Lucid Revealing a New Gravity Variant at Monterey Car Week

[Elfin]

Some small touches like skid plates to protect what is otherwise plastic/composite might be nice. I'm curious because I'm thinking this might hint at what's to come for one of the Midsize models.

The overhangs are short, it's the center that needs protection.
Personally I think they should cede the off-road EV segment to Rivian. With air suspension the Gravity will do fine on normal dirt roads as-is.

 

[segbrk]

The overhangs are short, it's the center that needs protection.
Personally I think they should cede the off-road EV segment to Rivian. With air suspension the Gravity will do fine on normal dirt roads as-is.

Did you miss the chin scrape in that JerryRigEverything video today?
I'm not sure what the underside of the Gravity looks like. Now I'm curious. I expected that it's flat and heavily armored, just like the Air?
And yeah Rivian can have the serious offroad segment, but I do want my next car to be more offroad-able. I'm not going rock hopping, but I do drive severely washed out fire roads on the way to hikes sometimes and it sure would be a lot more luxurious if my rear end weren't quite so clenched.

 

[californiaboy935]

It's a gearbox in the hub that adds ground clearance (and usually has a reduction gear to increase torque for larger tires).
G-Wagen is only car I know that has them as a factory option:
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I am joking though, obviously GravityX will be an appearance package. I don't actually expect them to improve off-road performance in any way other than all-terrain crossover tires (like the Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail.)

I think Hankook is making the Gravity X tires. Last event (Electrify Expo) Hankook had a Gravity at their booth and said they were partnering.

 

[kurious]

Did you miss the chin scrape in that JerryRigEverything video today?
I'm not sure what the underside of the Gravity looks like. Now I'm curious. I expected that it's flat and heavily armored, just like the Air?
And yeah Rivian can have the serious offroad segment, but I do want my next car to be more offroad-able. I'm not going rock hopping, but I do drive severely washed out fire roads on the way to hikes sometimes and it sure would be a lot more luxurious if my rear end weren't quite so clenched.

I don't think of the air's underside as "heavily armored" -- it's aerodynamically smooth but it's plastic panels, because weight is already up there. I expect same with Gravity but who knows. For reference I upgrade skidplates on my offroad motorcycles for exactly this armoring purpose, but would definitely not take any aluminum-body range-efficient EV on "severely washed out fire roads", but that's just me. One of my driveways is gravel but smooth gravel, no concerns.
I hope I'm wrong.
And then there's the other problem, of parking any $100k vehicle at a wilderness trailhead where breakins can be rampant.

 

[Elfin]

Did you miss the chin scrape in that JerryRigEverything video today?
I'm not sure what the underside of the Gravity looks like. Now I'm curious. I expected that it's flat and heavily armored, just like the Air?
And yeah Rivian can have the serious offroad segment, but I do want my next car to be more offroad-able. I'm not going rock hopping, but I do drive severely washed out fire roads on the way to hikes sometimes and it sure would be a lot more luxurious if my rear end weren't quite so clenched.

Doesn't look like they were running max ride height? A bumper that doesn't come down so low would help.
Really you need air space between the cells and the bottom of the pack. The advantage of gas tanks is you can dent them like crazy before they fail (and they're cheap!)
Yeah, Subaru Outback level capability is all most people need. A little better approach angle and a little more durable tires (on the 20" rims) should do it.

 

[segbrk]

I don't think of the air's underside as "heavily armored" -- it's aerodynamically smooth but it's plastic panels

It's not plastic down there. Remember, the battery pack sits right at the bottom of the chassis. Air (and I know Teslas and I assume other EVs) do have serious armor down there to prevent battery punctures. It won't stop a scratch from showing, but it's not going to hurt anything important if you drag the Air over a sharp rock. I've talked to a chassis engineer who was ecstatic that I've had rock scrapes on the underbody, putting his hard work to the test.

 

[idiot900]

It's not plastic down there. Remember, the battery pack sits right at the bottom of the chassis. Air (and I know Teslas and I assume other EVs) do have serious armor down there to prevent battery punctures. It won't stop a scratch from showing, but it's not going to hurt anything important if you drag the Air over a sharp rock. I've talked to a chassis engineer who was ecstatic that I've had rock scrapes on the underbody, putting his hard work to the test.

The YouTuber Misha Charoudin took an Air DE on the Nürburgring where they scraped the underbody at speed and were worried about serious damage. But apparently it wasn't a big deal: