional features, though occasionally, automakers take features away instead. The Rivian R2 appears to be in more of the latter situation. The automaker instituted a production change that seems to have removed a feature from the R2 that was previously available—sort of.
According to forum reports and a new story by InsideEVs, Rivian changed the way ventilated seats work in the R2 SUV, so now the updated seats push through less air than before. Specifically, the automaker made it so that the ventilated seat now only pushes cool air through the seat bottom, rather than the bottom and back. The initial forum post, on Riviantrackr.com, says that starting from around VIN 10,000, R2 SUVs will ship with a fan for just the seat bottom, rather than with two fans as before. So potentially your butt will still be kept as chilly as a refrigerator, but your lower back might feel more like your local gym’s sauna.
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A Rivian spokesperson told Car and Driver the reason for the change: “Because the seatback ventilation generated excessive cabin noise, we streamlined the system.
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