Okay, picked mine up this morning. Haven't had it for a week, but got to drive back about 200 miles - mainly highway, and have a ton of thoughts. I will start with stuff I haven't heard or read in my months/years of scavenging the inter web for every crumb of information on Gravity. I won't gush as much as others but not because I don't LOVE it - I just agree 100% with what many others have said about it. For context, I just drove our 2022 X last Friday on the same route I took the Gravity today and drove our R1S on a similar route a couple of days ago (long story).
Stuff I didn't know/hadn't heard:
1) Seeing out the back - Because of how the car slopes down in the back, and the placement of the brake light, it's a little weird looking at the rear view mirror. It's easy to see out the book, it's just the field of view is somewhat limited by the "overhang" of the downward slope. Granted, I am very used to my R1S which is higher and has a boxier rear window.
2) Front Windshield Gear - I have DDPro, so this may differ if you don't. I also did a demo drive, so this wasn't my first time in the Gravity. The areas that houses the cameras on the windshield is very large. Much larger than our X or R1S. The X has a similar windshield, but I actually found the housing on the Gravity to be a bit in the way. Not awful, but noticeable. Far more noticeable to me than the A pillars - which weren't an issue. It may be how I sit in the car, but I have to measure the box on the windshield - it's BIG.
3) That Windshield - I had posted asking why people would get shades...well, 200 miles back on an 88 degree day with the sun right overhead - it was HOT. Noticeabley hotter near the glass above your head. I've never noticed it in my X (which has "normal" factory tinting there) or my R1S - the glass doesn't even get that hot. But it gets hot on the Gravity. I am short (5'7"), and I had A/C on, so it's fine, and not a deal breaker at all, but I was surprised at the difference between the Gravity glass and the Tesla and Rivian.
4) Third Row - Pretty tough to get down (at first). Apparently, there are cables in the assembly that will appropriately loosen with use - but I thought I was going to break the handle or was "doing it wrong" when SA was showing me. The studio Gravity in Tysons was very easy to operate - likely because it's been done hundred of times.
Random thoughts:
1) Quiet - yes, it's really quiet, I noticed a lot less wind noise than I did in my X and R1S with effectively the same conditions. I't like a vault and it's awesome.
2) Interior - 12+ years of driving Teslas and a Rivian, I had TOTALLY forgotten what. an interior could be like. The interior is really nice (I have Tahoe), materials are great and it's just right. Not over the top, but luxurious (to me) and feels high end.
3) Space - others have said this, but it's just remarkable how "small" it looks on the outside and next to our X and R1S, but how much bigger it is inside. Gave the kids a ride tonight and felt like I was a limo driver. Again, it's been said, but worth repeating - really amazing space.
4) Ergonomics - Again, I am not tall, but all of the screens are well within reach and it's easy to get to the pilot panel while resting your right arm on the armrest. They clearly had this in mind when designing it. Easy to reach everything from the driver's seat and really, really amazing seats.
5) DDPro - Admittedly, I still can't really understand the difference between premium and pro except pro will be hands free one day. That said, after the anticipated 20-30 mile calibration, I was able to use it and it was great. I would say it's much better than the R1S G1 I have - smoother, more confident, etc. Seemed just as "confident" and in control as my Tesla FSD. I think it's better than the first gen of the Tesla several years ago, but it only looks at the lanes on each side of you (or at least that's all it shows), so not sure what it's picking up.
6) Lane Biasing - This was really cool and I wish Tesla did this (and Rivian). I was driving and there was one of those smallish SUVs towing a small trailer crammed with all sorts of crap and it was bouncing and swerving on my left. DDPro said something like "adjusting position to the right" to let me know it was biasing to the right side of my lane to stay away from the junkyard trailer. Later, when a semi was on my right and had its left wheels right on the lane line, it told me it was biasing left and did a great job.
7) Audio - I have SSPro. I love music and I haven't heard the regular system. It sounds great - but I will say, I really couldn't hear the difference between Tidal (which I signed up for just to test the SSPro) and Spotify. I tried all the songs folks suggested. The only time I noticed the speakers being amazing was during the Sanctuary mode with waves, etc. Again, maybe I am not picky enough - sounds great, but I don't think I need to keep Tidal.
8) Blind spot cameras - The quality is somewhere between my Rivian and my X. The Rivian uses an awful few/placement, plus its camera is not great. Tesla's camera is clearly higher quality than Lucid's - or at least it appears that way now. But, Lucid's is perfectly good for what I need it for, very clear, solid frame rate, etc.
9) Interace - Very snappy and quick. Now, I will say, our X is also snappy. Our R1S is horrendous - like 3-5 seconds or more to load screens it hasn't cached.
10) Bugs - I do have some, nothing huge (yet) and will post on the bugs thread.
Okay, general day 1 thoughts. The ride is perfect (to me) great handling, etc. Many folks have written far more eloquently about the driving dynamics. Really excited and love, love the car!
. Currently coordinating a charging speed / curve video that people seem to be asking for. Seems they thought Kyle’s was controlled by Lucid so not necessarily what we’ll see in the real world. Some 400kW NACS chargers have opened nearby.
