A Bit of Perspective From a Long-ish Term Owner

[Ashir]

I still wouldn't buy any other car, at any price.

Same, I went out to look in used car market after lease end, and boy-oh-boy.. found most cars to be boring and lacking. Now back in 2022 AGT with a smile every time I get in

 

[Amster]

Same. For all of its quirks, I can't imagine driving any other car out there. I've had a Lucid AGT for almost four years, and I'm still in love with it.

 

[kapix]

I was doing a little reminiscing today. I have now had the car for two years and five months and it's at 33,000 miles. As is true with any Internet forum, there tends to be a lot of complaining and negativity here. I would like to address some of the things where I've seen major improvement. This is not to say there isn't room for additional growth and improvement, but the car I'm driving today is significantly better than the car I originally bought. So next time you're about to write a post complaining about something… Consider these:

1. Boot up time: used to be close to a minute between opening the door and seeing the displays come on. Now it is instant.
2. Blindspot cameras used to appear after about two blinks. Now they pop right on, and lately seem to be quite clear.
3. 3-D camera system used to take a while to turn on after starting up the car. Now it is immediate.
4. Surreal Sound Pro sounded OK to me, now it sounds fantastic.
5. Fit and finish was a problem with the 2022 model your cars… I had quite a few service visits just to replace trim and line things up. Now the cars are coming off the line with a much greater degree of precision and perfection.
6. CarPlay didn't exist when I got the car. Now it works very well. (Android users: maybe someday)
7. There were many software bugs. Now there are very few.
8. We didn't used to have a logo reset. We had to literally park the car, lock it with the valet key, and wait a while and then get back in and hope things were better. I don't reset the car much, but the logo reset is quite a bit easier.
9. For a while, there was a huge Air logo taking up 1/3 of the dashboard. Now, the next navigation instruction and media information appear there as they should.
10. We saw a lot of blowouts on the 21 inch Pirelli tires, although I personally didn't have any. Unbelievable amount of forum traffic about this. Now it seems the tires themselves have been improved and I haven't seen many since.
11. The glass roof plus bright sun in San Diego made the car very hot, now we have these lovely mesh panels that work well for me and negated the need for an expensive tinting job on the roof.
12. The car didn't originally have automatic dimming high beam headlights. Now it does.
13. Drive Drive Pro didn't do much (Highway Assist/Drive Assist didn't exist). Now it does an amazing amount, and hands off driving will be coming.
14. There wasn't a frunk button on the left panel so I literally had to get in the car and sit down to open the frunk. Now there is one.
15. The HomeLink menu wouldn't pop on when the reverse camera was on. This caused a HUGE amount of forum traffic and lengthy threads. Now, it does.
16. There was no Lane Change Assist. Lane Departure Protection did not offer all of the options it has now.
17. There was no Curb Rash Alert. I thought this was silly when it was introduced, but I now depend on it when parallel parking.
18. The car didn't have satellite radio at all.
19. Schedule charging didn't exist.
20. There was no way to turn the pilot panel off. Now it's just a double-tap away.
21. HERE navigation was a complete disaster. I won't say it's perfect, and I really don't use it much, but others are reporting that it is significantly improved.
22. Easy entry didn't exist.
23. Max AC setting didn't exist.
24. There was no way to deactivate passive locking/unlocking.
25. The side mirror didn't tilt down when reversing, now I use that all the time.
26. RangeXChange didn't exist. I have actually used that once to help a person who is in need.
27. There was no Creature Comfort or Keep mode. It's actually nice to turn this on if you will be somewhere for just an hour or two on a hot day.
28. There was no notice that regen was limited.

I'm sure you can think of others that I forgot, but I've never had a car that has been this much improved and transformed during my ownership. I'm thrilled about that. Cheers to Lucid, keep it coming!

Sweet Bloody Mary"...tends to be a lot of complaining and negativity here..." You've said it Bobby. Apparently there have been innumerable people who have been driving Rolls-Royces, Koenigsegg Jesko Absoluts, Mercedes-Maybach S 600 Pullmans, blah, blah blah. GIVE ME A BREAK! Please, please, please show me one...any ONE car that tops a Lucid Air Pure for around $70,000. You can't. Wah, waah, my fob doesn't rock me to sleep at night. My seats aren't as comfortable as my mother's womb, my tires aren't as cheap and performant as my imagination. Here's a thought, you geniuses...don't buy a Lucid! Sell it and buy an Accord or Ram pickup. No one needs your whining. Add something positive or leave.