MKBHD's review of the Lucid Gravity

[Xminus6]

He’s like every typical influencer. Jack of all trades and master of none. Problem is, when they have large followings people take what they say as gospel and they know it. All they really care about is the clicks, not whether they got the all the info right in the video.

To be fair he’s a good tech reviewer. He’s the most watched technology guy on the platform. I’m not sure why he started “reviewing” cars other than he probably likes them and he’s now rich enough to have nice ones. He’s also likely trying to expand his channel’s viewership.

 

[Bus Driver]

What does Kyle Connor say about the Gravity? Has he done one yet? I know, I know, I could just check for myself on YouTube.

 

[Californias Best]

I did enjoy the review - some of the criticisms are probably a bit subjective though. Overall I think he liked the car, the concerns over the brand being around and having financial trouble is something everyone has had a concern of so I don't blame him for pointing that out.

 

[hmp10]

What does Kyle Connor say about the Gravity? Has he done one yet? I know, I know, I could just check for myself on YouTube.

Conner has driven the Gravity several times in videos, but always pre-production units and usually under supervision. He's also done a very extensive review of Gravity powertrain technology. He and Tom Moloughney (of "State of Charge") have done very extensive charge testing on a production unit and found Lucid's claims about speed and broad charge curves to be justified.

However, when reviewing the car on which he did the charge testing he said that he would be doing an extensive independent test drive in the next week or two -- something that has either not yet happened in the ensuing four months or that has not yet been posted. Shortly after this video, Tom Moloughney explained that he and Kyle had been given special access for their charge tests the week before the big "Press Week" that Lucid hosted and that Lucid could not make a car available to Kyle in the time frame he had anticipated.

But that was all four months ago. It's a mystery to me why Conner has not yet reported an independent test drive and is part of what drives my suspicion that Lucid is keeping cars withheld from the major reviewers because they know they are still riddled with problems. It's also why I wonder how Brownlee got access to the car he reviewed: a loaner from an owner, a car he bought, provided by Lucid?

Basically, though, Conner and his whole crew rave about about the Gravity, pronouncing it the most significant EV introduction of the year and perhaps the best SUV -- EV or ICE -- on the market.

Here's the review he did ahead of the charge test:

 

[fadooly]

318,368 views in less than 1 day that is a good exposure better than Conner which is 240K in 4 months