The screen is easily hidden away with a simple swipe, and although there HVAC is touch screen based, there are physical hard keys for volume, fan speed, and temperature. On the bottom half of the dashboard, sits a low-mounted screen that houses HVAC controls, and other less-than-often-used functions. The top half of the dashboard is finished with soft-touch leather, real wood, subtle metal accents, and even Alcantara. At first glance, the information center looks almost freestanding, with a delicately center-mounted support that’s basically invisible to the driver.
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In front of the driver sits a thin, curved, and angled information center with three screens, one for ancillary functions like wipers and headlights, one for speed and range, and a third which serves as infotainment. Inside, the mid-century modern themes continue. The sedan is low and appears long, wide, and large, a striking contrast in the area where every electrified vehicle is seemingly a tall crossover or out-of-scale hatchback. The Air’s window brightwork leads to a mid-century modern-esque script of the vehicle’s model and trim, aft of the C-pillar, that terminates right at the base of the vehicle’s rear window. Silver trim adorns the windows, and comprises the slim front fascia that houses a sort of faux-hidden headlight setup. The Lucid Air’s side profile is slim, sleek, and svelte, yet, the design doesn’t shy away from brightwork, either. The Newark, California-based company’s sedan seemingly pulls directly from the 1960s, the Mid-century modern era, for inspiration. Lucid, however, has ignored that, aiming for a distinctly California, distinctively American style. SEE ALSO: 2022 Lucid Air Hands-On: 5 Things That Stand Out About the Luxury EV By contrast, Tesla’s sleek, minimalist, almost European look, seems to be the standard dejure that most EV aspirational automakers tend to emulate. For some, like BMW and Mercedes, they’ve crafted a new aesthetic and design ethos that is very love-it-or-hate-it. There is no real history here, the idea of electric luxury is a totally new concept, and it’s anyone’s game who will define it first.
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Thus, no longer shackled by traditional ergonomics and proportions dictated by gas engines, manufacturers are free to completely rethink what ‘luxury’ is.
Nonetheless, the EV revolution is a top-down affair, as luxury manufacturers have planned to drop their gas-engined offerings en masse. But, when equipped with the 19″ wheels, the Grand Touring is rated for a range of 516 miles, compared to 446 for the Grand Touring Performance. By contrast, the Grand Touring only has 819 horsepower and a trimmer $154,000 US price. The two trims are mostly the same, save for the Grand Touring Performance special 21″ Aero wheels, and its goliath-sized 1,050 horsepower and $179,999 US ($242,000 CAD) base price. These Grand Touring and Grand Touring Performance trims are the top-of-the-line trim available to all customers. The Dream Edition is a limited-run, limited-production only sold to early adopters and initial reservation holders. True, the Lucid Air has already been on sale for a short while, nabbing Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year” for 2022, but most Lucid Air on sale have been of the “Dream Edition”. It’s in the same vein and directly competes with the Tesla Model S, and Mercedes-Benz EQS. The Lucid Air Grand Touring (and Grand Touring Performance), is a large, fully-electric luxury sedan.
In a way, the Lucid Air is kind of like that - it is so darn good that it’ll spoil the automotive enthusiast’s metaphorical appetite. Mom knows best, the second a kid has scarfed down those sweets, they won’t want to eat anything else. “Don’t eat that before dinner, it’ll spoil your appetite,” a familiar refrain of mothers worldwide.
Grand Touring Price (CAD): $212,500 (inc. Grand Touring Price (USD): $154,000 (inc. Lucid’s first effort at car building just embarrassed a lot of legacy automakers’ attempts at the same thing.
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