Alex On Autos Reviews the Lucid Gravity Touring

[exxxviii]

I couldn't tell if you have a Gravity yet, but my 2 cents:
Gravity's fob is fine now. Anyone who is still having fob issues with Gravity should contact service.
Gravity does not have PAAK yet. It appears that PAAK will be coming later this year.

I do not own a Gravity yet. I am following here to learn everything I can before making my decision.

I am aware of everything above. I am not sure yet that Lucid improved fob battery life to years versus six months like other cars, but it does seem improved. And there still seems to be some recurring reports of imperfect entry issues, like this one, though not as frequent as before 3.6.4. And yeah, PaaK should be imminent, based on the recent rumors and multiple threads. But per context above, it is not there yet, while it has been available in the other luxury competitors for many years.

 

[DeaneG]

I do not own a Gravity yet. I am following here to learn everything I can before making my decision.

I am aware of everything above. I am not sure yet that Lucid improved fob battery life to years versus six months like other cars, but it does seem improved. And there still seems to be some recurring reports of imperfect entry issues, though not as frequent as before 3.6.4. And yeah, PaaK should be imminent, based on the recent rumors and multiple threads. But per context above, it is not there yet, while it has been available in the other luxury competitors for many years.

FWIW my own Gravity fob battery life seems to be in the range of about 4-6 months. Not great, but also not particularly troubling. A battery is $1.
A careful, detail-oriented person will likely discover several minor issues and triumphs in owning a Gravity.

 

[exxxviii]

Not great, but also not particularly troubling. A battery is $1.

It is not so much the cost of the battery that is the problem, as the fob being inop when unexpectedly needed because the battery is dead. The battery life is not a deal breaker for me, but it is a super turd user experience compared to every other car on the planet. And shifting to PaaK makes the battery life experience worse due to lack of regular use.

In my household, we keep our extra fobs in a basket that someone else could grab to move or borrow a car. If a fob sits for eight months and my wife needs to borrow my car, she would lose her mind when the car acts like a toddler and won't run. The Gravity's lack of hard seat memory buttons is another occasional-user crap experience (but this is not unique to the Gravity). Having perpetual partner side-eye about my car is not my desired state.

 

[Coyote]

I've had my Gravity now for 6 months to the day. I am still using the original fob battery. We'll see how long it lasts... so far, so good.

 

[DeaneG]

It is not so much the cost of the battery that is the problem, as the fob being inop when unexpectedly needed because the battery is dead. The battery life is not a deal breaker for me, but it is a super turd user experience compared to every other car on the planet. And shifting to PaaK makes the battery life experience worse due to lack of regular use.

In my household, we keep our extra fobs in a basket that someone else could grab to move or borrow a car. If a fob sits for eight months and my wife needs to borrow my car, she would lose her mind when the car acts like a toddler and won't run. The Gravity's lack of hard seat memory buttons is another occasional-user crap experience (but this is not unique to the Gravity). Having perpetual partner side-eye about my car is not my desired state.

I mean this in only a positive way: I'm guessing that Gravity isn't going to be a good choice for your situation and perspective. No car is right for everyone.
My own opinion only, after owning an Air and now a Gravity for a total of nearly four years.

 

[pjdcorp]

I want my ambient lighting to be like a strip club

I’ve never been to a strip club

But I want it to be what I imagine it’s like

Lasers!

Never been to a strip club ?? You've led a very deprived life. How did you make it thru your first job after graduating school? Where I grew up (NYC), strip clubs were considered an essential part of developing culturally aware young men. I won't go into detail about what I saw at those establishments, but I will leave you with this chestnut - don't demand strip club level lighting until you have saved a very large roll of single dollars. Singles are key to proper behavior at a strip club. Enjoy broadenig your horizons.

 

[exxxviii]

I mean this in only a positive way: I'm guessing that Gravity isn't going to be a good choice for your situation and perspective. No car is right for everyone.
My own opinion only, after owning an Air and now a Gravity for a total of nearly four years.

I agree - absolutely positive, and it could well end up this way. When I started my search, I was considering nearly every luxury SUV big enough to hold my bike in the back and that was quicker than 4-second 0-60. I systematically eliminated most of them because they were missing one or two key things I really wanted. It is now down to the Gravity, Model Y L, EX60, R2, and GLC EV. The GLC looks very sweet on paper, but I am not sure I could get one by year end or shortly thereafter. So, it is a $125K car and three others that are about half that price. I may end up with one of the cheaper ones as a 1 to 2 year holdover to wait and see what the market looks like in 2028.

This is how they kind of pan out...

1. Gravity - really expensive and may need a little more maturity time, but incredible engineering and performance
2. EX60 - cheap and top level audio system, but uninspiring looks
3. R2 - cheap and cool vibe, but also kind of basic
4. Model Y L - cheap and pinnacle technology, but ubiquitous