Lucid Air – Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More
Lucid is a newcomer to the automotive landscape. But the brand’s first product, the Air, is an impressive piece of machinery. The all-electric sedan can be had with various powertrain set-ups. Some versions can travel upwards of 516 miles on a single charge, while others have over 1,200 hp.
Regardless of which trim is chosen, all Airs have plenty of power, plenty of range, and cost plenty of money.
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2023 Lucid Air Touring Review: Quick Take
Electric vehicles have transformed the idea of a startup automotive company.
Hyundai took decades to get where it is. Tesla helped Toyota build an electric RAV4 and crammed batteries in a rebodied Lotus before it truly changed the industry with the Model S.
Then there’s Lucid which, along with the similarly fresh-faced Rivian, have almost immediately set the bar in the segments in which they’ve launched products. A futuristic mega-sedan with big range and a deep roster of talent behind it, the Lucid Air is a luxury car like no other. It’s not quite perfect—but boy does it come close.
Read the full review here.
2022 Lucid Air Review: So Good That It Will Spoil Your Appetite
Lucid’s first effort at car building just embarrassed a lot of legacy automakers’ attempts at the same thing.
“Don’t eat that before dinner, it’ll spoil your appetite,” a familiar refrain of mothers worldwide. Mom knows best, the second a kid has scarfed down those sweets, they won’t want to eat anything else. In a way, the Lucid Air is kind of like that — it is so darn good that it’ll spoil the automotive enthusiast’s metaphorical appetite.
The Lucid Air Grand Touring (and Grand Touring Performance), is a large, fully-electric luxury sedan. It’s in the same vein and directly competes with the Tesla Model S, and Mercedes-Benz EQS. True, the Lucid Air has already been on sale for a short while, nabbing Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year” for 2022, but most Lucid Air on sale have been of the “Dream Edition”. The Dream Edition is a limited-run, limited-production only sold to early adopters and initial reservation holders. These Grand Touring and Grand Touring Performance trims are the top-of-the-line trim available to all customers. The two trims are mostly the same, save for the Grand Touring Performance special 21″ Aero wheels, and its goliath-sized 1,050 horsepower and $179,999 US ($242,000 CAD) base price. By contrast, the Grand Touring only has 819 horsepower and a trimmer $154,000 US price. But, when equipped with the 19″ wheels, the Grand Touring is rated for a range of 516 miles, compared to 446 for the Grand Touring Performance.
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Detailed Specs
| Price | $89,050 - $250,000 |
| Motor | Single Motor / Dual Motor |
| Power | 480 hp / 620-1200 hp |
| Torque | N/A |
| Drivetrain | RWD / AWD |
| Transmission | Single-Speed Automatic |
| Efficiency (city/hwy) | 110-130 MPGe / 111-132 MPGe |
| Cargo Capacity | 22.1 cu ft. + 10.0 cu ft. |
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