Anything interesting to share on your Genesis GV60 cell phone?
Well...so far it is working pretty well. I haven't cancelled my Lucid reservation yet but I am getting close to doing that. I really like having a HUD. There is a big, bright orange light on the dash that goes on whenever the 12 volt battery needs charging and it then charges it from the battery pack. Amazing what happens when one doesn't have an alternator to do that. Range has not been an issue so far and I have been keeping it charged between 20-80%. I have a very bad left hip and getting in and out of the GV60 is a delight and the Lucid would be difficult (I was supposed to have a replacement next week but it has been postponed till the end of February). The easy in and out feature helps a lot. It seems to me that it would be an easy software thing for Lucid: the car already can move the steering wheel and seat so it just needs appropriate direction (I think).
Unlike Lucid and Tesla, the GV60 uses a blended brake pedal and I have been using it in the lowest automatic regen setting. That seems to work better than one pedal driving and is close to traditional driving with a realistic brake pedal feel. Since I got the car I have been averaging 3.0 miles per KWH. The car does real well in local driving but struggles on efficiency on the highway (driving 75 of course) only getting around 2.7 there. Doing pure local driving I have been getting around 3.4 to 3.5. Either way...I drive it like I don't care about range.
One nice feature is that the HUD shows two lane lines. if a car is in my blind spot, there is a red blob at the base of the lane line on the appropriate side. I still have multiple other ways to tell (like looking...duh) but this is a pretty cool initial way.
I also like having satellite SXM which I have had for many years and am used to having.
Many would not like how small the car is (on the exterior). I on the other hand like that. I prefer a smaller car and the Lucid Air is at the extreme end sizewise of what I would be willing to drive.
I do miss the handling of my prior BMW and the Lucid: a SUV simply doesn't handle in the turns like a well tuned sedan.
I made the jump, you may recall, because it became available and Lucid still hadn't released the specs of the RWD that I have reserved. Lucid still hasn't done that. I think I have concluded that there can only be one of two reasons why Lucid won't release the specs of the RWD Pure: (1) it is so good that they are afraid that folks will cancel higher end orders to get the Pure; or (2) it is so bad that there would be many cancellations which would have to be reported to investors on the quarterly report.
In sum...I am giving up range and handling by getting the GV60. I am getting at least as much power (maybe more, maybe much more but I won't know unless and until lucid releases its specs), nappa leather, ultrasuede headliner, a HUD, real SXM, easy seating, massage and cooling seat. All this in a smaller outside package but a pretty well sized inside package.
