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    • New EV king? [email protected] 1/4 mile Lucid Air Dream Edition 1080 horsepower sedan set to be world's fastest production sedan

      Where in the world did this thing come from? BoostAddict needed to watch the video multiple times as it did not seem real. A 1000+ horsepower all wheel drive electric sedan running 9.912 @ 144.40 in the 1/4 mile is absolutely crazy.


      This car makes its official debut in five days on 9-9-2020 but the hype train can leave the station.

      On paper, the Lucid Air sets new EV standards across the board:

      When the Air comes to market next year, it will boast the longest driving range of any electric vehicle, with an estimated EPA-rated range of 517 miles. It will also have the lowest drag coefficient of any production vehicle with a Cd of 0.21. Additionally, as we reported last week the Air will also have class-leading interior space and the largest frunk of any electric vehicle. If that wasn't enough, it will also be the fastest charging EV available. adding 300 miles of range in only 20 minutes.

      To sum that up, the Air will: have the longest range of any EV, charge faster than any other EV, have more interior space and a larger frunk than any EV in its class, have the lowest drag coefficient of any car available, and now we find out it will also be the fastest production EV in the world.
      Did Lucid catch Tesla and Porsche with their pants down?

      Things get even better:

      Lucid has developed extremely compact, and ultra-efficient permanent magnet electric motors, creating an electric drive unit that weighs just 163lb (74kg) which Lucid tells us is small enough to fit inside a standard airline carry-on roller bag. Each drive unit delivers over 650hp, and has a power density that is well beyond anything else offered today at 41hp per liter.

      Since the drive units are so compact, they allow for up to three of them to be used to power a Lucid Air, meaning we could possibly see a tri-motor setup in the future. Lucid explains that the drive units are 45 percent lighter and up to 59 percent more powerful its closest competitor, which would obviously be Tesla.

      What does this car cost? Good question. The Dream Edition is over $100k but how much over $100k only Lucid knows.

      Wow. Simply wow.


      This article was originally published in forum thread: 9 Second Family Sedan started by bmwsport View original post
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      1. subaru335i's Avatar
        subaru335i -
        Pretty cool. I honestly hope they eat Tesla's lunch. The barrier to entry to make electric vehicles seems a lot lower than traditional cars so I imagine there will be a lot more competition very soon.
        Makes Tesla's stock valuation even more retarded than it already is lol.
      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky -
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by subaru335i Click here to enlarge
        Pretty cool. I honestly hope they eat Tesla's lunch. The barrier to entry to make electric vehicles seems a lot lower than traditional cars so I imagine there will be a lot more competition very soon.
        Makes Tesla's stock valuation even more retarded than it already is lol.
        I just want to know what it costs. That is going to be a very hard car to beat on the street.
      1. Weehe's Avatar
        Weehe -
        Looks like the dream starts at $161,000.
      1. Sticky's Avatar
        Sticky -
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Weehe Click here to enlarge
        Looks like the dream starts at $161,000.
        Worth it.
      1. subaru335i's Avatar
        subaru335i -
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Weehe Click here to enlarge
        Looks like the dream starts at $161,000.
        Not too crazy honestly and I would expect they can get the pricing down as they produce more volume.
      1. bmwsport's Avatar
        bmwsport -
        Not fast enough? Apparently they are already testing one with dual rear motors, capable of 1300 HP to the rear wheels! Due to come out around this time next year. What will this run, low 9's? Crazy stuff.

        https://insideevs.com/news/443057/lucid-air/
      1. subaru335i's Avatar
        subaru335i -
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by bmwsport Click here to enlarge
        Not fast enough? Apparently they are already testing one with dual rear motors, capable of 1300 HP to the rear wheels! Due to come out around this time next year. What will this run, low 9's? Crazy stuff.

        https://insideevs.com/news/443057/lucid-air/
        Awesome.
      1. PianoProdigy's Avatar
        PianoProdigy -
        I watched the reveal last night. I went ahead and paid the $1,000 reservation earlier in the day since I'd imagine there was a spike in reservations afterwards. I wish they were releasing the trimotor option at launch, since I hate to get an inferior version of something with another already on the horizon. The 45 minute video was very, very well done. Here's the link:

        https://dreamahead.com/post-launch
      1. subaru335i's Avatar
        subaru335i -
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by PianoProdigy Click here to enlarge
        I watched the reveal last night. I went ahead and paid the $1,000 reservation earlier in the day since I'd imagine there was a spike in reservations afterwards. I wish they were releasing the trimotor option at launch, since I hate to get an inferior version of something with another already on the horizon. The 45 minute video was very, very well done. Here's the link:

        https://dreamahead.com/post-launch
        Nice! Who knows when the tri motor version will be out, I am sure you will be happy with the 1000hp version haha...
        I like that they are making the fastest versions first before the boring normal versions. Its smart business to get the early adopters who might have gone for a lower trim version into the top of the range.
      1. PianoProdigy's Avatar
        PianoProdigy -
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by subaru335i Click here to enlarge
        Nice! Who knows when the tri motor version will be out, I am sure you will be happy with the 1000hp version haha...
        I like that they are making the fastest versions first before the boring normal versions. Its smart business to get the early adopters who might have gone for a lower trim version into the top of the range.
        I was one of the early Model X deliveries, and they released the 100D a couple months after I took delivery of my 90D, so I’m jaded.
      1. subaru335i's Avatar
        subaru335i -
        Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by PianoProdigy Click here to enlarge
        I was one of the early Model X deliveries, and they released the 100D a couple months after I took delivery of my 90D, so I’m jaded.
        Yeah that sucks. I kind of have a feeling the 3 motor Lucid will be a lot longer timeline than that considering its not anywhere on their timeline. They have the other lower end models to release first which will increase their sales volume more than a higher end 3 motor version.
        IIRC Tesla has been teasing a 3 motor version of the Model S forever too and its still nowhere to be seen.

        Im hoping Lucid treats their customers better than Tesla has and they focus on customer service more than promising vaporware. We shall see.
      1. bmwsport's Avatar
        bmwsport -
        Apparently a test mule just ran a 1:33 at Laguna Seca. How does that compare to other sedans?

        https://insideevs.com/news/444639/lu...d-laguna-seca/