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Lucid Air Touring v Porsche Taycan

Seems Porsche sorted out their early bugs then! Could be luck-of-the-draw. Really hard for me to choose between a GTS and an Air GT...
Some Porsche folks did not have the same positive experience, however, as you have; with weeks in-the-shop. I'll keep lurking back and forth like a creeper I guess for a few more weeks before I pull the trigger. Pros and cons and both sides.
 
mikecronis said:
Seems Porsche sorted out their early bugs then! Could be luck-of-the-draw. Really hard for me to choose between a GTS and an Air GT...
Some Porsche folks did not have the same positive experience, however, as you have; with weeks in-the-shop. I'll keep lurking back and forth like a creeper I guess for a few more weeks before I pull the trigger. Pros and cons and both sides.
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I would say if you want the best sports sedan go Taycan. If you need space for family use…large rear legroom, trunk, frunk, etc… go with the lucid.
 
Space is not needed, as I'm used to Lotus Elise Touring as a daily driver. Performance-wise, the Air GT and Taycan seem similar but the Air has a faster 0-100 mph.
If the Air GT was fitted with GT-P rubber, it'd potentially get close to the Taycan GTS lateral-g of 1.0 compared to the Air's 0.9 maybe. A full tenth is significant though.
It's my initial opinion the Air after all the OTA updates is potentially more reliable than the Taycan and is more cruise-y and swank.
 
There’s also the case of “supporting the underdog.” If I was really on the fence (as if simply could not decide), I’d personally rather help Lucid than Porsche with my $$.
 
kort6776 said:
I currently drive a taycan 4S, I am going for a test drive in an air on friday, I will post my opinions on monday.

my lease on the taycan is expiring soon and I have shopped a MB EQE and a BMW I5, I preferred the I5

the thing that brought me to consider Lucid is range and pricing.
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I could not wait to turn in the taycan 4s for the lucid touring. There were numerous issues with the taycan, software updates drove me crazy and Porsche is not easy to deal with if you have issues with the car. I love the lucid. The tech support is exceptional for a car company.
 
Interesting thread, as I own and Audi e-Tron GT (brother of the Taycan) and have an AGT on order. I am expecting this to be a lateral move. The two worst things about my Audi are the terrible service and the lack of range. The car is a little cramped but is a spectacular driving machine. I am looking forward to more range, less inept service, and better room for people ans stuff.
 
I’ve been thinking more and more about a Sport Turismo GTS. I don’t need all the room of a Lucid or even the Taycan.

I just want a fun wagon or coupe.
I don’t think Lucid is going to make either one. If I go Taycan - it’ll probably be on a CPO 2025 so maybe a year from now or so.

Audi says they aren’t bringing in the RS4 Avant and it’s now over 5,000lbs?!? It just looks so badass but kind of a weird hybrid drivetrain. May as well go all electric.
I have a friend of a friend at Seattle BMW in case they decide to bring in the M3 Touring as that would be a serious contender too.

Personally feeling like the economy is going to get much worse before it gets better so sitting on my cash for a bit to see how things shake out is the plan at this point.


If there are any more Taycan owners with more feedback - would appreciate hearing it. Range isn’t *that* big a deal for my use cases. The Lexus would get most of the road trips.

Keeping the S2000 forever as the fun car.

Kind of sucks as a LCID shareholder but wifey will never give up her Lexus SUV so the Gravity is out. I never really haul people around so I actually prefer an intimate cabin and the Sport Turismo hatch with the back seats down are perfect for hauling my music gear to gigs even though the Air would accommodate all of it with ease.

First world problems. :D
 
if you don't want or need a larger car like a lucid or a taycan, look at the BMW I4, it has similar performance to both a taycan and a lucid.

where it falls behind is in some of the luxury features like ventilated seats, easy access and other small things. the cost of owning an I 4 is a lot lower then the taycan a little lower than a base lucid.

all are fine cars, it comes down to what suits your needs.
 
Thanks, gents!

In a rental Camry SE Hybrid today just for fun. Honestly that would get the job done. I just think the Taycan Sport Turismo is just straight up cool and I've never scratched that wagon itch. YOLO and all that. :D

The Neue Klasse BMW platform does sound promising. Still in the wait and see mode in any event.
 
kort6776 said:
if you don't want or need a larger car like a lucid or a taycan, look at the BMW I4, it has similar performance to both a taycan and a lucid.

where it falls behind is in some of the luxury features like ventilated seats, easy access and other small things. the cost of owning an I 4 is a lot lower then the taycan a little lower than a base lucid.

all are fine cars, it comes down to what suits your needs.
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Hi @kort6776
What are you driving now? I seem to remember you trading in your Lucid but when I looked for your posts, this one is the only one that shows up. I know you've made more than that. Did you change your screen name?
 
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