NEW Lucid Air review

This is the Lucid Air, and it looks set to be the biggest threat to Tesla yet!

That’s no surprise, as it’s the brainchild of Peter Rawlinson, formerly the chief engineer of the Model S.

Starting things off with the design, not only does it look rather posh - it’s very aerodynamically efficient too. In fact, it has the lowest drag coefficient of any production car on sale today.

That suave exterior is matched by a tech-rich and very spacious interior too. With an impressive infotainment setup, a large glass roof and acres of room in the back, there’s much to like about the Lucid Air.

It even offers some mind-boggling figures, with this Dream Edition Performance delivering 1,111hp and 1,390Nm of torque!

The catch? It all comes at a pretty eye-watering cost, with European pricing starting just above £150,000.

Is it worth that asking figure? Stick with Mat for his latest in-depth review to find out…

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:49 Design
02:43 Price
03:29 Interior
07:14 Back Seats
10:31 Boot
12:12 5 Annoying Things
13:34 5 Good Things
16:34 Batteries & Motors
17:33 Town Driving
20:28 Motorway Driving
22:22 Country Road Driving
23:41 0-60mph
25:07 Verdict

[overwatcher]

Engineers removing completely functionable and practical buttons from their interiors to justify their overengineered infotainment systems has got to be the worst trend in motoring right now.

[iRaphahell]

19:35 that was scary, car stops in the middle of traffic with the keyfob inside the car and it's not recognizing it

[ralphgill]

MotorTrend drove a Dream Air with 933hp, 409 miles in one go from LA to San Francisco. When they set off it showed 503 miles range showing, drove 409 miles and still had 70 miles of range left. They drove as fast as the speed limits allowed but didn't do multiple acceleration runs in sprint mode.

[Bence..]

Mat: soft closing door, you dont have to slam your doors

Mat 0.1sec later: 15:35

[sneakprev]

What people in the EV-industry don't get (at least in my eyes) is that we don't really need 1000+hp cars to make EVs more attractive... we need good range and a good charging infrastructure...

[ap]

Always think the Lucid Air looks as if it could have been a Renault concept car from about 2000

[watchmustafa]

Can you imagine causing a traffic jam simply because you forgot the pin to your car? 😂

[rolfknappmann]

15:35 - I love how Mat showed the soft close feature, seconds before, just to slam the door there anyway. Which proves: nobody wants softclose doors! We want nice sounding clicks or slams, when closing the doors, like a G wagon.

[nils]

For 200k they could have installed electric sunwisors. It is a layer on the glas, 95% transparent normally and gets 100% dark when powered on. Combined with touch sensors you could swipe them as far down as you need them.

[Tresla]

Carwow needs to get into realty. It would be so convenient to be able to sell my car AND my house, just so I can afford the new Lucid Air 🙂

[adimazga]

For the performance Lucid you'd have to sell your house, not your current car.

[HJN]

Things Mat like about this car, is that it has soft close doors in the front, after which Mat gets into the car, opens the front-door twice, and them SLAMS the door shut like any normal person would do. 😉

[dangosypethau]

This guy was born to review cars. Good overview of pros and cons. Loads of trim options for the model. Doesn't float my boat personally but if I were a mile cruncher it would be a pause for my thoughts.

[duncanward]

I have a Lucid Air Pure on order (coming soon).
It’s $73, 000 and, at that level, makes a lot more sense!

[clivecrasane]

It's how Mat slams the door right after saying you don't have to slam the door

[andyuk]

Saw a few of these on the road in the US whilst driving there. They look amazing and have a solid presence on the road.

[arnom]

Such a beautiful car. Probably driving the same path as Tesla in the early days appealing to the rich first and with more affordable models later. And it's probably going to be a great alternative.

[costafilh]

That retractable screen is PERFECT for classic cars! Only out when in actual use. Not ruining the classic interior style.

[mnbaduwasam]

This guy always find a way to entertain us with puns and reviews.

[higurro]

I've cracked two windscreens in the last 12 months (heat cycling the first and a rock for the replacement). Not sure if the insurers would have been satisfied with a £100 excess for a windscreen as expensive as that one looks though!