Lucid AIR

Cabin

About the cabin, you will clearly notice that, despite its compact exterior lines, the Air's interior highlights Lucid's design approach. There is a real focus on space and clarity over visual excess. For an electric sedan starting from around AED 314,000, it is among the more spacious cabins in the class. The Air, with its low, sleek outline, makes room for a roomy, calm cabin built around a single wide screen.

A 34-inch curved glass cockpit display runs across the dashboard in front of the driver, while a separate panel to the right of the driver carries the main controls and everyday functions. The Surreal Sound audio and the Lucid Mobile App, which links the car to the owner's phone, round out the technology.

There are four interior themes, including Mojave, Santa Cruz, and Tahoe, which mix leathers, fabrics, and textiles. The Sapphire gets Carbon Oak veneers on the dash and doors with an Alcantara-trimmed steering wheel and roof lining.

Front Seat and Rear Seat

• Front seats can be heated, ventilated, and fitted with massage, depending on trim
• The Sapphire gets 18-way power sport seats in black leather with blue stitching and Alcantara trim
• The 2,960 mm wheelbase pays off at the back, where legroom is one of the car's standout aspects
• Power sunshades cover the rear window and both rear side windows
• Seating for up to five, and there is enough space for all

Climate Control

The heat management matters more here than in Europe or America. And the Air has several tools for it. The glass canopy roof is built to block heat and harmful rays; the power sunshades cover the rear glass. The ventilated front seats are fitted, and cool the driver and front passenger directly instead of relying on the air conditioning alone.

Storage

• A large front boot under the bonnet, called a frunk, for luggage and loose items
• A conventional rear boot behind the back seats
• Cup holders in the centre console

Charging

The Air's 900V-plus electrical system is the main reason it charges so quickly.

• Up to 400 km of charge in about 15 minutes on the Sapphire when connected to a 350 kW DC fast charger
• The Pure and Touring need 20 minutes for the same 400 km, and the Grand Touring needs 16.
• Compatible with almost all public charging stations

That is about the length of a coffee stop, which makes a long drive across the Emirates far less of a planning exercise than it is in most electric cars.

Boot Space

The Air carries luggage in two places: a rear boot of conventional sedan shape and a front boot under the bonnet, which Lucid describes as a large space for luggage. With no engine to fit, the nose is free for storage, a clear advantage over petrol and hybrid sedans of the same length. Two separate luggage areas also make it easier to keep dirty or wet items away from clean bags.

Lucid has focused on the Air's safety around its DreamDrive driver assistance system, with the core functions included and a Pro upgrade for those who want more.

• Adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking
• Blind spot warning, paired with a blind spot display in the 3D Surround View Monitoring available on the Air
• Front and rear cross-traffic protection for busy car parks and reversing out of driveways
• Automatic Park In and Out
• An optional DreamDrive Pro upgrade adds Highway Assist and hardware ready for future driver assistance features

Front

A petrol sedan needs a big grille to feed air to its engine, and the Air does not. With no engine up front, the nose can stay low and smooth, which helps the Air achieve a drag coefficient of 0.197.

The front end features full-width LED lighting with a thin horizontal signature light strip, while the hood slopes gently downward into a clean bumper with integrated air vents for brake cooling and a minimalist face that looks nothing like a conventional sedan. Less air resistance means less energy spent pushing the car through the air at highway speed, and it is one reason Lucid can claim up to 839 km from a single charge on the Grand Touring.

Side Profile

From the side, the Air looks long, low, and plain in the best sense. It measures 4,975 mm from nose to tail, stands just 1,417 mm tall, and is 2,196 mm wide, on a 2,960 mm wheelbase.

The flush door handles sit within the body sides, and the window line runs a clean horizontal path that emphasises the length. The Sapphire rides on tagged wheels, wider and lower-profile than standard Air fitments, giving it a purposeful stance.

A long wheelbase pushes the wheels out toward the corners and leaves more room for rear passengers. The Sapphire is slightly longer and lower again, at 5,004 mm by 1,409 mm.

Alloy Wheels

Wheel sizes run from 19 to 21 inches. The Grand Touring comes with 20-inch Aero Lite wheels as standard, with 19-inch Aero Range or 21-inch Aero Blade wheel are options, while the Sapphire runs 20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch at the rear.

Rear

The back end is a conventional sedan boot, with power sunshades for the rear window and rear side windows, a useful extra in the UAE summer. A full-width LED light bar runs horizontally across the boot lid.

It is integrated into the body line with no separate trunk-mounted elements, a clean design statement that mirrors the minimalist front. The rear bumper is simple and smooth with integrated diffuser styling on the Sapphire variant. A panoramic glass canopy roof is available, and Lucid says it helps block heat and harmful rays.

Colors

• Infinite Black
• Cosmos Silver
• Fathom Blue
• Quantum Grey
• Stellar White
• Zenith Red

There are six colourways to choose from across the Air range, while the Sapphire also gets its exclusive Sapphire Blue metallic shade.

City Performance

At 4,975 mm long, the Air is clearly a lot of cars for the multi-level car parks at Dubai Hills Mall, so much of its city story is about how much help the driver gets.

• Automatic Park In and Out can handle a tight bay without the driver doing the steering, which is welcome when the spaces on either side are already full.
• The available 3D Surround View Monitoring gives a bird's-eye picture of a narrow street, where a long sedan has little room to correct a mistake.
• Cross-traffic protection watches for passing cars when the Air backs out of a villa driveway onto a busy road.
• Electric drive delivers its push from a standstill with no gear changes, and even the Pure's 4.7 seconds to 100 km/h means a gap in traffic closes quickly.
• Cabin cooling in July heat draws on the same battery as the motors, so real-world range will fall short of the 710 to 839 km claimed figures.

Highway Performance

With up to 839 km claimed on one charge, the Grand Touring can make the Dubai to Abu Dhabi run and back, with a substantial amount of range remaining depending on driving conditions.

• The Grand Touring's 819 hp and the Touring's 620 hp make passing a slow truck on the E11 a firm press of the pedal, with no long run-up needed.
• A drag coefficient of 0.197 matters most at a steady 120 km/h, where air resistance is the biggest drain on the battery.
• A 400 km top-up takes 16 minutes on the Grand Touring and 20 on the Pure and Touring, so a drive need not be built around a long charging stop.
• Adaptive cruise control comes with the car, while the optional DreamDrive Pro adds Highway Assist for the long, straight stretches.
• The Sapphire's 330 km/h top speed belongs on a closed circuit, so on the E311 its 1,234 hp mostly shows up as effortless overtaking.

Ride and Handling

Low and long usually point to a stable car, and the Air's 1,417 mm height and 2,960 mm wheelbase fit that pattern, with the battery pack in the floor keeping weight low.

• On the Sapphire, twin rear motors send torque to the two rear wheels independently, a setup that supports torque vectoring and helps the car turn in or hold a straight line, which suits the hairpins.
• The Sapphire's carbon-ceramic brakes, with 420 mm rotors at the front and 390 mm at the rear, are made for hard driving and repeated braking.
• Stiffer springs, dampers, and bushings on the Sapphire suggest a firmer ride over the expansion joints on Al Ittihad Road than the Touring or Grand Touring will give. The four drive modes, Smooth, Swift, Sapphire, and Track, let the driver change the car's character.
• Larger 21-inch wheels look sharper but usually come with thinner tyre sidewalls, so the Grand Touring's Aero Blade option is worth testing over a bumpy road before ordering.

There are four variants to choose from to get the car in the UAE right now.

Pure is the entry variant. It comes with a rear-wheel-drive setup with 430 hp, a 4.7-second 0-100 km/h time, and 710 km of estimated range.

Touring is second in the line-up, and the powertrain moves to all-wheel drive with 620 hp, a 3.6-second sprint, and 725 km of range.

Grand Touring has 819 hp, a 3.2-second sprint, a 270 km/h top speed, and the longest range in the line at 839 km. It also gets the quickest charging of the three lower trims at 16 minutes to 400 km.

Sapphire is the top-end variant and naturally the most expensive model. It is fully equipped and runs a three-motor setup with the massive 1,234 hp. It features a 2.0-second sprint, a 330 km/h top speed, carbon-ceramic brakes, track-tuned suspension, and 18-way sport seats.

Zigwheels Recommendation

Clearly, the base Pure suits anyone who wants the Lucid shape and 710 km of range without paying for all-wheel drive. The Touring is the sensible step up, adding all-wheel drive and 620 hp for around AED 33,000 more. The Grand Touring is the one for long-distance drivers, since it offers the most range and the fastest charging of the three trims below the Sapphire. The Sapphire is for those who want three-motor performance and are willing to pay over AED 500,000 more than the Grand Touring.

Now, the Air is one of the premium all-electric luxury sedans available in the Emirates. It shows what happens when an electric car is designed around efficiency first and speed second. Look at the numbers: up to 839 km of range and a charging stop measured in minutes do more for everyday life than a 2.0-second sprint, even if the Sapphire's number gets the headlines.

Its major rivals, Tesla, Audi, BMW, and Volvo, all have a bigger presence in the UAE, and Lucid has a younger name and a smaller local presence to show for it. But what it promises to offset that is a cabin that feels closer to a lounge than a cockpit and a body that looks like nothing else on the road.

So here is the thing: the brand may be new here, but the engineering behind the Air looks anything but. This makes it an interesting choice in this premium segment, where buyers are willing to spend on something really special. And the Air certainly has that.

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