EXCLUSIVE: Lucid Air Designer Derek Jenkins Talks Tesla-Beating EV Super Sedan

“We really approached it like the components are miniaturized, we pushed them away from the occupants, maximized interior space. That became an immediate opportunity. And then keeping the outside compact, agile, and sporty so it’s still like a sport sedan on the outside, full-sized luxury on the inside, with hypercar performance—and the cargo capacity of an SUV. So you have this really unique combination of attributes that doesn’t exist in the marketplace tod
These batteries feed electric motors that are mounted either on the rear or both axes. The extended range battery trim when running on all-wheels produces 459 hp and 612 lb-ft of torque. This incredible power gets the Mach-E from rest to 60 mph in about 3.5 secon
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The Tesla Model 3, meanwhile, can be had with a single motor and rear-wheel-drive only, but for comparison’s sake, the Performance AWD Model 3 starts at $54,990 with an EPA range of 322 miles and a WLTP range of 329. The Model Y costs a few thousand bucks more and features similar stats. But how do the two sedans comp
All told, the sizing seems pretty similar, though the Model 3 has a slightly larger frunk (front trunk). But how about the actual ride quality and design elements that might set the two cars apart? In the end, both cars are fun to drive but the two end up split on their preference. While the Model 3 is cheaper and has access to Tesla’s charging network, the refinement of the Polestar 2 might attract buyers until Elon Musk feels like updating his years-old designs sometime s
From a stats perspective, the fact that Polestar intended its first EV to take on the Model 3 and Model Y becomes immediately clear. Where the Polestar 1 fits more into the hybrid-supercar-grand tourer umbrella , the new-for-2021 Polestar 2 is a full-electric car game DLC|https://Evinsightzone.com/, dual-motor sedan with a starting price of $61,200. That sticker price buys power output of 408 horses and 487 lb-ft of torque routed to all four wheels, with an EPA-estimated range of 233 miles and a WLTP estimate of 292 miles. Unlike most Throttle House vids, though, this one doesn’t feature a drag race, which the Tesla would probably
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In addition, every version of the Tesla Model 3 beats out almost every other car on the list in terms of the 0-60 mile per hour acceleration rating. The only cars that beat out the Model 3’s slower trims, like the Standard and Standard Plus, are some BMW options, like the 340i and 4
The Tesla Model 3 contains 97 square cubic feet of passenger space, only best by the Lexus LG, Toyota Camry XLE, Lexus ES, and Honda Accord Hybrid. The cargo space of the Tesla Model 3 is 15 cubic feet, the second-highest ranked out of the competition. Combining both of these numbers, the Tesla Model 3 offers more passenger and cargo space combined than nearly every other car on the l
One of the greatest elements of modern EV design is that the “skateboard” battery-motor platform they all employ allows for massive interior and cargo space. Throttle House hosts Thomas and James compare trunk space front and rear for both cars, plus headroom in the front and back se
While iterating new design details in VR, Jenkins and the Lucid Air team constantly kept real-world sales in mind. Lucid’s ethos is upscale, luxurious, performance-oriented, elegant—all words Jenkins repeated frequently. And the decision to go upscale—rather than produce a Model 3 competitor, for example—was purpose
Volvo spinoff Polestar sure has its newest product making the rounds these days. Last month, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire got a chance to drive a Polestar 2 around Malibu —where he was passed by another tester doing the very same thing in an identical car. Now, the Polestar 2 has made its way northward to Canada, where the YouTube channel Throttle House has pitted it in a compare-and-contrast against its main competitor, the established Tesla Model 3. Farah came away from his Polestar test drive incredibly impressed, thinking the car was a significant improvement over the Model 3, but he’s only one data point. Now, we’ve got a pair of testers putting the two (relatively) affordable EVs head to h
Furthermore, the Model 3 wins out big time on fuel economy and efficiency, calculated in miles per gallon equivalency for the electric vehicles. With all of these wins in various categories across the competition, you might assume that the price is going to be much higher than the other opti