1234bhp Lucid Air Sapphire Review: World’s Best Super Saloon?!

Опубликовано 13 марта 2024, 17:00

What’s got three motors, 1234 horsepower, does 0-60 in less than two seconds and has more boot space than a Tesla? Why, it’s a car you might well never have heard of.

The Lucid Air’s range-topping model is the Sapphire, a super-saloon that seeks not just to be faster, but also comfier, quieter, cleverer, more efficient and much roomier than the competition. It’s the sort of car born out of dissatisfaction with the world – in this case company CEO Peter Rawlinson’s frustration (while working as Tesla’s chief engineer) that the Model S wasn’t as good as it could’ve been.

Top Gear’s Ollie Kew has been to drive it, and interview the Lucid boss to find out what drives him….

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Walkaround
03:32 Chat With Peter Rawlinson: Part 1
09:23 The Stats
15:14 Chat With Peter Rawlinson: Part 2
20:54 Lucid's Competitors
22:18 Chat With Peter Rawlinson: Part 3
27:18 Conclusion

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