A truck once again beats more than half the field at the nation’s second-oldest motorsport event.
Pickups are not an uncommon sight at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. From mini-trucks to semi-trucks, these beasts-of-burden have been making regular appearances on America’s Mountain since the event’s inception.where we saw Rivian senior performance test engineer Gardner Nichols set the new electric production truck record while piloting his 2022 Rivian R1T. He covered the 12.42-mile course in just 11 minutes and 23 seconds. Nichols’ 2023 effort was largely a privateer affair.
Now, with the blessing and support of his employer, Nichols returned to the mountain in 2024 intent on breaking his own record. To do this, Nichols showed up in a. This new quad-motor R1T is powered by a new motor that is Rivian-designed, engineered, and manufactured fully in-house. The re-engineered powertrain delivers 1,025 horsepower and 1,198 lb-ft of torque. Rivian says that the new R1T will run from 0 to 60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds and complete a quarter-mile in just 10.5 seconds.
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