Lucid Air GT - Electric Done Right - Test Drive | Everyday Driver 

I saw the Air last year and one of the things I noticed was that it doesn’t suffer from that the horrendous panel gaps of the Tesla

I am now driving the Lucid Air Pure after owning both a Model S and the Y. It is a fantastic road car. I have never felt the need for a "coast" feature though I understand many might like this. I love the UX experience much more than in the Tesla as it definitely feels and looks better to me. I didn't like the direction the Tesla design philosophy was taking (EVERYTHING is on the screen) so was very pleasantly surprised when I discovered Lucid and their simple but intuitive layout...it feels like they actually wanted to enhance the user experience rather than force people to adapt to what the company wants. Just enough tactile push buttons but not too overwhelming. The software is not as mature as Tesla's but the OTA updates are very timely. By the way, the glass roof is an OPTION on the Touring and Grand Touring models or you can purchase a shade from Lucid for those very sunny days. The Lucid Pure (and Sapphire) only comes with a hard roof. All in all I love the car and with their adoption of the NACS charging system in 2025, there will be no excuse not to go on those long road trips, especially with an super efficient 400+ miles. Thanks for the nice review.

The Pure has no glass roof, all metal.

I test-drove it once and loved it. The pedal feel softens up in the sprint mode.

My favorite car i've owned as daily driver. Power, luxury, and beautiful design. I charge at home though.

I'd be very happy with a Lucid Air Pure. That's a great sedan for $70K.

I love that one of your support vehicles is an old GTI/Rabbit. ❤

Best car I ever bought!

I've been driving a Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance since December 2021. I love to drive and almost never use its (or our Tesla Plaid's) ADAS system, even on long road trips. I also keep the regen braking set to maximum. Honestly, I have never noticed any issue with keeping my foot on the accelerator pedal. In fact, I never even thought about it until watching this video and wondering how it occupied several minutes of both these guys' discussion. BTW, isn't that a windshield crack at 16:20 and 16:57?

Much better looking than a Mercedes Benz EQS sedan. Aerodynamic cars mustn't look ugly.

Lucid > Tesla

Fun episode but I can't stop looking at the MK1 Rabbit....

Lucid is an EV built right from the drawing board to the road

One of the best new EVs brands. Love when I see one. But I had to go with the Ioniq 5N.

Thank you for the video just a few points. Pure would be more agile as it's much lighter in the front. Air is a luxurious sedan, it out sold all those competitors you mentioned. This category is not a high volume one.

Just the best car overall. But for the follically challenged or life in very sunny/hot climates, the factory option sunshades are a must. Couldn’t disagree more about the steering and handling. The handling balance and steering feel are the best of its category. Is it going to feel like a Lotus? Hell no. But for what it is, it’s just amazing.

What's with the tape over the charge port on a couple of the shot?

Tesla has the software functionality that gives you more options. Better app with forward looking features even though some aren’t fully executed yet. Also have sentry mode and the supercharger network which is just better than using EA or other 3rd party chargers. Once lucid can use superchargers then it’ll be more competitive because the product is actually really good. It also has a lot of space and the used cars are a good deal for sure.

All the talk of the pedal, regen, coasting makes me glad we went with the new shape hyundai kona ev , it has 4 levels of regen from 0 (so coast) to 4 (other than an emergancy, you dont need to touch the brake pedal). It also has 4 levels of " auto regen" so when running with the sat nav, the car brakes based on corners, roundabouts etc. Having said that i would take a lucid in a heartbeat if i had the exta income.

I own a 2023 Bolt EV. When I took delivery of the car I took to the One Pedal Drive like a fish to water. However, I don't use this feature on the freeway because sometimes I like to coast if I'm coming up to a slower car. I don't want to break. Once in a great while I'll use the actual break pedal if I have to but most times I use the hand lever on the the steering wheel to slow down. On the street it's One Pedal Drive 24/7. Gr8 vid. 🚙🇺🇸⚡🔌

That crack in the windscreen... 5K Repair 🥲🥲🥲🥲

Hi, from Japan!! Thanks for your visiting Illinois I could learn about the Lucid. How did you reach to Illinois?? By Emira and C8??

You guys tested it in the range tires/rims, maybe you'd felt better driving performance on the 21"s

I'd be so interested to see your thoughts on the Lucid on track. I think Jason Cammisa noted it was one of the best handling cars, ever.

Todd, I hope you mean that you prefer to coast off throttle rather than a bad one pedal system. Why would anyone want an EV to drive like an automatic? All EV's are one speed manuals. They should feel like that. Your brake pedal should be friction brakes only, and people should forget that cars ever just coasted and freewheeled. What happens if you drive your manual car around in 2nd or 3rd gear? You will get engine braking when you lift off the throttle. That's what I want my EV to feel like. Also why Porsche is sadly off the table for me forever. Their stubborn and stupid insistence to engineer good equipment and make it drive like bad equipment is infuriating. They made PDK, the dual clutch transmission that feels like a torque converter automatic. "I'm Porsche. I made ice cream that tastes like celery. I made potato chips that taste like Matzo. I made a dual clutch that feels like an automatic. I made an EV that feels like it's a gas car."

I would definitely buy a Lucid but it would be great if there was an option for a tow hitch then at least you could add a bike rack if somebody could make an aftermarket one that would be fantastic because I know Luicd owners are looking for that and there's no reason why that vehicle should not be able to tow 5,000

Wow... That mk2 gti was RIGHT up the lucid's trumpet. Getting a real strong whiff of that not-exhaust. Admiring their reflection in the paint. I bet the lucid can outbrake it 😬

8:42 guys, you can option a metal roof

Don't get the glass roof its optional. Also the Pure is Rear Drive that's the one I have it's sublime to drive. Like seriously its got that special feeling that I can't quite describe, but its amazing.

What’s with the tape over the drivers side charge panel?

I feel Hyundai/Kia have the throttle/regen calibration options dialled in perfectly for an EV.

There is a metal roof version you can order or just get the optional clip-in sun screens for the glass roof, front and back. The base model Lucid is cheaper than the Tesla Model S, has longer range than the Tesla, and is still much nicer inside. Lucid's issue with sales, as much as anything, is just brand awareness. That is improving. Lucid sold more cars by the end of August than it had in all of last year. Later this year Lucid's feature-rich 3-row Gravity SUV Model goes on sale and already has many people asking when they can reserve one. I have driven my Air GT for over two and a half years, thrilled with the car. Service has been both rare and awesome. Unlike you guys I was impressed with both the handling and the accelerator calibration. You guys are definitely in the minority opinion there.

I cannot wait to see how lucid approaches a 3-series competitor. I hope they go more towards physical buttons and away from touch screens.

Lucids are cool. I'm glad they're finding initial success. 9:19: cracked windshield visible right after the commentary about how you don't like the huge windshield. classic. The trend toward h-u-g-e windshields is overdone. increasing the surface area where road debris can hit the glass isn't a benefit.

what will be the true range in cold climates?

I cannot help but think a car like this is for those very fortunate people who have run out of ways to spend money. The next thing to fill something exciting. I suppose most would do the same. I would love to spend a day with one. Glad I find joy in simple things.

Wish they sold them here in Australia for RHD , Tesla is not a brand I’d trust and the Lucid Air has style in my eyes .

I think it's also the pricing leading to lack of sales

I like the Golf GTI Mk1 driving behind. 18:55 is that glass broken?

After more than 10k miles in my GT, i would not drive anything else.

I drove the pure rwd, 100% agree. Prefer coast mode for highway, prefer a little creep too in stop and go. My average speed in my car is rarely over 30mph (22mph usually) super excited about gravity, if I'm going to drive a 5,000lb car it needs 3 rows. Hoping for a GTS type model rwd 2 rear motors like sapphire maybe.

Honestly, I’d like to see you guys review a Tesla besides the cybertruck. You keep saying don’t buy one, but I’d like your honest take. Once I rented one for a long road trip for a week, I was sold.

You could have said folically challenged.😂

I own a Tesla Model Y and a Boss 302. It’s increasingly impressive that a 7 seat comfortable family SUV can be faster, more comfortable, safer, and more convenient all at the same. Electric cars really are fantastic. But at the end of the day I’d still rather have the Boss on a back road.

EVs will only get better....... big driver of this is the efficiency. Once EVs are doing 5-6 mi/kWh range almost becomes a non issue. From a typical 70-80kWh battery pack you are talking 350-500 miles of range with really fast charging.

niche product (sedan), iffy software, cant charge, and a limiting price. gravity and R2 competitor need to show up like this week.

I really dig these, but I'm certainly taking the GTI over this! 🙂

ICE drivers gushing about the most excessive EV. You guys should drive EVs for 6 months and you'll realize you were foolish to give a crap about charge speed or excessive range claims. Those are simply ridiculous concerns you were told you would have, and you believed them.

Is that a cracked windshield and painters tape of the charge door to keep it closed?

They could make it with a press button to actually opaque that part of the window with liquid crystal.

Talking about charging stations that can fast charge - how is the non-Tesla infrastructure ? I've heard it's pretty bad. Where can you find those non-tesla fast charge stations ?

To the discussion around the 17:00 mark: Yes. The 15% of the market who were willing to buy a new, expensive EV have done so. For multiple reasons, including charging infrastructure, cost, long-term reliability, value for money, and more; the EV market has hit the cap of current capacity and will only slowly rise from now on unless there is a revolutionary change in EV fundamentals. It's a good part of why the governments (other than California because California) have rolled back the requirements for vehicle manufacturers to have all-EV or mostly-EV sales by X date. The market won't permit it.

That is a good looking car

Is that a VW rabbit that keeps appearing in a few shots the back half? Little white hatchback that appears to be in pretty good shape despite being 45 ish years old.

Lucid made a low riding sedan when every body buys SUVs. What is the logic in that? I see a few in Atlanta but really no one takes these seriously.

I test drove it for a 2 hour drive by accident and I almost cramped up… 1 pedal driving fail. Please give us more options. Please give us relaxed coasting go pedal

This pedal regen issue is reason for me not to buy one. I enjoy the natural coasting of my Taycan so much, never want to have anything else again.

I don’t think the quality is like the German cars

Disliked the styling initially. I now think it's one of the best looking sedans on the market, not just EVs but all sedans

Hope the company survives, not looking very hopefulll at the moment

Absolutely not done right if it loses $300k with every sale after a few years of production. I like it but any company can engineer a car like that but it has to be profitable. 🤔 Range far when you can recharge at overnight at home? Like that it's not a Tesla?

Regen braking is the way to go. You guys just aren’t use to it.

They have one that is 69k single motor for d buy it

all lucid cars have that "old man car" vibe

If you are into EV they are dropping in value fast. Used Lucids are under 60k...

Still 400 pounds lighter than an M5 😂

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Guys do your research before reviewing a car please. The lucid comes with a regular roof.

Knowlegdeable consumers in this price class are confident Tesla will be around in 10 years. Not so sure on Lucid. That is Lucid's biggest problem. You can lease instead of buy if you are not so confident on Lucid.

Hmm, See the blue tape on the charge door. Still more Lucid minor problems to solve.

Oh no... Please don't tell me lucid used a static throttle map. The regen zone of the pedal travel gets bigger when you speed up and smaller when you slow down, right? Right??? How has ONLY GM got this right? All automotive journalists should be DEMANDING of all one pedal driving vehicles that the throttle map change with vehicle speed.

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It's just to expensive. I needs to be half the price to get enough byers to support the company. At thoses prices they need a brand name suck as Bentley

Those rims covers 🤢

these guys don't get it. it's not the range. it's not just the speed of charge. it's about the reliability, availability of the non-tesla charging network. it's not rocket science. anything short of the Tesla supercharging experience is not good enough. even Tesla supercharging needs improvement from a speed of charge experience.

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Incredibly boring look

Ride motorcycles. No one can afford this

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