First Drive: The 2026 Lucid Gravity Is Spacious and Fast, but Incomplete

The performance and range, however, are excellent. There’s more than enough power to scare or delight the whole family—828 hp in the Grand Touring model we drove, to be exact. Like the Air sedan, the Gravity delivers all that power smoothly. Lucid says the Gravity can rocket from 0 to 60 mph in as little as 3.4 seconds. We haven’t yet run our own tests to confirm that figure (we’ll do that after we purchase a Gravity for our test program), but we can confirm that keeping a close eye on the speedometer after accelerating into traffic is a good idea. Through the turns, sharp, confident handling helps mask the Gravity’s large size and heavy weight. It’s a three-row SUV that’s actually enjoyable to drive on curvy roads. 

The Gravity’s supercar-baiting performance may get the most attention, but it has other notable features that make it especially useful on a day-to-day basis. Lucid has become somewhat of a long-range specialist, and the Gravity continues that tradition: some versions are rated for up to 450 miles of range, per the Environmental Protection Agency. The model we drove had the same 20- and 21-inch wheels (front and rear, respectively) as the longest-range version, but takes a small efficiency hit from the extra weight of the optional third row, achieving “only” 437 miles of range. When hooked up to a DC fast charger with the battery at a low state of charge, the Gravity’s 926-volt architecture makes short work of adding back most of that range.

Since its release in 2021, Lucid has made notable improvements to the Air sedan, where there was plenty of room for refinement. The Gravity reflects some of those improvements, but still comes with its fair share of issues in its debut model year. Our testers found that the screen-heavy user interface made simple tasks difficult, and some announced features won’t be available until a later update. While Lucid’s build quality has improved since the Air’s debut, it still lags behind that of many legacy automakers, with the Air having some of the worst reliability scores among new cars in our surveys of CR members who own them. (You can find our survey results and the full review of our Air here.) Our loaned Gravity had misaligned rear seats that caught on each other when they folded down and panels that didn’t attach as smoothly as they should. Worse yet, every one of CR’s testers experienced at least one glitch. 

At launch, the Gravity is available in one trim: the Grand Touring, which starts at $94,900. A less expensive Touring model will go on sale in late 2025, with pricing and details to be announced closer to its on-sale date. 

The Grand Touring model Lucid lent to Consumer Reports included several added-cost options: the DreamDrive 2 Pro advanced driver-assistance system; a third row of seats; a 22-speaker sound system; a Comfort and Convenience Package that includes acoustically and thermally insulated glass; a Nappa leather interior with ventilated and massaging front seats; and a dynamic handling package that includes a three-chamber air suspension. Consumer Reports since bought our own Gravity Grand Touring to formally test, and it is currently gaining break-in miles.