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I don't doubt this reviewer believes what he is saying about the Lucid Air and that he truly feels it is a better EV than a Tesla Model S or Mercedes EQS but I could not find a review of the EQS that he or anyone else from Cars.com posted. He made several negative statements about the EQS without yet posting his review of it. Shows some bias IMO.
My take on the Lucid Air is that it looks like an extremely well engineered EV and may well be the best luxury EV on the market. But here are some things to consider, if you buy a Lucid Air and have a fender bender, how long will you have to wait for parts or service? If you buy a Mercedes EQS you likely have a shop in your town who will service or repair it if needed. You may never need service or repairs as a Lucid owner but I would rather deal with an established company that has dealerships everywhere. That's worth something to me. That said, I wouldn't fault anyone for wanting a Lucid product. After all, Mercedes had to start a new at some point, every company does.
I don't doubt this reviewer believes what he is saying about the Lucid Air and that he truly feels it is a better EV than a Tesla Model S or Mercedes EQS but I could not find a review of the EQS that he or anyone else from Cars.com posted. He made several negative statements about the EQS without yet posting his review of it. Shows some bias IMO.
My take on the Lucid Air is that it looks like an extremely well engineered EV and may well be the best luxury EV on the market. But here are some things to consider, if you buy a Lucid Air and have a fender bender, how long will you have to wait for parts or service? If you buy a Mercedes EQS you likely have a shop in your town who will service or repair it if needed. You may never need service or repairs as a Lucid owner but I would rather deal with an established company that has dealerships everywhere. That's worth something to me. That said, I wouldn't fault anyone for wanting a Lucid product. After all, Mercedes had to start a new at some point, every company does.
Agree on the bias. General issue of the American motoring press. They always over rate American cars. I recall reviews where they rated the front-engined c7 corvette above the rear engined Porsche 911. They often rate cadillacs over BMWs and Mercedes cars. The most egregious one was when the Tesla Model X came out and they said it set a new level of luxury at a similar level to Bentley! That was just farcical.
We cannot trust the reviews of Lucid until the European press reviews it. I have found Autogefuels review of Tesla cars to be very accurate and fair.
Darker colors definitely suit it best, although I spotted a silver one at one of my local dealers in the window when driving past and was intrigued by that color. I wonder if white would work better with the Night Package that the US doesn't get. Nautical Blue is also another great choice after seeing @stealth.pilot 's photos in the test drive thread.
Darker colors definitely suit it best, although I spotted a silver one at one of my local dealers in the window when driving past and was intrigued by that color. I wonder if white would work better with the Night Package that the US doesn't get. Nautical Blue is also another great choice after seeing @stealth.pilot 's photos in the test drive thread.
IMO if a car has beautiful or classic lines white is one of the best colors you can get. I'm the case of the EQS, adding the night package will still not be enough, will date quick. Nautical blue looks great.
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