Beyond performance potential, Lucid has gone in a different design direction than Tesla, almost from the get-go, Jenkins told me. “We still wanted the car to be sleek and sporty and, certainly, there are some learnings from Model S that informed th
The Air certainly won’t be alone in Lucid’s lineup. Just last week, Lucid teased Project Gravity, a forthcoming SUV concept that Jenkins believes will complement the Air well, both from a sales and a design perspective. Expanding Lucid’s range of products will be a little bit easier than the first car’s design, Jenkins hinted, now that Lucid has actually begun what established automakers have, arguably, overdone so much over the ye
This 1977 K5 Blazer has received a conversion to an entirely electric car News|https://evinsightzone.com/ drivetrain, replacing its original 400ci V8, which produced an anemic 175 horsepower from the factory that was routed through a three-speed automatic. Now, under the hood lurks a Bolt EV motor, providing 200 ponies and 266 lb-ft of torque to a four-speed automatic. The transfer case, driveshaft, and axles remain in factory f
Electric vehicle technology isn’t new but the general adoption of the technology is new, therefore, most people buying EVs are first time buyers. As such, the uncertainties are enormous, as customers have no real clue of what they’re venturing i
But getting to the production model definitely took some time. With core concepts in mind, Jenkins said, “We really focused, from that point, building this brand around those attributes, building a core DNA to the brand. And then that, of course, leads to actually designing the car and building an aesthet
Getting the chance to jump into a blank-sheet design might sound like heaven to some creatives (and hell to others, to be fair) but Jenkins thought that brainstorming Lucid’s theoretical foundation actually made his job a little eas
But among the companies most likely to release a game-changing electric vehicle in the near future, California-based startup Lucid Motors stands out from the fold with proven performance , a new vision developed by industry veterans, and, crucially, all the financing in the wo
However, you are somewhat mistaken. The Model 3 base price is lower than most of the vehicles on the list. The Model 3 Standard runs at around $27,000, coming in at the second most inexpensive choice, only beaten out by the Honda Accord Hybrid. The Tesla Model 3 Standard Plus comes in at $28,950, being the fourth cheapest on the list, beaten out by Acura ILX Premium in third pl
To my eye, even before I’d done my prep and discovered that Jenkins worked on the second-gen A8, I thought the Air’s side panels resembled that sedan’s smooth yet substantial aesthetic—and that the rear canopy strongly hearkened back to Freeman Thomas’ first-gen Audi TT concept, too. Jenkins agreed, saying that, “The surfacing is just very simple but underneath it is still muscle and stance. I think those are the things that make a car look really good. Modern car design has gotten really complicated, unnecessarily, a lot of styling and a lot of lines, holes, scoops, and ven
Thanks to all the space Lucid saves with this innovative design, they have the chance to shape the vehicle in non-conventional ways. So while there’s more space inside for people and things, the vehicle itself can maintain a smaller overall footprint. To demonstrate what that means for us automotive enthusiasts is that the Air – which is 195.5 inches long – should handle as well, if not better, than a similarly sized car such as the BMW M5 (194.6 inches) while being able to carry passengers in the comfort and luxury that could only be experienced in something like the 7 Series. That’s well demonstrated in its Laguna Seca lap record . While we can be sure that very few Lucid owners will be tracking their cars, it’s encouraging to see this new company keeping an eye planted on real driving performance as a part of their benchmark
At the time, Mazda was in the early stages of reworking its platforms, drivetrain tech, and overall aesthetic—Jenkins had a hand in it all, contributing to the CX-3, CX-5, CX-9, MX-5 Miata, Mazda3, and Mazda6. But all the while, he had his eye on the rising tide of electrificat
Here’s where Jenkins’ early work on the A8 might have paid off. “If you think about the really mainstream luxury sedans like a [BMW] 5 series or an E-Class Mercedes, these are five, six generations of basically the same layout, on the same size motor, transmission, passenger compartme