All About That Squircle

[9point81]

I test drove the GT yesterday and had no issues with the squircle. That said, under heavy acceleration, I felt like the steering was either wobbly or pulling to the left on the demo vehicle - essentially like torque steer, which surprised me. The Lucid advisor who was along for the ride thought it had something to do with the suspension automatically lowering. Has anyone else observed this?

None at all. The Escalade was horrible with the torque steer pulling the card almost violently. None of that all in Gravity

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

Yeah the reviews of the Buzz are rather variable. 75cu ft behind the second row is unbeatable in a vehicle of that size... although strangely one youtube review complained bitterly about the lack of cargo space as all the extra space had been turned into extra legroom for the 2nd and 3rd row passengers.

The youtube reviews of the Gravity have been very positive on the space for large passengers (our kids are 13 and 15 and almost 6 feet already) even though my spreadsheet of data from reviews shows the space behind the second row in the 7 seat Gravity is only 48cu ft (about the same as the R1S and only slightly more than the ev9). Another source said 56cu ft but given that the frunk is 8 cu ft I'm guessing that it was "total cargo space with the 3rd row folded" or else was for the 5 seat gravity with the extra space from having no 3rd row.

Other than cost my only concern with the Gravity is cargo space with 4 people + number of skis... given that last year we took 120cu ft of cargo plus 14 pairs of skis on our family ski vacation in the cybertruck. I think we can pare down to the 48+8 cu ft plus 6 pairs of skis on the roof... and maybe a chuckbucket on the hitch.

We took four and all of our snowboard/ski gear last year in our R1S with third row down and it was pretty easy but full. The numbers say we should have more space with Gravity. Sitting in second row of Gravity is definitely a lot more space than R1S. My kids (who are generally oblivious to these things) remarked it was like sitting in a limo - but they’re 5’5” at tallest now.

Our X story is same as yours. Only three row at the time, etc.

No idea what actual measurements are for Gravity but I had it side by side with our R1S and it’s got visibly more space, but R1S does have the flat back versus weird gap in Gravity. Too lazy to measure.

 

[jbrichgels]

I just did a real test drive today and was happy with it, too. I was expecting a learning curve, but it was smooth sailing. I like that I can keep my arms lower when I have them on the top of the squircle for less arm fatigue.

 

[hwy17er]

I. LOVE. THE. SQUIRCLE.

One of my chief worries while waiting for our Gravity was the squircle steering device. The yoke we had on our Tesla Model S Plaid was the most odious thing I had ever experienced in driving a car, and over a year of living with it never improved things. We finally replaced it with a steering wheel but still had to live with those ridiculous little black and unintuitive turn signal buttons.

Although I got a little more optimistic about the squircle after the brief test drive of the Gravity, I remained worried that it would be hard to live with over the long haul.

I've now driven around 1,000 miles with the squircle and can pronounce it the best car steering device I've ever used. It's intuitive. Hand-over-hand maneuvers are no problem. Holding your hands at either the 9-and-3 or the 10-and-2 positions is a piece of cake. If you like to rest your hand on top of a steering wheel, the squircle has such a place, and it's in easier reach. If you like to hook your thumbs over something to give your hands a rest you can do so over the touch pads. And . . . you have that expansive unobstructed view of the glass cockpit.

Throw the variable-ratio steering into the mix, and Lucid has a winner on its hands that I hope never to be without in another car.

IT'S. JUST. THE. BEST.

Just test drove this morning and I found the squircle to be natural feeling and easy to adapt to...even w/ "spirited" driving on fwy cloverleaf! I like how easy to see the curved screen was with the low profile of it as well