Lucid Air
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Wow that’s a lot of money IMO. Can’t believe how expensive things are now. I also try to rationalize 36 mo/ payments. $3833 a month. Fascinating, and no gas. I have to check one out 
Last edited by Toys4RJill; Feb 11, 2023 at 09:30 PM.
Pole Position
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From: Silicon Valley
Thanks for the review patgilm! If both a plaid and the lucid priced the same, which one would you take?
I happened to be at a mall today with a Lucid store and I’ve only seen two on the road before this in burgundy with a silver roof. Today I was able to check one out and sit in one in person. They had two models there and one was the grand touring but not the performance model.
What a car, the interior was excellent with a nice steering wheel with stalks, nice gauge cluster, infotainment screen, alcantara dash and nice wheels. Also had great range. There were only two things I didn’t love, the trunk and the floor in the backseat was a little high in the grand touring model with the extra batteries. The other model they had had a lower floor. Only other issue is the one I would get is a good bit more expensive.
What a car, the interior was excellent with a nice steering wheel with stalks, nice gauge cluster, infotainment screen, alcantara dash and nice wheels. Also had great range. There were only two things I didn’t love, the trunk and the floor in the backseat was a little high in the grand touring model with the extra batteries. The other model they had had a lower floor. Only other issue is the one I would get is a good bit more expensive.
but if one is quite wealthy, none of these numbers really matter.
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From: Maryland
That is a tough one because I really like the sporty looks of the hatchback Plaid (such a good looking car) vs. a sedan with a trunk but if the Lucid Grand Touring Performance was the same $130K I paid for the Plaid I would probably take the Lucid (but I would definitely have to get the performance model because I am so used to the Plaid power). It looks really sleek to me and the interior was really really nice compared to the Tesla. I thought I liked the two toned silver roof but the salesperson showed me the new "stealth" colored roof which is a dark metallic colored roof and in the pics he showed me it looked great. I even liked the 20" wheels they offer and the 500 mile range is an added bonus. I just feel like if it was $130K you would be getting your money's worth because of the quality/craftsmanship and materials of the interior vs. a very fast car with ok build quality.
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That trunk design is so odd wonder how they settled on it.
Lucid is in a rough spot they are about to lay off 18% of their workforce and are losing money hand over fist. Most troubling sign to me is they are delivering far less cars than they are producing. Not sure why but that's a huge red flag.
edit - Munro did a hoist review nicely made car. Extremely tight packaging to the point of absurdity looks like a hard car to work on
Lucid is in a rough spot they are about to lay off 18% of their workforce and are losing money hand over fist. Most troubling sign to me is they are delivering far less cars than they are producing. Not sure why but that's a huge red flag.
edit - Munro did a hoist review nicely made car. Extremely tight packaging to the point of absurdity looks like a hard car to work on
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The one in your pic looks like the cheaper model. I saw a two toned burgundy/silver one today brand new with temp tags and it had presence and looked great. The white one in your pic, not so much.
Lexus Test Driver
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The packaging is so good that it's actually as spacious as a full-size sedan on the inside. The LS's packaging is so bad that it's a mid-size sedan on the inside.
It's a shame that such a well-designed vehicle is in the hands of such a volatile company as Lucid.
It's a shame that such a well-designed vehicle is in the hands of such a volatile company as Lucid.
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It’s a really good looking car and the interior is very luxurious. The stealth paint looks really good in the video. I just wish they were cheaper and I still question how long they can last unless they start to produce and sell more cars.
