The Secrets Behind How The Lucid Air Can Have So Much Interior Space

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By Dimitar Angelov

Published May 26, 2022

The Lucid Air features some seriously clever engineering, which makes it the most spacious and sportiest luxury EV on sale, and we get a visual representation of its design phylosophy

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With battery electric vehicles breaking the paradigm of what a car should be, it’s difficult to see how the automobile can be reinvented even further…until now. Lucid Motors is one of the start-up EV manufacturers that promise to give Tesla more than a run for its money, and the company has already achieved a few milestones that solidify its position as an innovative EV manufacturer. Lucid CEO, Peter Rawlinson, takes us on an in-depth tour of the Lucid Air’s ins and outs in order to explain how the interior space of the luxury EV has been maximized.

Peter Rawlinson has two versions of the Lucid Air at its disposal – a Stellar White Grand Touring model and a Zenith Red Touring model – in order to visually explain the philosophy behind the luxury EV’s design. In short, this design relies on both innovative and classic design decisions, which make the Lucid Air as spacious as a German luxury car and as dynamic as a sports car.

The Lucid Air is the first EV to have a range rating of over 500 miles (805 km) by EPA, and to top it all off, it’s able to recharge to 300 miles (480 km) of range in just 21 minutes on DC charging. Lucid Motors’ Space Concept has allowed the Lucid Air to have relatively compact dimensions in relation to its interior space, which comfortably seats two large-size occupants behind one another, with room to spare. In times when cars become bigger and bigger, the clever engineering behind the Lucid Air has allowed for tapered proportions and a smaller footprint while maximizing interior space.

Lucid CEO, Peter Rawlinson, talks about the many decision-making processes behind the Lucid Air’s design, which includes many considerations among which minimized overhangs, optimal seating position for all occupants, crumple zones, and the front-end panel that manages to integrate vital safety and driver-assist systems in a compact unit. This leads to various benefits, including the biggest “frunk” of any car, increased maneuverability, and the aforementioned, best-in-class interior space, as the video below explains in detail.