An even quicker Lucid Air coming soon

KUALA LUMPUR: Lucid Motors introduced the Air Dream Edition sedan just a while back, September 9th, to be precise. The Tesla electric car rival shocked the auto industry with its unique features and specs. And now, we hear that the California based electric car company is planning to bring an even better performing Lucid Air!

Giving a little bit of back-story, the Lucid Air Dream Edition has an astonishing quarter-mile time of 9.9 seconds. Yes, you read it right. For the sake of comparison, the Porsche 918 Spyder takes 9.81 seconds to cover the same distance. But now, as per Lucid Motors' recent Twitter, the electric sedan will be even quicker than 9.7 seconds.

Talking a bit about Lucid Motors recent social media post, it's caption read - "What's quicker than quick? Check back on September 24th to see #LucidAir answered that question." The video following it showed the Air sedan running on a race track with the background timer going from 9.90 to 9.65 seconds.

With September 24th, just around the corner, we are pretty excited about what Lucid Motors are bringing next to the electric car world. As for the ongoing Lucid Air, we are still not over its capability and features. Here are a few of its key highlights -

• It charges faster than any other electric vehicle, 32 km per minute when connected to a DC Fast Charger
• It offers the most extended range of 832 km on a single charge, in the segment
• Thanks to the 'Space Concept' architecture, it has the largest cabin in its class. Also, the 739-litre boot space is more than any other car around
• With a drag coefficient of 0.21, it is the most aero-efficient car available
• First EV to be offered with the combination of high-resolution LIDAR, an advanced sensor suite, a fully redundant platform, and a driver monitoring system

•  It will be launched with Level 2 Autonomous driving ability
• Further, the Lucid's DreamDrive tech suit will support 19 safety, parking assist, and driving features
• The Air rear drivetrain houses two drive units, delivering 1,300 hp to the rear wheels. The company is also said to be working on a tri-motor Performance Edition of the Air.

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