[Hc_79]

THHHIIIIISSSSSSS......... Is the Lucid Air

 

[ac.bill]

THHHIIIIISSSSSSS......... Is the Lucid Air

His face when punching the GO button.

 

[evonthego]

Here's a photo posted last month to his Instagram account.
http://instagr.am/p/CWJ9MfOvREO/

 

[Hc_79]

Given the photo was taken in Newark, I figured this is a car that's been provided by Lucid HQ. Which means it will more than likely have an embargo so who knows when it's going to go live. Hopefully he's free to truly review it and not be restricted about what he can and can't talk about.

Kyle from Out of Spec Motoring has managed to secure a customers Lucid when they take delivery soon so hopefully we start seeing some in-depth reviews sooner rather than later.

 

[evonthego]

The review is finally up and well worth all 40 minutes!

 

[Hc_79]

Overall, Lucid has to be happy with the review and scoring of the car. To me, the car looks great and definitely want one but I question if we’re going to be niche owners or not.

Purely my opinion but I think Lucid doesn’t know what it wants to be. They keep talking about luxury but then give you performance as well. It’s like they wanted to play in the Audi, Mercedes, BMW space but also stick it to Tesla at the same time.

The downside I see is do luxury car owners want luxury AND performance or just want a nice looking luxury car? To me, the performance is a nice to have but with the Lucid you get both and as a result you’re certainly paying for it.

Doug mentioned it, it’s an extremely expensive car. Apart from motor and battery what’s going to be stripped out in the lower models. If the ambient lighting, sun shades etc. are reserved for the Grand Touring and stripped from the Touring and Air Pure it’s not going to be able to compete with similar cars in its class. Yes, it will have more range and HP than others in its class but will luxury owners care about that over missing features that are standard in others? That I’m not so sure on.

I really want Lucid to succeed. Given all the hype from the reviews etc and to only have 17,000 pre orders something seems misaligned.

 

[ac.bill]

His face when punching the GO button.

and I was not disappointed!

The Air has a launch mode? Didn't know that. Saw many other things I had questions about. DeMuro does good fast pace detail rich reviews. The Doug Score blew me away.

 

[ac.bill]

...The downside I see is do luxury car owners want luxury AND performance or just want a nice looking luxury car? To me, the performance is a nice to have but with the Lucid you get both and as a result you’re certainly paying for it...

Honestly Lucid's design seems spot on to me. The trend in luxury cars is to tone it down a bit. MB certainly hasn't done that in the gaudy EQS. The understated but elegant Air strikes the right balance. Window shades are useless when most people simply tint their windows. Headrest pillows look like an afterthought. And, yes, I expect that today's luxury car buyer expects a certain level of performance. I expect the Air GT will sell well and the Touring very well.

 

[Hc_79]

I like the design, minimalist is the new luxury. It’s not underdone and it’s not overdone like the EQS. Going from an ICE vehicle people will automatically get a performance upgrade anyway.

Having said that, I still think it’s got a pricing problem with its competition. $96K and you don’t even get the glass roof. I think for me, is it a case of taking the Touring with no options or just suck it up and get the Grand Touring

 

[sandvinsd]

I like the design, minimalist is the new luxury. It’s not underdone and it’s not overdone like the EQS. Going from an ICE vehicle people will automatically get a performance upgrade anyway.

Having said that, I still think it’s got a pricing problem with its competition. $96K and you don’t even get the glass roof. I think for me, is it a case of taking the Touring with no options or just suck it up and get the Grand Touring

My guess is that once you price in the glass roof and other options, you will get close to the AGT price but without the range. That is why I am going with the AGT. And the fact that I will get it sooner - 2-4 months!

 

[Hc_79]

Yeah…… it’s annoying that none of the options are priced out on the website either.

 

[ac.bill]

Yeah…… it’s annoying that none of the options are priced out on the website either.

You can reserve (or upgrade your reservation to) Grand Touring and decide which version and options you want later once more is known. I did that some time back and recently converted the reservation to an order when my turn came up. I have a call scheduled with my delivery advisor next week. I'm still undecided on wheels.

It is an expensive car but it is becoming increasingly clear to me just what a special car it is. If the public agrees the lead times will rapidly extend. The Arizona plant as it stands today has very limited capacity.