When thinking of a luxury vehicle, words that come to mind are simplicity, elegant, exigent. With those word, come names like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, Cadillac and Lincoln. If I was to asked people to name an electric vehicle, majority would say Tesla. There is a vehicle that has combined all these topics, the Lucid Air.
The Lucid Air is an electric 4-door sedan that competes with the Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model S along with a few EV’s from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Lucid announced the vehicle in 2016 and the way the world was goin with Covid, anticipation died down. To my surprise in 2021, vehicles started to sell.
Cargo: From my short time spent with this vehicle I was impressed. Starting with the cargo space, since this is an electric vehicle, there is a frunk!, a trunk in the front of the vehicle usually occupied by the motor. This frunk has whooping 9.9 cubic feet of space which is the largest frunk in its class and if you watch my video below, I actually sit in it. Lastly the rear trunk offers 22.1 cubic feet of cargo space, Impressive.
Interior: Since we’re on the topic of space, the interior isn’t short on it. The front provides 39.6 inches
of headroom and 45.4 inches of max legroom. While seated comfortably in the front there is no need to slide the seat forward to accommodate the rear passengers. Provided is 37.8 inches of headroom and 37.6 inches of Legroom.
Features: After comfortably getting settled in the drivers seat, there was nothing short of simplicity and elegance in front of me. A curved 34 inch 5K glass display reaches more than half way across the dash, which consist of the gauge cluster and infotainment system. A lower touch display handles all your driver comforts and needs. Adjust your seats, steering wheel adjustment and climate to name a few. In total, there are 5 screens, 3 that make up the 34 inch display, the center console and then rear center console.
Her are some trim level prices and performance specs as of June 2024.
Pure: Starting at $71,400, rear-wheel drive. 430 hp and an estimated 410 miles of range
Touring: Starting at $79,400, all-wheel drive with 620 hp
Grand Touring: Starting at $111,400, all-wheel drive with 819 hp and up to 516 miles of range.
Sapphire: Starting at $250,500, all-wheel drive with a 1,234 hp and 427
Here is my short time spend with the Lucid Air Touring with the stealth package:
