Lucid Air - Six Months Later

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My Lucid Air Dream Edition is officially six months old now, and in that time, several updates have hit but have they been enough to change how I feel about the car? Let's talk about my ownership experience with the Lucid Air now that we're 6 months in!

-Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance Specs-
Motor: Dual ActiveCore
Horsepower: 1,111hp
0-60: 2.5 seconds
Top Speed: 168 mph
Range: Up to 471 miles
Aerodynamic Cd: 0.21
Fast charging: 300kW (peak, software limited)
21-inch wheels

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[blakespringpasturemortimer]

There are few reviews of cars I have owned with which I agree as thoroughly as I do with this review. We replaced our 2015 Tesla Model S P90D with a Model S Plaid last August, and we took delivery of our Lucid Air Dream Edition in late December. The Tesla just turned 10, 000 miles, and the Lucid has racked up just over 8, 000 miles.

Although the Plaid''s software has not been without its glitches, it is vastly more responsive and reliable than the Lucid's. Just as Rettinger says, Lucid's OTA updates have offered some improvements in the seven months we've had the car, but they're not as frequent or as comprehensive as I would have hoped.

Yet we're putting over 1, 300 miles a month on the Lucid and just under 1, 000 a month on the Plaid. Why? Because the Lucid is a considerably better car for both driver and passengers in every aspect other than software. Though the tiniest tick slower off the line than the Plaid, the Air's front end stays much better planted under hard acceleration, making more of its prodigious power usable. The Air's suspension is both more compliant and more precise than the Plaid's. Road and wind noise are better suppressed in the Air, despite the Plaid's use of active noise cancellation. The Air has noticeably more structural rigidity. The Air's interior is considerably more comfortable and roomy than the Plaid's, and the fit and finish is much better. The Air front seats are more luxurious, offer much more adjustment (including thigh support extension), and have top-notch massage functions. And the rear seat space of the Air simply blows Tesla rear seating out of the water.

Although Tesla's software performs better at this stage, some of that advantage is offset by the greater ease of operating features in the Air such as audio volume, AC controls, lights, wipers, drive modes, etc. -- most of which have their own switches or haptic buttons that don't have to be accessed through menus.

Then there's that yoke. My partner has gotten used to it and finds it okay. Ten months have passed, and I still can't stand it.

When the Air first joined the Plaid in our garage, almost every EV trip was preceded by a discussion about which car to take (unless we were picking up rear-seat passengers, which always meant the Air). With each passing month, we find ourselves more often defaulting to the Air with no discussion unless there is a particular reason for taking the Tesla . . . and one of those reasons is that we're so addicted to driving the Air that we're worried about how fast we're running up its odometer.

[dmitchellhomes]

Beautiful car, Jon. You are a patient guy on these software issues.

[xJayPlayz]

I’ve been binge watching all types of lucid air videos, so thank you for another video lol 😆

[achtenhagen]

Why does the backup camera not working not need a recall? If this happened on a Tesla we wouldn’t hear the end of it.

[midicronica]

A car at that price that revolves around tech with those kind of software problems is a big no from me. They’ve had a lot of time to iron these bugs out yet still not fixed.

[sonartech]

Just last night I ordered a, what will be, a 2023 Model S LR. I looked at these, I really did. Just like he said though, the looks are NOT for me and I’ve seen way too many videos on software issues. Hopefully they continue to improve as competitiveness in the industry helps us all win.

[NativeMainer]

Thank you for the honest review. I am looking at both the EQS and Lucid. The software glitches are a concern to me.

[ivandrol]

It’s a beautiful product for sure
I can’t wait to see the version with the captain chairs, it was super cool on the prototype

[Sakosaga]

Would like to see a 2 year review for sure tbh

[tpf]

Software directly interacts with the driver, it makes a huge difference to make the car to look brilliant or stupid. Lucid really needs to partner with Apple to adopt iOS 16 CarPlay

[techtim]

That software situation for that price is what’s holding me back otherwise this vehicle hardware is amazing. We take for granted how polished the Tesla software is.

[Gurule]

just came from Kevin the tech ninjas 6 month model y review. why do I love ev reviews??

[JasonJones-bror]

I think the problem here with the software is that Lucid is relying too heavily on bloated third-party software development. The ground-up linux approach tailored to an EV system seems to be the way to go, which is incorporated into the Tesla.

We experienced a similar issue with a Honda Clarity; I wouldn't say it was as buggy as it was slow.

The intermittent software issues with the Lucid are a little disconcerting, especially after the length of time you've had the car, especially the rear camera issue... that's something you rely upon in these cars since conventional rear visibility is not very good at all. Intermittent bugs in software are also very difficult to track down sometimes, and that's annoying when it impacts the basic functional operation of the car.

I'm glad you're enjoying your ride, and good luck with your purchase!

[gtd]

Regarding interior scratches. I bought a top of the line BMW and I notice scratches too. But, they were on the front passenger side. I wonder where the scratches came from. It took me awhile, but I use to drive an engineering coworker of mine. He was fidgety kind of fellow and I use to note while driving hime that he'd fidget on my arm rest lots. I never thought anything of it at the time. Well, I put 2-and-2 together and realize the scratch marks were of his doing, since I didn't have anyone sit in my car. (I'm single, and it was a sports car.) There were plenty of scratches, none that could have been done in one sitting. Just putting this out there, perhaps it will jog your memory and you'll figure out what happened to your car.

[mattbrew]

I ordered a lucid air pure. Excited for it

[rph_redacted]

This is one the best looking cars IMO. Very clean and minimalistic. Idk if they managed to get those fancy recliner search in market.

[chuluoyi]

Thanks so much for sharing all this with us—much appreciated!

[nebula]

It’s not a first world problem to have non functioning rear view cameras. A 20k Corolla has one which works every time. This is terrible software QA. How does something this trivial get past testing?

[trustt.process]

Software issues would be annoying enough for me to get a new phone. I can't imagine dealing with those kinds of issues when it came to my car.

[stockacts]

I have a Grand Touring confirmed and am awaiting delivery. I want the car, and I believe it has the best hardware available today. However, I question if the sluggishness of the load time is due to software optimization or perhaps they had to utilize a less capable chip for the infotainment due to the chip shortage. I hope it’s the software and not an underpowered processor. I asked Lucid what chip they are using for the infotainment system and I was told it’s not customer facing information.