Need help to decide on Audi or Lucid

I am stuck whether to go A6 (55) or Lucid Air. they are literally the same cost going in, but the Lucid is 2k cheaper to finance (72) thanks to a more aggressive financing incentive.

The Audi will be perfectly competent and ordinary. The Air is different, remarkable in some ways, occasionally frustrating to some in other ways. If you are looking for an appliance, get the Audi. If you are a car enthusiast, the Air is the clear choice. Best to drive both.

you need to set your expectations. I feel each owner has different experience because of his expectations about the car. it is a new company, that is why some future owners are scared.

The Fab is most of the time nightmare to deal with. I have not used my Fab . I am using the app and it works 99% of the time for me. I open the car before I am going to it and I turn the AC so the car is nice and cold.

if you keep the app open in the background, the Bluetooth should work fine. if you do not, it depends on your luck.

the car is really fast and fun to drive but it is no prefect. I believe all the cars they have problems.

I was looking at EQE and EQS before Lucid and after reading about them , they have issues. I went with Lucid cuz I got very good offer and I liked the car.

mjgrayny said:

I am stuck whether to go A6 (55) or Lucid Air. they are literally the same cost going in, but the Lucid is 2k cheaper to finance (72) thanks to a more aggressive financing incentive.

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I am leaving Audi due to poor range and horrible dealer service (they can't fix anything the first time, and break the car every time there is a software update). The software is pretty buggy, but I have gotten used to it through the years.

fadooly said:

...The Fab is most of the time nightmare to deal with. I have not used my Fab . I am using the app and it works 99% of the time for me...

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Funny, I find the fob to be more reliable than the phone as a key I do keep tha app running in the background. Maybe it depends on the phone type.

My advice would be to drive both. Having owned quite a few Audi cars over the years, I personally feel you will get a more refined car with the Audi. Without a doubt you will have a better dealer support network with Audi. Not sure if Lucid is your first EV or not. Lucid is a fun car to drive but has it challenges IMHO.

Good luck in your decision

I have the benefit of having an 2021 A6 Allroad and a new 2025 Pure, so I cannot directly compare to the sedan A6.
My impression is that the Allroad is more refined car than the A6 sedan. (I read somewhere that the Lucid higher ups are Audi wagon aficionados and I can see that lineage in the Pure.)
First, I would suggest trying out the Allroad, which in my opinion is an outstanding ICE auto. The versatility it provides without SUV bloat is incredible. We were thinking of trading it in, but there is no car on the market that can easily go from national forest access roads to grand tourer so well (and look so good at it ;-).
The Pure certainly cannot do that.
However, the Pure is at least six times as efficient and doesn't have a German V6 gulping premium gas. It's certainly not as versatile, but I would certainly choose it over the A6 sedan.
Over the past two months I have been quite impressed at how a "version 1.0" Lucid Air has performed as well as Audi's flagship Avant model that has been refined over decades.

I have a Lucid Air, Audi Q4 etron and Audi Q8 etron. They are very different cars. The Audis are quieter but other than that they are engineered to drive like an ICE. Much slower acceleration, partial regen, really poor efficiency. The Lucid is far more innovative, fun to drive, and efficient. It is noisier and the driving position is uncomfortably low. Definitely drive them both and then decide.