Hello,
Let me start by saying that I believe the Lucid Air is overall an excellent car and the company is really pushing it in terms of efficiency and packaging.
My decision is centered around one major item.
At 118,000$ (in Canadian dollars), I can't accept that it has no lane centering. And the only way to get it is a 12,000$ option, bringing the total to a whopping 130 grands, before all taxes.
I wished Lucid had offered this feature as either standard with DreamDrive (as was supposed to be the case originally), or as an affordable option, like for example 2,000$.
The problem with getting the car without this capability, beside not being able to use it myself, is that it will affect the resale value of the car. I tend to keep my cars 3-4 years. I can't imagine trying to sell a luxury car in 2027 without what will be a common feature, even in the cheapest cars.
So as it stands 130k$ is just too much for what this car is worth IMHO. And note that this is the pre-hike price which I benefit from. If you reserve one today, the same configuration is 148,000$.
I would also add that the sales people here in Montreal didn't help much. I had explicitly mentioned the need to drive the car on the highway before my second test drive. It's only once I reached the service center that they mentioned it would not be possible.
I'll pass on the Lucid and wait for something else. Competition is slowly coming from other manufacturers.
Let me start by saying that I believe the Lucid Air is overall an excellent car and the company is really pushing it in terms of efficiency and packaging.
My decision is centered around one major item.
At 118,000$ (in Canadian dollars), I can't accept that it has no lane centering. And the only way to get it is a 12,000$ option, bringing the total to a whopping 130 grands, before all taxes.
I wished Lucid had offered this feature as either standard with DreamDrive (as was supposed to be the case originally), or as an affordable option, like for example 2,000$.
The problem with getting the car without this capability, beside not being able to use it myself, is that it will affect the resale value of the car. I tend to keep my cars 3-4 years. I can't imagine trying to sell a luxury car in 2027 without what will be a common feature, even in the cheapest cars.
So as it stands 130k$ is just too much for what this car is worth IMHO. And note that this is the pre-hike price which I benefit from. If you reserve one today, the same configuration is 148,000$.
I would also add that the sales people here in Montreal didn't help much. I had explicitly mentioned the need to drive the car on the highway before my second test drive. It's only once I reached the service center that they mentioned it would not be possible.
I'll pass on the Lucid and wait for something else. Competition is slowly coming from other manufacturers.