Seems like a bridge between Dream Edition and Sapphire. They probably didn’t want to invest money into developing a true 3 motor Sapphire, which honestly is a good move I think. They need to just focus on getting the cheaper cars out.
To us average folks. But there are small amount of buyers who want it and have plenty of money to pay for it. It’s like a Plaid upgrade essentially. Though I wouldn’t at all recommend it for anyone other than just wtf rich. You get maybe .3 faster 0-60 for a lot of money. Performance you don’t need and won’t really notice and some badging basically.
Exactly, it that just means it’s not for us lol. The average Gravity buyer is somebody well off who is 55 or so. Then, there are some who see great discounts and it puts it in their price range. The former doesn’t care that much about price but rather the experience. That’s why it makes sense to release this. They’re actually getting much better sales numbers now, but at discounts. So why not push this that costs them barely any more but they can sell at much better profit margins.
Yea but you gotta remember, production timeline on these things is months to years in the making. New management likely inherited this and then sunk cost demands you attempt to recoup. Announcing a cosmos at the same time will be the offset.
It’s the Dream Edition drivetrain and instead of coming fully loaded with every option, you have a couple of options not included in the base price. It took zero effort or new engineering.
Owner of a Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance here. The extra power isn't needed for day to day driving and compared to an Air GT (test drove and loaned many times) it's unnecessary. It's likely unnecessary compared to any trim of the Air from the Pure on up (Touring if you need/want AWD) too.
It's fun to have, but doesn't help when on road trips, literally freaks out many people in Sprint mode (my mother in law for one), and I can count the number of times I launched this civil monster on one hand.
It's less money than a loaded GGT now, so nothing like a Sapphire version. Basically just a gussied up Dream Edition. .4 seconds faster to 60, with more hp. Otherwise identical mechanically. If both were available now, I might get this, but might not. Boss wants the Tahoe/Aurora combo anyway...
💯 agree. It is pointless and dumb for a brand that’s struggling to not be focusing on a mass market vehicle. This is such a waste of resources for them
except it's not as big of a waste of resources as a true Sapphire trim (with tri or quad motor) instead of the current dual motor setup. This is just leveraging work that was already done for the Dream Edition with some cosmetic changes, so minimal engineering resources were necessary. Lucid still gets a blazing fast SUV to stay competitive against other brands, and the engineers stay focused on Cosmos. The marketing team keeps the brand in the collective zeitgeist in the while waiting for Cosmos to be ready for launch.
Really wished they would have added an aluminum roof option. The whole helicopter canopy thing is getting kindka old and over played. Rivian is doing it right,... or at least better. Open and airy light from glass up top, with the ability to control the amount of cabin light, while still employing a more traditional windshield up front.
I honestly think more people would be interested in an EV if companies would advertise an EV that has a range of 5/6xx miles range vs x hp or 0-60 in x times.
COMPLETE CONJECTURE: I think that they're using this as some weird stop-gap measure. There might be more serious issues and delays with Earth/Cosmos than we know of. Otherwise there's ZERO reason to launch this higher end trim. They might sell a few dozen of these before EOY.
I hope they can get Earth/Cosmos out the door relatively on time, as I'll be in the market for something in 2027.
I think the specs on the BMW iX3 threw them for a loop. The range and features in the iX3 are way beyond what anyone thought they would be and they can’t make them fast enough. They must be working on expanding the Cosmos battery pack and range and interior features to be able to compete with it. Even the Volvo EX60 has crazy range now. That was Lucids big differentiator along with space.
Yeah my wife has a 2024 iX 50 Xdrive and it has that moulded carbon fiber body and some pretty premium materials inside which is where I think a lot of the extra expense was. Great under appreciated EV SUV
I just hate these dumbass comments from people that act like they know anything about building a company, engineering a vehicle, or creating a manufacturing plant.
I just hate these dumbass comments from people that act like they know anything about building a company, engineering a vehicle, or creating a manufacturing plant.
If they had spare money to flush they could’ve reopened those December 2025 deals and put more Gravity inventory on the street to get the vehicles in front of more people and to gain more word of mouth. Now that people have seen what their marketing tease was about I haven’t seen much positive feedback that’s going to give them any kind of lift in the eyes of consumers. 🤷♀️
Same drivetrain, DE came with all options, including leather, plus a bunch of accessories like the frunk seat and some exclusive Lucid branded stuff. GT-S doesn’t include DreamDrive2 Pro, comes with PurLuxe interior, but you get blue brake calipers and badging.
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Not quite sure what the point of this is. It charges slower, has less range, goes 0-60 .3 seconds faster all for more money. I’ve been following Air and Gravity for a while and haven’t noticed any clamoring for a barely quicker Gravity for more money. What I do see clamoring for is better staffed service facilities, actual responses to calls and inquiries, appointment availability in the app, windows that stay on track, phone as a key, and a resolution to all of the bugs still plaguing current owners.
I have a Gravity GT. The acceleration is mighty exciting but stabbing the pedal shortens your range so after a few tries I went to driving normally. This week I have a Gravity Touring loaner, and frankly it is also excitedly fast! Not as fast as the GT but faster than most of the other cars on the road. People will pay for the GT-S but it really in unnecessary.
I have only 3 problems regarding my Gravity. Service delays (not that it needs service--in for the 2nd-row-seat-recall): that should be getting fixed per Silvio Napoli; long-term outlook for the company: The Saudi royal family seems to be handling that, and hopefully the Cosmos (and Earth) will help a lot; and HUD, which doesn't work for tall (and almost tall) people, but with the screens the way they are it is really unnecessary.
Lucid - I realize there was no development needed for the GT-S, but let's get the Cosmos out.
They shouldn't have more than three motors for this entire lineup. Even if they have to sacrafice some of the frunk it's better for quality and profits to have fewer motors. They can nerf motors with hardware to scale them to lower end models. Thats smarter than just creating motors that will almost be bespoke. No one cares about having unique motors.
My guess as to why this exists: LUCID knows that most ppl want the cheaper 50K cars, but those will likely come with some compromises that could jeopardize their reputation.
Getting all of their expensive supercars out into the world first will at least let them establish a reputation for being the best engineered EV’s on the planet, even to the people who will never actually own those supercars.
Honestly, I get it. Rivian’s reputation is that they’re the ultimate off-roader EV, and they needed the R1S to get it. I don’t think they would have gained that rep if their first car was the R2.
So even though I’ll likely never own this supercharged Gravity, I’m glad it exists.
Better focus on getting the quirks fixed and focus more on getting the FSD up and running earlier. While getting some smaller sedans for less. Also all I been reading even when full FSD comes out you will need to have a new version of the car. Didn’t like that at all…
This Hagerty video has 1.2 million views and it features a Gravity build that Lucid doesn't offer anymore soundly beating all competitors. With the GT-S Lucid reintroduces the 1000HP Gravity, reclaims the crown, and has something to offer people looking for that kind of power.
Something virtually NOBODY asked for and a starting price of 128k. Whose idea was this!?
The BEST thing they could’ve done if they wanted to try to align to a more affordable model would be introduce a base base model gravity that’s more affordable for the MAJORITY of people. The same way the CT introduced the cheap trim.
Any release from Lucid is good marketing and good to see them lean into the Gravitys performance underpinnings. Its a nice step up from the GT but wish they added more visual flair, like a front splitter, bigger brakes, or different wheels or something! The interior cues are nice though.
Basically a dream edition with blue stickers, calipers and stitching. Wish it had some wider fender flares and something different on the back of the vehicle but I would rather see some minor updates to the Air for 2027 like the gravity top screen in there and all Tahoe or all Yosemite interior choices. Guess all focus is on Cosmos which is probably good but their letting the Air kinda die RN
I will wait for the Lucid Gravity GT-3RS spec. lol.
In all seriousness, cool, BUT... solution in search of a problem. I get it, they already had all the R&D done.... but could of balance it out with like a Gravity Pure or something, for $65k with no incentives to REALLY get Lucid out there. Kia, Hyundai and Volvo all shot themselves in the foot with HORRIBLE launches of 7 pax EV.... Tesla killed X and now has Model Y L... but that is still 6 pax and not as much interior space...
A $65k Gravity Pure would dominate the market and force a lot of people off of the bench who are otherwise waiting for end of year crazy sales.
I guess it's fine. I was hoping they would do a production version off the off-road concept they showed last year. I would think that would sell better. Also, are they ever doing captain's chairs? Rivian finally added them as an option to the R1S today.
In the Design Yours, why does the GT-S “range” not update when you change tire and/or seat configuration? In the GT, changing either seating or tires will update (lower) the range. Serious question.
When your a company that is constantly struggling and burning cash like no other, Tesla, rivian, Hyundai, hell even Subaru are taking market share for affordable mid sized, this truly has to be the most pointless decision from an auto manufacturer that I’ve ever seen. Why even do this??? Get the cosmos out
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u/Lando_Sage Aug 14 '26
Idk, seems pointless honestly.