Lucid Motors has begun teasing a modern Tesla Mannequin Y that would blow away the competitors with class-leading aero, vary, area and effectivity when it arrives in 2026.
Claimed to be solely a ‘few years’ away from launch, the primary image of Lucid’s Tesla Mannequin Y fighter was proven throughout a media presentation by CEO Peter Rawlinson.
Captured by ‘X’ person, journalist John Voelcker (as pictured above), the third Lucid appears to be like far decrease to the bottom and sleeker than a standard battery-electric SUVs suggesting it can boast an ultra-low drag coefficient designed to maximise vary.
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Thought to borrow its styling from the bigger Gravity, the unnamed Lucid SUV would be the beneficiary of the US model’s pioneering EV tech.
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Meaning it ought to come outfitted with a 900-volt electrical structure and its next-gen batteries that will probably be able to being topped up effectively past the 350kW the very quickest in its class can obtain.
Inside, the brand new SUV may also provide patrons best-in-class area because of ultra-compact motor, inverter and transmission that mixed weighs simply 72kg and are all so small they’ll all slot in an plane carry-on bag.
Higher nonetheless, providing 3 times the vitality density of rival motors, the brand new motors can pump out as much as 500kW whereas delivering spectacular ranges of effectivity.
Constructed on the car-maker’s new plant positioned in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it’s thought that Lucid will value its all-new SUV at round $US50,000 ($75,000), suggesting will probably be a rival for the costlier finish of the Tesla Mannequin Y line-up.
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Like the present Lucid Air limo and Gravity SUV the brand new entry-Lucid mannequin has already been green-lit for right-hand drive markets. However when the luxurious EV model will land right here continues to be removed from sure.
Lucid initially started taking orders from Australian patrons again in 2020 however then stopped, following a delay in RHD manufacturing delay. It’s now thought Lucid will launch right here as soon as the brand new mid-size SUV is prepared on the market in both 2026 or 2027.
However that’s not all that could be coming. A leaked full-size clay mannequin of a Gravity SUV-based pick-up suggests a Rivian R1T or Tesla Cybertruck rival may also be part of the occasion sooner or later, interesting to house owners who lust after a quicker, quieter extra luxurious all-electric different to a Ford Ranger.