2025 Lucid Air | Long Term Testing, Pro and Cons

We discuss the long-term series on the Lucid Air. After driving the early production versions to the recently updated 2025, plenty pros and cons to detail. Would you choose an electric car from Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Hyundai, or Tesla?

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Index:

00:00 Intro
01:22 Interior and Storage
3:01 Charging and Electronics
7:21 Mechanical Impressions
11:25 Driving Impressions, Pros and Cons
18:07 Final Thoughts

[animalmother]

I hope their financials improve because they make beautiful vehicles

[csgarage]

A Lucid Station Wagon would be a killer car!

[goatmonkey]

I didn't know that Mark was a powerlifter. That weight set is insane!

[maximeparent]

This is not just a good EV, but a good car as a whole and I love the engineering behind it. Just sad that consumers in this price bracket are high on SUVs.

[scott]

I hope Lucid sticks around because we need cars like this.

[jet_black]

I don't drive an EV, but if I did... I'd drive this bad boy.

[General_M]

2:30 metal roof superiority! I honestly hate the glass roof trend, they're heavier than metal, they're more fragile, the heat issue as you mentioned, and I'd be constantly worried about hail storms or rock chips. I don't even want a regular sunroof, the last time I did the heat in the car was unbearable in the summer even with the shade closed.

[TypeVertigo]

This review felt like a throwback to your older stuff circa 2015 when I first discovered your channel via the 45-minute-long E92 M3 video. Probably because you went solo here. It's a nice change of pace and it feels like reviewing the Lucid Air GT long-termer sparked something in you that took the jadedness away. I guess that's one way I can tell you really liked this car. Greetings from Manila.

[ColonelBobfed]

I never knew I'd be so happy to see proper, cast aluminium suspension without any nonsense in a new car!
It's so easy to work on when it's 20 years old too, case in point 00s luxury saloons.

[mateomossey]

Usually with these EV startups, the majority of the complaints are about the software and software always has room for improvement. I think that Lucid has huge potential.

[lucianbakerii]

Combined with the earlier deep dive into Lucid, it is beautiful to see this vehicle evolution. Thanks Mark. Great work

[isserdigan]

Your assessment is spot on. I have GT4. I love it very much. I take it to the track. But most of the time i found myself driving my Lucid Air Touring. Mine has 20 inch wheels which IMHO has the best tire available for this car. Super comfortable ride. It rides like an S class while driving like an M5. 615 hp and 888 Torque. It is beyond words how this car drives. I am planning to get a GT but now that Lucid added the Heat pump for all the models. I don't see any reason to get one except the Massaging seats which is probably one of the best in the industry. Can't wait for the gravity and their executive seats.

[ResumedPausing]

I can hear how much love and enthusiasm you have for the Lucid Air, can't wait to see how they'll bring all this learning to more mass-market models!

[russellwickham]

gm needs to drop their oversize Chinese motors and buy motors from Lucid. It would go a long way towards improving the packaging of gm EVs.

[EnzroGreenidge]

I love my 2022 Lucid Air GT. You are correct; this is a great driver's car with some niggles, that I can live with. The software has come a long way, but there are still a couple of issues that need fixing. The key fob and phone has key needs some work. I make excuses to drive. I love this car.

[CharBar]

In the last 12 months, I've seen more Lucid in the Tampa Bay Area. I hope this brand well and to everyone's availability.

[calr]

The Lucid is truly an aspirational EV. Style, Luxury and range. The Lucid makes me want to stop my $1200 social security checks and get back into the job market for that 200k per year job I’ve always strived for?

[terrytexas]

2022 Air GT owner, I only had two trim errors, and the first service call corrected them. I never had an issue with the response time of the nav system, but honestly I don't use it, I use my phone, like 99% of the world does. The only reason I stopped using my phone as my key is that my office is right next to my garage, and it was locking and unlocking constantly. Other than that I really loved how it performed. Key fob issues...Never had them. Keycard, has come in handy once or twice. The Glass roof was an issue for me heat wise, even after I put 95% Xpel ceramic tint on the glass top. I finally added the roof shades, and that has done the trick and adds a bit of thermal insulation during the colder months. The speaker system isn't just the roof change, My service tech and I identified an assembly error that happened at the factory that has been reported so it doesn't happen again. On the front door panels (where the bass comes from) there is a hole just behind the speaker mount, and they were suppose to seal that hole with metal tape. In my case one had electrical tape, and the other had no tape. Once replaced that "knocking" sound went away, but the performance of the system IMO isn't great. Leg room in the back is extremely nice, and when I have passengers, they love it. I never carry cargo in mine. It is a luxury car / special event outing vehicle only for me, and I will not even take it out in the rain. You are EXACTLY right, I'm in Smooth Mode 99.9% of the time. Range in King, and if you only want that power, go with the one trick pony. I agree with you on the GUI, and the software. There are some very frustrating things that LUCID's team just don't think about. For example, they monitor if someone is sitting in the passengers seat, but only for the airbags, why not monitor for all applications like the massage seats etc...Just like the back, I discovered that if turn off your screens to clean them, it will lock the screens EXCEPT if someone moves to the back seat (like my detailer) then for some odd reason, they do not lock. I also mentioned to Lucid that since they monitor day light for the headlights to come on, then the back sun screen should come down when the lights come on, and if you want it up, then you can turn it back on...seems like a no brainer but no one is thinking about this stuff.

Final thought, I agree with you all the way. While I drive my Bolt for the miles, or my Truck for work, I look forward to getting behind the wheel of my Air GT. But I learned a long time ago the way to keep a special car special is NOT to drive it everyday. I got mine Jan. 5th 2023, and to date, I have just over 5000 miles on it. It still has the new car smell, and each and everytime I drive it, it feels special.

Good Video, take care and good luck!

[blakespringpasturemortimer]

I've been buying premium performance cars (mostly German) for almost fifty years and am now on our second Tesla (a 2021 Model S Plaid that replaced a 2015 P90D). The Lucid Air Dream Performance on which we took delivery in December 2021 remans the finest balance of power, handling, ride, room, features, and structural solidity I've ever owned. I lived through the software teething issues of the first two years, and there were rough moments on that front I'd rather forget. But the car itself was and remains an automotive engineering marvel.

I'm pretty sure the Air will stay in our garage longer than any other car I've owned. Just as the reviewer here, it is a car I literally pine to be driving when I find myself behind the wheel of anything else, the Model S Plaid included. And we're chomping at the bit to get in line for the Gravity Dream Edition SUV that is due later this year. It is the first EV candidate I view as a suitable replacement for our Odyssey minivan as a group hauler for elderly friends.

[davidmulligan]

Sounds like they're staying on top of things and improving a lot along the way. This is a car I could be happy with.