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Yes, and I've been wondering if that decision was made sometime after the November 2022 press release . . . and what drove the decision. It seems odd to have made it in the relatively advanced stages of Gravity development instead of at the outset. (Remember that the press release said the...

Yep, that was my point. You have to know which YouTubers you can rely on for what if you going to use YouTube reviews as a substitute for trying out the cars yourself. Personally, my favorite "jack of all trades" reviewers are "Throttle House", who cover all aspects of a vehicle in a balanced...

Not all YouTubers are the same. While YouTube (and written) reviews can be quite helpful, you really need to get familiar with their biases and agendas before relying too much on them. First, get to know which ones are Tesla cult members (i. e., fan boys) who instantly trash anything that...

Could well be. But I wonder why in late 2022 they were saying they were finalizing design and specs? I suspect something significant happened for them still to be saying essentially the same thing in mid-2024. We know from the recent announcement about hitting 5 m/kWh in the Air and from...

I just found an old Lucid press release from November 15, 2022 in which Lucid said that the Gravity would "land" in 2024 and that reservations would open up in "early 2023"...

There's a structural component Lucid calls the "horseshoe" that runs laterally under the front drive unit. If it gets deformed beyond its tight tolerance, the car becomes unrepairable. The visible exterior damage to our car was no more than what I see on the @davidkoger car, and ours was...

I notice Rawlinson said the Gravity is "targeting around 440 miles range." Words at this kind of event are usually chosen carefully and this wording is subtly (perhaps meaningfully?) different from the "440+" range figure that was earlier touted. Nor is there any mention of horsepower this...

This is not my experience at all when dealing with either the West Palm Beach or the Miami Lucid Service Centers. When we went to the West Palm Service Center for the annual maintenance check we were put in a brand new (under 100 miles) Grand Touring loaner for the few hours they needed to...

Does Tesla allow you to play music sticks in its USB port? Does Tesla's software-based automatic gear selector work even half the time? Does Tesla allow you to display separate satellite maps simultaneously allowing you to be zoomed in and zoomed out and to display both compass direction and...

I got a call from the Miami Service Center today in response to my call last week about problems since the 2.2.2 update. They had not heard of anyone else having 12-volt power interruptions. However, they currently have two cars in the shop relating to problems with Alexa since the update...

I'm always quick to snap up a bargain.

The installer checked all the wiring and found no problem. But, of course, as it always the case when you take a car in for service, he could not replicate the issue.

Several times since the 2.2.2 update I've found Alexa not working. When it happens, it will only come back by shutting down the car and taking the key out of range so the car will got to sleep. Is this happening to anyone else? Also, I seldom use the rear window sunshade. But it was very hot...

It's "Liberty and Prosperity." Although my favorite New Jersey joke is: Person 1: "I'm from New Jersey." Person 2: "Oh, yeah. What exit?"

Even things such as umbrellas on the rear window shelf can become dangerous projectiles in a collision. There is no way I'd get behind the wheel of a car with unrestrained rear passengers behind me no matter how inconvenient they find their own and my safety.

I, too, prefer to lease. but only because I am a high-mileage driver and usually spend thousands of dollars on installing radar/laser detectors and putting paint protection film on my cars, all of which goes down the drain at the end of a lease. Otherwise, however, leasing is often a better...

The radar system gives me a voice alert that it is powering down, so at least I know I'm without coverage until I turn the system back on. It always powers back up, so whatever causes it is intermittent. I got the car back late today. They checked all the radar system wiring and found nothing...

Since the 2.2.2 update the installed radar detector in our car has spontaneously powered down while driving three times. Each time I am able to restart the system using its power button. The system pulls its power from the 12-volt plug in the Air trunk. The car is at the radar installer right...

Did this update change anything about how the headlights operate? I washed my car today for the first time since the update, and the headlights did not come on every time the doors unlocked. It was a welcome change, if deliberate.

Yep, I'm half a year older than you, and you're . . . over to you now, @xponents.