You might have heard about the new Lucid Air's immense power, but what's it actually like to drive? JethroBovingdon had a go in LA to find out...
, but there’s something fascinating about the way full throttle at 30mph or 80mph results in the same shocking intensity. It’s not a wave but rather a brick wall.
Anyway, for range you need very little drag and low rolling resistance tyres. Our test car is wearing the optional 21-inch wheels and new Pirelli P Zero HL tyres that are specifically designed for EV applications. The sizes are very modest – 245/35 fronts and 265/35 at the rear. That’s 30mm narrower at the front and 20mm narrower at the rear than the tyres fitted to the 626bhp M5 CS. And the BMW wears extreme P Zero Corsas.
It’s not lost on me that many Lucid Airs will live in cities, zapping quietly between traffic lights and junctions and feeling very at home indeed. Nor that an S-class might possess more grip but would also feel a little out of its comfort zone on a road that climbs, heaves and coils up the side of a mountain. In fact, it’s a testament to the basic rightness of the Air’s chassis calibration that I can’t help but crave a bit more grip, response and maybe another setting beyond Sprint.
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