Gravity Bugs / Issues

[hydbob]

I tried the smaller one and it was not fitting. I’ll try again.

To your previous comment regarding the airflow to the third row- thanks for pointing it out. I tried it today. My kids are low weight and when they were sitting in two seats it didn’t work but when I asked them to sit on one seat together the vent started working. @HC_79 mentioned works with only occupancy. Please do try out again and check.

I turned the rear AC on manually to check the airflow. 2nd row blows great, 3rd row is nada.

 

[DrLucid]

I turned the rear AC on manually to check the airflow. 2nd row blows great, 3rd row is nada.

Try again torture one more time by placing somebody in the third row and check. As I mentioned before I guess weight in the seats matters for the air vents to get activated.
Mg wife sat in the second tie to check the goes in the third rope with kids seated there.
May be give one more try and see

 

[Bunnylebowski]

A picture is worth a thousand words... This is iThinkEv's car from a prior post ...my spoiler has the exact same alignment. I've also seen others that look the same.

https://lucidowners.com/attachments/img_0978-jpeg.30033/

Whatever it is it’s subtle, I can’t see what you’re talking about. A lot of spoilers are designed to flex with speed as that increases downforce so I don’t think any “squishy” aspect of it is concerning.

 

[borski]

Whatever it is it’s subtle, I can’t see what you’re talking about. A lot of spoilers are designed to flex with speed as that increases downforce so I don’t think any “squishy” aspect of it is concerning.

It’s the alignment. Zoom in on where the spoiler meets the pieces next to it.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

It’s the alignment. Zoom in on where the spoiler meets the pieces next to it.

Oh now I see it. Yeah that line is disrupted. At least it’s not like the early “within spec” trunk misalignment for the Air where there’d be a 1/2cm gap on one side and almost no gap on the other.

 

[hmp10]

Oh now I see it. Yeah that line is disrupted. At least it’s not like the early “within spec” trunk misalignment for the Air where there’d be a 1/2cm gap on one side and almost no gap on the other.

This test drive video shows the same spoiler misalignment beginning at 0:30. It might be common to all the Gravities?

 

[Bunnylebowski]

This test drive video shows the same spoiler misalignment beginning at 0:30. It might be common to all the Gravities?

Yeah it may be a deliberate aero choice.

 

[borski]

This test drive video shows the same spoiler misalignment beginning at 0:30. It might be common to all the Gravities?

That’s possible. I had them note it on the due bill just in case.

 

[hmp10]

Yeah it may be a deliberate aero choice.

I have a feeling this is not an assembly/adjustment issue but rather the result of two adjacent pieces being of different materials and/or manufacturing methods. Such things are devilishly difficult for manufacturers to avoid, and many don't even try beyond a certain point.

Hondas used to be noted for their extraordinarily-precise panel alignments, but it was a very difficult and expensive result to produce. After some years in the American market, they began to suspect that American buyers weren't that focused on it, and their market research supported the suspicion. So Honda backed off a bit in their pursuit of perfect panel alignment, and they never found evidence of its hurting their sales or reputation.

I suspect similar thinking might prevail at Lucid beyond what they perceive as the point of diminishing returns, as it does with most automakers.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

I just finished a more involved test drive of another Gravity GT. While it too had the spoiler misalign, as did the display one (at the Burlington mall in Massachusetts), it’s pretty minor and subtle, like you gotta look for it to notice it and it doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Also I confirmed the 3rd row vents work GREAT if you’re sitting in them. They don’t activate until 1) you’ve manually turned rear climate on from the driver seat, and then 2) have an adult weight sitting in the back seat. I was impressed by how well the 3rd row vents worked actually, that seat is really comfortable, it was my first time sitting back there. This test drive Gravity also had a non-functioning fob but keycard worked without fuss. And what I didn’t notice the first time, cuz I didn’t have much time on the test drive due to my schedule, is the 22/23” wheels are remarkably smooth, I’d expected a little bit more bump over bumps but man the Gravity is just posh on the road, at the lowest ride height setting you can drive in, in sprint mode (I never went over 45mph but still this thing is way the hell more composed than anything else I’ve ever driven, car or SUV).

 

[hmp10]

This test drive Gravity also had a non-functioning fob . . . .

Yes, Lucid. By all means make sure as many people as possible get exposure to a Gravity with a non-functioning fob. And be sure not to stop with test drives. Make sure reviewers get their hands on them, too, just as you did with the Air. I'm sure you remember how well that worked out.

We're going to have three Lucids in our garage, which means three identical-looking keycards in each of our wallets. I DO NOT want to have to dig the right keycard out of my wallet or wait for my phone to connect to the car when it is much easier just to grab a key fob going out the door as I have done for years with our other cars.

I just get angrier at every new report of a Gravity that won't respond to its fob. WTF is going on with that particular team at Lucid? Is it run by someone's nephew?

 

[hmp10]

We're going to have three Lucids in our garage, which means three identical-looking keycards in each of our wallets. I DO NOT want to have to dig the right keycard out of my wallet or wait for my phone to connect to the car when it is much easier just to grab a key fob going out the door as I have done for years with our other cars.

Something else just occurred to me, as our Gravity is still with the PPF installer and we haven't checked this out yet. How will our mobile keys know which car we're trying to enter? In the Lucid app, you have to select whether you want to access the Air or the Gravity. When the second Gravity arrives, this will add a third car to the app menu. This will put an extra step in using the mobile key when all three Lucids are in the garage.

Again, just grabbing the fob for the car we are taking is much easier.