Every once in a while, I stumble upon a vehicle and immediately wonder how it managed to escape my radar. The Lucid Gravity is one of those vehicles. First revealed in 2023 and now available in Grand Touring guise, the Gravity is exactly the kind of EV I should have been talking about long ago. Better late than never, I suppose.
Lucid calls it an SUV. Technically, it is. But let’s be honest here. The Gravity looks far more like a minivan than most modern SUVs. And that is precisely why I find it so appealing.
Somewhere along the way, minivans became uncool. Then everyone started buying SUVs that quietly borrowed everything that made minivans great: high seating positions, spacious cabins, room for seven people, and enough cargo space to haul half your life around. The Gravity skips the identity crisis.
The best part? It does not look awkward doing it. Better still, the Gravity looks exactly how a Lucid SUV should look. It shares the Air‘s sleek design language and futuristic vibe, but it never feels like a copy-and-paste job. You know they are related, but the Gravity is very much its own thing.
In fact, I would go as far as saying the Lucid Gravity is one of the most beautiful SUV-minivans ever made. The proportions are clean, the greenhouse is wonderfully airy, and the entire design looks sleek rather than bulky. It is a refreshing change from the increasingly angry faces found on many modern SUVs.
The current Grand Touring model backs up those looks with serious numbers. Its dual-motor all-wheel-drive system produces 828 horsepower, enough to launch this seven-seat family hauler from 0-60 mph (96 km/h) in under 3.5 seconds. It also delivers an EPA-estimated range of up to 450 miles (724 km), putting it among the longest-range EVs on sale today.
At US$98,900, the Lucid Gravity Grand Touring is certainly not cheap. Then again, isn’t that the case for beautiful things? Especially when they happen to seat seven and outrun sports cars.
Images: Lucid.
