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Lucid Gravity - the SUV that will compete with Tesla Model X

Lucid Air's customers are usually very happy with the car even if there aren't too many of them yet. The company delivered 360 vehicles in the first quarter, with over 30,000 waiting patiently in line. Still, the production is ramping up and the future looks positive.

Which means the company's designers and engineers are moving on to their next project - finalizing the next model in the lineup. The working name is Project Gravity and it is going to be a large SUV based on the LEAP architecture of the Lucid Air. Both cars will share the underpinnings which will square the upcoming SUV against the well established Tesla Model X.

Once the Gravity is unveiled next year, we can expect it to have powertrains identical to the Air's - 480hp, 620hp, 819hp and the range topping 1,050hp with the 1,111hp reserved for the Dream Edition of Air initially, but it is possible this drivetrain will also come to the new SUV.

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Lucid Gravity - the SUV that will compete with Tesla Model X

Lucid is already talking about its next model - an SUV that will be aimed at customers currently buying Tesla Model X.
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The Lucid Air Grand Touring Makes the Tesla Model S Feel Kinda Pointless

With better build quality, nicer materials and vastly superior battery range, the Air makes the Model S seem old, cheap and outdated.

We’re all fairly aware by now that starting a new car company is not easy. That’s especially true when you’re targeting a pretty expensive, exclusive slice of the market. This is why I’ve been a little iffy on the Lucid Air since it made its debut approximately one geological age (or like 15 years) ago.

The specs for the Air Grand Touring Performance read – at first glance – like vaporware. It’s got 1,050 horsepower and can travel nearly 500 miles on a full charge. That’s all tough to swallow, but while the car is far from perfect, it meets all those claims without requiring the driver to wade through a bunch of gimmicks.

The Air Grand Touring and Grand Touring Performance are the company’s first non-limited-production models after the Air Dream Edition, which commemorated the Air’s production debut. Functionally, they’re more or less the same as the Dream Edition, with just a teensy bit less power (the Dream had 1,111 hp) and they’re not available in that lovely coppery gold color.

The Air gets its motivation from a pair of in-house-designed, super-small drive units. The front and rear drive units are identical, and together they produce that headline 1,050 horsepower and 921 lb-ft of torque in the Performance version, or a still-respectable 819 hp and 885 lb-ft in the regular Grand Touring model.

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The Lucid Air Grand Touring Makes The Tesla Model S Feel Kinda Pointless - Jalopnik

We’re all fairly aware by now that starting a new car company is not easy. That’s especially true when you’re targeting a pretty expensive, exclusive slice of the market. This is why I’ve been a little iffy on the Lucid Air since it made its debut approximately one geological age (or like 15...
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Lucid Will Barely Make Any EVs This Year

The electric vehicle maker has drastically cut production numbers.

Things are going from bad to worse for EV maker Lucid. The company again cut production targets this week. Supply chain and logical challenges mean the electric vehicle company has a demand that its supply simply cannot keep up with, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Lucid delivered just 679 cars in the second quarter of 2022. That number pales in comparison to the now-over 37,000 reservations it currently has (up from 30,000 in May). That number also doesn’t include reservations for its upcoming Gravity SUV or any of the vehicles ordered by the Saudi Arabian government.

Look at the bright side, the company only built 360 vehicles in the first quarter. That’s an improvement!

Originally the company planned to build 20,000 vehicles in 2022. Then, that number was slashed drastically in February when Lucid revised it to between 12,000 and 14,000 vehicles.

Now the EV manufacturer has cut its production guidance in half of that already downgraded goal. Lucid now says it expects to deliver just 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles this year.

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Lucid Will Barely Make Any EVs This Year - Jalopnik

Things are going from bad to worse for EV maker Lucid. The company again cut production targets this week. Supply chain and logical challenges mean the electric vehicle company has a demand that its supply simply cannot keep up with, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Lucid debuts a $6,000 Stealth Look option for the Air

Lucid Air is receiving the first visual upgrade since its launch. The new option is called Stealth Look and it replaces 35 exterior parts with a dark, polished look. The option will be officially introduced during Monterey Car Week on August 17.

The $6,000 optional upgrade will be available only for the Touring, Grand Touring and Grand Touring Performance versions of Lucid Air. The new color is applied to the mirrors, the glass canopy frame, the headlights trim and all lower body elements. Even the wheels get black satin inserts to complete the look.

The new Stealth Look is available with any color combination so the new owners can opt either for Steller White if they want a bright combo or Infinite Black for a complete Batmobile look. The new option will be available in the configurator on Lucid’s website starting tomorrow, August 10.

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Lucid debuts a $6,000 Stealth Look option for the Air

New optional pack will be available from early next year, it will replace the standard Platinum look with a darker look.
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Hold on to your plaid: Lucid’s gone full stealth

Lucid Air’s ‘Stealth Look’ is ready for what you do in the shadows

Things that require stealth: sneaking out of the nursery after finally getting your baby to sleep. Getting home three hours and five beers after you said you would. Also probably something to do with submarines.

But do we need it in cars? Erm, possibly not. At least from a safety perspective, going full Rolling Stones on a car and painting everything black is a great way to find yourself forming an integral part of an impromptu (and rather tasteless) T-bone.

OK, so there are a hundred ways to cause a crash before we even get to car colour, but all the things that look great in photos – dark-painted wheels, bumpers, roof pillars, wheels, door trims and mirror caps – are an extra way to blend into the road. Which makes the fact that Lucid has called its styling pack the ‘Stealth Look’ one of those extra-accurate titles.

Just to be clear, we think it’s easily the best-looking version of the Air, which probably has quite a bit to do with the fact that it’s not your average afterthought option. “From its inception,” says Senior VP of Design Derek Jenkins, “Lucid Air was designed for two distinct looks”, i.e. the brighter one you’ve already seen and the other side of the coin you’re seeing now.

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Hold on to your plaid: Lucid’s gone full stealth

Lucid Air’s ‘Stealth Look’ is ready for what you do in the shadows
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Lucid Air Sapphire Is the 1,200-HP Answer to the Tesla Model S Plaid

Three motors and a claimed 0-60 time of "under 2 seconds" bring the fight to Tesla.

The Lucid Air is probably my favorite cost-no-object EV right now, with its unique styling, superb driving dynamics and excellent interior design. The top-tier Grand Touring Performance is no slouch either, with over 1,000 horsepower and a 0-60 time in the 2.6-second range. Of course, that 0-60 time is slower than Tesla’s significantly cheaper Model S Plaid, and people love to talk ****. So to shut up the haters, Lucid is pulling out all the stops with the Lucid Air Sapphire, which debuted today at Monterey Car Week with three motors, 1,200 horsepower, and a claimed 0-60 time of “under 2 seconds.”

Sapphire is a whole new performance-oriented sub-brand for Lucid — like AMG at Mercedes or M at BMW. The Air Sapphire is the first vehicle to wear the badge. But Lucid is not exactly cranking out thousands of cars right now, so why put the considerable effort into launching a performance sub-brand, and why Sapphire?

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Lucid Air Sapphire Is The 1,200-HP Answer To The Tesla Model S Plaid - Jalopnik

The Lucid Air is probably my favorite cost-no-object EV right now, with its unique styling, superb driving dynamics and excellent interior design. The top-tier Grand Touring Performance is no slouch either, with over 1,000 horsepower and a 0-60 time in the 2.6-second range. Of course, that 0-60...
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Sapphire is a $250,000 Lucid Air to take on Tesla S Plaid

It’s a busy week at Monterey - we have Pebble Beach and DeLorean unveiling Alpha5, we have Koenigsegg taking wraps off the CC850 and we have the Bugatti Mistral to close the chapter on the glorious W16. And now we have the most powerful Lucid Air ever.

Lucid Air Sapphire is a 1,200+ horsepower tri-motor powerhouse. It costs as much as a house as well - at $249,000 you could grab a nice family home with plenty of land around in Kentucky but I bet it wouldn’t do 0 to 60 mph in less than 2 seconds. A 0 to 100 mph takes less than 4 seconds. Quarter mile in less than 9 seconds. Let those numbers sink in for a minute.

Yes, the numbers are ridiculous and in all honesty we don’t need cars like that. But we want them! Even though they are really bad for our health, every traffic light launch will result in dislodged lungs, bruised liver and possibly broken ribs. Never mind going blind because of all the blood from our eyes ending up in the back of our heads. We love torturing ourseleves and our children - how many guys will sell their wives an idea, that Lucid Air Sapphire is a perfect school run vehicle?

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Sapphire is a $250,000 Lucid Air to take on Tesla S Plaid

Top performance Lucid Air Sapphire will set you back $250,000 but finally we have a car that is not only better than Tesla S but can match its performance.
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Introducing Sapphire: The Pinnacle of Electric Performance

Introducing the Sapphire brand from Lucid, with the Lucid Air Sapphire,the world’s first luxury electric super-sports sedan
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Lucid Air Sapphire

Lucid Group, Inc., setting new standards with the longest-range, fastest-charging electric car on the market with the award-winning Lucid Air, introduced Sapphire, Lucid's new ultra-high-performance brand, led by the new Lucid Air Sapphire - the world's first fully electric luxury super-sports sedan.

"Last year, Lucid rocked the world with the launch of Lucid Air, a fusion of unsurpassed range, efficiency, superior driving dynamics, and interior space, uniquely enabled by our in-house technology." said Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO, Lucid Group. "Today, with the introduction of the Sapphire line, we take the next logical step of advancement. Lucid Air Sapphire, being the very first Lucid product to bear the Sapphire name, builds upon our technical prowess to take electric high-performance on to next level. Sapphire represents the pinnacle of electric performance; finally achieving the performance that I've so long searched for. After painstaking development work, I am able to confirm Lucid Air Sapphire has achieved a satisfactory performance, and I trust the most discerning drivers will agree."

"Sapphire is the embodiment of what ultra-high-performance luxury means to Lucid," said Derek Jenkins, SVP of Brand and Design, Lucid Group. "Sapphire is among the most valued gemstones, prized for their brilliance, color, and hardness. Imperial Blue has long been the de facto national color for American motorsports teams engaged in international competitions. As Lucid's dedicated ultra-high-performance brand, Sapphire references this history while setting new standards for innovation and technology."

 
The Lucid Air Sapphire is a 1,200+ horsepower monster disguised as a four-door EV

A 200mph tilt at the Tesla Model S Plaid? Yeah, go on then...

You’re looking at a few things here...

A large four-door EV. The launch of a whole new performance sub-brand from a manufacturer that’s still establishing its main one. And a 1,200+ horsepower monster that can fling its not-insignificant mass from a standstill to 60mph in less than two seconds, to 100mph in less than four and to the other end of a quarter-mile dragstrip in less than nine. Quite a bit to pack in there, then. But then it took quite a bit to get there, as well.

It’s a little too easy these days to become accustomed to EVs with herculean power figures – and teeny acceleration times, for that matter – and not consider just how much effort goes into producing headline numbers like that. And after frying our brains trying to grasp electric motor wave winding and thermal logic, we’re confident that we can swerve such things entirely and paint in far broader strokes.

Such as the three motors here in place of the standard Air’s two, which Lucid says results in more than 1,200bhp. We’re thinking that a car that manages 1,111bhp with two motors will comfortably exceed 1,200bhp, but also thinking about the ramifications of 2.5 tonnes of automobile with that much power.

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The Lucid Air Sapphire is a 1,200+ horsepower monster disguised as a four-door EV

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Electric cars and the tyre conundrum no one’s talking about

The Lucid Air Dream Edition travels up to 836km on a charge, more than any electric vehicle on the market by a wide margin. If a buyer chooses the larger, 21-inch wheels, however, 62 of those kilometres vanish - a 7.5% range penalty.

To be fair, the bigger shoes do look cool, and they'll still take you nonstop from New York to Cleveland. But when it comes to wheels and tyres - where the rubber literally meets the road on electric vehicle range - there's an escalating battle between physics and aesthetics. More often than not, the latter is winning, as the people who buy EVs (and the people who make them) choose bigger, stickier, "spokier" options that prize looks and performance over efficiency.

"Everything is about range, so the slipperier you make it, that's great," says Richard Scheer, exterior design director at Chevrolet. "But even in the EV world, people will trade off range for cool wheels."

The physical recipe for an ultra-efficient tyre is pretty simple: skinny (so it blocks less air), small circumference (so it takes less energy to turn), a compound that doesn't stick overly much, and a hub cap that is mostly covered (to cut down on air turbulence inside the wheel).

But motor industry executives and engineers must layer in a dizzyingly complex series of compromises when outfitting a car in reality. For every bit of size and/or stickiness, the vehicle sacrifices mileage and efficiency. That's also true for petrol-burning machines, but electric cars are typically far heavier than similar-sized internal-combustion cars, meaning their tyres have to withstand more pressure and wear. They are also far quieter, so tire engineers agonise over noise - going so far as to pump acoustic foam into the rubber cavity.

 
A Lucid Air Ran the Hillclimb at Laguna Seca Faster Than a Ferrari

The Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance was the fastest production car at the Laguna Seca Corkscrew Hillclimb.

The Lucid Air performance EV had the fastest time of any production car at the inaugural Laguna Seca Corkscrew Hillclimb, a new sprint event that basically turns the uphill section at Weathertech Raceway into a one-way hillclimb.

Ben Collins, whom you’ll recognize as the original Stig from Top Gear, drove a production-spec Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance through the Corkscrew “Hillclimb” in 38.89 seconds. The Lucid EV was equipped with production-spec wheels, tires and brakes, and the same model would start at about $179,000 in the U.S.

But I’m qualifying the hillclimb name just a bit here because this is a silly event with no context. Or, at least, it’s an event without precedence, being the first time a “hillclimb” has been run at Laguna Seca. You can catch some of the action in this brief video from Lucid:

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A Lucid Air Ran The Hillclimb At Laguna Seca Faster Than A Ferrari - Jalopnik

The Lucid Air performance EV had the fastest time of any production car at the inaugural Laguna Seca Corkscrew Hillclimb, a new sprint event that basically turns the uphill section at Weathertech Raceway into a one-way hillclimb.
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Lucid Experiences Executive Exodus As It Attempts To Ramp Production

The Air may be amazing, but now the company is struggling to build it at scale.

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Lucid Experiences Executive Exodus As It Attempts To Ramp Production - Jalopnik

Listen, the Lucid Air is great. It’s arguably one of the best EVs on sale right now, at any price. Unfortunately, having a great product is only half the battle, as Lucid continues to find out. According to a report published by Business Insider on Tuesday.
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Watch Lucid's Boss Spend an Hour Explaining How the Air's Motor Works

Lucid managed to make electric motors incredibly compact, lightweight, and powerful. CEO Peter Rawlinson explains in extreme detail how they made it happen.

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Watch Lucid's Boss Spend An Hour Explaining How The Air's Motor Works - Jalopnik

Lucid has done a lot to make the Air EV as rad as it is, and the work that went into Lucid’s drive units is high on the list. Not only are they capable of generating incredible amounts of power, but they’re also tiny. Seriously: One motor could pretty much fit into a carry-on suitcase. How has...
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