Rivian will soon push paid software upgrades that unlock more range and power in dual-motor versions of its R1S electric SUV and R1T electric pickup.
A Dual Performance upgrade will be available as part of Rivian’s 2025.06 software release, Wassym Bensaid, the automaker’s chief software officer, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The $5,000 upgrade will increase output in base dual-motor models from 533 hp and 610 lb-ft of torque to 665 hp and 829 lb-ft, dropping the estimated 0-60 mph time from 4.5 seconds to 3.4 seconds.
2025 Rivian R1T
That performance setup was part of the plan since the launch of the updated 2025 R1S and R1T, which are also still available with tri-motor and quad-motor powertrains. Tri-motor models produce 850 hp and 1,103 lb-ft and get from 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds, while quad-motor models are rated at 1,025 hp and 1,198 lb-ft, enough to shave 0.4 second off the twi-motor’s 0-60 mph time.
The upgrade will be available on vehicles with the Standard+, Large, Large+, and Max battery packs, Bensaid said in the replies to the post, explaining that the base Standard Pack won’t get the upgrade because it “can’t reach same levels of performance.” The Standard Pack switched to LFP cells as part of the 2025-model-year overhaul of the R1T and R1S, and LFP chemistry is generally less flexible in its power-delivery characteristics.
2025 Rivian R1T
A software update unlocking the full capacity of the Large+ Pack is “next on the roadmap,” Bensaid said in another reply. The Large+ is a 141.5-kwh Max Pack that with usable capacity that’s software-limited to match the 109.4 kwh of the Large Pack. Rivian began offering this option last year in an effort to meet demand for the Large Pack and get vehicles to customers sooner.
Rivian has been serious about pushing regular software updates. In December, it gave the infotainment system the ability to recognize owners’ wheel and tire swaps, while promising native text messaging, as well as launch control for pre-2025 Rivian models.