2022 Lucid Air Air Grand Touring, which is one tier down from the top-spec Dream edition. The Air Grand Touring is powered by two electric motors, one at either axle, that combine for 800 horsepower and 885 lb-ft of torque in Sprint, the Air's sport mode. In the default Swift drive setting, the Air Grand Touring puts down a more modest 536 horsepower and 645 lb-ft, while in the cushier Smooth setting, torque drops a bit more to 620 lb-ft. Backing up the motor is a 113-kWh battery capable of quick charging at peak speeds up to 350 kW, which makes it the market's reigning charge-speed champ (Lucid promises the Air can double that rate if DC fast chargers' capabilities catch up). EPA-rated range is an impressive 469 miles on our 21-inch-wheel-equipped Air Grand Touring test car, though range shoots up to 516 miles on the optional 19-inch wheels. 

Keeping in mind the fact a more powerful version of the Air exists, the 2022 Lucid Air Grand Touring is among the quickest sedans we've ever tested. Even without a dedicated launch-control function, stomping on the accelerator from a standstill brings the Air from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.0 seconds and on through the quarter mile in 10.8 seconds at 130.1 mph. While expectedly slower than something like a Tesla Model S Plaid (2.07 seconds to 60 mph), the Lucid is just 0.1 second slower to 60 mph than the Audi RS E-Tron GT, and 0.75 second quicker than the rival Mercedes EQS, while posting a quicker quarter-mile time and faster trap speed than both Germans.

While on paper it appears there's a chasm between the acceleration of something like the Model S Plaid and the Lucid Air, we doubt the trusty butt dyno will reveal such a difference. Nine-tenths of a second is significant in drag racing but relatively insignificant in the real world, where the Air Grand Touring will still routinely pin you back hard into its plush seats, its relatively narrow tires (chosen in the interest of efficiency and range) still delivering impressive levels of grip.