Lucid says new model is world's most powerful sedan
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Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) introduced the Lucid Air Sapphire on Friday. The new model is part of the electric vehicle maker's ultra-high-performance brand.
The company said the Lucid Air Sapphire is the world's first fully electric luxury super-sports sedan.
Lucid Air Sapphire features three motors, carbon-ceramic brakes, aerodynamic package, new sport seats, and track-tuned suspension. The Air Sapphire accelerates to 60 mph in less than two seconds and can go to 100 mph in less than four seconds.
The Lucid Air Sapphire's three-motor powertrain is said to deliver 1,200 horsepower to make it the most powerful sedan in the world.
Lucid Group (LCID) is pricing the model at $249,000. Reservations start on August 23 and production is expected to begin in the first half of 2023.
"Lucid Air Sapphire, being the very first Lucid product to bear the Sapphire name, builds upon our technical prowess to take electric high-performance on to next level. Sapphire represents the pinnacle of electric performance; finally achieving the performance that I've so long searched for," stated Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson.