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Oh, you mean other than like... highway assist actually being ADDED?(that was later in 2022)..nothing has really changed since the first Lucid was delivered.
Oh, you mean other than like... highway assist actually being ADDED?(that was later in 2022)..nothing has really changed since the first Lucid was delivered.
Yes, this is because Edmunds typically thrashes their vehicles by doing drag races, range tests, etc. Also, why should they be entitled to a free long term test? Or 21 wheels?So I'm probably not going to watch the video. Just reading all of these comments is sufficient lol.
However, if I'm not mistaken, Lucid would not give/loan Edmunds a car to review and made them actually buy it. There's a reasonable chance that Edmunds would be extra critical just because they are a little pissed about that
Yes, in recent weeks there has been an abundance of people saying evs are "failing" and just general negative "news."Take the review with a grain of salt. These car rags are trying to put down/discredit demand for Ev’s from Tesla,/ Lucid and others to protect the ICE Legacy auto makers. Anybody who knows knows. Tesla is gonna kill it with refresh highland m3. Lucid Gravity
Yup, you summed up the thread perfectly. Rattling a pillar... just call service!1. As @borski pointed out and commented to them in their YT, almost all the negative call outs are so minor that one service stop / mobile visit could have resolved. Nothing to create dramatic content around it. I actually laughed off these were the biggest gripes they had.
2. EPA range is what it is. Could you get theoretical 516? Yes, but who drives their car, especially this car, under those conditions all the time? It's still the longest range production EV.
3. Software and HA definitely needs more work. Fair. But they are pumping out OTA updates so the software will improve.
4. Price changes. It's happening across the board across almost all manufacturers. It's supply/demand based on economic conditions.
5. How's the performance, handling, and ride after a year?
I don't think that the video is that bad, just my opinion. They give praise when it is due and call out the problems that they have had. We all do the same here on the forum.
Edmund’s is horrible for this reason.. what was the owners reaction to trading in?It's working though. I spoke with someone at the chargers today in his i4. He asked me about the Lucid and I told him it was great. He went with the i4 because he had seen Edmunds original review of the Lucid and was turned off the brand. I had him sit in my car and he was like, "Wow, this isn't what I expected" He thought there would be fit and finish issues all over the place. Lucid was roomier and more comfortable than his i4, was charging faster than his car, could go further than his car. I just laughed and told him to trade his i4 in for a Lucid.
Or do as Lucken does and have one of each.It's working though. I spoke with someone at the chargers today in his i4. He asked me about the Lucid and I told him it was great. He went with the i4 because he had seen Edmunds original review of the Lucid and was turned off the brand. I had him sit in my car and he was like, "Wow, this isn't what I expected" He thought there would be fit and finish issues all over the place. Lucid was roomier and more comfortable than his i4, was charging faster than his car, could go further than his car. I just laughed and told him to trade his i4 in for a Lucid.
Now now, my household proves an i4 and a Lucid can peacefully coexist. They play nicely together.It's working though. I spoke with someone at the chargers today in his i4. He asked me about the Lucid and I told him it was great. He went with the i4 because he had seen Edmunds original review of the Lucid and was turned off the brand. I had him sit in my car and he was like, "Wow, this isn't what I expected" He thought there would be fit and finish issues all over the place. Lucid was roomier and more comfortable than his i4, was charging faster than his car, could go further than his car. I just laughed and told him to trade his i4 in for a Lucid.
Yeah isn’t it funny the microscopic crap they fixate on? Apparently the car makes an almost imperceptible rocking motion for a nanosecond when you stop, which I never noticed until the out of spec video, and then promptly quit noticing because I quit looking for it, so that’s not luxury! Better dump the best range best space most comfortable amazing looking Lucid and get a Model Y where the “massaging seats” are just the suspension shaking the car violently on what looks like a smooth surface.OK. I will ring in again on the Edmunds review. They did not mention the most important factor and that is Lucid Air's dynamic capabilities which are still amazing after 14,000 miles in my AGT. Nor did they opine on the driving position, comfort, storage space, interior space and appointments, and many other attributes that owners love, despite the temperature switch's slight travel. The comment above about the person who decided against the Air based on an Edmunds review is just one example of the impact of a less than comprehensive and objective review. The Out of Spec reviewer also made a Federal case about the temperature toggle switch movement.
If they said something like "this car is not up to supercar standards on handling and braking," I would have given them a pass. Since that is what they are pitting the Lucid against in their unfair competitions, that is what it should be."Edmunds" just posted its ratings of the 2024 Lucid Air. They're still saying the car is not up to class standards on handling and braking. WTF?
The car won the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hill Climb event -- a handling-focused venue. A wide array of serious auto reviewers, including race drivers such as Ben "The Stig" Collins from "Top Gear", have ranked it in the top tier of sedans in driving dynamics. The only other EV that most reviewers put in the same league as the Air is the Porsche Taycan.
Most reviewers almost hit the point of ridicule when it comes to MB EQS handling. In my own personal experience of owning a Tesla Model S Plaid and a Lucid Air Dream Performance, the Air's handling trounces the Tesla's. Some reviewers have gone as far as dubbing the Plaid almost unsafe in terms of high-speed braking and handling without the $20,000 Track Package upgrade and the optional steering wheel instead of the yoke.
We might never know why, but someone at Edmunds seems determined to do a hatchet job on Lucid. This is why they engage in such nonsense as putting a Lucid with the smallest wheels (19") wearing all-season rubber on a race track against an Acura NSX sports car on wide high-performance summer rubber in order to pronounce the Lucid deficient in handling and braking. They aren't even subtle in the absurdities in which they will engage to generate the pretense of an objective examination of the Lucid.