Yahoo Autos Lucid Motors Just Hit 217 MPH In Its Electric Sedan
When we spoke with Lucid Motors chief engineer Peter Rawlinson last month, he told us the company's first car, the Air, would be fast. Like, well over 200 mph fast. Today, Lucid showed off a video of an Air prototype hitting 217 mph on a high-speed banked circuit. Damn.
That puts the Air among the fastest electric cars in the word, like the Rimac Concept One and the NextEV NIO EP9. Heck, that's one mph faster than the new Ford GT. That said, it's worth noting that this isn't a proper top-speed test, since top speed is a calculated average of a car running in opposite directions to mitigate wind resistance.
Still, this is seriously impressive performance from a company that few people knew about until last year. It comes courtesy of a 1000-hp electric drivetrain with motors on both the front and rear axles. Rawlinson told us the Air hits 60 mph in 2.5 seconds, which isn't quite as quick as the quickest Tesla Model S, but then again, the Model S isn't a 200-plus-mph car.
More importantly, Rawlinson maintains that the Air will be a true driver's car. We're inclined to believe him because he previously worked as the chief engineer at Lotus, and his personal car is a 1967 Elan.
We can't wait to drive this.
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