Lucid's Chassis brains David Lickfold & Greg Massey! from The InEVitable

Lucid's Chassis brains David Lickfold & Greg Massey!

1 hour 55 minutes Posted Jun 22, 2023 at 3:00 pm.

Lucid Sapphire Prototype - The fastest car MotorTrend has EVER tested!

Sub 2-second 0-60 mph!

Personal Chassis benchmarks/inspirations - 911 GT3 RS in the Malibu Canyons.

Lucid Air - Dream Edition vs Grand Touring.

OTA (Over-the-Air) Updates. Steering, "Moving toward a bi-wire future."

Other major benchmarks.

Lucid Air - Why coil suspension? "I want this to ride better than an S Class, & handle like a Lotus."

Lucid Gravity - SUV - Air Suspension??

Lucid Air - Driver controls - Drive Modes - Smooth, Swift, & Sprint.

Target customer profile.

Greg - Tesla Plaid - Speed.

"Tri-motor was the plan from day 1." - Reaction to 4-motor Rivian.

Charging.

Ed's charging anecdote.

Charging in Ohio.

No Lucid with less than 400 miles of range!

What does the MAX range for an EV need to be?

A lighter weight EV future.

EVs vs ICE - What's better? What's worse?

Long development process.

China?

EVs at the car wash.

Lucid Gravity, SUV!

Lucid Gravity, SUV - Is the focus more on the Sport? or Utility aspect? On-road or off-road?

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MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Lucid's Senior Director, Chassis & Vehicle Dynamic Engineering, David Lickfold - AND Chassis Controls Technical Specialist, Greg Massey! The guy's discuss the brilliance behind MotorTrend's 2022 Car of the Year - the Lucid Air!

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