The Lucid Air Is a Tesla-Rivaling Luxury Performance Sedan
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Lucid Air review! The Lucid Air is a fully electric Tesla rivaling sedan -- and it's an impressive one. Today I'm reviewing a Lucid Air and I'll show you all the quirks and features of this new electric car. I'm also going to show you all the quirks and features of the Lucid Air, and I'll drive the Lucid Air and I'll review the Lucid Air driving experience.
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I can't imagine a greater pain than using a touch screen to turn your windshield wipers on. Digitalizing everything in the cars is going too far.
Tesla owner, first canadian winter with it right now. I want to SCREAM. Give me a fing wiper stalk,
My worry is what effect this stuff will have on the longevity of cars (especially from smaller/new/untested brands). In 15 years the battery and motors will probably be easy enough to replace but the screens and electronics may make replacement parts acquisition and installation a hell, or in some cases impossible.
I have no idea how some of it passes regulatory approval. Requiring use of a screen for essential car functions should count as distracted driving as you can't find them by feel and are required to take your eyes off the road. This stuff should be illegal IMO
I have a 2005 S Class Merc and it has automatic windshield wiper. Just turn it on when you start the engine and you're done. Still it's a manual switch so easy to use anyway...
Model Y is literally a death trap since you CANNOT open the rear doors manually meaning, if the power goes out due to an accident, little Johnny and Janie are going to burn to death since it requires a specialized tool AND at least 30 minutes to open each door.
How this is even remotely legal in America is beyond me.
Doug's the kind of guy if you smashed a pie in his face he would announce the flavor
Bahahaha where going all the way
Thissss... is a blueberry pie!
"THIS!... is Black Cherry Blast! ...and it's delicious!"
THIS... is a Lemon Meringue.. and it could use more Splenda.
Neutral drop the pie
I can’t remember the last time I’ve been this impressed with any car. The amount of thought and detail they’ve put into the design of this car is so impressive.
You must be really impressed by all the buttons.
The thoughts and details put in the car come with the huge cost. I'd rather buy something real and practical. I am deeply sure vehicles must be practical first, and not pieces of artwork.
@@artanglin2763 "The thoughts and details put in the car come with the huge cost." Yes, you just described "luxury car" which is very much what this is. Taycan and EQS aren't cheap either.
@@LaunchpadGP right.
Except that it’s Chinese. And that should make it a pass for everyone after The Wuhan.
I saw one in person today and was impressed how wide and long it looked. I’d say it is way cooler in person than on the internet.
Car is sooooooooooooooo long
Doug videos are the perfect lunch break companion.
And toilet 👍
And bed companion
Must be an east coaster. 🍻
@@chasemanley848 true. Dat
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Physical buttons isn’t a “throw back”, it’s best practice. It’s still the fastest and safest way to do common tasks.
There needs to be a regulation that mandates certain physical buttons that are commonly used or at least make them top level icons on the screen with no need for going into a submenu. My wife's Legacy drives me nuts that even though certain icons, like the heated seats, are right on the screen but touching it still makes you go into another screen. At least it has buttons for adjusting the temperature.
Actually the safest way is to use voice activation. It's the only way that keeps your eyes on the road. Plus extremely easy to use and almost as quick as pressing a button. Not like anything your pressing needs to be pressed immediately.
😂😂😂
@@notlNSIGHT I could say the same of my touchscreen. Not once have i pressed something and it fucked up. But hey maybe they could put one of those children toys in there with the giant buttons, that way youll never have to worry about pressing the wrong one
@@notlNSIGHT Yep. I cant get any voice activated device to execute a command properly more than 50% of the time. My wife has a southern accent, and it’s freaking hilarious watching her try speech to text, or voice commands.
This is clearly the most advanced car ever produced. It’s the ultimate dream car. The amount of range you get for all the interior space and storage space available is astonishing. How did they do it?! I’ve never been this impressed with a car. Can’t wait to get one!
Doug does an amazing job reviewing cars. His reviews are extremely detailed and thorough in explaining everything.
Kudos to Lucid for having physical buttons, a smooth screen gives you no feedback which makes you take your eyes off the road to make sure you are pressing the right button
Then you're almost forced to keep looking at it while you do the adjustments too.
Screens are all well and good but when its raining sideways on the highway at night I don't want to have to take my eyes off the road to turn on the demisters or perform any other action, give me a button that I can find without having to look so I can do a better job of driving
you are not going to buy anyway.
@@maxmaxie1328 Probably not but these trends will spread to cars that we might one day purchase
@@DjDolHaus86 car with physical buttons already exist .
Do not tell me this car wasn’t made for Doug… Easter eggs, manual vents, buttons for AC. Well played Lucid, who ever you are.
😂😂👍
And the hidden storage in the trunk, perfect for Doug when he hides the bodies before burying them.
I find it a bit funny that you say "whoever you are" when lucid is already worth more than ford 🤣
@@lucasbraga4517 no. Just shut up
@@lucasbraga4517 Only 1/4 people actually look at stocks and invest. Most just let it sit in 401k. anyways, LFG!!! LCID TO THE MOOON!!!
Actually Doug, I prefer switches/buttons because of the tactility. Having to look down or over when driving can be dangerous. In my cars I don’t have to take my eyes off of the road to turn on the AC etc. I’m strongly considering this whip though. Thanks for reviews!
Lucid is the quiet kid in the school who watches and learns from everyone's mistakes and delivers the best.
It would be hard for LUCID if came in 2015 but in 2022 it's overall a good car.
11:50. I don’t think Lucid is doing this to “transition” people to touch screens. It is correct to keep fan speed, temperature, and volume as touch buttons as they are the most adjusted things in a car.
My thoughts exactly. Every single person who gets into this car whether theyre used to old school or not will appreciate this.
agreed. that, on seat controls, and windshield wipers should still have a manual option forever until we don't need drivers anymore.
Controls you don't have to look at to adjust are basic car design necessities. I always have this feeling that cars hiding essential controls in a menu or whatever are just going to cause crashes when your average person is looking at their climate screen instead of the road ahead.
agree. i still can't believe the wiper control is digital
@@Reddsoldier to make sure you don't crash while fiddling with their silly screen based UI, they're happy to sell you thousands of $$ extra 'driver aid packages'.
My honest opinion is that buttons are way superior over screens, yea packing away features that are rarely used to clean up the interior is nice, but the climate controls, seat controls, mirror controls, reading lights and similar stuff you quickly wanna flick on, or adjust when reversing, switching driver, and cooling down/heating up as you feel cold or hot
Edit: Wow, it definitely doesn’t seem like I’m alone in my disgust of replacing traditional well made and really useful buttons with a cheapish feeling screen, I wish traditional manufacturers like Mercedes would stick with their beautiful well designed button filled interiors to stand out in the future
my main problem is the tactile feedback. In colder climate it is very useful to be able to turn on some climate controls with gloves on without looking at it; On a screen it's almost impossible. The obvious solution is to use voice commands but those are finnicky, usually only support english, and I have to interrupt whatever conversation I was having with my occupants.
maybe in a decade they'll find a good balance
Agree completely.
@@Shiinamusiclyricssubs exactly. I don’t see the constant need for car manufacturers to keep implementing simple things that use to just work into safety hazard items that are clearly going to cause frequent accidents.
I suppose it's not necessary to change the mirrors often, don't modern cars like these have 'driver profiles', where it remembers all of your settings, and adjusts accordingly? Especially at this price point, they should
This thing is soo much nicer than the bland Tesla look, especially inside. Its stunning with great use of different colours and materials. I'd love to own one of these in this colour combo.
yea but they start at $100k wher you can get a tesla for 45k. Better hurry this car wont last 10 years at the prices they want to charge. and then on top of that no charging network. good luck charging at those crappy mall chargers for ever if your not home lol
Teslas have always been ugly to me in general, but I suppose they aren't trying to be stylish anyway.
@@nicholaswilkerson501 tesla is economy with a hint of premium while lucid is going for luxury. Totally different markets. Your trying to compare a rolls royce to a bmw 5 series.
nothing but distractions with all those screens. wouldnt be surprised if drivers swerved on the wrong side of the highway playing with this nonsense. this isnt luxury. its tech toys. also the dashboard trim is anything but luxurious. looks like cheap linen fabric.
@@ninja_tony Nothing touches the EQS and i3 in ugly EV design.
Electric cars are the future,Keep up the good work. Most times it amaze me greatly the way I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over 63k per month, utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years to doubt that opportunities are bound in the financial markets, The only thing is to know where to focus.
I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or crypto and stocks.
@Alicia pedro my money stays right in my trading account, my account just mirrors his trades in real-time.that's the idea behind copy trading.
@Peter Moore I'm very glad I stumbled on this today, This is a useful information. How do I reach him.?
@@macherie9554 .........
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Having only screens is a massive distraction.
Bravo to Lucid for putting safety above bravado.
Nice dig at elonmobiles
@@PyungKangCho Elonmobiles?? Eh, that kinda doesn't really roll of the tongue as well as Muskmobiles, methinks.
lol, I couldn't resist taking a dig at him & Tesla - don't get me wrong, Tesla as a company has helped bring EVs to the masses, which I think is a good thing. However, I don't particularly like the guy or his company practices (in general). Also, imo, Tesla's cars are too minimalistic, even the seats are minimalistic to the point of being uncomfortable...
In my opinion, still not enough actual buttons, things like Climate controls, seat control, steering wheel control, mirror controls all need to be actual buttons.
The number one reason I wont buy a Tesla
Not at all, just you must be old asf
Doug (today): THIS is a Lucid Air.
Doug (tonight): THIS is a *lucid* dream.
lol
*wet
LOL!!!!
I think it's quite a gorgeous design. It's also such a treat to see a simple, elegant sedan in an era of lumbering, ungainly SUVs. I hope they do very well.
Hey Doug, I enjoy your videos and love that you put metric conversions for torque, weight and distances, but I'd love it if you'd go one further and add a bracketed conversion from horsepower to kilowatts. Cheers for all you do mate!
I would have never thought that, one day, I'd be seeing Doug wearing Ultra Boosts
He’s moving up. Next is one t shirt.
Same
Ultra Boosts are the new dad shoes
I have no clue what an Ultra Boost is.
He’s had them for a while now
One of the best designed and thought out vehicles I’ve seen in a long while. The industry needed this car! Happy to see it in production after all these years. Congrats to Lucid!
I wonder how insurance companies will be about the giant glass. If a rock chips it and it needs replaced....$$$$
@@chriseagle7231 not many insurance companies replace glass in any case.
It looks like a '90s Buick.
What? Boring car
@@Silversurfer604 You know, I was thinking the same thing. But I'm sure many will disagree. I drive a model S, and I don't see anything in this Lucid that will make me choose it over the Model S.
I really enjoy Doug’s reviews. He’s very enthusiastic and he’s very thorough.
Absolutely loved this thorough review and tour of the Lucid Air as I have put my reservation in for one this year! Now I am going to confirm it! Thank you, Doug!
It looks worth it, I stopped by on wilshire and it looks promising.
So you’re going to buy a Chinese car. Why?
@@tomdurkins holy christ people need to get over the chinese thing. Did the orange man make you scared of all things china?
@@tomdurkins everything is chinese, your point?
@@aonodensetsu Tesla Ford Lincoln Chevy GMC Cadillac aren’t Chinese owned.
I'm very impressed by the effort Lucid put into the practical design of their car - you can see it in the way they don't follow the buttonless trend mindlessly, but rather keep a few where it makes sense, and organize the battery pack for the extra foot room.
Many large companies could learn a thing or two from them it seems.
Yeah I agree, the interior is very intuitive. More function over form
THAT I agree upon. The problem with the Tesla Model 3 and Y is that the instrument panel design is just *TOO* different than those on a conventional ICE car and that can confuse new drivers for a while.
@@Sacto1654 when I did switch from a regular ice to a Model Y it didn’t really bother me to get used to it but I understand how it could confuse others.
It is great to have controls that the driver can operate manually without looking away from the road. Turn signals, horn, and wipers are all things a driver may need in an urgent way when things get exciting.
Tactile Buttons are much safer for the driver compared to screen and touch buttons
The build quality and overall fit and finish seems astonishing for a company's first go around, amazing
This is one of the companies first vehicles. They made it absolutely perfect. I’d like the see the 5,000th one in 5 years.
Imagine this once volume really gets going. Their R&D is going to explode.
They are going to kill Tesla, they still have terrible fit and finish and the Lucid looks so much better inside. I can't see how Tesla can maintain market share in the US with so much competition arriving with better quality cars.
After watching this video is Tesla really a luxury ev.
@@seanmaguire9950 Tesla and Lucid motors are not really competitors as they are trying to grab different markets; for one, Tesla is targeting young buyers who are after the latest technology no matter how good/bad the tech is and no matter the build quality while Lucid Motors are targeting the luxury market that demands luxury and build quality over all else with technology on #2 of the most important features...
Moreso, Tesla and Rivian are competitors if/when the Tesla Cybertruck releases to the general market...
honestly I really like that they still have some physical buttons and the volume wheel, its so much more satisfying to use something physical.
I love all the buttons and screens! The left small vehicle control screen is awesome!
Honestly I LOVE that Lucid are using buttons still. I really think it is a terrible idea to use touch screen for everything because screens require too much attention. I can feel where button are and change the settings to what I want without taking my eyes off the road, I cannot do that for touchscreens. Touchscreens have their place but they shouldn't replace all buttons.
I like just pushing the thumb wheel on the steering wheel and using voice commands to do everything. Better that messing with screens or buttons.
Couldn’t agree more. Basic climate controls, windows, drive modes… all should have some kind of physical button or knob.
Concur. Touchscreens are best for "fire and forget" type of settings, or for entering nav input that will probably require a lot of your attention anyway. But wait -- _why is this feature controversial_ (as Doug mentions at 11:28)? Is there actually a contingent of people out there saying, "Nah, I don't want to change radio stations without having to make a blind reach onto a completely featureless panel while cruising at 70 miles an hour."
Do you own a tesla or it’s how you feel by seeing it on the internet? I ask that because I have a tesla and it’s the best interior in my opinion. After driving a tesla I really hate cars with buttons and a busy interior.
@@EdgeloopAcademy I do not own a Tesla but I have driven one quite a few times with rental services whenever I need to travel for work. I do not like buttonless cars, its stupid and honestly dangerous. It is only good for set once and forget features but for things that may need to be adjusted several times, like radio and climate control, it should have physical buttons for those. Also I never mentioned Tesla and nowadays the whole buttonless thing is far from a Tesla only feature. I have almost gotten into two car accidents with my current vehicle because I wanted to change a setting that should have had a physical button but had to look at a stupid screen to change and then someone cut me off with out using a turning signal and I had to swerve away and almost hit another car. If there was a button I wouldnt have to divert my sight and just feel for it the button. Don't be a Tesla shill.
This car is extremely impressive, particularly on the inside. I have seen this car in person and it’s amazing for a company that has never made a car, honestly.
It's because they have made a car before. Their core team came from Tesla with Rawlinson (Lucid's CEO). He was the lead engineer for the Model S development & before that, was principal engineer for Jaguar & Lotus.
Not sure it's my thing (I drive a Taycan Turbo) but this car is hugely impressive for any gen 1 product.
@@canyonaro I’m just glad at how elegant it is. Teslas design is too clinical
@@canyonaro yeah i knew about this company for about a year and it's cool Doug is receiving one to review it.
Lucid Air (Atieva) was in development for almost a decade before being introduced as the Lucid Air.
Tesla copycat 🙄
As usual a VERY entertaining review with such a positive feel to it. Whenever i feel "blue" or tired i put on a Doug show. AND i don't even have a car NOR a licence. That's some quirk isn't it! :)
Saw one today going up Price Road in Chandler, Arizona (which is why I researched this video), and I gotta say, it really caught my eye.
Physical Buttons for common functions are better than screens, though. It's just better UX to have consistent controls that don't move and have a specific purpose and to have physical controls ergonomically tailored to their function. I hope they never get rid of them.
Especially if you have wet or cold hands
Agreed. The problem is once one company goes buttonless, the competition will soon follow because customers are going to expect that going forward. I feel like us button people are a minority when it comes to the demographic of these cars.
The issue is going buttonless reduces cost and promote margin. Thus when manufacturers go buttonless they can hardy turn back
I really appreciate them putting buttons in the interior. I'm not feeling this new wave of EV vehicles getting rid of buttons entirely, it's not necessary
the thing is, cars are a tactile environment. that will not change for a long long while simply because driving REQUIRES your eyes on the road as much as humanly possible. How many accidents involving death were due to a driver taking their eyes off the road for even a second or two? I think my biggest pet peeve of all time is doing away with tactile buttons, dials, and switches, things u can find by feel and memory, ti touch screens, a smooth surface which u have little idea of whether or not u made an adjustment, though some now include vibration, its still not good enough. (vibrations can happen anywhere, how do u know how much u have adjusted something or whether or not u just switch stations?)
I don't know why people think HUGE touch screens are necessary (I'm looking at you Tesla) or why we need to take our eyes off the road (like this Lucid) to make (some) adjustments, though I happily tip my hat to lucid for including more buttons and switches, still, does the screen need to be at your knees???
touchscreens are just cost-saving meassures for the manufactors. every button you add is atleast a dollar extra + the operator needs to install it + extra wires going to the button. And then we have the buyer who thinks it sounds technical advanced with touchscreens and happily even pay extra for it even tough its cheaper to produce. (producing 1 million cars, with atleast 20 buttons saved is 20 million they "saved")
@@AndrewTSq Touchscreens also have a high cool factor, but regardless, nothing should be mass implemented without safety first. I'm not saying do away with touchscreens, I'm saying at least a minimum of regard to what's safe.
Also dash buttons closely wired to the dash "brain" interface, not remotely as costly as u might believe, I would easily guess adding maybe a $100 or 2 to cost. Which on a 40k car is not something u an actually feel. Many cars manufs make buttons and such in house, so plastic button and dials might just pennies, depending on the quality of such (heavier more solid feeling buttons and switchs would be more costly, obviously.) Whittle that down to essentials, or multi function, u add very little to cost, again focus on safety.
@@wwlittlejOfficial I think touchscreens are nice :) but they should co-exist with real buttons for most basic things like heat, etc. I agree its a safetything. And if there are buttons i want clicky buttons, not touchsensitive stuff.
forget ev vehicles. they’re starting to replace buttons with screens for every car 💀
I like this one more than the Mercedes eqs 2022 from the physical buttons to the space and comfort and hidden gems the overall look is honestly what you think of when you hear the word "sedan" thanks for the in depth review on the lucid air👍🏾
Really nice thorough, in-depth review. While watching a few of your other reviews and the first part of this one, I've wondered "Geez...does this guy talk like this _all_ the time -- like Maxwell Smart from Get Smart?" But when you got in this car and were driving, it was like you were talking to us, not at us (at full blast) -- like you were talking with a friend while on a drive instead of delivering a CZcams performance.
I like the buttons a lot to be honest. Sometimes I'm cold so I want to increase temperature and fan speed but turn it down again in a few minutes, buttons are perfect for quick adjustments on the fly.
I don't know why modern cars have screens only, these 5 buttons do what most people want buttons for and they are nicely integrated into the design
For some functions buttons are just better. For me buttons for climate control and media control are important.
Yep. Seems like having those things done on a touchscreen would be dangerously distracting.
I 100% agree with you
Yep, buttons for climate are a must. For media you supposedly still have them on the steering wheel. As long as that is there, I don't care much about media buttons on the center console.
Why? It a lot cheaper to have a screen, buttons are complicated and expensive
I have literally never in my life heard of this brand or car. That considered, only 5 minutes in and it looks very very impressive for a first go! Edit: wow, they actually went to the expense of creating their own stalks. That really is something.
Lucid has quite a storied history as a startup, it's worth looking into.
I've seen advertisement videos this car popup yeeeears ago when it was just a concept, crazy to see it becoming reality
There are many other brands in China that beat pretty much any electric car in the West, check this out Human Horizons company czcams.com/video/aumWxZLUT28/video.html or BYD HAN which lucid copied czcams.com/video/z7xT1lIMVaI/video.html
@@CockatooDude what is car stalk ? Is this a new thing. Am curious
@@bartsprengelmeijer4825 same! And also with the Rivian truck as well! I thought forsure at least one of them would get cancelled or was "fake"
Some people may think luxury means screens and digital controls everywhere. I think true luxury is rooted in convenience, such as having a physical object you can manipulate without even looking.
Beautiful car! I’m German and a big Merc fan since I can remember. Also, I think the EQS is a superb EV.. this, however, would make thinking about getting an EQS or the Air. Im just impressed at how great of a car they engineered from basically nothing and I’m really really excited to see what they will do in the future. Best of luck!
The EQS is great but man they fked up the design, the s class looks way better
@@futmut1000 phew Id say that depends... I for one like the design of the EQS very much but Im well aware others really dont. I guess its 50/50. Have you checked it out in 2-tone painting? I feel that it really works on the EQS while most 2-tone-cars look just ... crappy.
Buttons aren’t there to make people more comfortable during the transition, they are there because the designers aren’t making disastrous, dangerous, and annoying usability decisions.
Even an iPhone, the king of user interfaces, has 3 buttons…
That’s good. Having everything on a damn screen is irritating
You make a great point. iPhone still has the mute ringer button all these years later.
More like king of limiting what you can do on the device you own.
@@cenciende9401 you never really own an iPhone. Apple fully controls every single one, even if you paid for it.
It is good product design. Usually during product testing, they will invite laymen to test the vehicle. With no instructions, they will ask them, do this or perform this function. And then they watch them to see how difficult it is and how long it takes them to figure something out. Leaving some controls easily accessible via buttons is important. Another thing to take into account is how easy is it to operate certain controls without taking your eyes off the road, this is where tactile buttons are far more superior to screen only implementations. Without that tactile feedback, you wont know if you have located the button or if your pressed it correctly.
I didn’t know the wheels had black plastic covers, until Doug showed. Lucid implemented them so well.
You serious? This car looks absolutely horrendous
u blind boi
@@prokeyavaimausa9412 that’s your opinion
@@prokeyavaimausa9412 tesla fanboy?
Yes, much better than Tesla did. I think competition will be good in the EV space.
The Panasonic walkmans (I know...)of the mid-90s had a similar approach to inline remote control - a single, compact button to control all features by different combinations of presses. I thought it was great then, and much better than the bulkier rivals with individual buttons for all functions.
Hey Doug, I’ll be reviewing a lucid soon. Thanks for helping me with the info abt this car bro.
I love how every time Doug sees a card key he’s like what a cool idea - as if he’s never seen it before
I’ve noticed he repeats/explains things he’s seen a lot, especially things like “the front trunk, frunk”
It could be along the lines that “every video is someone’s first video” belief. So he might do it for anyone who’s never watched a car video before
@@wlsntech That's definitely the case tho.
Ahah! This also happens with the handle to the trunk, which is integrated into a car brand emblem. He sees it quite often and still reacts to it like he has never seen it.
I love how it’s all about buttons now, and not actual performance.
So naturally when Doug reviews the tri-motor 1500 hp Lucid Air with the executive jet seating with the individual lounger chairs in the back he'll give it the top Dougscore of any car he's ever reviewed.
That is, until he reviews the Gemera.
I'm betting that one day an electric vehicle is going to get a Doug score of 77/78. 39 in weekend and 39 in daily.
@@N0Xa880iUL If Doug is smart, he'll never give a vehicle a perfect "Doug Score". There's nowhere to go from there.
@@maynarddrivesfast804 Ofcourse, you make a very good point. Instead, maybe all other previous vehicles will be lowered in comparison, which he already does as time goes by. And hence doesn't even review vehicles before 1980s.
But I would like electric vehicles (or any other vehicle) to hit that 80 mark one day. Just for the overall satisfaction that there exist cars that are much better than previous ones and do a much better all rounder job. After all physics has its limits and we have our limits so a vehicle can only be as much.
Personally, I would love to see what a 80 Doug score car would look like.
@@N0Xa880iUL that is not what 39+39 equals 💀💀
Damn, What a car! The only EV I would want to drive. Really. This looks the best one out there in the market. Thanks for the revieuw, Doug!
But is this their first car? Never heard if them
No doubt...rivals Tesla??? More like crushes it. This car actually has the fit, finish and quality look of a mid-range luxury sedan. The same price range in a tesla gets you the quality of a '70's Gremlin.
@@brianbenoit6883 for double the price I hope it does… and lets talk tech…
*Incredible styling? Lol, it looks like my grandmother's Oldsmobile!!*
@@Shanboss277 its only 40k more than the plaid
I saw one of these today! Extremely eye catching in person.
First the Rivian, now this, and it seems from the preview that we are getting a driveable Hummer EV next. Doug is really on the frontlines covering the biggest EVs of the year (and maybe of the decade) back to back.
The Fiat 500e has been the most sold EV in Europe for 6 months straight. And costs less than 1/5th of this car. That's an important car.
@@R4M_Tommy Don’t forget about the Wuling mini ev!
Don't forget the EQS and Rimac Nevera! They're coming as well!
@@Microfishingstory - How to forget about something we have never seen? CNBC writes: 'China’s Wuling HongGuang Mini EV - a tiny, two-door hatchback that seats only four people - outsold Tesla’s Model 3 in global sales for the month of January 2021' I don't live in china, but maybe it will be here someday. Joint venture with GM could get it some credibility, but it is very small for North America. Could be a good city car. Thanks for telling me about it, I'd never know.
@@R4M_Tommy - Looks like Fiat could be failing again in North America, but the 500e might help if it's not too late! Luckily sales of Rams, Challengers and Chargers keep the money coming in
I like how they kept the buttons like the volume wheel and climate controls, that is how it should be not everything on a screen making you click on multiple menus etc. doing that while driving is less safe than your usual button/knob
Its still dumb. How is a scroll knob better than the traditional left/right knob?
@@krane15 Probably styling purposes
Agree, a great user interface decision. Don't like the all screen controls. All screen is just cheaper to manufacturer and not necessary "futuristic"
When the car is driving itself, it really doesn't matter much either way.
@@brownro214 Buttons will never go away. BMW reduced the buttons in their cars to almost nothing - customers didn't like it - newer cars have buttons again. Tactile feedback is important for certain kinestic oriented people. Cars without buttons will be bought by visual learners. Without buttons from other type of learners. As a OEM you need to compromise.
Wow!! This All-electric sedan is amazing though and also I will be planned to afford one of these sedans like this someday. Overall, Nice job and review Doug.
Beautiful car, the styling and look of luxury beats the Tesla Plaid easily IMO, they hit a sweet spot with the great range per charge. The surround camera is beyond amazing. The cons are unknown reliability which is a huge issue, lesser performance than the plaid, all for a cost $40+k above the plaid, As an AZ resident where cracked windshields are the norm, I worry about replacement cost. Risky buy, but what a beauty
4:15 For me this car beats any Tesla. I really hate how Tesla basically removed the cockpit of it's cars and made it all about the center screen. Including the speedometer.
For me, this interior is how a futuristic/minimalistic electric car dashboard should look.
The model S and x still have the dash door screen wmthat displays the speed you know? Which this lucid air is most comparable to. You're getting confused with the model 3 and y that don't have the dashboard screen
You're thinking of the cheap Teslas, Model 3 and Y.
scratch tesla, it's far more better thought out than EQS
In defense of Tesla's newer model interior design, they're created to be more "self-driving" centric. Meaning that Tesla was banking on having their Autopilot software worked out by now, so it makes sense to have the controls/screen in the center so all occupants can see and use it.
having to use the touchscreen to open the trunk is just over the top, I was looking at a Model 3 and that was the deal breaker
The fact that this car has real buttons for the climate controls, has physical controls for the vents & has a tactile control for radio volume...
You know its dire straits when primitive controls are suddenly revolutionary again. Every other manufacturer should be taking notes from Lucid right now.
Finally. Tesla's form over function is a deal breaker for me unfortunately. For example you need to go through the screen to adjust the wiper speed. No system is perfect in this regard and always needs some adjustment.
I also had a 2020 Outback where the climate system is controlled through the screen. Worked pretty well, but you need to get your eyes off the road and all the way to the bottom of the screen by the shift lever, not the safest choice by Subaru...
My new dream car. Wow, great test. I just wish , U would have more cams inside when U drive. Take care.
Buttons > screens in many situations!! Yay for Lucid . Basic climate controls, volume, and the timer on my dryer!
So great to see them giving us buttons and stalks rather than all screens. I love my Tesla but they seriously need some competition to keep them thinking about the customer and not going too far down the minimalist design rabbit hole.
Tesla are not in a "minimalist design rabbit hole". They are in a "make your car as cheap as possible to increase margins rabbit hole". Somehow you got to pay for Musks failing, stupid ideas (like Boring), the whoopie cushions inside the cars... Sure, it might be dangerous to make something as tiny as turning on the wipers take several clicks on a display that is so low that the driver can´t focus on the road, but Elon needs to feed his gigantism so his hyped up customers buy these terribly designed (from a technical design view), terribly built, overpriced cars and call his cost cutting measures that clearly mean danger to the consumer as well as other people on the road "minimalist design".
That´s comparable to calling a prison cell "great affordable housing". You would never have people you actually like live inside a prison cell, but it´s fine if you can make people give you money for it.
@@nanolog522 So you are saying they have crazy profit margins, but where is the evidence to suggest this?
You can do some maths based on the profit in 2020. They made 1.6 billion in 2020 just off EV credits (selling them to other companies) which completely outweighed their 721 million they made in net income. If they didn't sell these credits, they would be losing a bunch of money, you know why? Because they lose money every time they make a car.
I don't understand where this misconception came from. They aren't overpriced, otherwise Tesla's quarterly updates would state they make profit on each car sale , they are going up because there's too much demand for how many supply issues they are dealing with, I mean, this is simple stuff is it not?
@@nanolog522 yeah, but can your car make fart noises? Yeah, didn't think so buddy.
@@ikanderson It can’t. And thinking about its inability of creating the sound of flatulences is heartbreaking every time it happens.
@@NormanGaming196 You make an obvious mistake. You believe that „improving margins“ means they are actually making money. Just for a second, think about how the numbers you quoted and that I assume are accurate would look if they had to spend a thousand dollars per car to actually create something usable and of good quality? Actually, them having bad margins now shows perfectly how much they rely on building shitty cars.
12:36 Knobs and buttons aren’t old school or old fashioned, they are just the ergonomically preferred option.
Knobs and buttons are good for blind drivers so they can feel around for them as opposed to a flat screen.
But seriously I prefer buttons and knobs because I don't have to take my eyes of the road to use them.
@@Cubemaster Blind drivers 🤣
Beautiful car with a lot of great technology. My only criticism, if I could even call it that, would be the touch screen “lag”. It’s not nearly as responsive as I thought it would be. Still seems like a great car, though.
I likes the engraving above the rear wheels. Nice touch!
This is the first EV Doug has reviewed that I could actually see myself driving. Great looking, well-designed, practical, and fast!
I couldn't agree more.
Same, only problem is there insane price tag. Even the lower-end models are going to be $100K.
@@JJs_playground in 5-10 years this car will be atleast half that
@@senoow4215 Trust 😎👌
@@andreisouzabento7506 ye imagine this car brand new for 50k 😤😤
The Lucid Air's range is such that I don't think any range anxiety will come from its range but rather on trips lack of charging infrastructure.
That is a huge milestone and very impressive.
Charging to get back up to that 500 miles is what would hurt now
I drove half way across the country in a Bolt with 250 miles and it was no problem. People don't realize how much the charging networks have grown. After like 100+ miles or so anyway, we usually stop and take a break and stretch.
@@megaroeny it's great that 250 Mi of range is enough for where you drive, however as someone who lives in Indiana and sometimes travels all the way across the country and more regularly travels several hundred miles at a time, I have found that it would be a significant inconvenience to use the chargers that were available. To figure out how much of an inconvenience it would be to use the chargers, every time we stopped I did a quick search for ev chargers. And they were never where we were stopping and often times we're not within many many miles of where we were stopping.
I might be willing to consider using a long-range EV with the current charging Network (I'm a big EV enthusiast so I'm willing to deal with some of the disadvantages) but my parents say they will switch to to an EV when they can charge around when they already wanted to stop, not stop around where there are chargers.
@@megaroeny it's how y'all try to compensate for a problem, and just say we gonna take a stretch, just say the bloody charging is a problem y'all try to defend things so much,in a gas car would you have taken a break, no just do the full trip, but with a EV you have no option but to stop, it would get better over time yes but people keep defending this stupidity
@@bolt5564 I think adjusting an attitude for where you rest isn't inconvenient. It's like wanting to keep going but having to go to the bathroom. With Tesla, there really is no problem.
I delivered a couple of loads of assembly machinery to their factory in Arizona when it was under construction, but I didn't even notice any of their cars in the employee lot, so I didn't know what to expect. Nice looking car.
Driving a truck cross-country, I tend to average 660-850 miles per day, depending on the speed limit (I stay out of California, because they hate my older truck there, which is fine with me).
So, 500+ miles out of a charge is pretty good, but still not what 'can' be safely driven in a day.
Don't know if I'd ever buy one, but it does look much better than a Tesla - but I'd invest in more interior color options, besides those of California cities, because they're limiting themselves.
Man this car is a beauty, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing it in person recently in Florida. I will own one 🙏🏾🙏🏾 I love every aspect of this car.
I remember hearing about this car. If you were in the 80's, this is exactly how the concept car would look like for electric cars
Brutal but fair
That’s exactly my first thought. I’m so glad I’m alive to see this.
It’s basically the Citroën Activa 1 Concept from 1988 come to life, bar the suicide doors and insane 4-wheel steering angle 😃
Especially for a startup this is very impressive. I think the Model S might lose quite a lot of buyers to the AIR. Still some uncertainties, dealerships, reliability, repairs, spare parts, warranty etc etc, but still. Massive compliment to the people at Lucid. Great looking performance sedan!
One advantage Lucid has over Tesla is no Elon Musk.
@@goyadressunofficial Elon is a feature not a bug
@@jhayes0128 no he's definitely a bug
@@vegetarianbacon718 to Gulliver?
definitely cant be worse than tesla in those areas XD
I saw this car in person the other day in the DMV area. Gorgeous!
That volume control is glorious.
I’m always well impressed by a new car from a brand new company that offers uniqueness and immaculate fit and finish. Congratulations, Lucid.
That's because every car was mostly hand build with professional builders. The real judge will be when they can scale in volume and being build by the everage Joe who's there for a pay check every two weeks.
@@hienlien You just diluted one of the most complex processes and somehow made it sound lazy. You should be a politician.
@@GrassTalk4202 exactly LOL
@@hienlien This.
Only in America. In Europe the market is too rigid and it's almost impossible to start a new car company. Well done Lucid. The car looks amazing.
WOW that looks beautiful. I don’t even like sedans but THAT is an Ironman prop.
But will this car keep you dry? Or, will you feel the pain?
This dude’s Doug Demuro’s biggest fan
CHOCOLATE RAINNNNN
Purple Rain
Are you more of an SUV guy?
Another great review Doug! Thank you!
I was never impressed by Tesla's styling. But the first time I saw a Lucid Air in the lane next to me (Los Angeles), I was all "WANT!"
It's way beyond my price range, but if I could afford it, I'd rather have one of these than, say, a McLaren or a Lamborghini.
yeah, i don't want speed stick, i want private ground jet
I want it. Yes, it's expensive, but holy hell this makes the Tesla seem ancient
exactly my thoughts, well said, man.
@@sidesauce thats awesome. I'm familiar with some of his work, and suddenly that makes a ton of sense. Don't get me wrong, the model s is still awesome, but I just found myself smiling through most of this video at the little clever features and additions that the tesla, and almost every other modern car, seems to lack.
His background at Lotus and Jaguar shine through here with the fit and finish. Also working alongside the head designer of the Audi A8 and the man responsible for the 4th generation MX5, Derek Jenkins, means this car could be an absolute winner over the tesla for build quality
This is the most comprehensive review of Lucid Air on youtube. Thanks Doug.
The Lucid Air is so gangster! I sat in one at a shopping mall in Scottsdale, AZ. It is a very impressive machine!
button are good.... if you spill liquid or damage screen or screen interface is damaged.... imagine you cant chnage setting till it is repaired. It gives nice hardware interaction to user.
Absolutely beautiful piece of engineering and design. Makes me think of an American Citroen, loaded with forward thinking features and excellent ergonomics. This is a high water mark for modern sedans, I really hope they gain traction and continue producing beautiful cars like this!
Here here.
I can see that!
I think your comment about an "American Citroen" is very accurate.
@@bobhallinan5490 Apart from Citroen being a brand that offers affordable cars at great value, mostly small to midsize, while this is a premium luxe hypercar. I'm also missing real bold design choices inside and out, that people love or hate, to make it a true classic Citroen-esque car. There are lots of quirky designed EV's launched these days. The front window does remind me of my Citroën C4 Spacetourer.
"Citroen" was also the first thing that came to my mind. Somehow the Air reminds me of a reincarnation of the DS or CX.
The fact that there are tactile buttons in this car automatically makes it better than every other EV that relegates everything to a touchscreen.
My model 3 is intuitive to use for me. Touchscreen makes it possible to update with software update and less prone to mechanical wear and tear
Indeed, plus the option to hide the center screen, like in some Rolls or Bentley. They really gave this some thought.
I completely agree...
Ok boomer
@@BRBallin1 buttons don't impede software updates, but a physical redundancy for certain features like volume and climate control are always appreciated.
Wow, love it, ticks pretty much every box. Hope it’s a car that comes to Australia
Just saw this on the road for the first time here in Palm Beach, FL. Good looking car, definitely caught my eye
I can’t even imagine how much that windshield would cost to replace
I thought the same thing when I saw that huge glass. Pretty, but absolutely impractical
It's only $5500 or so🤨ya I don't know but I'm sure super expensive and probably hard to get. I imagine the company would expect that ahead of time, but the way many of these companies are these days who knows🤷♂️ you might be waiting 4 months to get another one.
like the saying goes, if you have to ask how much, you can’t afford it.
@@xsu-is7vq That’s just ignorant lol
Indeed. It's not uncommong for windshields to be replaced b/c of a real bad chipping incident, never mind vandalism. I wouldn't be surprised if Lucid offers a clear bra solution. Heck, I'd clearbra the entire car given how much it costs and how nice it looks.
This one ticks all the boxes and I think Lucid have nailed it.
The exterior, interior looks, performance, ride, cabin space and trunk space are epic (you get two trunks), range... everything is bang on mark. That two tone paint or silver roof just puts it above the rest. This car looks like it was built with passion and quality instead of some plasticky thing pushed out of an assembly line like Tesla and Ford, GM, etc.
My only complaint is the cabin material could do with some nice wood trims.
Lets hope they don't mess it up in customer service and dealership network. They have done the hardest part, now just need to learn from Lexus customer care and they will take off big time.
Its so expensive too!!
But it looks like a '90s Buick. Very boring-looking!
@@ytsux9259 Exactly. It absolutely has Buick vibes.
Cabin has silvered Eucalyptus wood all the way across the dash.
I cant help but notice the amount of flex in the roof glass near the end of the video during the test ride. That puts me of on that alone not alone the safety of it and it is covering the whole front and top in one piece.
Dougs reviews: "And one of my favorite quirks and features are the tires. They go on the rims and provide grip on the pavement, Truly special."
This car is really impressive! It is extremely beneficial that they don't have to stick to a certain design language like the established brands need to.
Just a gorgeous car
I honestly can't stand how teslas look but this on the other hand is sexy
When you realise that new brands have the freedom to push car design to new frontiers. Unlike the legacy makers.
Just brilliant, I'd say.
Luxury peaked in 1969 and 1970. Quiet, comfortable and way more than capable of the 3 digits on the speedo. The luxury land barges of those years have not been equaled since then.
It was like sitting on a living room couch. 400+ miles, one day, no problem. 600? Still not a problem. But these 2020s try to make up for with all the electronics.
A/C or heat your choice automatic or manual. Yes nice traveling with 460 air was also quiet. Oh and buffeting. Actually was not a problem even with a econo car.
Made many cross country trips in those days. Much better than grabbing a seat in a flying bus. Also had room for all the old lady's luggage. Did not need massaging, the living room couch remember? But might need it after emptying the 3 body sized trunk. Speaking of trunk room. Room for a 9" .44 under the armrest of the '66 New Yorker.
But the nine inch would not fit inside the console. Had to use something with a shorter barrel.
400 miles = one tank of $0.35 cent premium gas. But it also was a 30 gallon tank that could be fed from either side. Oh and the Riviera I had. That got 22 MPG on the highway and had cruise control. Those buckets were like easy chairs. It was a pleasure after shifting 10 or 13 speed transmissions all day.
@@warrenpuckett4203 I loved the Rolls Royce my dad had: It was a 1984 Buick Regal, 5.0.
Well there are exceptions, the Hyundai ioniq 5 looks awesome as well, precisely because they didn't stick to their design language. Not sure what they are trying to do with their other suvs though, they really look disgusting.
220K CAD for that? Insane. Additionally, imagine getting a rock chip and the glass replacement. 💀
Ikr? the windshield looks cool until you have to replace it and pay several thousand €
To be fair, if you never change your glass before, then the chance is you wont need to do that here aswell..
it's self-repairing glass.
...and bitcoin comes out of the exhaust.
@@GriveGanz I had to change my windshield many times, due to rock chips mostly.
@@GriveGanz The most asinine statement ever. Everyone has to replace a car windshield at some point. I've replaced 4 in my 40+ years of driving.
Man I've been screaming about this car for over year now! Super dope that Doug doing ev cars and ev super car 🚗
I saw one of these driving home from work this morning and i had to google it. I knew it looked expensive but GOD DAMN this thing is nice
Every time I see windshields that big, I think about how much it's going to cost to replace it from the inevitable crack. My regular old Acura windshield was $1100 to replace this year, with glass + install + camera calibration.
Uh , insurance..?
There’s your problem right there; you bought a car with cameras. Time to hand in your keys and ride the bus 😂
The camera recalibration stuff is where they get you, for sure. Big problem with new cars, and a pain in the ass for techs because you have to draw all these lines around the car, it takes up space and time in the shop. So annoying.
Don't you guys have insurance for that in the US? In germany there is a thing called "Teilkasko" which covers glass damage, wildlife accidents etc. Costs me around 20€ extra on an Mercedes E500 and the best thing is that the rate is fixed so you won't go up in the premium after such a damage.
@@maaku6210 I had to pay my deductible.
0:00 Intro
2:25 Quirks & Features
31:55 The Drive
38:43 The Doug Score
Thanks a lot for this comment.
@@gabrielmoralesgonzalez6471 welcome.
I hope that _eventually_ , Doug will stop ignoring his viewers requests, and put them in himself. Until that happens, I try to find his videos ASAP, and post them.
@@I_am_Allan Let's hope he does, thank you for this tho
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31:13 Frunk tugs at headlight trim
DOUG! You need a world tour reviewing quirky cars from other markets!
Be the voice of quirk the world over, be the voice of reason!
New drinking game, every time he says quirk take a shot! Great reviews.
The best part of the Lucid Air is the engineering and development work that can’t be seen under the skin. The super efficient drivetrain and unique battery pack are two examples. Assembling BIW (Body In White) uses rivets and structural adhesives similar to the aircraft industry. The amazing part? The BIW only uses traditional welding in two spots! I believe this contributes to the overall solidity of the structure that was mentioned during the test drive
How do you know the car is efficient?
Very insightful comment, thank you.
@@Animaduniversum 500+ miles of range.
@@Animaduniversum relatively regular-sized battery pack but has increased range = efficient engine
So how much you getting paid?
This car's interior is really well thought out. It's not just trying to be futuristic, but practical as well. Everything from the usability of the screens to, addition of those buttons shows that they've put a lot of thought into this. Something even major car manufacturers sometimes forget. Really good job.
P.s: Addition of buttons aren't to help transition, it's because traditional buttons are easy to use. The designers themselves explained this in a video.
"informational awareness" not just information/electronic interference and garbage.
I own a Lucid Air Touring 2023. First let me say is in not my first electric car, nor is it my first luxury car. Having said that - THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE FINEST CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. The Air Touring starts at the same $$ as Telsa S. It gets 425+ - 525 miles depending on model you drive❤. Super beautiful. My previous care was an E-tron (Audi).
Absolutely love the outstanding tech and design! Lucid truly will be the future of electric luxury.
11:30 Or maybe tactile controls are ergonomically superior, especially when driving? Imagine a touchscreen steering wheel. Unless your car is 100% self-driving with perfectly stable suspension, or has perfect voice recognition controls, knobs and switches are the kings of ergonomic performance for one dimensional or modal adjustments.
oh god don't give elon any ideas
I just wanted to say the same. I wonder how did Doug miss that. Touch screens are horrible when driving.
Exactly. It's not to "ease in" buyers from conventional cars, it's because they care about good ergonomics and customer experience.
Fortunately some OEMs are starting to pedal back from their decision to go all in on touchscreen controls.
heh. Hehehe
Yeah... Touch..screen. wheels
ferrari in the back sweating
What? Do you not look at climate controls while adjusting them? All important functions should be on the steering column and wheel and climate is not one of them. If you are going to look at controls while setting them, might as well go with a screen and attract younger buyers who are already used to phones. And touchscreen steering wheels wouldn't matter since phone users already have muscle memory.
A wagon version of this would be perfection, but I guess I can settle for the Gravity SUV, which I'm certain will be fantastic.
I agree, a wagon variant will be great. In fact, I think it should've been a wagon instead of this 'almost wagon'.
Lucid did the interior cockpit right. Gauge cluster, buttons, knobs.. Way nicer than any Tesla offering imho.
I feel like the main reason why they kept things like the climate controls dedicated to buttons was because those things need to be changed very quickly without obstructing other things for very long. Especially given the lag of the screens (not surprising with three huge hi-res screens), flipping up the climate-control screen could be a difference of one or two seconds, which is a lot.