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- Zenith Red AT
We picked up our Zenith Red Air Touring in Seattle on Thursday. Because we live in Portland, Lucid flew us up to Seattle and arranged Lyfts from home to the Portland airport and from SEATAC to the Lucid delivery studio. The experience was first rate. Our DA was Marcus Chong. He was patient, thorough, and highly knowledgeable. We spent at least two hours with him, maybe more. To my untrained eye, there were no issues with the vehicle at all. The 200 mile drive home was remarkably pleasant. If I'd made that drive in my EV6, I would have felt crippled. In the Lucid, though, I felt ... fine? Like I could keep going? Not tired? It still surprises me.
I know that people here have mentioned it, but I was really unprepared for the smoothness of the ride. It's like riding a cloud. I drove in Smooth most of the way because, incredibly, Smooth in the Lucid has the same responsiveness as the most aggressive mode (Sport) in the EV6. Our driveway is gravel and is in need of repair; in the EV6 and my wife's Legacy, it can be a jouncy ride even at 10 mph. The Lucid just smooths it out.
I signed up for the two-month trial of Tidal for a few bucks. Not sure I'll keep it but I wanted to give it a shot just because of the Atmos.
About the only real issue so far was that I had an intermittent error popping up telling me that the LiDAR sensor was blocked and needed to be cleaned. The message would stay up for a few seconds and then go away. It was raining steadily because, you know, Seattle, so not sure if that had an effect. After about a hundred miles into the drive the message stopped appearing and hasn't reappeared since.
Oh: A note to others in the PNW who might be considering Zenith Red. In the cloudy light that we enjoy(?) for much of the year, the color looks like mud brown. I know it will be gorgeous once I get to see it in full-spectrum sunlight, but I'm honestly not sure I would choose this color again for the Pacific Northwest.
I absolutely love this car. Getting PPF the first week in May (the earliest appointment I could get at the shop I chose). Until then I'm trying to drive defensively and park a looooong way from anyone else.
Thanks to everyone here who recommended upgrading from the Pure to the Touring. It was the right call.
I know that people here have mentioned it, but I was really unprepared for the smoothness of the ride. It's like riding a cloud. I drove in Smooth most of the way because, incredibly, Smooth in the Lucid has the same responsiveness as the most aggressive mode (Sport) in the EV6. Our driveway is gravel and is in need of repair; in the EV6 and my wife's Legacy, it can be a jouncy ride even at 10 mph. The Lucid just smooths it out.
I signed up for the two-month trial of Tidal for a few bucks. Not sure I'll keep it but I wanted to give it a shot just because of the Atmos.
About the only real issue so far was that I had an intermittent error popping up telling me that the LiDAR sensor was blocked and needed to be cleaned. The message would stay up for a few seconds and then go away. It was raining steadily because, you know, Seattle, so not sure if that had an effect. After about a hundred miles into the drive the message stopped appearing and hasn't reappeared since.
Oh: A note to others in the PNW who might be considering Zenith Red. In the cloudy light that we enjoy(?) for much of the year, the color looks like mud brown. I know it will be gorgeous once I get to see it in full-spectrum sunlight, but I'm honestly not sure I would choose this color again for the Pacific Northwest.
I absolutely love this car. Getting PPF the first week in May (the earliest appointment I could get at the shop I chose). Until then I'm trying to drive defensively and park a looooong way from anyone else.
Thanks to everyone here who recommended upgrading from the Pure to the Touring. It was the right call.
) EV drives fine, or even well. But they have no idea of what's possible, what the Air offers.
