Lucid Lucid Air Concept

[Centurion]

Canoo: Our body panels will be made out of composite plastic which is gloss black. Cars can then be wrapped at customers' discretion. This removes the complexities of a paint shop which is usually the largest building by assembly plants.


Lucid Motors: We are extremely proud of our cutting edge paint shop and have built our factory around it.

Gotta love how differently EV start-up will approach cars.

One of the biggest changes we'll see in 10 years is the change in attitude to car ownership. Ride-hailing and car subscription will be accelerated by flexible working which will require flexible and cost-effective car ownership. This could necessitate building cars differently and to a cost that makes them profitable for new ownership models.

I can foresee domestic electricity providers working with EV manufacturers to offer utility+EV car bundles. Ubereats recently launched subscription service for discounted uber rides and eats. A few manufacturers like Volvo are already experimenting with subscriptions which is a step in the right direction.

I get a Volvo vibe inside the cabin and that's a good thing.

My only dislike is the number of screens. It's a touch excessive and a bit too stuck in the past. The same applies to the UI which include dragging items from the top middle screen down to the big screen. I prefer the simplicity of the Polestar 2.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

And the rear bench with NO TRANSMISSION TUNNEL is a luxury compared to the new S-class. I have three kids (named Robin, dead Robin, Robin) and they'd love the rear bench.

Yeah, that transmission tunnel is "robin" space for those seated in the rear.

 

[KiwiRob]

Indeed, that boot shutline is a bit "unusual". It also somehow remotely harkens back to some exercises that date back many decades.:

Not a matter of shutlines per se...but more the separation of the downward rear roofpillar sweep and the bonded boot.

This is more like it.

 

[SCOTT27]

Wow, didn't think they'd make it to production.

Now we need FF to show something...

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Photographs may be deceiving. The Lucid looks like quite a large car in photo images-but if a stat sheet I read today is correct, it is approx 120mm shorter, 16mm narrower and 70mm taller than the Porsche Taycan. Not "small" as such, but certainly on the lower end of the executive/luxury segment scale. The Lucid also appears very space efficient, the interior appearing very spacious.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

Photographs may be deceiving. The Lucid looks like quite a large car in photo images-but if a stat sheet I read today is correct, it is approx 120mm shorter, 16mm narrower and 70mm taller than the Porsche Taycan. Not "small" as such, but certainly on the lower end of the executive/luxury segment scale. The Lucid also appears very space efficient, the interior appearing very spacious.

IHMO EVs should be classified sizewise differently than the ICEVs. A vehicle comparable to the S class- concerning pasanger and luggage space, should be about 4,6-4,8 m.

 

[mini_cooper4]

Been waiting for years!
Finally here and it still remains one of my dream cars. Just when I was starting to doubt them big time.
Hope deliveries don't get pushed back.
Dream Edition it is!

 

[TheNewBATMAN]

Off-topic but development on Nikola :

Nikola: How to Parlay An Ocean of Lies Into a Partnership With the Largest Auto OEM in America – Hindenburg Research

hindenburgresearch.com

 

[Rolf]

The one thing I don't like is the standard rear seat bench, it appears very flat and shapeless on the backrest. I would rather go for another interior colour scheme and maybe opt for the optional comfort seats

Very impressive tech on this car and they did the packaging brilliantly. The luggage capacity for the frunk is 290litres and the boot total is a massive 730liters.

 

[dalab]

The interior on the one hand feels original, but a bit exaggerated so much minimalism, the rear doors with nothing at all, it can get boring quickly, an empty panels with a basic coating that reminds me of the utility Vans that have nothing behind

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

The interior on the one hand feels original, but a bit exaggerated so much minimalism, the rear doors with nothing at all, it can get boring quickly, an empty panels with a basic coating that reminds me of the utility Vans that have nothing behind

Can you really entertain yourself with the rear door panel? You can always organize a rear seat orgy and would never look at the boring door panels.

 

[Rolf]

Could this have upstaged the S-class as the best launch of 2020? It truly is a revolutionary car that makes the W223 look slightly ordinary

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[fortuner]

Could this have upstaged the S-class as the best launch of 2020? It truly is a revolutionary car that makes the W223 look slightly ordinary

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For one of the first times I cant agree with you ...this car is awesome and a great job from Lucid but the S class is the Sclass and it has a certain type of market and clientele..the S has to take care of those who it caters for and move slowly to next level already people are complaining the W223 is too futuristic or toomuch screens and so on.I don't think when you have a car like the S class you can take as many risks as a car which is just starting.Also with EV companies can be more risky..in my view the lucid looks a great innovation but Mercedes S has a history and history of customers they can not loose focus of that ..Maybe the EQS they could have risk more that I would agree or say.

 

[mini_cooper4]

Could this have upstaged the S-class as the best launch of 2020? It truly is a revolutionary car that makes the W223 look slightly ordinary

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I'm in love with everything I hear and see.
Quality first, numbers second.
Really pray they stick to it.
I recomend this video to everyone!

 

[Ozy]

Photographs may be deceiving. The Lucid looks like quite a large car in photo images-but if a stat sheet I read today is correct, it is approx 120mm shorter, 16mm narrower and 70mm taller than the Porsche Taycan. Not "small" as such, but certainly on the lower end of the executive/luxury segment scale. The Lucid also appears very space efficient, the interior appearing very spacious.

That’s quite a surprise, I really thoughts it’s an S class size car. Hope they managed it as Aston Martin the DBX, from the outside seems smaller than the competition but interior is actually more spacious. That’s also luxury.

 

[advantage20]

Has some 1988 Renault Mégane Concept vibes to it

 

[Sunny]

Photographs may be deceiving. The Lucid looks like quite a large car in photo images-but if a stat sheet I read today is correct, it is approx 120mm shorter, 16mm narrower and 70mm taller than the Porsche Taycan. Not "small" as such, but certainly on the lower end of the executive/luxury segment scale. The Lucid also appears very space efficient, the interior appearing very spacious.

The video that Rolf posted at 3:20 shows what looks like silhouette of a S class morph into Lucid. You can see how much more space efficient the EV platform is and how they were able to shrink the exterior without compromising the interior space. If not for the large frunk, they could have probably shrunk the exterior even more.

 

[TheNewBATMAN]

After watching the video Rolf posted, I think this is the saloon/sedan perfected. Like the Model S, there is really nothing to update. I am bored by German automakers saying "slimmer headlights" with every press release of every new generation sedan which is basically just tweaking very little of the three-box shape for decades. This car already has the slimmest headlights they can possibly make with the tech they have today. Why make them bigger anyway? That is one of the problem with having such a long history/heritage. The shape of the headlights of the new S-class must be an evolution from its predecessor or there will be blood on the streets.

What is so revolutionary of the new S-class compared to its already-excellent predecessor ? In fact, some people still prefer the older model. No one prefers a seven-year-older iPhone for everyday use. And with every new 3-series or any BMW sedan, the discussions ultimately resort to its hoffmeister kink.

The electric engine (motor, transmission, inverter) is already so compact, any smaller it won't make a difference to the size of the car. Oh, kudos for them to sculpt the batteries so people actually sit lower instead of higher like most other electric cars. And no one needs a more powerful model than the 1,000+ hp version, trust someone who drives a Batmobile to buy milk.

Although watching the video, I just cannot take my eyes off that egg of a head of the first dude. Put him into a hazmat suit and he looks just like my villain Mr Freeze

 

[Rolf]

For one of the first times I cant agree with you ...this car is awesome and a great job from Lucid but the S class is the Sclass and it has a certain type of market and clientele..the S has to take care of those who it caters for and move slowly to next level already people are complaining the W223 is too futuristic or toomuch screens and so on.I don't think when you have a car like the S class you can take as many risks as a car which is just starting.Also with EV companies can be more risky..in my view the lucid looks a great innovation but Mercedes S has a history and history of customers they can not loose focus of that ..Maybe the EQS they could have risk more that I would agree or say.

I agree with everything you mentioned and you have a very good point. The S-class follows a long heritage and Mercedes cant really go too revolutionary with its design as it also has traditional buyers. The Lucid looks fantastic but from a luxury and I also think from a quality point of the view and the way it will drive (refinement. comfort and possibly dynamics) the S-class will probably be head and shoulders above it. The EQS might be the revolutionary S-class we will be looking for.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

The video was nice (except the sustainability lady jesus who the hell gave her that job...) However, this brand has proven almost nothing so far. It's 90% Marketing right now. Let us judge this in two years when the first customers have driven it.