My brother has a 2025 MX, and I’ve had my GGT since August. Also keep in mind you’re on an enthusiast forum. The feedback here will skew toward people who are more tolerant of quirks. You’ll hear a lot about build quality and materials, and I’m not disputing that Lucid does well there. But ownership is more than fit and finish, it’s about consistency and reliability in daily use.
I think about this analogy often after watching YouTube videos on design. The paperclip has been redesigned countless times into more “advanced” versions that can do more, yet the original design persists because it works reliably. Lucid, in many ways, feels like one of those redesigns. It improves on packaging, hardware, and materials but that doesn’t necessarily translate into a better overall ownership experience. Even five years in, you’re still an early adopter to the company. People will say, “I’ve never had that issue,” but outliers don’t define the average experience. The Gravity still has software bugs despite multiple updates. For example, I still have key fob issues, it’s reliably is inconsistent. That’s a basic function you don’t expect to think about in a modern vehicle. My old 8 Series BMW, you walk up, pull the handle, it unlocks…every time. Walk away, touch the handle, it locks…every time. No friction and no thought required. Lucid’s current workaround,
I have to pull out my phone
Open the app
Wait for it to connect
Push the remote start button
Wait for it to connect, then get in and drive
Then repeat the process when locking the car. These small inefficiencies compound over time and materially affect the ownership experience.
So the real question is whether you’re willing to accept that tradeoff. If not, it’s worth waiting until the software becomes more mature and more “robust,” as this forum likes to say. As for alternatives: I’d pass on the MX and lean toward a Model Y if you don’t need three rows. If you do need three rows in an EV, options are limited. I wouldn’t go legacy OEM yet as they’re still behind on EV execution. Rivian is interesting, but it’s more like a Range Rover which has excellent off-road capability that comes at the expense of on-road efficiency and simplicity. If that doesn’t appeal, you may need to consider ICE for now.
The Gravity is genuinely enjoyable to drive, but it still feels like an iteration trying to improve on fundamentals that aren’t fully solved yet. Lucid likely will get there. But as it stands today, you’re still paying to be part of that process.
