Lucid Air
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Lucid Air named MotorTrend Car of the Year
The Lucid Air, the first model from California-based electric car start-up company Lucid Motors, has been named MotorTrend's 2022 Car of the Year.
It's the first time any automaker has won the award with its first car. MotorTrend's panel of judges lauded the Lucid Air for its extraordinary range and efficiency -- some versions can go up to 520 miles on a single charge -- as well as its performance and luxurious interior.
In its announcement, MotorTrend called the Air "the new [electric vehicle] benchmark." The Air's electric motors were developed by Lucid itself. With no space taken up by a gasoline engine, the Air has a large cabin area with ample storage space in the trunk as well as under the hood.
While the judges generally liked the Air's interior design, they did criticize what they saw as an over-reliance on touch screens for many basic controls. The judges praised the car's Lucid-designed stereo-system.
It's not the first time a start-up automaker has won the award. The Tesla Model S won it in 2012. But the Model S was Tesla's second car, after the Tesla Roadster. The Air is Lucid's first car, and it only recently went into production.Despite its high cost, MotorTrend's judges thought the Lucid Air represented a strong value. They tested the Grand Touring version with a starting price around $140,000. Lessexpensive versions, with prices starting around $77,000, will be available later, but they won't have the driving range and power of the pricier cars.
Lucid's CEO, Peter Rawlinson, once worked at Tesla and helped engineer the Model S. In creating the Lucid Air, he has said, efficiency has been a primary focus. The Lucid is actually the most energy efficient electric car sold in America, according to EPA estimates.The MotorTrend Car of the Year award is given to cars and not trucks or SUVs, for which there are separate awards. To be eligible, cars must be completely new or substantially redesigned for the model year. Other finalists included the Mercedes-Benz EQS, also fully electric, as well as the gasoline-powered Mercedes-Benz S-class, Hyundai Sonata and Honda Civic.
The cars vary enormously in price, size and performance, but all were judged based on efficiency, value, advancement in design, engineering excellence, safety, and performance of its intended function, according to MotorTrend. The cars were tested on public roads as well as at Hyundai's California proving grounds.
It's the first time any automaker has won the award with its first car. MotorTrend's panel of judges lauded the Lucid Air for its extraordinary range and efficiency -- some versions can go up to 520 miles on a single charge -- as well as its performance and luxurious interior.
In its announcement, MotorTrend called the Air "the new [electric vehicle] benchmark." The Air's electric motors were developed by Lucid itself. With no space taken up by a gasoline engine, the Air has a large cabin area with ample storage space in the trunk as well as under the hood.
While the judges generally liked the Air's interior design, they did criticize what they saw as an over-reliance on touch screens for many basic controls. The judges praised the car's Lucid-designed stereo-system.
It's not the first time a start-up automaker has won the award. The Tesla Model S won it in 2012. But the Model S was Tesla's second car, after the Tesla Roadster. The Air is Lucid's first car, and it only recently went into production.Despite its high cost, MotorTrend's judges thought the Lucid Air represented a strong value. They tested the Grand Touring version with a starting price around $140,000. Lessexpensive versions, with prices starting around $77,000, will be available later, but they won't have the driving range and power of the pricier cars.
Lucid's CEO, Peter Rawlinson, once worked at Tesla and helped engineer the Model S. In creating the Lucid Air, he has said, efficiency has been a primary focus. The Lucid is actually the most energy efficient electric car sold in America, according to EPA estimates.The MotorTrend Car of the Year award is given to cars and not trucks or SUVs, for which there are separate awards. To be eligible, cars must be completely new or substantially redesigned for the model year. Other finalists included the Mercedes-Benz EQS, also fully electric, as well as the gasoline-powered Mercedes-Benz S-class, Hyundai Sonata and Honda Civic.
The cars vary enormously in price, size and performance, but all were judged based on efficiency, value, advancement in design, engineering excellence, safety, and performance of its intended function, according to MotorTrend. The cars were tested on public roads as well as at Hyundai's California proving grounds.
#272
Lexus Champion
Hope that doesn't doom Lucid, MT has a knack for picking losers. I'll be very surprised if Lucid delivers the promised 520 cars this year.
#273
Lexus Fanatic
I disagree. Yes, MT picked some unreliable cars in the late 70s and early 80s, but most of what they pick (including those unreliable vehicles) did, in fact, fit the official criteria for their award.....the most innovative new products and/or how much they advanced the state of the auto-industry. The MT COTY award is not given for reliability, but advancement of design and how significant it is to the industry.
#274
Lexus Champion
Has Motor Trend tested or at least driven a production model?
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#278
Lexus Test Driver
MT did a whole Ad campaign for Lucid with the owner of the company a few months ago. I wonder how they got this “award”
To me it looks like a Buick with Kia interior and costs over $100k from a new company without any service support. Unless you are a Billionaire, buying one of these is probably not very smart decision.
To me it looks like a Buick with Kia interior and costs over $100k from a new company without any service support. Unless you are a Billionaire, buying one of these is probably not very smart decision.
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Lexus Test Driver
#281
Lexus Champion
Lucid Air 0 to 100 percent DC Fast charge test
InsideEV's conducts the first 0 to 100 fast charge test on the 520 miles range Lucid Air:
https://insideevs.com/news/550025/lu...arging-review/
https://insideevs.com/news/550025/lu...arging-review/
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 11-25-21 at 03:01 PM.
#282
Lexus Champion
5.5 minutes for every hundred miles of range, 400 miles in the first 37 minutes. Impressive
#283
Lexus Champion
Reserved a Lucid Air
This Thanksgiving weekend I got to see a Lucid up close and personal. It's a beautifully built car, inside and out. Extremely comfy seats and interior. With a 480 hp motor and 406 mile range, the Lucid Air was pretty much what I was looking for. I can drive to SoCal with only one 30 minute stop (which I make anyway with my ICE vehicles), and with 3 years of free Electrify America with over 2,212 CSS chargers in Santa Clara County alone, I thought what the heck and reserved one
I'm waiting for them to get back to me on lease options, as I just want to lease for now. Delivery won't be until 2022. In case anybody wants to know, there is a $300 deposit to reserve, which is fully refundable
I'm waiting for them to get back to me on lease options, as I just want to lease for now. Delivery won't be until 2022. In case anybody wants to know, there is a $300 deposit to reserve, which is fully refundable
#285
Lexus Champion
Woot! Congratulations!