Lucid will tackle the meat of the new-vehicle market with a crossover SUV dubbed the Gravity.
On Thursday, the Lucid Gravity electrical three-row crossover SUV debuted on the 2023 LA auto present. When it arrives late in 2024 Lucid initiatives the Gravity can have over 440 miles of vary and base fashions will price lower than $80,000. Nonetheless, these two numbers usually are not for a similar car.
Lucid Gravity
Lucid will not speak specifics but relating to the Gravity’s powertrain, however it is going to launch with a dual-motor variant first with a 0-60 mph time of lower than 3.5 seconds. Energy output is unknown, however all-wheel drive will probably be normal due to a motor at every axle. Just like the Air sedan, a single-motor rear-wheel-drive and tri-motor Sapphire mannequin will probably arrive in due time. The motors are mentioned to be a next-generation variation of what is discovered within the Air sedan.
Particulars are nonetheless being finalized with manufacturing a yr out, however the Gravity’s coefficient of drag is at present about 0.24, however the group’s aiming for 0.23 by the point manufacturing begins. That will make it essentially the most aerodynamic three-row crossover SUV. At 198 inches lengthy the Gravity is 1.3 inches longer than the Cadillac Lyriq.
The Gravity relies on a brand new vehicle-specific platform with an evolution of the automaker’s 900-volt electrical structure. Lucid mentioned the Gravity will probably be able to including 200 miles of vary in quarter-hour with a pack that is about the identical measurement as what’s discovered within the Air. An out there air suspension will probably be paired with adaptive dampers. Lucid hasn’t detailed how a lot floor clearance the Gravity can have in its regular, max, or lowest peak.
Lucid execs mentioned the Gravity’s forte will probably be on-road efficiency, however it is going to have an affordable quantity of off-road functionality, can have a payload ranking of 1,500 kilos, and can tow as much as 6,000 kilos.
Lucid Gravity
The design of the Gravity advanced from the idea teased in 2020. The general proportions with brief overhangs, rounded entrance finish, and Air sedan-like particulars are all current, however the roofline’s modified within the identify of aerodynamics. The rear portion of the roof tapers off with a spoiler that flows off the C-pillars to assist management the airflow. The excessive beam lights are mounted mid-bumper beneath the horizontal low beams, and the entrance trunk opening extends down into the entrance bumper for low liftover peak. Not like the Air the Gravity’s cost port door shouldn’t be power-operated and it flips up and to the left when opened. The frunk can have an non-compulsory seating pad that clips in and makes it comfy for 2 adults to go frunkgating. There are even two cup holders underneath the hood, one on either side of the frunk.
Lucid Gravity
Contained in the Gravity evolves the Air’s dashboard design. The 34-inch curved OLED digital show is now one stable display screen as a substitute of three screens underneath one panel of glass. The steering wheel is nearly a squircle design with two touchpads with haptic suggestions. It sits decrease than the steering wheel within the air to keep away from blocking the view of the digital gauge cluster. A brand new horizontal 12.6-inch touchscreen homes the automaker’s next-generation working system, dubbed, UX 3.0, and it encompasses a new, sooner, electrical structure than the Air. Arduous button toggles and knobs stay for the core audio (quantity knob) and local weather management features. The second row characteristic airplane-like fold-out tables—Lucid believes homeowners will deliver their very own tablets for work and play, and doesn’t see a have to construct in tablets for a rear-seat infotainment system that may really feel dated in a number of years.Â
Lucid Gravity
Lucid Gravity
Lucid Gravity
Lucid Gravity
Each Gravity options three full rows of seats with room for seven passengers. A six-seat mannequin with second-row captain’s chairs is within the works, however will not be out there at launch. At 5 foot 10 I used to be capable of comfortably sit behind myself in all three rows. The second row split-folds in 40:20:40 sections, whereas the third row folds flat right into a cargo properly in 50:50 sections with minivan-like packaging. When the third row’s within the upright place a false ground within the cargo space hides storage. With each the second and third rows folded Lucid mentioned gadgets which are 7.5 toes lengthy can match contained in the Gravity, and an 8.5-foot surfboard can match diagonally. Whole cargo house is 112 cubic toes, and that features the frunk, which measures about seven toes.Â
Each Gravity will characteristic automated emergency braking, energetic lane management, blind-spot screens, a surround-view digicam system, and cruise management. The automaker’s DreamDrive Professional driver-assistance system will probably be out there, which ultimately guarantees to ship semi-autonomous driving performance.
