2025 Lucid Air review
The Lucid Air is a full-size electric luxury sedan from a California startup that produced its first car in 2021 as a 2022 model. It’s offered in varying levels of power that start at robust and progress to stunning. It can charge quickly and claims the title of the most efficient electric car on sale today. The Air is a driver’s car, using precise chassis tuning and adaptive dampers to provide engaging dynamics despite its hefty curb weight. Inside, it presents a tech-rich environment with a digital dash and a large touchscreen.
Explore the evolution of the Lucid Air
Get our expert take on used Lucid Air models, or view year-by-year changes.
First generation Lucid Air
The Lucid Air debuted as a pair of high-power, decked-out models called the Dream Edition and Dream Edition Performance. They had a dual-motor powertrain for all-wheel drive, a 118-kWh battery, and 933 horsepower or 1,111 horsepower. Grand Touring and Grand Touring Performance models followed with less horsepower and a slightly smaller 112-kWh battery.
For 2023, Lucid started bringing the price down with the addition of Pure AWD and Touring models with 480 horsepower and 620 horsepower, respectively. Both had dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrains. A less expensive Air Pure with 430 horsepower arrived for 2024 with a single-motor powertrain and rear-wheel drive. Lucid went the other direction in 2024 as well, introducing the 1,234-horsepower Air Sapphire with a three-motor powertrain that uses two motors at the rear and one up front.
The Air is one of the most advanced electric vehicles on the market. It has high-power axial-flux motors and a 900-volt electrical architecture for fast charging, and it offers vehicle-to-vehicle charging. It also delivers more range and efficiency than its rivals. It tops out at 512 miles of range.
Model highlights
Rear- or all-wheel-drive electric sedan
Available with one, two, or three motors
Battery sizes between 84 kWh and 112 kWh
Available with between 430 horsepower and 1,234 horsepower
Seats five
Available DreamDrive™ Pro hands-free driver-assist system
Changes by year
Latest generation from 2022 - present
2025 Lucid Air
Highlights
More efficient heat pump now standard on all trims
Additional driver-assist features
Updated infotainment interface with new hardware
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2024 Lucid Air
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Kirk Bell has been an automotive journalist since 2001, doing stints at Motor Authority, MSN Autos, and Consumer Guide. He's currently a freelance journalist with an interest in luxury and performance cars.
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