Lucid Air Grand Touring performance 1,050 hp, 446 miles keeps the Dream (Version) alive
On Tuesday, Lucid unveiled the Air Grand Touring Performance, replacing the limited-edition Dream Edition Performance as the most powerful Air model.
Lucid built 520 Dream Edition models, which splits them between the Scope and Performance instances. However, the Grand Touring Performance and its companion Grand Touring model do not have a limited production run.
The Grand Touring Performance dual-engine makes 1,050 horsepower, not as much as the Dream Edition’s 1,111 horsepower, but it can still go 0-60 mph in 2.6 seconds, according to Lucid. The standard Grand Touring has 819 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time of 3.0 seconds.
Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance
Range estimates are 446 miles for the Grand Touring Performance and 516 miles for the Grand Touring. The latter is close to the Dream Edition Range’s 520-mile rating, topple Tesla Model WILL as the production EV with the longest range.
Lucid’s strong push to achieve the effect It’s not just the range that’s enabled, but also the performance in this model — with a compact set of components.
The 900-volt electrical system also allows the Air models to achieve a 300-mile range in 21 minutes — on a 350 kW CCS DC fast-charge connector — according to Lucid. An independent test also shows that the Air charges faster than the Model S, Porsche Taycan and Mercedes-Benz EQS.
Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance
At $179,000 for the Grand Touring Performance, the price for the new Performance is $10,000 more than the previous Dream Edition Performance model. Grand Touring starts at $139,000. Lucid said it has already delivered Grand Touring models to customers, while Grand Touring Performance deliveries are scheduled to begin in June.
We suspect that these dual-engine versions are just a bridge to the next performance version, as a three-engine version has been hinted at for the next year or so.
Lucid is also planning an entry-level Air Pure with 480 horsepower, 406-mile range and a base price of $77,400, as well as a 620-horsepower Air Touring with the same 406-mile range and The base price is $95,000. Deliveries of both versions are expected to begin next year.
