Why Lucid Gravity?: Confessions of a Speed Junkie Turned EV Explorer

[boydracing]

I’ve always had a thing for fast cars. Some became garage queens, admired more than driven. Others? I put serious miles on them. My first love was a 1969 Datsun Roadster—born a 1600, reborn as a 2000 with SSS heads. That car saw its fair share of autocross at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds and raised hell across Berkeley and the greater Bay Area.

Over the years, I’ve owned machines from Porsche, GM, BMW, Nissan, and even a Mercedes-Benz E63. Each came with high hopes, but most fell short—whether due to brutal maintenance costs, poor fuel economy, or reliability headaches. The thrill was real, but the practicality? Not so much.

Looking Ahead: A New Chapter

In six years, I’ll be retiring. The plan? Hit the road—by car and by plane—exploring the U.S. and beyond. This next vehicle needs to be a long-haul companion: reliable, low-maintenance, and built to last at least a decade. It also has to comfortably carry my 57 lb Belgian/German Shepherd, our 14 lb sidekick, and my spouse.

I’ve never owned an EV, but I’ve spent time behind the wheel of one thanks to a family member who’s had theirs since 2018. That experience opened my eyes.

The Shortlist

After extensive research and test drives, we narrowed it down to:

1. Lucid Gravity
2. Audi SQ8/SQ7
3. Rivian R1S (Tri or Quad Motor)
4. BMW iX M60
5. Something Tesla

Tesla was quickly ruled out—my wife’s mom owns one, and my wife can’t stand the tech or the overall experience. That left us with four serious contenders.

Why Lucid Won Us Over

Despite all the comparisons, we kept circling back to Lucid. The test drive sealed it. The technology, the design, the driving dynamics—it all felt right. Lucid’s engineering, especially the deep dive into eddy currents and motor efficiency from Eman’s early videos, struck a chord with us. It’s not just a car—it’s a glimpse into the future.

We’re stepping into this next chapter with eyes wide open, but also with excitement. The Lucid adventure awaits—and we’re ready.

 

[TahoeMichael]

Speaking as another dog owner who plans to buy a Gravity: the low step-up height in a huge plus for me. Dogs get old, and most struggle with the jump as they get older. And as I get older, I figure I'll be less and less happy about having to grab a dog and lift him in.

 

[hmp10]

I’ve always had a thing for fast cars . . . .

Over the years, I’ve owned machines from Porsche, GM, BMW, Nissan, and even a Mercedes-Benz E63. Each came with high hopes, but most fell short—whether due to brutal maintenance costs, poor fuel economy, or reliability headaches. The thrill was real, but the practicality? Not so much.

I don't put cars on a track. (My old boss once had a racing suit delivered to my office to encourage me to try out some of his Ferraris on a track. I refused, which was probably the reason I finally retired from there instead of getting fired.) But I, too, love fast cars and have had my share. Other than the Honda Odysseys I bought for 6-passenger needs, the last four ICE cars I had were a MB SL55 AMG and three Audi R8s (V8 couple, V10 coupe, V10 Spyder). I even had a MB SLR McLaren coupe along the way that I took off my boss's hands. (I had encouraged him to buy it, and he hated it. Turned out, so did I.)

Then in 2015 I bought my first EV -- a Tesla Model S P90D -- and I never looked back. The instantaneous torque, the low center of gravity, the relative silence of the drain train as the car felt like it had been launched out of a catapult, and the cycle speed of the traction control that allowed wet pavement launches that left other cars fishtailing or stuttering were well worth the absence of the (mostly) glorious roar of the ICE engines spooling up.

Then along came Lucid and upped the EV game beyond anything Tesla has pulled off in terms of handling, space utilization, control ergonomics, comfort, luxury, and structural solidity. And now they have done the same with the SUV form factor.

You're going into this with your eyes open and know that a newly-introduced Gravity, as did the early Air, will come with a passel of early-production woes. But as Lucid tackled (sometime slowly) each gremlin, we have now wound up with an early-production Air that turned out to be the best vehicle I have ever owned . . . at least until the Gravity arrived.

Like the Air, the Gravity has amazing engineering bones. And I'm hoping the Gravity, like the Air, will soon enough have its early-production gremlins sorted, leaving us with an SUV that will be the successor to the Air as the best overall vehicle on the market today.

 

[Batteryman]

Lucid Gravity is the best vehicle ever built....period!

 

[boydracing]

Totally agreed to Lucid being the best engineered vehicle!
I mean, I still have my eye on a 1969 Camaro Z-28 (purchasing from a friend), getting my uncle's 1965 Nova SS resto-mod (debating if we install a 550 hp LS3 or wet sump LS9) completed - he is building in bay area that are want Borski to see.