On September 9, 2020, American electric car startup Lucid unveiled its first electric car, the Lucid Air. In September 2021, Lucid began production and delivery of the Lucid Air Dream Edition. In April of this year, Lucid launched the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance, priced at about $1.14 million. Touring Performance, priced at approximately $1.14 million.
Yesterday, Lucid unveiled another top-of-the-line electric sports car, the Lucid Air Sapphire Edition, which features a three-motor powertrain with two rear motors and one front motor. This is 200 horsepower more than the Tesla Model S Plaid. However, Lucid officials have not yet released specific values such as torque for the car.
According to officials, the Lucid Air Sapphire Edition’s two rear motors are equipped with new heat exchanger technology and higher coolant flow. Lucid claims that the Lucid Air Sapphire Edition accelerates from 0 to 60 mph (about 96.56 km/h) in less than 2 seconds, from 0 to 100 mph (about 160.93 km/h) in less than 4 seconds, and has a top speed of 3.5 mph. The Lucid Air Sapphire Edition accelerates in less than 2 seconds from 0 to 60 mph (approx. 96.56 km/h), in less than 4 seconds from 0 to 100 mph (approx. 160.93 km/h) and has a top speed of over 200 mph (approx. 321.87 km/h).
With all this power, the Lucid Air Sapphire Edition’s brakes have also been upgraded. The car features carbon-ceramic brakes, a change in spring rate, an additional sway bar, and upgraded power steering and ABS systems. In addition, the car has 20-inch tires on the front and 21-inch tires on the rear, all on custom composite wheels.
The Lucid Air Sapphire Edition has a blue exterior with a duckbill spoiler at the rear. The car is priced at $249,000 (about 1,698,200 yuan) and will be available for pre-order on August 23, local time, with delivery expected next year.
