Lucid Gravity praise

Lucid Gravity has become a focal point of electric-vehicle chatter this week as reviewers and owners’ posts push Lucid’s three-row SUV into the top tier of premium EV talk. (lucidmotors.com) Lucid says the Gravity is available now from $79,900, with up to 450 miles of Environmental Protection Agency-estimated range in a two-row Grand Touring configuration, seating for up to seven adults, and as much as 120 cubic feet of cargo space. (lucidmotors.com) The cheaper Touring trim arrived later than the launch-spec Grand Touring. Lucid lists Touring at 337 miles of Environmental Protection Agency-estimated range, while Edmunds says the 2026 lineup also adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. (lucidmotors.com) (edmunds.com) The praise centers on a simple formula: long range, very fast charging, and family-SUV packaging in one vehicle. Lucid says the Touring can add up to 200 miles in 15 minutes on its 1,000-volt charging system and can use Tesla Superchargers through native North American Charging Standard hardware. (lucidmotors.com) That combination has put the Gravity into a crowded 2026 market for large luxury electric SUVs, where Edmunds names Rivian’s R1S, Cadillac’s Vistiq and Escalade IQ, BMW’s iX, and Volvo’s EX90 as key alternatives. (edmunds.com) Reviewers have fed the momentum. InsideEVs called the Gravity “just about the highest-tech EV you can buy today” after a first drive, while MotorTrend’s first test said Lucid’s first SUV is “rapid” and “efficient.” (insideevs.com) (motortrend.com) Awards have added to the buzz. Lucid says the Gravity was named the 2026 World Luxury Car of the Year, made Car and Driver’s 10Best SUVs list, and won Esquire’s Car of the Year and Good Housekeeping’s Best Luxury EV. (lucidmotors.com 1) (lucidmotors.com 2) The reaction is not uniformly glowing. Edmunds said a tested 2026 Gravity Grand Touring was one of the fastest electric vehicles it had measured, but said its real-world range fell short of the official estimate, and MotorTrend said software bugs and usability quirks still need work. (edmunds.com) (motortrend.com) Lucid’s own marketing leans into the same themes driving the online praise: efficiency, interior space, and performance usually associated with lower, smaller vehicles. The company says the Grand Touring makes more than 800 horsepower, and early order details set that trim at $94,900 before the lower-priced Touring followed. (lucidmotors.com 1) (lucidmotors.com 2) For now, the Gravity’s reputation is being built in public, one test drive and one comparison at a time. The strongest case for it is the same one showing up across reviews: a seven-seat electric SUV that tries to deliver sedan-like efficiency without giving up luxury space. (insideevs.com) (lucidmotors.com)