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For sure waiting for the HUD to become available.
The right thing to do to get the sweet spot of refined features is to wait. I didn't do that for Air as i got the first batch of Tourings off the line, but knew what i was getting myself into. I'd like a lot of 2025 Air enhancements and to have not had 8-10 service visits in the first yearI have to agree this is an upsetting and obvious ploy by Lucid to get more people to pony up to the DE. But instead of adding more nice touches to the DE to increase its appeal, they're taking stuff away from the GT... not a good approach after specifically showing that option in press cars, in the current demo cars, in the new showroom GTs...
Very upsetting.
And I guarantee it will be back in the future, because there's no possible way they put in the R&D and design work for the HUD just for a limited run special edition car. It will certainly be added as an option package later. Reminds me of how when the Touring came out, you couldn't get the massage seats. If you wanted that, you had to step up to the GT. Then a year later, it came back as an a la carte option.
But instead of pushing me now towards really considering the DE, it's turning me off of the whole thing, and making me go back to the strategy of not buying a Gravity in the first year of production... let them do things like this to make as much money off the "must-have-it-first" crowd, then as demand slows, there will be both improvements in the hardware, better fit-and-finish from the factory, and more options like this being made available again.
If they allowed removing extra crap and just charging 14k extra I would consider DE. I don’t want 5k worth of maybe self driving. Not happening.Well, another option is to give credit for choosing the five seater, no hitch and 20 inch wheels on the DE version. I would probably do that.
I got the same notification regarding the color. Not sure what I'm going to do, I really want Bronze because it seems it's going to be pretty rare.So does this mean you don’t have the option of dynamic ambiance lighting either? I see no mention of that as a substitute or standalone option. Plus they are telling me the supernova bronze is going to be a fall or winter color. WTF?
HUDs are a little overrated IMO (having had and not had) it's like a lower resolution display that's just a bit higher in your field of view.Honestly, I’m probably going to cancel now. I really wanted an HUD in my next car and I can’t justify spending the extra money on a Dream edition. I also think it’s a little ridiculous that they’re taking the ambient lighting out which should be standard in my opinion. Disappointing but I’ll check out the vehicle in a couple years probably
I think dynamic ambient lighting is not available. Seems standard ambient is default, hope i am not wrong.Honestly, I’m probably going to cancel now. I really wanted an HUD in my next car and I can’t justify spending the extra money on a Dream edition. I also think it’s a little ridiculous that they’re taking the ambient lighting out which should be standard in my opinion. Disappointing but I’ll check out the vehicle in a couple years probably
They want to move people to the DE. I see no other reason. Yet, we bought with the understanding of having the Tech package. I can live without HUD I suppose, never had it, wanted it, but can live without it. But eliminating lighting? Something countless high end vehicles have as standard? That's a cheap ass gut punch.Its odd. They still discussed about it in the media drives and showed it to few. What caused them to drop it![]()
Probably a problem with the supplier of the heads up display. Maybe they don’t perform to spec. Maybe it’s a volume issue the vendor cannot produce enough of them fast enough.Its odd. They still discussed about it in the media drives and showed it to few. What caused them to drop it![]()