I’m not sure there is ever an actual
need for 830 horsepower, but the Lucid Gravity delivers that and more.
The company, which bills itself as the "maker of the world’s most advanced electric vehicle,” made a splash back in September with a long-form spot featuring global brand ambassador
Timothée Chalamet.
The creative, from Giant Spoon, shows the actor and his fictional new bride borrowing a Gravity after his motorcycle breaks down. At the end, the car blows
past a sign that says Tucson is 430 miles, a nod toward the Gravity’s impressive electric range.
if you need to calm down from all that power, the three-row, seven-passenger
SUV also offers a superb massage via the 12-way adjustable power front seats. The massage settings are rolling, unwind, wave, stretch and deep, and there are three power levels for each, available to
both driver and front-seat passenger.
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It’s a larger vehicle than its sibling, the Lucid Air, and features 120 cubic feet or cargo space — about the same size as a
Lincoln Navigator L and Cadillac Escalade.
Besides rear cargo space, there’a also a 8.1 cubic-foot front trunk (frunk). Buyers can opt for a removable padded leather
bench seat accessory that allows for “frunk-gating."
The parking assist cameras are helpful, including notification in inches of how far ahead of the front bumper is the curb,
another vehicle or whatever you are parking near.
Despite its larger size, it feels nimble, hugging the curves in the road with ease. The range is more than than adequate. It
features NACS (Tesla) fast charging.
Lucid Air sedans already come standard with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Lucid Gravity owners in North America are beginning to
receive Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility through a complimentary over–the–air software update, rolling out in phases.
The update, contained in the
latest version of Lucid UX 3.5, is scheduled to be deployed to Gravity customers in the Middle East and Europe in late March.
Alas, the vehicle I test drove had
not received the update yet, but it did include DreamDrive 2 Pro, described at "future-capable ADAS hardware for driving and parking with one of the most comprehensive sensor suites
available."
While I’m usually a Waze navigation user, the Gravity’s native navigation system worked well. Two adjacent screens give drivers the
option of seeing the overview of the route below, with a more closeup version up above.
Most controls are readily available in the screens or the steering wheel. I did have
some trouble initially locating the mechanism for adjusting the side view mirrors, but figured it out without having to read the owner’s manual, which is programed into the vehicle and
accessible from the lower screen.
The Gravity starts at $79,900 for the Touring edition (560 horsepower and 337 miles of range) and $94,900 for the Grand Touring (828
horsepower and 450 miles of range).
That’s actually not unreasonable when you consider the power and the equipment.
Its luxury electric rivals
are similarly priced — the Rivian R1S (starts at $78,885 for the dual standard model and can exceed $127,000 for the top-tier Quad Launch Edition), Tesla Model X (starting at
$94,990 for the dual motor all-wheel drive, with the high-performance Plaid version starting around $109,990), and Cadillac Vistiq (which starts at around $79k and goes up to
around $98k depending on the trim and options.)
If you want to “see the world” like the characters in the creative, you’d be hard pressed to find a more powerful
and comfortable vehicle to do it in.
