FIRST DRIVE: Lucid Gravity - 1,000bhp Tesla Model X Rival
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- čas přidán 26. 04. 2024
- You'll know Lucid from its ultra-spacious, slippery Air saloon, which can hit 60 in 1.9 seconds and is very probably the best-handling electric family car on sale today. 10 out of 10, no notes. So, how does the new Gravity SUV - Lucid's difficult second album - stack up?
Well, it's a little early for a full drive (stick around for a drive of the prototype later in the video) but here's what we do know. It'll use the next generation of Lucid tiny-but mighty bespoke motors. There’s a 900-volt architecture for fast charging speeds, and it'll be able to accelerate to 60mph in less than 3.5sec in the quicker versions. Base models will start from $74k, with 'around 800bhp.' Inside there’s screens galore, and four rows of seats (sort of). All very impressive. All very Tesla, you might think. But what sets Lucid apart? Join TG’s Ollie Kew for a deep-dive into the clever thinking behind the Lucid Gravity.
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This, or a Tesla Model X?
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Lucid all day any day, they promise more than what tesla delivers and have done so which was seen with the Air-series. Besides, these look more car than Tesla products do, even with their model s and facelifted model 3.
What I like about the styling, interior and exterior, is that it doesn't look like it's trying too hard. It's not trying to look futuristic and high tech, it just, is.
its FAKE , its a PUSHER.
I can appreciate your comment. Good observation and well worded.
Driving my Lucid Air GT for 2 years now and I'm still in love. I can't walk away from it without turning back to look. As easy as it is on the eyes (much better in person than in photos) the best feature is still that drive experience. Having experienced real automotive engineers doing the suspension and power delivery design and tuning really shows from behind the wheel. With enormous torque, the car feels mor like a luxury V-12 than a drag-strip specialist. Sure, it has a launch mode, which is a good party trick once or twice, but really it is the smooth unending waves of power that can be called up in any mode that is genuinely addictive. Handling is quite positive and confidence building, and a bit more fun on a mountain road with the stability control dialed down a bit.
I've gushed long enough. Go out of your way to find and drive one. It's not just another EV. Lucid is doing something truly unique and wonderful.
hahahahaha, I bet it gives you a springy walk as you look back, trying to pretend you are not looking...
@@Posting-Maharashtra 😁
I own my Lucid almost 2 years now. You have eloquently described the car, however I am concerned. The stock is way down & although I charge my lucid at home the charging issues on the road are a concern. If they do not market these cars appropriately or bring down the price somewhat, I am afraid that our Lucid’s shall be worthless. Keeping my fingers crossed. 🤞🏻
Gotta say it. I'm a Tesla fan, but this is so much more refined and better thought out than a Model X. Nice job, Lucid. Best of luck with it!
LUCID looses $377,000 per car.
@@markplott4820 Why is it Tesla fanboys, when faced with a much better car than a Tesla (and that's damned near every car out there), they resort to 'profit'. Here, it doesn't matter...the Saudi Government backs Lucid up, so they can take all the time in the world to be 'profitable'. The funds for Lucid are limitless. RIGHT NOW, it's a Lucid is a better EV.
@@yojoe4830 - then why BETTER car , cant outsell the Model S in 2023 ?
LUCID only sold 6001 entire Year 2023.
Lucid has 80% Repairs , some w/ $45,000 cost to LUCID.
@@markplott4820 Lucid loses money currently. Your mom is loose. Learn how to spell little musketear
No thank you… I will take a MODEL X over this any day. Looks like a 2005 Saturn turned into minivan.
This car will never make it to market either. Lucid will go bankrupt. Losing $370k per car sold. Yikes.
As a Lucid stockholder, I applaud this video.
As a lucid stockholder, who has lost a ton, I applaud that they’re still in business, thanks to Saudi
My time window is 5 years. Now Gravity is launching. As a Porsche owner for decades, many of my Porsche friends were so upset when Porsche launched their line of SUVs. The sales and profits from the SUV program are phenomenal. Not all people want a 4-door sedan. I invest monthly in Lucid.
I really like the way this guy talks about the interior design, feels like he understands and actually drives a car... things that we do often while the car is moving needs to be easy to find buttons so you can keep your eyes on the road as much as possible... But things like mirror controls that you almost never do, and if you do it's often while stationarry before starting driving, doesn't need to be a button.
Design is about tradeoffs and one trick is knowing which tradeoffs to make any why. Design will be opinionated, either way, and people will prefer different things, but a spoon that's shaped like a fork or a square basketball are objectively poor designs. I like this designer's intelligent and mostly sensible approach to interior design. If I had to make dashboard design choices I would not make the same choices as he did, I would prefer a smaller driver's dispay and a larger central display, or example, but I similarly don't like Tesla's approach of no buttons. This interior dashboard isn't perfect, but is certainly a more practical approach than Tesla have made, which seems to me to be a production-cost-cutting design pitched as a minimal design.
There is no perfect SUV or car dashboard design for everyone. My choice would be either a small driver display or a driver HUD, with a large central display and then two metal dampened beautiful to use dual-zone (two) dials below the central display that are multi-use, and pressing them would cycle trough various features, allowing the user to quickly cycle through what they wanted and turning the dial to adjust the setting. This approach to me is somehow more physically satisfying and yet more minimal than a row of buttons like Lucid have chosen, and much better than Tesla's no-button approach.
I was just coming here to say the same thing. There are some things that screens work well for, but buttons are so much easier. No fussing, no menus. I'd definitely use the digital detox for driving.
Lucid makes a genuine effort to make the driving experience pleasant and intuitive. While many controls are reached through the intuitive screen interface, anybody can get in and drive. On my Air GT the seats can be adjusted in countless ways by screen, but someone just getting in the car for the first time will find basic analog seat switches in the normal place and working in the normal way. The same is true for all the normal driving controls, but steering wheel and mirrors are screen-only, but easy to adjust without menu-surfing.
This is one of the best if not the best looking electric SUV I've seen so far
too bad , it wont be PRODUCED.
@@markplott4820 Tesla fanboy spotted. How do Elon's Nuts taste. You go on every Lucid video talking shlt. You literally have no life. Go touch grass
@@markplott4820That’s what they said about Lucid Air 🥴
@@Spermilk - selling 6000 cars is NOTHING.
Tesla sold over 100k model S/X.
I like the design but at some angles it looks like a minivan. It helps when someone stands next to it to show how low to the ground it really is and a two tone color scheme will really make the "SUV" aspects pop.
This is the next level design for a family car. Simple and sweet.
LUCID is insolvent.
Gotta love simple design, this looks stunning!
I saw this in person. What a beautiful design and a ton of practicality. They have really crafted a beautiful vehicle. I hope that this is the design language they're going to move forward with.
The tray tables in the back of the front seats are GENIUS. How many kids do homework on their laptops now on the way to and from school?
Most do it on the way to school
That is sarcasm genius. I did my homework at home.
Yep, had those in my Renault Espace in 1986. So not exactly new
Finally a brand that has nailed usability. Everything looks like it’s where I’d expect it to be. The VW group have been good at that for years but they went backwards in the last couple of years. This looks like everything is properly thought out. Well done! 👏🏽
This was a great interview and I really like Derek's responses. His design thinking and approach is very straightforward, practical and realistic and I couldn't point to a single response or design choice and be like huh, why did they do it this way. Everything was well explained and it all made practical sense to me. The obvious example of this was the physical controls vs. digital controls question and how they chose which got what. It's a shame Lucid is currently marketed towards the luxury segment buyer but it's not hard to understand why it's much easier for a smaller almost boutique brand like Lucid that isn't making hundreds of thousands of cars a year and their manufacturing costs haven't been so refined to target a higher cost to be able to make a profit.
Such an intelligently designed car, inside and out. Would almost certainly be my first choice were it closer to my price point.
the gravity is pretty neat, they have one at the scottsdale mall location and it is more impressive to me than the air
LUCID has no sales.
@@markplott4820 i have a few friends that own some Airs. They like em more than the comparable mercedes/bmw/teslas
@@markplott4820 get a better job, one that you could be proud of yourself for
@@markplott4820a jack asss stop hating lol
Agreed. Lucid definitely was sexy at Scottsdale. Went there after work. Cool. I hope I can afford one day. Lol
It is beautiful actually
Sure very beautiful inside and out, but none of their models is realy in mass production
@@EnriqueThiele Uh... the Lucid Air is? plenty of people have one of these now, so they are clearly being produced. stop spreading misinformation.
@@EnriqueThielelol what are you talking about? They are already shipping the Dubai and Europe, here in America they have a lot of them on the road I see them every day .
I love that you ran through the list of competitors because the Gravity is easily the most beautiful of them all. All the competitors look instantly dated next to this
Beautiful oioutside and out, no doubt at all. They are too expensive and they are not selling in enought volumes.
@@EnriqueThielelol how much is Tesla paying you? Because everything you’re saying is miss information. Right now they are more affordable than ever. Probably you can’t afford one and that’s why you’re upset but they are affordable they are starting around 60k depending on the trim level.
My first car was a SAAB 9-3. Lovely car with ”Night Mode” on every night!
I think both Air and Gravity are like the Maybachs of EV’s.
Lucid makes a better Mercedes than Mercedes does 😂 I'm super impressed by lucid tbh. If Lexus hit the scene as a "Japanese Mercedes", then this is definitely the American incarnation. And I think it is a very, very appealing alternative. I hope the market agrees 👍
@@howarddavies136 Totally agree! But I wrote Maybach, not Mercedes😂
@zimbalist 😂 I was taking liberties with the modern interpretation of Maybach. Mercedes missed a trick with Maybach. I think they should have been imperious tanks, like a Phantom. Instead, they've been vajazzled Mercs. Not cool.
Count how many people buy them.
@@EnriqueThielemillions have already. One thing that Tesla has over lucid is that it’s been selling for a longer time . But with time Lucid will surpass Tesla and sht on Tesla.
Would choose this over a Tesla any day of the week
Why? Is it just the styling?
@@aussie2uGA Outside overall styling, no stupid gullwing doors, well made and stylish interior, physical buttons for important adjustments, turning light stalk, manual air vents. In general this is a car first and an appliance second, the Telsa's are the opposite.
@@Timoastradon’t forget it has better range, massage seats better music sound better softwares and service . As a detailer I’ve worked on both vehicles and I do say Lucid has a better vehicle across the board.
We need a Model 3 competitor from Lucid.
Exactly! I absolutely agree with you!
They don’t have that kind of cash to spend. Lucid needs to stay with the extreme profit vehicles right now.
Disagree, Lucid present themselves as a luxury EV company, a model 3 competitor could tank their image or value
@@rador3573 It doesn't have to be boring. The vehicle could still be luxurious but something that slots under the Air.
Next car after gravity is a midsize, then a model 3 competitor. It won’t be the same price, because it’s still a luxury brand, but it won’t be near today’s prices either, much like happened with the S and X followed by the 3 and Y.
This is what I call "My dream vehicle".
Beautiful lines, simple and gorgeous design
I really like the "turn stuff off"-function and having physical buttons for things that will be used during driving. And stalks, thank you! And yokes should stay in Nightrider...
I too love to see unique and innovative vehicles enter the market. They are what ultimately push car technology forward.
I think it’s really cool that a company let Jeff Ross design a car!
Lucid GRAVITY is made for Illinois NAZIS.
Best SUV I've seen till now 👍🏻
I like the fact that the screens can all be switched off. Is it really necessary to have the sat-nav constantly in view, let alone all the other glaring features? For navigation, direction signals should suffice for most occasions.
What a beautiful car !
Cool! This is the showroom at my workplace (Lucid HQ). Never thought Top Gear would make their way there. I actually worked on that Gravity they're featuring. Part of team that builds the raw metal chassis and structure, but never get to ride or drive the damn thing.
Awsome Design, as a fan and investor of lucid I am rooting for you all in the Lucid group.
That Digital Detox to me as a super feature, thanks Lucid.
Driving this car makes you look classy! I will trade in my model Y for this beautiful elegant car! Can’t wait to get this!❤️
I'd deeeefinitely rather have this than any Tesla. It looks infinitely better and is much more aligned with the design I appreciate. I think it looks brilliant.
Finally, something too beautiful enough to get the whole family of them. Having the sedan next tot he SUV in front of your house would be mad
Love this Gravity vehicle. Lucid has a winner here. Congratulations on coming forth with a hugely well thought out electric suv.
I'm not normally a SUV kind of guy, but this looks rather good
Lol it’s not a SUV dude.
@@TheMazi56 What is it then? Lucid them selves calls it an SUV.
@@MarkusAJAnd do you listen to everything everyone tells you? Feel free to make your own opinion but consumers are dumb. Manufacturers will call anything an “SUV” these days and consumers buy it. “Oh I need an SUV”. The gravity is nothing more than a minivan with normal doors. People need to start thinking for themselves nowadays. Take the Porsche cayenne gt coupe. Lmao they call that a SUV, yeah right. A sedan body just lifted up doesn’t make it an SUV.
@@TheMazi56 define a SUV then for us illiterate and uninformed .
@@aks20002 It’s not that hard to figure out. Toyota 4Runner, Rivian R1S, Ford Expedition, Chevy Tahoe..etc.
Probably the best EV. I like the MPV look and being a big fan of pracicality and driver friendliness of the car.
Besides the right side indicator coming on when you turned left, looks good.
Digital detox is a brilliant feature as i love tech and screens but it can get really annoying at night because of the glare
Interesting thing about Lucid now is that it's one of the car companies that's working with Middle Eastern investment to diversify off oil - Lucid's now majority owned by the Saudi's and it'll be one of the first car manufacturers to have a car manufacturing plant based in Saudi Arabia. Derek is ex head of Mazda North America and they managed to poach quite a few ex GM and ex Tesla executives so they have the knowhow and definitely the money.
Very good point, the combination of the Saudi investment into lucid and the release of Gravity will pay dividends for Lucid, definitely saved the company in my opinion.
this car looks so clean without looking boring, very hard to achieve this balance
I love Derrick Jenkins. He is the real deal, such a professional.
Absolutely stunning, even better looking than the Lucid Air
Lets go Lucid !!! The car is awesome , lets goo 💎💎💎💎💎
Lucid is making the most interesting EVs out there today
Thank you Lucid for bucking the trend of digitizing everything and converting it to touch. Your customers will thank you for it.
Glad you picked up the fact Peugeot have been using a smaller steering wheel for a while now. As a 2008 owner, it quickly becomes very natural, and a traditional steering wheel feels odd. It does look great, but I imagine it'll cost north of £100,000 and will sell in relatively small numbers.
I love the look, the amount of room you get and how you can easily fold the seats completely flat! We would loved to own one if it was available as it fits our family better than our Model X. This will be a good competitor to the Model X, good luck.
Derek mentioning that you could bring a Bluetooth speaker out when using the frunk seating makes me think they should have just added optional speakers up there.
Added cost, weight, and complexity for rare use?
@@ultimatist 'Optional'
Two coax speakers probably weigh as much as the pillows and it's fixtures.
Not keen on SUVs but this one I like a lot. Good job Lucid 👍
@24:00 WOW, that statement Reminds me of #ChrisBangle . Great Statement
The Gravity is a Game changer!
How so?
How is it a game changer? Game changer would be something affordable, EV9 is more of a game changer in the EV world than this.
@@prevailz1 Mercedes-Benz EQS - Top Range - 352 miles
Price starts at $105,550 and goes up to $136,650 depending on the trim.
2024 BMW iX - Top range - 300 miles The price starts at $88,095 and goes up to $112,495 depending on the trim and options.
2024 Rivian R1S Top Range - 400 miles
The price starts at $76,700 and goes up to $87,600 depending on the trim
The accessories kit for the outdoor seat in the front trunk should come with a detachable visor for the open hood which shields your legs from rain and sun. How might you extend the use of the rear cargo cover as an awning?
Something that deploys like a folding hand fan from under the hood lip feels nifty too. Or, maybe just a notch to hold your umbrella
Handsome meets high tech!! Lucid rocks!!
Wow. Such a incredible looking car 😍😍
Next generation electric car 💪👍
Lucid will not last more than a year from now.
@@EnriqueThielethey have the Saudis backing the,. They ain’t going nowhere.
@@EnriqueThiele ...because they will last for decades!
It looks beautiful.
Love it; so well thought through.
Many sensible design choices made here. Wish them success.
When he talks about other companies making SUVs with sharp angles and transformer type designs we know he is talking about the upcoming Electric Escalade and you know what, is true!
Nice so far, but not a word on repeatability. Do you have to replace the whole front body if you have a scratch on the right wing?
This is a compelling vehicle! Love being able to turn off the screens. 😊
We'll, I've apparently reached the age where the interior and their relatively subtle approach to tech integration is what has sold me, rather than styling and performance. Well done Lucid on letting function take the wheel and making trendiness get out and walk.
A well executed and elegant vehicle. 👍🏻
Lucid’s design language works much better in SUV form. It looks great! But also a bit like a Lincoln suv
The sedans ive seen in person were very good looking.
I was not aware of that dark mode setting in Saab cars; we need to bring that back.
Really well thought out car
4:26 I like how Michael Bay's Transformers is now used to describe anything thats over-designed/complicated
The best analysis I've seen of Lucid's strategy when designing their vehicles described it as basically "Let's package everything as efficiently as possible to provide the greatest amount of cabin and storage space, design the exterior to be as aerodynamic as possible, then make it look both distinctive and timeless with the wiggle room we have left. We are open to legitimately re-engineering any and every aspect of the vehicle that gets in the way of those goals." And that's why the headlights are unique to Lucid, why they re-engineered their heat pumps to make them more compact, why they re-engineered the drive units to make them more compact, and why they also spent so much effort designing their battery configurations and placement. They wanted a usable interior, an aerodynamic undercarriage design, and as much storage space as possible, so everything got designed and re-designed to make everything fit. Thus the Air, their first ever car, has the size of a Mercedes E-class, but the interior space of an S-class, and the storage capacity of an SUV. It's legitimately a marvel of engineering and packaging, plus the design does grow on you quite quickly. I didn't like the aesthetics at first, but now I'm rather fond of it. Looks vaguely retro-futuristic. Plus the interiors look great, at least as nice as they should for the price.
I will go ahead and put this out there: I think Lucid has some of the best interior usability designs out there. The smaller steering wheel is still an eminently usable size and actually helps to mitigate the feeling of the power steering being over-boosted and excessively numb since it lowers the length of the lever you have to work with. The two glass d-pad touch inputs on the steering wheel, in conjunction with additional buttons is really about as good as you can hope for in a 'modern' interior aesthetic and provide adequate discrete input options on the steering wheel, particularly compared to Tesla. The screens, particularly the lower screen, are placed quite sensibly for user input and you still get enough physical controls to not be entirely reliant on the screen for every single thing. In short, all of the touch-points, the places where you interact with the car, are thoughtfully designed and follow trends only where it is useful rather than just trying to be cool. I really like their classy interior design choices.
Do the bonesaws come standard, or are they optional?
awesome video. I start to like LUCID more and more. I just drove an Air and it really feels like a real luxury car. Just the trunk is so awesome small. I hope to see this car on the road (on the other side of the pond :) ).
I thought the rear tail lights had to also be on sides and the rear door so they can be seen when the rear door is up?
In love! want that car!!!
Absolutely stunning!
Great Video
It's a great question.
It's beautiful ❤
A rather pleasant interlude. Impressed to see the advanced technology and design by the Europeans mentioned here, Peugeot, SAAB and Audi. Whatever happened to Lucid building (as opposed to assembling) vehicles overseas?
I'm in love with the Lucid Air. It's a gorgeous sedan. With the Gravity, which Lucid should have released before the Air, I find the Model X more interesting and distinctive without being outlandish like the Cybertruck. This resembles a Toyota Sienna. A vehicle where I have visceral disdain. It could be a Toyota, a Hyundai or an Audi. This is the vehicle that I've been waiting for Lucid to produce. But I don't feel drawn to it, and don't imagine this will turn many heads or seduce many people.
I hope they succeed since the gravity will have the most range of any ev suv
The aero wheels for sure!
love this car
His a really clever guy who knows how to talk when selling ,
Hi, and what about if want to charge on a regular( normal plug) it ia possible??
Goood reviewer, good review.
Will they sell more than 100 the first year? Will they be in business a year from now?
This car is amazing
루시드 그래비티 사고싶다 ❤🎉
Is the company even going to be around in the future? Stock price has gone from $55 down to $3.50.
I always said that Lucid's looks is reminiscent of SAAB.
Inspired by aircraft
Lucid is on an entirely different level in the EV game
Crazy how big that LED panel is right in front of the steering wheel.
Poor guy hiding behind the pillar
👀👀
I get grandparent vibes from Lucid’s cars. Luxury, comfortable but lacking a sexy, sporty feel.
Can it drive 250-300mi at 80mph in any weather on a single charge?
Awesome SUV
From the side thought that was Jeff Ross. :D
Seems cool, not sure of the actual real-world range at high speed and with the cold though. As much as the tried to focus on aero, it’s still a massive car
It's not a bad car on the outside. Its future will be determined by costs and mass production.
Who needs a Model X competitor? The X sells only in minuscule numbers.