Lucid Air is a time machine — Hagerty/Jason Cammisa

[Tragic Bronson]

The ultimate luxury, you ask? It’s a time machine — the ability to go back and do it all over again, knowing everything you know now.

The Lucid Air Dream Edition P isn’t Tesla Model S 2.0, the company itself is Tesla v2.0, since many of the engineers and executives at the company benefited from the experience gained in setting up Tesla as a company.

And so the Air is a marvel of efficiency in packaging, powertrain, and aero. But its handling target was the E39-chassis BMW M5. And that’s a high bar.

With 1111 horsepower from two tiny motors, our test results showed the Air Dream Edition P could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 9.9 sec @ 143.5 mph: meaning it’s quicker than every Bugatti Veyron made, even the 1200-hp Vitesse and Super Sport models.

Does that make it a new benchmark of luxury? Or did Rivian do the right thing with the R1T, giving you the luxury of carting around more things and going more places?

And what about the Mercedes S-Class? Let's discuss, shall we?

 

[mikeavelli]

Camissa has the best car YouTube videos now. Just incredible content.

 

[NXracer]

The production budget must be just gold bullions. Amazing!

 

[Ian Schmidt]

Amazing video. Too bad you can't get the Lucid in colors unless you wrap it.

 

[mikeavelli]

Styling has grown on me a bit now that I am seeing them around…