My wife and I took delivery of our Dream Edition today, number 210. I've only put about 30 miles on it so far, but here are a few initial observations. The delivery experience was nice. They made us feel special. We took delivery at the Beverly Hills Studio. Paperwork was minimal - just a couple of signatures on DMV paperwork and we were done with that. The Studio Advisor, Danny Sharon, walked us through the controls, and he was perfectly happy to be as brief or as thorough as possible, depending on our needs. Having owned several other EVs and being reasonably well-acquainted with the car already (as well as being a huge geek) I opted for a brief intro.
There were a couple of minor issues, one about which they warned me in advance, and the other of which they apparently didn't catch until we were on the way to the studio: 1) there is a tiny scratch/dent on the upper side of the body behind the passenger rear door, and 2) there is some odd discoloration on the driver's side roof support where it meets the body, cause unknown. I will try to post photos in the morning; it's too late/dark right now. They offered to postpone the delivery. We didn't want to wait any longer, so they wrote up a Due Bill, and will retrieve the car and replace those panels while we're out of town next week. I have to say, the entire crew (there were 7 or 8 of them altogether) were extremely accommodating and pleasant.
The car rides very smooth, especially compared to my current Tesla X and 2 previous models S. There seems to be considerably less road noise (so far, at least). There is quite a lot of redundancy in the controls, as in there are several options/locations for controlling many of the features. The Lucid does not start as quickly as the Teslas. It takes a few seconds to boot up. I'll elaborate as I drive it more.
The seat massagers rock!
Dream Drive is not operational yet, nor is the adaptive cruise control. I was told these and many other features should become active "within the first quarter".
Acceleration is slightly less immediate than my Model X Performance. The throttle feels ever so slightly damped, so the car doesn't 'jump' like the Tesla does. It feels a little more comfortable as a result, but also yields a slightly heavier feel upon takeoff. I haven't yet experimented with the various acceleration profiles, however. The car is still plenty quick, just feels less jumpy upon takeoff.
Regenerative braking feels a little more aggressive than the Tesla (which I like) in its current setting. I know there are multiple options depending on driver preference.
That's all for now. More after I've driven it a bit.
There were a couple of minor issues, one about which they warned me in advance, and the other of which they apparently didn't catch until we were on the way to the studio: 1) there is a tiny scratch/dent on the upper side of the body behind the passenger rear door, and 2) there is some odd discoloration on the driver's side roof support where it meets the body, cause unknown. I will try to post photos in the morning; it's too late/dark right now. They offered to postpone the delivery. We didn't want to wait any longer, so they wrote up a Due Bill, and will retrieve the car and replace those panels while we're out of town next week. I have to say, the entire crew (there were 7 or 8 of them altogether) were extremely accommodating and pleasant.
The car rides very smooth, especially compared to my current Tesla X and 2 previous models S. There seems to be considerably less road noise (so far, at least). There is quite a lot of redundancy in the controls, as in there are several options/locations for controlling many of the features. The Lucid does not start as quickly as the Teslas. It takes a few seconds to boot up. I'll elaborate as I drive it more.
The seat massagers rock!
Dream Drive is not operational yet, nor is the adaptive cruise control. I was told these and many other features should become active "within the first quarter".
Acceleration is slightly less immediate than my Model X Performance. The throttle feels ever so slightly damped, so the car doesn't 'jump' like the Tesla does. It feels a little more comfortable as a result, but also yields a slightly heavier feel upon takeoff. I haven't yet experimented with the various acceleration profiles, however. The car is still plenty quick, just feels less jumpy upon takeoff.
Regenerative braking feels a little more aggressive than the Tesla (which I like) in its current setting. I know there are multiple options depending on driver preference.
That's all for now. More after I've driven it a bit.