Sleek and ultra stylish, the Longbow Roadster and Longbow Speedster are two new EVs created by former Tesla / Lucid executives. Both feature an in-house developed lightweight aluminum chassis, compact electric motors and batteries capable of helping the vehicles accelerate from 0-60 mph in around 3.6 seconds.
If you thought the Tesla Model S Plaid was fast, think again, as the Lucid Air Sapphire has just set a new quarter-mile record. It managed to complete the quarter-mile in a mere 1.77-seconds with a roll-out or 1.92-seconds without.
Auto enthusiasts probably know that the Lucid Air Ground Touring boasts a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain that generates 819 hp and 886 lb-ft of torque, enabling it to hit 60 mph in 3.0-seconds, but is it faster than the Acura NSX Type S?
Ben Collins, better known as The Stig on Top Gear, recently got behind the wheel of a Lucid Air Sapphire edition and managed to achieve an 8.989 second quarter mile run at Sonoma Raceway, which is a tad bit faster than the 9.3 second Tesla Model S Plaid.
Can a $187,400 USD Porsche Taycan Turbo S beat a $180,500 Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance in an EV drag racing showdown? The former boasts a dual-motor powertrain that generates 761 hp and 774 lb-ft of torque, all in a 5,060-pound package. Now its competition also packs two electric motors that produce 1,050 hp and 1,025 lb-ft of torque in a 5,254-pound package.