Lucid Air Touring review: Competing with Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan

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Lucid may (rightfully) be compared to Tesla but the latest EV automaker has been setting its sights on different rivals. The Lucid Air (and its many variants) is built specifically to take on German luxury automakers.
After spending time behind the wheel of the Air Grand Touring and Air Grand Touring Performance trim levels, we took delivery of the less expensive Air Touring which starts at $107,400. That price point puts it in direct competition with the Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan. While the two EVs have the power and range numbers essential for luxury buyers, Lucid still needs to prove itself.
The Lucid Air Touring is less expensive, has a smaller battery pack, and has less power than the Grand Touring and GRand Touring performance. Still, it’s still an impressive sedan on paper. With 620 horsepower and a zero-to-60 time of 3.4 seconds, it’s plenty quick for pretty much everyone and the 88 kWh battery pack can deliver an EPA-rated range of up to 425 miles.
At a glance, it looks like it’s ready to play the part, but it takes more than specs to build a luxury car. We took the Air Touring for a week-long spin to see if Lucid has indeed built a vehicle capable of competing with German luxury.
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@stockacts6316 Жыл бұрын

I love my Lucid Air GT, and I’m glad they have started delivering the Touring and the Pure as promised. Hopefully we start to see more on the road.

@ProfessorAsa Жыл бұрын

The fact that the touring has more legroom than gt is bad news for you because if anyone sits in the rear, they probably will have less comfort than the touring due to the battery pack floor higher.

@erieye7861 Жыл бұрын

I love the Lucid Air, would take it over the Mercedes EQS any day! Lucid is pure ❤

@kentrader2489 Жыл бұрын

Saw a lucid air on the road the other day and it was breathtaking. Never seen an EV with a more demanding presence

@Mustafafilming Жыл бұрын

Style wise this car is unmatched.

@Babyrocko1908 Жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this. Great review as usual!

@JehanKateli Жыл бұрын

This is my favourite channel for automotive coverage from outside a WWII bunker.

@Miata822 Жыл бұрын

Good review. Yes, the Touring package hits a sweet spot in the market. While Lucids are often compared to the big Mercedes, their ride and feel is modeled after the sportier BMWs. I find Lucid's high quality but restrained interior to be more comfortable and intuitive than the German brands. Most important controls can be accessed through real physical switches. Seat adjustments, climate control, audio, can all be adjusted w/o taking eyes off the road. Yes, the screens are there to provide deeper control of each function. I received my Air GT in April and have been impressed with how rapidly over-the-air updates are constantly improving the car and adding features. It is a joy to cruise on the freeway and handles twisty back roads like a smaller sports sedan.

@mcslender2965 Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing ngl. The range alone already makes this car really compelling

@electrifiedmotors Жыл бұрын

Lucid touring is the best package out there. Love it.

@haircafekevin Жыл бұрын

This seems to be the Lucid Air that gives the best balance of performance for the price. The ones after this trim level are too expensive.

@Babyrocko1908 Жыл бұрын

This is the exact reason why this is the model I choose. 620 HP is plenty fast, and 425 range is plenty.

@niradgupta4075 Жыл бұрын

I know people want a 500mi EV, but this car has plenty of range and power, and the backseat is actually better because of the smaller battery.

@markplott4820 Жыл бұрын

NOPE, its all CRAP. Loooocid motors is FRADULANT.

@mluu510 Жыл бұрын

$100k starting is expensive no matter what

@mluu510 Жыл бұрын

@@markplott4820 what's fraud about them? They deliver a car if you pay them $100k

@xxmajidmsxx Жыл бұрын

amazing car well done Lucid!

@reekhavoc2932 Жыл бұрын

I love the look of ev so much 😍

@madboyreadynow28 Жыл бұрын

I live in Dallas. I see Lucid Air’s now like I see Toyota Camrys. I see 1 every day and Dallas is a very large city.

@wilsonbotlero2363 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR A 4K UPLOAD! The bit rate for 1080p is horrendous.

@timmy2310 Жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous vehicle

@goodvideos.113 Жыл бұрын

The car looks so luxurious, I'm very colorful with this design.

@samikamal1 Жыл бұрын

LET'S GOOOOO LUCID FAMILY 🙋‍♂️❤🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🕺🕺😁👍😉👏👏

@DBGE001 Ай бұрын

Maybe I missed it, but you didn't say a word about the driving pleasure and especially the steering feel. The Lucid Air rivals the steering qualities of the BMW M5 E39, some would say that it goes even beyond the driving pleasure of that benchmark. With the right tires, the Lucid Air is a pure sang canyon carving machine. The EQS is a lot, but it is certainly not a driving machine.

@United_Wings Жыл бұрын

Nice

@TheParsaver Жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure that Lucid aims to fight German lux. brands not tesla.

@leezirhemy Жыл бұрын

Tuff!!)🔥🔥

@bossusa365 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to get mine ❤❤

@ThomasTheTankEngine22 Жыл бұрын

The EQS is one of the worst EVs for the price

@a.h.2460 Жыл бұрын

Rarely laughed so much

@kevinhe7 Жыл бұрын

One of the ugliest interior design I have ever seen

@shahangilani Жыл бұрын

@@a.h.2460why ?

@shahangilani Жыл бұрын

@ThomasTheTankEngine22 why ?

@jaughnekow Жыл бұрын

iPhone: Hold my beer

@domlarry Жыл бұрын

Expensive

@khanhhien06 Жыл бұрын

I stopped watching at $107k starting price tag.

@mcslender2965 Жыл бұрын

The EQS goes for about the same tbf

@nimrodlevy Жыл бұрын

Please I beg of you, translate the numbers to metric while explaing, i hate to pause the video and translate the numbers

@ivanronin8209 Жыл бұрын

Lucid Air'' is King ! 900W Technology and real World 500 Miles Range !

@allnighterist Жыл бұрын

Thats a sport car price bruh

@aditya4r Жыл бұрын

620 Hp and a 3.4 sec 0-60.. its like a sports car .. no ?

@nibiruresearch Жыл бұрын

Why do auto freaks always mention how fast you can reach 100 kM per hour? Especialy with electric vehicles you would spoil a lot of energy. And in my simple life, I was never on a race track or a situation where you could pull up that fast without hitting other cars.

@Kurama1907 Жыл бұрын

Nothing better then Mercedes

@elvisnyakundi Жыл бұрын

Does anyone think EQS is very ugly or is it just me😑

@shawnqi1215 6 ай бұрын

Still don’t get why the eqs has to be this ugly, cuz clearly you can make pretty cars aerodynamic

@RAM_845 Жыл бұрын

Problem with EVs. Charging time takes forever, and costs to much to operate regarding energy, and Batteries are NOT OK, for the environment, which is a double edge sword. Finally, it's too quiet, whereas with combustion engines have noise, so pedestrians can hear the vehicle coming...as with EVs you cannot.

@hughmungus_698 Жыл бұрын

amazing really that $100,000 gets you a car that looks like a budget car from the early 2000s

@AdamsOyifi Жыл бұрын

The future is the past. - lol

@reekhavoc2932 Жыл бұрын

They were lazy designing the backside of this car lol

@pacifico4999 Жыл бұрын

TBH I like it that we're getting past the "angry face" design trend

@hughmungus_698 Жыл бұрын

@@pacifico4999 cool 🤙 you prefer the mono brow Bert from Sesame Street look then I take it

@pacifico4999 Жыл бұрын

@@hughmungus_698 lmao

@markor2476 Жыл бұрын

I don't trust the brand and I don't think the car is priced correctly for what it is.

@muhanadkais Жыл бұрын

"Competing with Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan"! How is that even possible with the horrible build quality?

@mikesmith1702 Жыл бұрын

nobody wants them. huge bloated unsold inventory of them. If you love them. go buy one today

@mikafiltenborg7572 Жыл бұрын

Lucid have no costumers. It's a scam

@mluu510 Жыл бұрын

EQS is complete trash compared to this car

@a.h.2460 Жыл бұрын

Americans have never been able to build cars! 80 percent of the global premium class market is exclusively dominated by German brands! If you want style, if you want the best technology, if you want reputation and image, you drive a German car everywhere!

@mluu510 Жыл бұрын

@@a.h.2460 German software tech is trash, no thanks

@davidcantor293 Жыл бұрын

Literally no competition between ludic and Mercedes. Aesthetically the Mercedes looks awful- oops.

@mikafiltenborg7572 Жыл бұрын

Lucid have no costumers. It's a scam

@kb8570 Жыл бұрын

Lucid is too expensive. You can buy two or 2.5 Tesla's for the same price.

@mcslender2965 Жыл бұрын

But Lucid can go for further so the range advantage is compelling

@kb8570 Жыл бұрын

@@mcslender2965 Agree however Tesla has many advantages such as the Tesla charge network across the country and better software. The Lucid will also be very expensive to repair as they are using multiple components. This is why the interior of a Tesla is minimalist. Quick and easy to repair and maintain.

@niradgupta4075 Жыл бұрын

The Pure Lucid Air is cheaper than the base Model S which is the most comparable model.

@bigtunaV Жыл бұрын

But Tesla is also built cheaply….

@jeffbrownstain Жыл бұрын

BOOOOO

@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753 Жыл бұрын

This dude said ONLY 620?. WHAT IN.HAM, SAM ARE PEOPLE DOING WITH THIS TYPE OF HP AND 1,000 HP WHAT????? A lot of crashing is going to happen to young Men.