Everything I LOVE and HATE about my Lucid Air Touring!

[@ej063]

I've test driven many Evs including Tesla S and Taycan but nothing can be even compared to Lucid Air it's an amazing car.

[@matthewspry4217]

AMAZING, no one wants to mention this 💵🇺🇸

[@TheBrickGamer24]

It’s always a good day when you get the notification from the middle lane.

[@AppleTrack]

Agreed

[@themiddlelanelm]

@AppleTrack awww you guys

[@papakiev]

Greetings from a Lucid driver in Europe! I really enjoyed your video and I completely agree with your criticism. The software definitely needs further development - unfortunately we haven't received any new updates here in Europe for months. Nevertheless, I enjoy every kilometer I drive in this car. It's definitely a real eye-catcher!

[@wilber8260]

Thanks for a very useful review. As someone who purchased a Lucid Air Pure RWD 6 weeks ago my experience is similar to yours. Beautiful quality car and the best drive train on the planet. But the software has a few rough edges. I am grateful for the Lucid Owner Forum where I get good advice. I really like that it has a data ready USB-c port where i have plugged in my usb stick with my music library. Much better fidelity than any other approach. Tesla removed the data ready USB port from Model Ys about 3 years ago (?) so the last Model Y i had could not play my usb stick!! I do like the way the Lucid handles. Cant wait for the release of Gravity next month. and am happy that highly respected auto engineer Cory Steuben is in the charge of the mid-sized program. I should add that my final price was over $5k less than the list price. So, my car is truly an 'econo-car'. Just a little more expensive than a Kia EV.

[@ericgregori]

Real-world testing shows that Tesla is more efficient.

[@themiddlelanelm]

Yes the forum is great! Seems like you got a great deal too

[@ro1857]

What's a USB stick?

[@wilber8260]

@@ro1857 ask google

[@FLJAMESFL]

Are you having sound system problems at all? I have a 2025 Air Pure that is having a blown woofer and popping sound from the rear deck. It’s in service now with only 239 miles. Not happy.

[@XxZannexX]

Apple products brought me to Luke. Car talk from Luke is the real meat and potatoes. Keep it up!

[@themiddlelanelm]

Appreciate it! Glad you enjoy :)

[@martinberglund8932]

Madly in love with this car! Beats EVERYTHING else I've seen! However, I am very impressed by NEVS EMILY GT! but they probably can't manage to make an interior like Lucid air.

[@jahanas22]

That's a good review. I'll have to consider them when looking for my next car.

[@broli720]

What were your lease terms? Like how many months and money down to get 700 per month? Also what do insurance costs look like?

[@Aggie4life77]

Nice car! One thing I would do if I owned Livid would be to add more color options and combinations for the interior!

[@themiddlelanelm]

Definitely

[@jon4lakers]

Well done review.

[@davidziska4482]

I was able to lease my 2023 Lucid Air Pure AWD for $1000 down and $315/month! My wife and I battle over who gets to drive it since it’s so fun! The new software updates have drastically improved the car too!

[@themiddlelanelm]

Wow! That's an insanely good deal!

[@markterry3277]

Wow, how on earth did you swing that? I have a no-money down, $700/month 18-month lease, which I thought would be hard to beat, but that deal certainly does!

[@davidziska4482]

@ my wife watches for deals on lease hacker

[@chasejones9057]

First of all I love the videos on this channel, Luke! Just commenting to say I’m not sure about that consumption figure. I have a BMW i3 in southern Florida and I generally average 4-5.5 mi/kWh. I have automatic climate programmed for five days a week, lots of AC usage, and every green light is a launch for me. Of course I have a much smaller battery (~42kWh, about 38kWh usable, software limited) but I still see nearly 200mi usable between charges, though EPA estimates about 150mi on a full charge. I really appreciate the Lucid coverage, I feel like it might be my next car, assuming prices come down in a few years on the used market.

[@darrenbarlow5759]

Great review! What is that color? Silver? The range on my '23 Plaid sucks. Ill definitely be looking at Lucid for my next EV. Hopefully they'll smooth out the software glitches to be as good as Teslas

[@RelaxingRivian]

rented a touring for 1 week... . the motors pull hard for the powerr output. The suspension is amazing. the rear space is great. But we need an SUV for our kids. Waiting for Touring Gravity.

[@larrylevin127]

Great video. I have had my Lucid the exact same amount of time and could not agree more about the software issues. It’s got to get better or it will never match up to Tesla. I’ve had three Teslas and the ride quality of each sucked, but the tech blows away Lucid. Time will tell if the software improves overall once the Gravity is released.

[@Miata822]

Starting with the high end sedans was not an error for Lucid. At first they had very limited manufacturing capacity, expensive parts that they were outsourcing during the plague, and nobody who knew what they were about. How to separate from Fisker/Canoo/Polestar/i-Pace and every other new EV at that time? Auto journalists love sports cars and high performance sports sedans. That's what Lucid delivered. It earned them all of the "Car-Of-The-Year" type awards, still does, glowing reviews. Road & Track said sometimes the Dream Drive Lucid's aero wheel covers blow off if you go over 175mph. VERY few cars can really go over 175. Really. All then had Italian or German names. All were over $200k, well over. And none had four comfy seats with a refined ride and roomy trunks for the family's luggage. The press Loved the Lucid Air, and that was the point. It made a statement. It still does. 3 years later my 800+hp Air GT is probably the quickest car in my town, and may be the most comfortable. But, no, sedan's aren't for most people. For those others, the Lucid Gravity SUV is now open for orders. Demo cars and test drives will be available soon (if not already) at your nearest Lucid studio. Production has started, will grow steadily in Lucid's new giant Arizona factory, and it will definitely be high-trim units first. If you want to be the first kid on your block with the cool new toy it's not to late to get on the list.

[@SalPilotMD]

Funny thing about the Apple CarPlay stopping music...my 2022 Toyota Tundra does the same thing. Might be an Apple problem?

[@Muffinman9]

Might buy one of these used in a few years if Lucid is still operating as a company. Their Gravity pre-orders are open now and I think there will be a lot of Lucid Airs on the used market when they actually start delivering the Gravity. I definitely would not lease or buy new, yet, though. Just throwing away money IMO.

[@isserdigan2835]

Lease is really good. I bought mine almost 100k build. Went down to 92K in stock. So i got 5k off. Plus 7.5k air credit and 7.5 k lease deal. I put 1k for deposit. 18 months 15k miles. After that i can buy it for 62K with 15k miles. 😂

[@isserdigan2835]

2nd Best car i have ever owned. Only 2nd to my GT4 lol. But no Joke. This car is the Perfect everyday car. Comfort handling power and performance. Nothing comes close. That 670 hp per motor is limited by the batter size.

[@abc123fhdi]

Used 2022 lucid air pure can be had for around $52k. Is this Luke Miani?

[@guccisasha]

I wished their software gets upgraded and they get fsd. that's a deal breaker for lots of potential buyers. I wish lucid success. love their attention to detail and engine and charging technology. Ty for the video.

[@donwilber1628]

I'm curious how you feel about the glass roof. I'd be concerned having one here in the south.

[@dopplernotch]

Does the thick A-Pillar bother you? Serious question ...

[@goxy5382]

nice video, hope to see more older cars

[@Lando_Sage]

Fair review, I would like to point out a misconception though. Nobody offers a self-driving system for purchase yet, and self driving isn't necessarily relegated to EV's only.

[@ericgregori]

Tesla FSD is as close as you can get to owning FSD under current US regulations.

[@AnDrEw17876]

Mercedes’ Drive Pilot is available for purchase (although not fully self driving I suppose)

[@Lando_Sage]

@@ericgregori you think regulations are what's preventing Tesla from solving real FSD? Lol.

[@isserdigan2835]

My Avg is 3.6 mi/kwh. I got almost 4.6 mi/kwh on my East caost road trip. Touring also weigh less and feels much more agile than GT

[@ericgregori]

2024 Tesla Model 3 RWD LR (18''). Efficiency (mi/kWh): 4.9

[@vickykennel7414]

Best car I ever bought!

[@dcr33313]

Just have to point out the Model S LR torque listed on that comparison was incorrect. It's hard to find a non-Plaid torque figure, but the most-likely-correct number I've seen is 723 lb-ft of torque. The Air Touring has more torque and the Model S LR has more HP. And the Air Grand Touring beats them both.

[@BryanTorok]

I don't like to think in dollars per month. What is the out-the-door price on one of these? I'm sure I'm stuck in the past a bit, but $700 per month seems like a lot of money for a car.

[@donwilber1628]

Depends. I had an $800 monthly payment on a $50k car with a 3 yr loan back in 2012. Try to find anything close to something similar to the Lucid Air, and you won't likely find a better deal.

[@BryanTorok]

@@donwilber1628 $800 * 36 months = 28,800. So, maybe you have a lease for that payment, but you couldn't have paid off the car. And, based on that, $700 lease payment does make sense.

[@donwilber1628]

@ Yes, any guess how much I got for my trade in?

[@BryanTorok]

@@donwilber1628 I have no idea what you got for your trade-in. But having a trade-in could make up the difference.

[@TheCosmic64]

this color looks good…⚡️⚡️…WOW

[@2810Mad]

Yeah, it looks gorgeous, yeah it's fast, yeah it's probably sturdy and quality wise, probably even better than a tesla but it's too expensive. Very few people can afford it.

[@davidditzler2704]

I got a 2024 Pure with no options except the $800 Fathom Blue paint for $483/mo. It also comes with free charging from Electrify America for the first year. I drive about 10k miles/yr. Savings over gas of $150/mo making it $333/mo. My insurance went up $50/yr though. The lease deal makes this an incredible deal for a new luxury car. I averaged 4.2 miles/kWh for the 4k miles I put on it so far at about $0.012/mi in fuel costs between free fast charging and level 2 at home.

[@florinvoicu9528]

and thats why its expensive lol. mind blowing

[@HamzahSebyani]

It's gonna be the best car in the world 🌎

[@OlumideJIBO]

the what blockers? Lmfaoooo; he said it with a straight face! 😭😭

[@donwilber1628]

You'll hear the term "peasant blockers" from other reviewers as well. It's not new.

[@OlumideJIBO]

@@donwilber1628 first time hearing it, lol

[@neosalvi]

I thought this was someone else and I started thinking he sounds like Luke Miani 😭

[@Derpy1969]

Thank you for saying “one fourteenth the size” instead of 14x smaller, which is illogical.

[@YaserA-y1e]

WoooooooW Nice color 👌

[@garyuehline]

Lucid is meant for driving . My two dodges do the glitch a lot . The lucid has engineering way beyond Tesla . I’ll take the air for 70k

[@ashishpatel350]

lucid and the taycan are my favorite ev

[@xnnx]

hope one day i will have my own 💔😭 cross fingers

[@dzerres]

You didn't mention the charging experience. I would think EVgo and Electrify America are sh!t shows - that's what everyone else has said. I don't recall Lucid signing onto the Tesla charging standard. That said the car is fine but I personally don't think they did a good job on the look. It looks frumpy. It doesn't look sporty, futuristic or fast. They won't be making a profit for a long, long time and only still exist because of Saudi Arabian oil money.

[@jamesrea329]

Over the past year I’ve had no problems with EA or EVgo in my Genesis GV60. I’ve taken several fairly long road trips. I’m not saying others aren’t having problems but it’s not as bad as some people say. Lucid did sign up for Supercharger access, it should be available soon. However, because Tesla doesn’t fully support 800v cars, the charging speeds will be limited at Supercharger stations.

[@vickykennel7414]

70k is a very good price, and you get 420 mile range!

[@InfoumusMOBB]

Lucids model 3 competitor if it comes. Will destroy the model 3. I mean cam you imagine a small lucid air version in the performance Sapphire! If the air had 1234hp you can bet the smaller version will be around 600+. Thing will be a rocket ship

[@loums52]

Nice review and pretty much is in line with my Lucid Air Pure experience. The Gravity looks very nice but I am also looking forward to the smaller Earth model in a couple of years.

[@timmy2310]

I've had really bad wind noise the driver side pillar. Ruins the whole driving experience

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

I’m not a big “car technology” person, as much I find the “beta testing” thing with car software a bit revolting, Lucid is a new company, and I think I can forgive them to a degree on still trying to figure some stuff out

[@samikamal1]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO LUCID🏆🫡 FAMILY WOOHOO!😁👏👏🙋‍♂️❤️🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇ADDING ON AND HOLDING STRONG GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE!😉👍🙌💎💎💎💎THAT'S THE LUCID GUARANTEE 🫡 💯

[@tennaj1367]

1:33 savage! 🤣🤣

[@Kamikazekims]

the best ev is the Ioniq 5 N to me but i do think the lucid air is the most luxurious and the most classy other then the Cadillac Celestiq

[@Hmmm313]

Nuh. You need at least 450 miles range EV nowdays..

[@aikafuwa7177]

Why is a EV at this price point having these deficiencies? WTF???! I got an Ariya Evolv+ E4orce and EV6 GT and never had any such problems and both have 360 view cameras some of semi-self driving stay in the lane whatevers and they all just, and they work fine with android auto (and supposedly both support crApple craplay) and never had an issue using it with my android phones, and both EVs combined would cost less than 1 stupid Lucid.

[@Mcboernester]

The constant "howling noise" from the electric motor is a no go for me. You can hear it throughout the whole video and i honestly think it would annoy the hell out of me.

[@donwilber1628]

Apparently it has been addressed according to another video reviewer showing a 2025 model.

[@jamied9448]

It isn't there on my rwd pure, but yeah it was a little annoying on the awd GT loaner I had

[@isserdigan2835]

Voice control will improve overtime. It just got out 😂

[@olternaut]

"Peasant blockers"

[@jamesrea329]

I’ve had a Genesis GV60 for 8 months and I’ve driven it over 9,000 miles! You should take your Lucid on the road 😅 The drive up to Morro Bay is nice, you should be able to make it without stopping and there’s a nice EA station there. I love my GV60 and I’ve had none of the frustrations you describe. Not quite the range your Lucid has but more range than my bladder has, so I’m good. You should check out the GV60 when your lease is up.

[@isserdigan2835]

Do not use LAX. Say the whole thing lol

[@EdMiF]

You beat me to it!😂

[@ericgregori]

Fisker 2.0

[@vickykennel7414]

So you don’t buy the DDpro and complain you don’t have it? Give me a break!

[@nicomonkeyboy]

Nice car, and of course its subjective, but no way is it better looking than the EQS

[@donwilber1628]

A bullfrog is better looking than an EQS

[@jamied9448]

My neighbor has an EQS. Looks like a Prius

[@djhscdhxgsdhv]

For 169000 better be a tesla killer

[@JimmySmash1998]

This thing is heads and shoulders above Tesla and it’s genuinely not even close

[@ericgregori]

China draws on millions of citizens to monitor the internet and influence public opinion on a massive scale online. These recruits are known as the "50 cent army" - so named because of reports that they were paid 0.5 yuan per post.

[@ericgregori]

China draws on millions of citizens to monitor the internet and influence public opinion on a massive scale online. These recruits are known as the "50 cent army" - so named because of reports that they were paid 0.5 yuan per post.

[@Anonymous-is6xu]

Tesla* is head and shoulders above lucid. Tesla has better software in pretty much every imaginable way, not to mention a supercharger network that you don’t have to pay a premium for (unlike non Tesla cars that try to leech off Tesla superchargers)

[@tompov227]

Lucid Air Turing. KZbin money is good eh

[@vickykennel7414]

Self driving is bullshit….fsd SUCKS

[@Anonymous-is6xu]

LMFAO says the one who’s never driven a Tesla

[@Derpy1969]

You’re gonna hate when they go bankrupt. Let’s see which ends first, your lease or Lucid.

[@donwilber1628]

Considering that the Saudis just put $1.5B into the company a couple months ago, I wouldn't hold my breath on them going bankrupt.

[@curtisalex456]

Don't worry, Lucid has access to "petrodollars"!!!

[@mirai9150]

I think i prefer my VW ID 4 every day over any of lucids cars. At the end of the day i want a reliable car - not a bleeding edge smartphone. Things like the bluetooth key just shows me, that such a car isn't suitable for a familiy car that WILL be abused in some way

[@morstyrannis1951]

You're suggesting a VW ID4 is reliable? The internet doesn't agree. Every review I've watched or read has said it's no more than a boring soulless appliance even on its best day. Almost hysterically funny that you're equating one of the cheapest EV on the market with the most expensive.

[@mirai9150]

@morstyrannis1951 that is bullshit. Yes people in reviews are biased too, but VW have been working reliable for decades for my family - even being passed on. The VW ID 4 doesn't have high tech software or whatever but it works and they have more experience than most other car companies out there. However i want a car build in the EU and not from wherever, because i want a car that works after over 10 years of abuse and being manufactured near where i live

[@Musvilkis]

@@mirai9150 Do I need to show You example how VW corrodes after only 2 years? They were use to be quality cars 15-20 years ago. We have full examples in company with less then 9 years cars which corroded that car falls apart. Those cars didn't had accidents.

[@mirai9150]

@@Musvilkis what model exactly? Where is that located? You can't just say those cars are bad, but not providing how those are being used/treated. I just sayed that those cars are the perfect family cars, because under normal circumstances they can live about 20 years. My golf 6 tdi never had problems that is why i passed it on. And my own parents drive the golf 7 without any problems

[@Musvilkis]

@mirai9150 I will make a video to You.