New Lucid SUV Gravity 2025 #new_car #lucid #suv #gravity #2025 #car_2025

New Lucid SUV Gravity 2025 #new_car #lucid #suv #gravity #2025 #car_2025

Lucid Gravity Is a Compelling Family EV with 440-Mile Range

Lucid took the wraps off the much-anticipated Gravity all-electric SUV today at the Los Angeles auto show, and it's a stunner. It makes a strong impression, but this notion comes from style, not size. The Gravity's shape is smooth and sleek, with a raked roofline that subtly tapers into a graceful tail spoiler. Lucid says the drag coefficient will come in under 0.24 when the available air suspension is at highway cruising height, which is unheard of in this class.

It is, however, incredibly spacious inside, thanks to the same compact electric motors and low-slung central battery pack that give the Lucid Air sedan its low roofline.
Lucid says the drag coefficient will come in under 0.24 when the available air suspension is at highway cruising height, which is unheard of in this class.
The Gravity's wheelbase is longer than the Air's by an unspecified amount, and the two-level battery stack found under an Air's rear seat has been shifted forward under the Gravity's front seats, which had to be positioned higher anyway in true SUV fashion.

With these changes, the Gravity's design team was able to reoptimize the already low platform base to good effect, delivering a surprising amount of interior volume without the need for a sky-high roof. (It is a glass roof, so that helps.) As a result, all three rows can fit adults comfortably, and access is simplified by wide-opening side doors. The rear ones open a full 90 degrees, in fact. At the hatch, the floor is uncommonly low, even among crossovers, with third row seats that fold and fully disappear into a rear storage well, akin to a minivan. Because of the battery's low height, the middle row seats are also articulated, which means they can fold flat to the same level. All told, the seven-seater's maximum cargo space exceeds 112 cubic feet, while the five-seat version will be good for 120 cubic feet. Meanwhile, the vehicle itself stands less than six feet tall.

But there's more. The Gravity has a front trunk, and it holds more than eight cubic feet. The lower edge of the "hood" extends low enough that two adults can tailgate (or perhaps it's nosegate) in the frunk using the accessory seat cushion that Lucid offers. They've even molded cupholders into the flanks of the frunk's lining.

At launch, all Lucid Gravity SUVs will be fitted with a version of the dual-motor all-wheel drive platform that powers the sedan's Dream Edition, Grand Touring, and Touring models. No specific slate of Gravity power outputs or battery sizes has been revealed, but Lucid has said it will use an evolution of the brand's 900-volt architecture. They also say the highest performing variant will deliver range "in excess of 440 miles" and be capable of reaching 60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds.

They also say its ultrafast DC fast-charge rate will replenish 200 miles of range in just 15 minutes. For reference, the Air Dream Edition was rated at 1111 horsepower and 520 miles of range, and it had a claimed zero-to-60-mph time of 2.5 seconds.

Assuming all else is equal, the reduced range and less breathtaking acceleration of the SUV seems completely understandable on account of its taller roofline and boxier shape. There's no doubt it weighs more, too. But something else is in play, and that is the shorter final-drive ratio (numerically larger, but they have not yet revealed the spec) that's been utilized to give the Gravity SUV better off-road creeping performance and a usable degree of towing capability. The latter is rated at 6000 pounds, while the former is aided by an optional Zero Gravity air suspension that offers at least four height modes. The elevated off-road settings are manual driver selections, while the lower ones are mostly mode and speed dependent.

To sum up, we can draw the following conclusions

The Lucid Gravity is a premium electric SUV that will be offered in a three-row configuration with six- or seven-passenger seating or a two-row version that seats five.

Lucid expects 440 miles of maximum range and a 60-mph time of 3.5 seconds, via a compact and efficient dual electric motor powertrain derived from the Air sedan.

The starting price will come in under $80,000, with production and deliveries of the initial Dream Edition scheduled for late 2024.