Gravity Orders Discussion

[xponents]

It’s gorgeous. What’s not to like?!? I wouldn’t forego my favorite color just because it was popular.

Well, for one thing, it’s green…
(Although admittedly, the shade they picked is really nice with stealth)

 

[Blue Lectroid]

The solution is not to forgo the color you like the best, the solution is to pave the dirt road. Dude. Priorities.

Dirt road keeps things quiet. We love that!!

 

[Pwmac]

I am honored that Lucid invited me to the first Gravity delivery event. I did receive a Gravity yesterday! As we say on the forum, pictures or it did not happen.

Interesting, the one I got was black. Were there any other colors given out?

 

[Adnillien]

Interesting, the one I got was black. Were there any other colors given out?

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Mine is more bronze like yours, the room light just made it look gold.

 

[hmp10]

Interesting, the one I got was black. Were there any other colors given out?

Mine is more bronze like yours, the room light just made it look gold.

I'm confused. Are we talking a black and a bronze model here or two models that are the same color?

The reason I ask is that every Lucid color I've seen looks very different in different lighting conditions. For instance, this is the same color block photographed on the same day by the same camera in indoor and outdoor lighting:

It's the reason I'm hoping the colors I'm interested in (Aurora Green, Lunar Titanium, and Supernova Bronze) can be seen on actual Gravities in natural light before making a final decision. Maybe with three different Lucid Design Studios within reasonable driving distance, I'll get the chance? I'm just hoping they don't send them all nothing but Aurora Greens.

 

[JB67]

Mine is more bronze like yours, the room light just made it look gold.

@Pwmac and @Adnillien have both of you pre-ordered and that is the color you chose, or have you not ordered and those are random? Alternatively, are the colors close to your Air paint color? (I noticed @Pwmac has a “black” Air in his profile)

 

[xponents]

I'm confused. Are we talking a black and a bronze model here or two models that are the same color?

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The reason I ask is that every Lucid color I've seen looks very different in different lighting conditions. For instance, this is the same color block photographed on the same day by the same camera in indoor and outdoor lighting:

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It's the reason I'm hoping the colors I'm interested in (Aurora Green, Lunar Titanium, and Supernova Bronze) can be seen on actual Gravities in natural light before making a final decision. Maybe with three different Lucid Design Studios within reasonable driving distance, I'll get the chance? I'm just hoping they don't send them all nothing but Aurora Greens.

My understanding is that @Adnillien meant that his looked very similar in "real" lighting, and they are likely the same color.

 

[borski]

I’d add that employees are also actual owners. Many Lucid employees have purchased Airs, and now they’re also buying Gravity’s.

Yes, this too. Sorry for being unclear.

 

[Pwmac]

@Pwmac and @Adnillien have both of you pre-ordered and that is the color you chose, or have you not ordered and those are random? Alternatively, are the colors close to your Air paint color? (I noticed @Pwmac has a “black” Air in his profile)

They were given completely random and my nephew just went and grabbed a bag. I didn't even know it was in there until I got home. Mine looks black or gun metal and not really bronze so I'm not sure about the colors. I also don't have a Gravity on order but was able to attend as part of a Lucid Owner's event. Got the 3rd stamp in my passport.

 

[flarbear]

I'm thinking of changing to the Lunar color as I may retire in a couple of years to a hotter sunnier climate. I've seen a lot of videos and articles about black cars being 15-20 degrees hotter than white cars, but how would the Aurora Green fare along those lines. They talk about "dark colors", but the Aurora is sort of a mid-tone - or at least I've seen darker greens.

Also, can PPF help with this? I had some very light tinting added to my current car's side windows that supposedly reflected a lot of IR. You can't visibly tell the difference compared to the untinted windshield, but the amount of heat built up on my arm went down dramatically. It would be nice if there was a PPF that reflected enough non-visible light to make up the difference compared to a white car. I searched for IR rejection PPF and got a bunch of hits for window tints which seems to indicate that IR rejection is only a factor for window tint products.

 

[AZAirGT]

I too was delighted to be included in event this past weekend! Loving my new Gravity!

 

[DrLucid]

Screen shot from a Reddit post.
Looks like all of them are Aurora greens. They look beautiful

 

[hmp10]

I'm thinking of changing to the Lunar color as I may retire in a couple of years to a hotter sunnier climate. I've seen a lot of videos and articles about black cars being 15-20 degrees hotter than white cars, but how would the Aurora Green fare along those lines. They talk about "dark colors", but the Aurora is sort of a mid-tone - or at least I've seen darker greens.

Also, can PPF help with this? I had some very light tinting added to my current car's side windows that supposedly reflected a lot of IR. You can't visibly tell the difference compared to the untinted windshield, but the amount of heat built up on my arm went down dramatically. It would be nice if there was a PPF that reflected enough non-visible light to make up the difference compared to a white car. I searched for IR rejection PPF and got a bunch of hits for window tints which seems to indicate that IR rejection is only a factor for window tint products.

I don't know of any paint protection film (PPF) which rejects or reflects IR, although some window tint films do.

As for UV protection, I don't know about other PPF's, but the Xpel I put on my car specifically said that it doesn't filter out UV radiation. The reason given was to prevent different paint fading rates when film is applied to only part of the car (such as the hood and front fenders).

I doubt if much IR radiation will get into the cabin through the Gravity's paint, anyway, with its full-length glass canopy. There is so much material and space between the exterior side panels and the interior that I suspect that's not much of an IR conduit, and there are plenty of films you can use on the glass. However, it's been reported that the Gravity glass is tinted with a next-generation product that significantly reduces IR transmission.

 

[hmp10]

I too was delighted to be included in event this past weekend! Loving my new Gravity!

How many Gravities were delivered? I seem to get a different count from almost every picture I see. Since they all seem to have the largest wheel option, were all these cars fully-optioned?

 

[Adnillien]

They were given completely random and my nephew just went and grabbed a bag. I didn't even know it was in there until I got home. Mine looks black or gun metal and not really bronze so I'm not sure about the colors. I also don't have a Gravity on order but was able to attend as part of a Lucid Owner's event. Got the 3rd stamp in my passport.

@Pwmac and I will line our Gravity speedforms up next to each other and verify that they are the same color. We will report back.

 

[Adnillien]

How many Gravities were delivered? I seem to get a different count from almost every picture I see. Since they all seem to have the largest wheel option, were all these cars fully-optioned?

There were nine. Most looked like they were fully optioned but we could not see everything.

 

[flarbear]

I doubt if much IR radiation will get into the cabin through the Gravity's paint, anyway, with its full-length glass canopy. There is so much material and space between the exterior side panels and the interior that I suspect that's not much of an IR conduit, and there are plenty of films you can use on the glass. However, it's been reported that the Gravity glass is tinted with a next-generation product that significantly reduces IR transmission.

That's an interesting observation. The tests I saw all had metal roofs which would directly contribute to the interior heat in a way that hoods/trunks/doors would not. I definitely remember seeing the reference to heat blocking in the configurator, but it seems to be associated primarily with the roof.

• Glass Canopy Roof with Heat & Sunlight Blocking Technology

(From the "standard comfort/convenience option" info)

 

[hmp10]

I definitely remember seeing the reference to heat blocking in the configurator, but it seems to be associated primarily with the roof.

That may well be. As with pretty much all carmakers, it's devilishly difficult to get any real data on UV and IR numbers on automotive glass.

When Rivian canceled its original plan to put electrochromic glass in the R1S, they said it was because a new coating technology provided better protection than the planned electrochromic, but they never gave any actual data. And now . . . they've introduced electrochromic glass in their newest R1S, even though it just makes the glass translucent, not opaque as they claim.

 

[EVCar]

@Pwmac and I will line our Gravity speedforms up next to each other and verify that they are the same color. We will report back.

Mine looks black, too.
I thought yours was a special edition

 

[Knucklehead]

Interesting, the one I got was black. Were there any other colors given out?

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Yours looks like a minivan.