![]() They’ve situated the battery pack to improve handling (and thus safety), claiming that “the best case scenario is avoiding accidents in the first place” (by maneuvering around them). Driver involvement and handling dynamics will be key differentiating factors in the future of lightning-fast EVs, and Lucid has pooled their resources to focus on just that. ![]() If you haven’t yet read my thoughts on what happens to sports cars when speed is no longer a factor, the basic idea is that electric cars are insanely fast but lack the involvement and theatrics traditionally found in their internal combustion counterparts. Remember that bit about Rawlinson being a former Lotus chief engineer? Lotus specializes in visceral and driver-focused sports cars, and it looks like Lucid aims to bring some of those same qualities to their lineup. Whether that translates to mass production is yet to be seen, but things look promising so far. Although there’s limited press access to the new Lucid Air, it’s obvious that they’ve spent the time chiseling away at the details. I know it sounds like Lucid is paying me to be anti-Tesla (they’re not), but as a huge fan of Elon Musk and Tesla, I think it’s important to point out flaws so that they may be fixed in the future. The interior is laden with premium fabrics, metal, leather, and even wood and MotorTrend’s Jonny Lieberman calls it “one of the nicest interiors in the car world.” Physical infotainment and HVAC controls remove the need to look down or navigate through on-screen menus to change volume, fan speed, and interior lighting (an annoying task in the Tesla). Large screens ever-present, they don’t dominate the cabin in the Lucid Air. Lucid, on the other hand, has taken the opposite approach with a design that doesn’t require excuses. The controls felt unintuitive, materials quality lacking, and the screen overall was a distraction compared to traditional car interiors. ![]() Difficulties in mass production and the costs associated with creating bespoke parts have shaped Tesla’s interior design, resulting in a rather uninspiring look and the loss of tactile controls in the way of a large all-encompassing screen.Īs a technologist and overall nerd, I loved the idea of Tesla’s interior… until I sat in one. In all fairness, mass manufacturing automobiles is an art that usually takes decades to conquer, and Tesla’s quick rise to fame has brought along no shortage of production gremlins. One of the most common complaints I hear about Teslas is their inconsistent build quality and “unfinished” feeling interior. ![]()
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