{"id":207759,"date":"2021-08-25T13:12:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T17:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=207759"},"modified":"2021-08-25T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T17:17:22","slug":"take-your-pic-lucid-offers-choice-of-1133-hp-or-500-miles-range-with-two-versions-of-air-dream-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2021\/08\/take-your-pic-lucid-offers-choice-of-1133-hp-or-500-miles-range-with-two-versions-of-air-dream-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Your Pick: Lucid Offers Choice of 1,133 HP or 500 Miles of Range With Two Versions of Air Dream Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taking direct aim at the Tesla Model S \u2014 as well as the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQS \u2014 Lucid is getting ready to launch its first-ever battery-sedan late this year and the automaker now says it will offer two different versions of the top-line Dream Edition, one maximizing performance, the other putting the emphasis on range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lucid plans to offer two different versions of its top-line Dream edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The appropriately named Dream Performance model<\/a><\/strong> will punch out an astounding 1,133 horsepower and \u201c1,000+\u201d newton meters of torque \u2014 enough to launch it from 0 to 60 mph in a mere 2.5 seconds. Numbers for the Dream Range model haven\u2019t been finalized by the EPA but the original Dream Edition was expected to deliver on the order of 503 miles per charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As a technology company, we seek to exceed expectations and this is clearly evident with our Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance and Range variants,” said Peter Rawlinson, the CEO and CTO of the Lucid Group. “I’m delighted to provide our Dream Edition customers with this additional choice and breadth of capabilities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The secret sauce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For those who\u2019ve followed the EV world, Rawlinson previously served as chief engineer at Tesla, where he led the development of the automaker\u2019s critical Model S line. In a series of conversations with TheDetroitBureau.com<\/a><\/strong> he\u2019s made it clear a key goal is to one-up his old company in a variety of ways, starting with the efficiency of its battery drive system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lucid Air Dream Performance Range will come with two variants: the Dream P and Dream R. One’s a bit faster the other goes further.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If the 113 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion pack used for both Dream models can come anywhere near the numbers Lucid is proffering it would seem to have met Rawlinson\u2019s goals. Not that Tesla loses all bragging rights. The new Model S Plaid would still beat the Dream Performance edition off the line, though there\u2019s some debate about if how \u2014 or if \u2014 it actually makes the launch time numbers of about 1.9 seconds 0-60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucid isn\u2019t saying precisely what the differences are between the drive systems in the Performance and Range models, but, based on prior conversations, it appears likely that it\u2019s largely about the \u201ctuning\u201d of software used by the electronic control systems, rather than any significant change in hardware. If there\u2019s anything highlighted by the company\u2019s release today, the Performance package rides on \u201cspecially developed\u201d Pirelli P-Zero 245\/35 21-inch tires. The Range model goes with P-Zero 245\/45 19-inch rubber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plenty of power, lots of range<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company is always looking to exceed expectations.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The reality is, that both models are, according to preliminary Lucid specifications, impressive both in terms of range and performance. The Dream Range model still delivers 933 hp and more than 1,000 Nm of torque. And it will still hit 60 in a neck-snapping 2.7 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucid isn\u2019t saying how much the \u201cP\u201d-badged model will lose in terms of range but it is still expected to be above 400 miles and could yet exceed the longest-range version of the Tesla Model S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the \u201cR\u201d model, Lucid originally was shooting for a top range of 503 miles<\/a><\/strong> with the Air Dream. In its statement Wednesday, it noted, it took a pair of Dream Edition Range models out in a test jointly conducted with Motor Trend and \u201cdrove from Los Angeles to San Francisco at highway speeds via central California, and then back across the San Francisco Bay to Lucid’s global headquarters, traveling 445 miles on a single charge. Upon arrival, the cars displayed, respectively, 30 miles and 72 miles of charge remaining (for totals of 475 and 517 miles).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for pricing, the Lucid Air Dream models both will come fully equipped at a price of $169,000. That\u2019s before factoring in delivery fees and other charges \u2014 but buyers also qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit no longer available for Tesla products. The Dream P and R models will go on sale \u201clater this year,\u201d according to Lucid. Less expensive versions will follow \u201cshortly thereafter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As it gets ready to launch its top-line EV later this year, buyers will have a choice of two versions of the Lucid Air Dream Edition. One will deliver over 1,100 hp, the other coming in around 500 miles range, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,10],"tags":[1325,711,2341,2340,713],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207759"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207767,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207759\/revisions\/207767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207759"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=207759"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=207759"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=207759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}