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2022 Air Grand Touring
I took delivery of my new to me 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring today! I'm the first actual owner as the car was previously a Lucid Air loaner. It has 27K miles and the factory warranty is good until February 2027. Infinite Black with Tahoe interior. I stopped by the service center on my way home with the car and made an appointment for the CCCv2 install. 😁 The service advisor mentioned that the car had the HV battery replaced before Lucid sold it. Beautiful! I'll be turning the Polestar 2 in November 3rd.
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It's a 2022 Grand Touring...it has everything! 😁 Glass canopy, Dream Drive Pro, Surreal Sound Pro...the works! Would you believe I mildly curbed the passenger side front wheel before I even got her home? 🤦🏾 Minor damage that should be easily repaired.
 
Such an inky deep black. Congrats, enjoy!
 
The glass canopy on my 2022 AT would turn the cabin into a baking oven. That's why I'm driving now a leased 2026 AT with no canopy
 
There were days here in Detroit where my cabin temps would get up to 130F. Then I bought an Nmoiss umbrella windshield sun shade off Amazon. The hottest I've seen when using the shade is 91F. Best accessory that I've purchased so far.

Umbrella window shade
 
I wasn't aware that these tires are summer tires. Hopefully the El Nino winter here will be free of snowfall...The tires were replaced last year and only have 3524 miles on them.
 
chazglenn3 said:
I wasn't aware that these tires are summer tires. Hopefully the El Nino winter here will be free of snowfall...The tires were replaced last year and only have 3524 miles on them.
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It's not just snow traction, those tires can potentially "freeze" and fracture in low temps. I'd swap them out.
 
PlaterB said:
The glass canopy on my 2022 AT would turn the cabin into a baking oven. That's why I'm driving now a leased 2026 AT with no canopy
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the sunshade really helps. And I live in Arizona!
 
chazglenn3 said:
How low? We usually get into the low 40's...
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I have wheels and snow tires I bought from TireRack for my now-sold '22 AGT. I think they probably have around 3000 miles on them. I can send photos if you're interested. Again, I'm over in Kitsap County so close by.
 
chazglenn3 said:
I wasn't aware that these tires are summer tires. Hopefully the El Nino winter here will be free of snowfall...The tires were replaced last year and only have 3524 miles on them.
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segbrk said:
It's not just snow traction, those tires can potentially "freeze" and fracture in low temps. I'd swap them out.
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chazglenn3 said:
How low? We usually get into the low 40's...
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segbrk said:
Pirelli says not below 45ºF. I'm sure there's some safety margin in there, but that's a close call.
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@chazglenn3, driving on summer tires below the recommended temperature can very quickly turn into a butt-clenching adventure. Not too proud to say I've done it in a different car, but quite by accident.

My Camaro came with Goodyear summer performance tires that recommended not driving in temps below 40F. Summer tires tend to have softer, stickier compound to provide more grip to achieve better acceleration and handling. But when they get cold they harden like hockey pucks and have practically zero grip. As @segbrk has noted they can also crack. Think of freezing a gummy bear and then sliding it across a table. I was out and about one day and came home a lot later than I had planned. Temps had dipped below 40F. After almost sliding through an intersection I turned on my hazards and creeped home. Rather embarrassing driving a high performance convertible with hazard lights flashing while Ford Focuses and Chevy Cruzes zipped by me.

Those tires have since been replaced with Continental ExtremeContact performance all-season tires and I am a happy camper. Consider finding all-season performance tires for your 20" wheels. They are readily available on Tirerack.com. Best of both worlds. Continental, Michelin, Pirelli all have product available for Lucid 19 and 20" wheels.

Please watch --> EV OG explains why his Lucid Air is sitting for the winter
 
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