Lucid Air
Summary
Lucid arrived on the scene in 2022 and immediately took the motoring world by surprise with their combination of extreme power outputs and as-yet-unseen range. Never before had a production electric car been able to go over 500 miles, especially not a luxury sedan with four doors and five seats. Finally, there was a car to dethrone the Tesla Model S – ironic, as the CEO of Lucid had once been the Tesla Model S chief engineer.
The Air is a remarkable vehicle, capable of wafting over washboard roads with ease before ripping off 0-60 and 1/4-mile times faster than any other production vehicle. The base “Pure” version may not be quite as quick nor does it have a battery capable of that aforementioned 500+ mile range, but even it can do 400 miles on a charge – better than just about any other EV out there today. The interior isn’t class-leading in regard to luxury, but it still is a nice place to be and far surpasses Tesla’s interiors in regard to fit, finish, and material choices. The Air is a packaging marvel too, with a cavernous trunk and a remarkably spacious frunk that are almost enough to make you stop wishing there was a wagon version.
What the Air has in physical engineering, it lacks in software engineering. Its infotainment is slow and somewhat buggy, and it does not yet support Android Auto. However, Lucid regularly pushes over-the-air software updates – one of which brought Apple CarPlay support previously – which have dramatically improved performance and stability.
Specifications
Dimensions
- Seating: 2 rows
- 2nd Row Leg Room: 37.6 in
- Cargo Capacity (Frunk): 10.0 cu ft
- Cargo Capacity (Trunk): 16.1 cu ft
- Cargo Capacity (Total): 26.1 cu ft
Driving/EV Info
- Drivetrain: RWD or AWD
- Battery Size: 92 kWh (Pure, Touring) or 112 kWh (Grand Touring, Sapphire)
- Max Charging Rate: 250 kWh (92 kWh battery) or 300 kWh (112 kWh battery)
- Time to Charge 10-80%: 33 minutes (Grand Touring)
- Battery Connector: CCS
- Heater Type: Resistive heat
Range
| Trim Level | Wheel Size | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pure | RWD | 19 in | 406 miles |
| 20 in | Not yet rated | ||
| AWD | 19 in | 410 miles | |
| 20 in | 384 miles | ||
| Touring | 19 in | 425 miles | |
| 20 in | 384 miles | ||
| 21 in | 384 miles | ||
| Grand Touring | 19 in | 516 miles | |
| 20 in | 469 miles | ||
| 21 in | 469 miles | ||
| Grand Touring Performance | 21 in | 446 miles | |
| Sapphire | 20 in/21 in | 427 miles | |
Warranty
Information is as of 2023 model year
New
- Limited: 4 years/50,000 miles
- Powertrain: 8 years/100,000 miles
- High-Voltage Battery: 8 years/100,000 miles retaining 70% capacity
- Corrosion (Perforation Only): 10 years/unlimited miles
- Body & Paint Repair: 4 years/unlimited miles
- Supplemental Restraint System: 5 years/60,000 miles
- Roadside Assistance: 4 years/50,000 miles
Certified Pre-Owned
Lucid does not have a certified pre-owned program currently.
Offers & Incentives
Government Incentives
- Federal EV Tax Credit
- New: Not eligible – vehicle is not a qualified manufacturer
- Used: Not eligible – vehicle is not a qualified manufacturer
- Colorado EV Tax Credit: Yes (MSRP must be $80000 or less)
Lucid Offers
- Unlimited 30-minute sessions of Electrify America charging
- Pure and Touring models receive 1 year
- Grand Touring and Sapphire models receive 2 years
- 4.99% APR financing on Pure AWD, Touring, and Grand Touring; offer ends on 30 September 2023
- $749/month lease for 36 months at 10,000 miles/year for Pure AWD
- vehicle MSRP of $83900
- $7699 due at signing
- offer includes $7500 EV lease credit
- offer ends 30 September 2023
- $1149/month lease for 36 months at 10,000 miles/year for Touring
- vehicle MSRP of $112400
- $9814 due at signing
- offer includes $7500 EV lease credit
- offer ends 30 September 2023
- $1399/month lease for 36 months at 10,000 miles/year for Grand Touring
- vehicle MSRP of $140500
- $10899 due at signing
- offer includes $7500 EV lease credit
- offer ends 30 September 2023
Trim Levels
Pure
Base MSRP: $77400
Standard Features
- 92 kWh battery
- 19″ wheels
- Adaptive dampers
- Adaptive automatic LED headlights
- Automatic high beams
- Power trunk lid
- Power-folding autodim side mirrors w/ puddle lamps
- PureLuxe alternative leather interior surfaces
- 12-way power front seats
- Heated front & rear seats
- Heated steering wheel
- Autodim interior rearview mirror w/ HomeLink
- Four-zone automatic climate control
- Wireless charger
- Navigation
- Wireless CarPlay
- Proximity keyless entry
- DreamDrive
- Front & rear cross-traffic alert
- Rear pedestrian collision detection
- Forward collision warning & automatic emergency braking
- Blind spot monitoring
- Lane departure warning
- Lane keep assist
- Adaptive cruise control w/ stop & go and speed limit assist
- Traffic drive-off alert
- Traffic sign recognition
- Automatic park in & out
- Front & rear parking sensors
The Air does not currently support Android Auto, although Lucid have stated that they are working on adding it in a future over-the-air update. This is the same strategy that they employed for Apple CarPlay, which the Air did not originally support when it launched but now does support.
Notable Options
- Dual-Motor AWD (+$5000)
- 20″ wheels (+$1500)
- DreamDrive Premium (+$2000): surround view cameras, blind spot display
- Surreal Sound Pro Stereo (+$2900): 21-speaker stereo with Dolby Atmos integration
The RWD and AWD Pure both produce 480 hp.
Touring
Base MSRP: $95000
Additional features over Pure
- Power increase to 620 hp
- 20″ wheels
- Power frunk lid
- Heated windshield wipers
- Soft-close doors
- Nappa full grain and natural grain leather interior surfaces
- Alcantara headliner
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel
- 14-way power front seats
- Ventilated front seats
Notable Options
- 21″ wheels (+$1500)
- Glass Canopy (+$4000): panoramic fixed-glass roof
- DreamDrive Premium (+$2000): surround view cameras, blind spot display
- DreamDrive Pro (+$9000): all DreamDrive Premium features plus Highway Assist w/ active lane centering
- Surreal Sound Pro Stereo (+$2900): 21-speaker stereo with Dolby Atmos integration
Grand Touring
Base MSRP: $125600
Additional features over Touring
- Power increase to 819 hp
- 112 kWh battery w/ 300 kWh max charge rate
- Glass Canopy panoramic fixed-glass roof
- Leather dashboard trim
- Massage front seats
Notable Options
- Grand Touring Performance (+$24000): power increase to 1050 hp; also includes 21″ wheels, DreamDrive Pro, and Surreal Sound Pro in price
- 21″ wheels (+$1500)
- DreamDrive Premium (+$2000): surround view cameras, blind spot display
- DreamDrive Pro (+$9000): all DreamDrive Premium features plus Highway Assist w/ active lane centering
- Surreal Sound Pro Stereo (+$2900): 21-speaker stereo with Dolby Atmos integration
Sapphire
Base MSRP: $249000
Additional features over Grand Touring
- Power increase to 1234 hp
- Carbon-ceramic brake discs
- Aluminum roof
- Staggered 20″front /21″ rear wheels
- Sapphire Mojave interior
- Massaging, heated, and ventilated front seats
- Upholstery in Lucid Black leather trimmed with Alcantara and Sapphire Blue contrast stitching
- Surreal Sound Pro stereo
- DreamDrive Pro
- Surround view cameras
- Blind Spot display
- Highway Assist w/ active lane centering
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