New to the Lucid Family - From Model X to Gravity Dream Edition

[037]

Until 50 or so. At speed, the Gravity pulls much faster, imho.

Same is true of the Air. Just takes a bit of getting used to.

Lucid needs a lot more power against the Plaid due to hundreds of pounds of extra weight. Gravity will never be faster than Plaid on dual motors. Not with 1070hp.

 

[borski]

Lucid needs a lot more power against the Plaid due to hundreds of pounds of extra weight. Gravity will never be faster than Plaid on dual motors. Not with 1070hp.

I have my Air for that. Maybe one day, a Sapphire, but for now I’ve got all I need.

My point still stands. The Plaid is great 0-60 but does not pull as well at speed. We are talking about different things.

On a drag strip, you’re right. On a track, I’m less convinced.

 

[037]

I have my Air for that. Maybe one day, a Sapphire, but for now I’ve got all I need.

My point still stands. The Plaid is great 0-60 but does not pull as well at speed. We are talking about different things.

On a drag strip, you’re right. On a track, I’m less convinced.

We are definitely talking about the same thing, on the street anyway.

On the track a lot more variables like heat and braking performance.

 

[Leftlane]

I feel like my S Plaid doesn’t pull as much as launch, even at speed. It is like an on/off switch, and 60-100 happens in a blink just like 0-60. There is no real build of speed, it is just instantly there. I imagine most super high power EVs have roughly the same capability, just a different sensation. I can’t believe they sell any of these cars to us without specialized licensing.

 

[037]

I feel like my S Plaid doesn’t pull as much as launch, even at speed. It is like an on/off switch, and 60-100 happens in a blink just like 0-60. There is no real build of speed, it is just instantly there. I imagine most super high power EVs have roughly the same capability, just a different sensation. I can’t believe they sell any of these cars to us without specialized licensing.

I think Lucid purposefully removed the neck snapping acceleration in the Gravity as it is a family aimed vehicle, they just make up for it by holding constant acceleration as long as they can.

It’s supposed to be a low 11 second vehicle (GT) but most of those run 0-60 way faster than the 3.4 the Gravity does.

My 2c

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

First of all, welcome to the forum! It’s balanced and informative posts like yours that keep me coming back here. You’re going to fit in well

Your experiences align with mine re: ownership of an X. If you could have seen me nodding in violent agreement when I read the “passenger confusion” portion of your post, you’d have laughed. You nailed it.

I’ll be trading in my 2022 Model X Plaid whenever my GDE is ready.

To be fair, yes on X doors, but, Lucid has a great but weird at first door opening mechanism that takes some explaining to a) find it and b) slide it.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

My R1S technically has a faster 0-60 than my X, but my X feels quicker. Just a smoother feel. The X is also about 2,000lbs lighter. The R1S is quick, but it’s heavy. Pedal position and how pedal is connected to car matter too.

Just different implementations by different companies and I felt like the Gravity was somewhere in between during my demo drive. It’s plenty quick.

 

[hmp10]

Our Model S Plaid was quicker than our Air Dream P, but I much preferred laying into the Air than the Plaid. The Plaid never felt totally in control under hard acceleration, while the Air always does.

Although I haven't driven a Model X Plaid and haven't yet really gotten into the power of our Gravity DE (didn't even put it in Sprint mode before dropping it off at the PPF shop), I suspect it will be much the same -- with the Gravity exhibiting a finesse and sense of solidity at speed that the X doesn't.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

I have my Air for that. Maybe one day, a Sapphire, but for now I’ve got all I need.

My point still stands. The Plaid is great 0-60 but does not pull as well at speed. We are talking about different things.

On a drag strip, you’re right. On a track, I’m less convinced.

This is what is critically important to me and why I do think how Lucid implements Hp matters as I have lost count as to how many times I avoided a precarious situation on the highway by going from 60-80 in zero seconds haha.

 

[bryway]

To be fair, yes on X doors, but, Lucid has a great but weird at first door opening mechanism that takes some explaining to a) find it and b) slide it.

Agree about the interior door mechanism on Lucid. I can imagine people have to ask the owner how to get out, but it's something they're likely to remember on subsequent rides. The rear Falcon Wing (FW) door controls in the X are very easy to see and operate. Just a couple of illuminated touch-sensitive buttons that have handy pictograms showing doors open or closed. Easy peasy. The problem is, I have to explain when and where the passenger may use those buttons, and typically when I park, I just deploy the doors from the driver's seat since I have a better understanding of obstacle avoidance and the likelihood of the doors fully opening in a given situation (parked too close to cars in a parking lot, pulling into a parking structure with low ceiling height, or parking on a sloping driveway, etc).

The real passenger confusion I was in agreement with the OP about is on the exterior. When passengers approach the parked vehicle to get inside. There's always a ton of confusion about where to press the FW door handle/patch to open. Usually takes a couple of tries. Then when the door starts opening, the passenger is invariably standing in the wrong spot, so sensors detect an obstacle, and the door stops moving before fully opening -- which, of course means I either have to intervene by closing and re-opening the door, or with the door partially open, the passenger usually insists on contorting themselves to crawl through the smaller aperture because they just want to get inside and can't be bothered faffing around with the door switch to fully open the door.

The MX Plaid is my second Model X (the first being a 2019 P100D), so I knew what I was getting into with the doors when I opted to trade up for the Plaid in 2022. However, over time I've just grown tired of training people (my family who ride with me frequently) on the peculiarities of the blasted FW doors. Not the entire reason I'm ditching the X, but a contributing factor.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

Agree about the interior door mechanism on Lucid. I can imagine people have to ask the owner how to get out, but it's something they're likely to remember on subsequent rides. The rear Falcon Wing (FW) door controls in the X are very easy to see and operate. Just a couple of illuminated touch-sensitive buttons that have handy pictograms showing doors open or closed. Easy peasy. The problem is, I have to explain when and where the passenger may use those buttons, and typically when I park, I just deploy the doors from the driver's seat since I have a better understanding of obstacle avoidance and the likelihood of the doors fully opening in a given situation (parked too close to cars in a parking lot, pulling into a parking structure with low ceiling height, or parking on a sloping driveway, etc).

The real passenger confusion I was in agreement with the OP about is on the exterior. When passengers approach the parked vehicle to get inside. There's always a ton of confusion about where to press the FW door handle/patch to open. Usually takes a couple of tries. Then when the door starts opening, the passenger is invariably standing in the wrong spot, so sensors detect an obstacle, and the door stops moving before fully opening -- which, of course means I either have to intervene by closing and re-opening the door, or with the door partially open, the passenger usually insists on contorting themselves to crawl through the smaller aperture because they just want to get inside and can't be bothered faffing around with the door switch to fully open the door.

The MX Plaid is my second Model X (the first being a 2019 P100D), so I knew what I was getting into with the doors when I opted to trade up for the Plaid in 2022. However, over time I've just grown tired of training people (my family who ride with me frequently) on the peculiarities of the blasted FW doors. Not the entire reason I'm ditching the X, but a contributing factor.

Excellent point about opening from outside. It’s embarrassing for carpools, etc. It WAS very helpful with our first X when kids were little and we had to put them in car seats, etc. Now, it’s annoying.

Interestingly, a lot of people get confused when exiting second row of our R1S as the handles are low/strange position. However, no one is confused about getting in!

Can’t wait for the Gravity to be our all around hauler and give me some of the lux ride when needed, etc.