Lucid suggests Gravity would be the electrical SUV vary king

Lucid on Tuesday revealed a number of extra particulars concerning its upcoming Gravity electrical SUV—and it’s promising to shake up the world of electrical SUVs a lot in the identical method it has with its range- and efficiency-topping Air sedan.  

The Gravity will probably be constructed on the identical platform and underpinnings of the Air, and although it can comply with a taller kind, Lucid says that the SUV will supply “extra vary than every other EV available on the market—apart from its stablemate, Lucid Air.”

At current, Lucid Air driving vary spans as much as 516 EPA miles in its Grand Touring guise, whereas even the bottom Pure and mid-range Touring variations detailed immediately attain 425 miles and 410 miles, respectively, in dual-motor kind. 

In 2020, Lucid teased Venture Gravity (above), a drivable idea automobile that previewed the design route of the SUV. At the moment Lucid design VP Derek Jenkins instructed Inexperienced Automotive Reviews that the design was nonetheless very a lot a piece in progress because the staff aimed to search out the best stability between a raised driving place, cargo area, and functionality, whereas preserving it aerodynamically optimized at pace.

Primarily based on the set of considerably obscured photographs launched with this announcement, it’s clear that the roofline and profile of the automobile have modified considerably since then

Lucid guarantees that the Gravity will supply next-generation Glass Cockpit shows, a brand new technology of its interface, and “a beforehand unattainable mixture of supercar efficiency and seating for as much as seven adults.”

“It’s each a supercar in disguise and an SUV with versatile passenger and cargo area that appears impossibly massive relative to the outside measurement of the automobile,” acknowledged design VP Derek Jenkins in a press launch. 

The Gravity will probably be supplied in two- or three-row configurations, with seating for 5, six, or seven. Primarily based on the dimensions of the Air, we anticipate the Gravity to match very carefully with the Tesla Mannequin X can also be supplied in five-, six-, or seven-passenger configurations, and it begins at $122,190 in its customary dual-motor kind, with a 351-mile vary and claimed 3.8-second 0-60 mph time. The tri-motor Mannequin X Plaid has a 333-miles vary ranking and claimed 2.5-second 0-60 mph time, at a worth of $140,190.

Reservations are set to open in early 2023 for the U.S. and Canada, and the announcement confirms {that a} reveal of the ultimate design will occur then. In the meantime, the corporate says that it’s at present “finalizing the automobile design and specs.”

Lucid says that the Gravity is due for manufacturing in 2024 at its Arizona manufacturing unit.