Lucid on Tuesday revealed a number of extra particulars relating to its upcoming Gravity electrical SUV—and it’s promising to shake up the world of electrical SUVs a lot in the identical means it has with its range- and efficiency-topping Air sedan.
The Gravity will probably be constructed on the identical platform and underpinnings of the Air, and regardless that it can comply with a taller type, Lucid says that the SUV will supply “extra vary than some other EV in the marketplace—apart from its stablemate, Lucid Air.”
At current, Lucid Air driving vary spans as much as 516 EPA miles in its Grand Touring guise, whereas even the bottom Pure and mid-range Touring variations detailed right now attain 425 miles and 410 miles, respectively, in dual-motor type.
Lucid Challenge Gravity – from video clip throughout Air debut
In 2020, Lucid teased Challenge Gravity (above), a drivable idea automobile that previewed the design course of the SUV. At the moment Lucid design VP Derek Jenkins informed Inexperienced Automotive Studies that the design was nonetheless very a lot a piece in progress because the crew aimed to search out the proper stability between a raised driving place, cargo house, and functionality, whereas maintaining it aerodynamically optimized at velocity.
Primarily based on the set of considerably obscured photos launched with this announcement, it’s clear that the roofline and profile of the automobile have modified considerably since then
Teaser for Lucid Gravity due in 2024
Teaser for Lucid Gravity due in 2024
Teaser for Lucid Gravity due in 2024
Lucid guarantees that the Gravity will supply next-generation Glass Cockpit shows, a brand new technology of its interface, and “a beforehand unattainable mixture of supercar efficiency and seating for as much as seven adults.”
“It’s each a supercar in disguise and an SUV with versatile passenger and cargo house that appears impossibly massive relative to the outside measurement of the automobile,” said Jenkins in a press launch.
The Gravity will probably be provided in two- or three-row configurations, with seating for 5, six, or seven. Primarily based on the dimensions of the Air, the Gravity is anticipated to check very intently with the Tesla Mannequin X. The Mannequin X can be provided in five-, six-, or seven-passenger configurations, and it begins at $122,190 in its commonplace dual-motor type, with a 351-mile vary and claimed 3.8-second 0-60 mph time. The tri-motor Mannequin X Plaid has a 333-mile vary ranking and claimed 2.5-second 0-60 mph time, at a value of $140,190.
Reservations are set to open in early 2023 for the U.S. and Canada, and the announcement confirms {that a} reveal of the ultimate design will occur then. In the meantime, the corporate says that it’s at the moment “finalizing the automobile design and specs.”
Lucid says that the Gravity is due for manufacturing in 2024 at its Arizona manufacturing unit.
