

The steering is quick, and it doesn't feel artificial. We also get the impression that Lucid spent many manhours refining the driving experience, and it ended up with a car that actually feels quite old-school. Part of that is down to the center of gravity, which is extremely low due to the battery placement. The future is here.įor a 5,000 lbs sedan, the Air is surprisingly nimble. The Tesla is faster, the Mercedes more well-known, and the BMW i7 more obnoxiously styled. And despite all of that, it's also fun to drive.

While the Mercedes EQS Sedan is essentially a massive touchscreen with five seats, the Air is the perfect blend of luxury and sophistication ready to stand the test of time. Despite being a technological marvel with semi-autonomous functionality, rapid charging, a 500+ mile driving range, and a 1,111-horsepower halo model capable of doing 0-60 in 2.5 seconds, it's also genuinely luxurious. The team behind Lucid got rid of everything the car as an entity no longer needs while retaining and improving on everything we love about it. Since Tesla doesn't seem to be bothered to replace the Model S, Lucid came along and did it for Musk & Co.īut what makes this car so special? In short, it's the perfect blend of old and new. Lucid's CEO was the main engineer behind the Model S, which makes the Air a spiritual successor of sorts. The Tesla Model S carried the torch for an entire decade, but it now has to hand it over to a car designed by the same man. The 2022 Lucid Air is the next big step forward in the EV evolution.
