March 25, 2026 By Karan Singh Back in 2024, I had the opportunity to spend some time behind the wheel of the Lucid Air Touring. It was a fantastic experience that showcased what a startup could do when prioritizing pure driving dynamics and interior luxury. This year, at the 2026 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, I finally got to experience its highly anticipated sibling: the Lucid Gravity. While I didn’t get a chance to get behind the wheel this time, I was treated to an on-road ride-along in the Gravity Touring and got some static, hands-on seat time inside the flagship Grand Touring trim*. * Lucid has noted that a Press Vehicle will be available for Canada later in 2026 . As someone who is used to daily driving a Cybertruck, coming from a Model Y and previously a Mercedes-Benz GLC, and having spent plenty of time in the Model S and Model X, I wanted to see exactly how Lucid’s new three-row SUV stacks up against Tesla’s halo vehicles.  Here are my first impressions. The Cabin: Luxury Defined The very first thing you notice about the Lucid Gravity isn’t the exterior. That tends to blend in a bit, but it is still catching. Instead, it's the moment you step into the cabin. Lucid has once again knocked the interior out of the park. Bouncing between the Touring and Grand Touring trims, the immediate takeaway is just how phenomenally comfortable the seats are, both up front and in the rear. The heating and cooling functions are blisteringly fast, and the massaging seat functionality up front is a big win for long road trips. What impressed me the most was how well Lucid translated the design language that they mastered in the low-slung Air to the cavernous Gravity. The cabin feels incredibly spacious and undeniably premium. When you sit in a Model X or Cybertruck, you are surrounded by stark minimalism. It is luxurious in its own way when your vehicle drives itself. The Gravity, by contrast, has a lot more going on visually, but it works entirely to its own advantage. It feels like you are in a carefully crafted luxury lounge, rather than a spaceship that embraces minimalism just for the sake of it. Leather & Materials If you read my previous review of the Lucid Air, you know how much I praised the tactile feel of the cabin. The Gravity continues with this trend without missing a beat. Whether you are experiencing the premium leather or the high-end PurLuxe alternative, the seating and the dash are opulent. Tesla’s vegan leather is fantastic for what it is - highly durable, spill-resistant, and easy to clean. However, it can feel a bit rubbery and sterile by comparison, and is nowhere near as plush. Lucid’s decision to use full hides across the instrument panel, paired with soft textiles and textured Alcantara accents, gives a level of unique warmth to the Gravity. Clean Lines & Lighting While the Gravity’s dash is busier than Tesla’s, the overall lines of the cabin remain exceptionally clean and sweeping. Lucid highlights all this using dynamic, customizable ambient lighting - and did so similarly in the Air as well, to tie together the interior. Tesla recently added RGB light strips to its whole lineup, which is a fun and welcome addition. Lucid’s implementation, on the other hand, feels far more integrated - you don’t see the light strip, you see the light coming from underneath or around elements of the cabin, similar to the new Model Y’s taillight. It feels less like a gaming PC with an LED strip added at the last minute and more like a tailor-made environment. Fit & Finish Let’s be candid. Tesla has made major strides in its build quality, especially for the Model 3 and Model Y - those two vehicles come off the line perfect every time. However, both the Model S and Model X still suffer from fit & finish issues, even to this day, as the line approaches its end. Stepping into the Gravity GT, you'll find the fit and finish nothing short of meticulous. Panel gaps are nonexistent, the stitching is arrow-straight, and the physical buttons and the interior surfaces you touch feel solid and heavy. No creaking Falcon Wing Doors or grinding S handles here - both things that sadly occur often even on brand-new Teslas. Storage: Frunk & Trunk Practicality is where the Gravity directly challenges the Model X and, in some specific places, even the Cybertruck. With the second and third rows folded completely flat, the Gravity boasts a staggering 120 cubic feet of total cargo space. But the real showstopper for a Tesla owner is the powered frunk. At a massive 8.1 cubic feet, it easily swallows the Model X’s 6.6 cubic-foot frunk. More impressive, just like the Cybertruck, the Gravity’s frunk doubles as a tailgating bench, with an optional fold-out cushion. Plus, the Gravity’s frunk seems to raise more out of the way than the Cybertrucks - an issue that I often run into when sitting in my own CT frunk - I usually need to duck down and out of the way to get seated - not something I encountered with the Gravity. The Exterior: Not a Minivan The Gravity has, since its unveiling, been the butt of many jokes for looking like a minivan. While that may be true in some of the press shots and images you see online, when you actually see it in person, it is far from the soccer-mom mobile. The Gravity’s curves and sharp lines look at home and fit right in with Lucid’s design language, and it screams fast SUV rather than people hauler when you see it in person. Combined with the 22” wheels, the Gravity looks like a sports SUV through and through, even with the curved, slung rear reminiscent of a coupe. The full glass roof and massive windshield also made it from the Air to the Gravity, and they fit right in with the vehicle’s concept. The front looks considerably smoother than the Air, but again, it maintains the design language Lucid established with their first vehicle. The frunk doubles as exterior seating, which makes it a fantastic vehicle to take out on a road trip. Just like with the Air, Lucid has refined the Gravity’s interior to hit an air resistance coefficient of 0.24, which means it is remarkably efficient for its size. For a vehicle that’s considerably larger than the Model X, which also sits at 0.24, that’s an impressive win for Lucid’s engineering teams. The Ride: Suspension Sweet Spot When you actually get seated inside and get moving, there is one thing you may notice… or fail to notice entirely. That is how comfortably the Gravity moves on its suspension. Unlike the Lucid Air, which relies on traditional coil springs, the Gravity rides on a fully adaptive air suspension like Tesla’s flagships, and it's another step up. Riding shotgun in the Touring, the Gravity effortlessly absorbed the shocks, potholes, and paver stones of downtown Toronto in the middle of winter. It is a fascinatingly comfortable ride profile. It comes across as a solid, perfectly tuned in-between point. It is substantially softer and more forgiving than Tesla’s famously grounded, driver-focused suspension, but it avoids the floaty sensation you often get in the Rivian R1S. It feels planted, yet plush.  Personally, I still prefer the Cybertruck’s ride feel to the Gravity's, but that likely comes down to how the massive tires and air suspension make bumps simply vanish underneath. Interestingly, the Gravity also comes with optional 4-wheel steering. The Cockpit: 34” of Glorious OLED Lucid’s software has historically been a major weak point compared to Tesla’s buttery-smooth UI, but Gravity’s new operating system (UX 3.0, now on 3.4) changes that. It is a massive step up from the system in the Air - snappy, responsive, and incredibly clean. The centerpiece of the dashboard is a massive 34-inch curved OLED display, boasting a 6k resolution. Key driving information is placed front and center, which is a big improvement over the Air. The pop-in blindspot repeater cameras in the Air were next to unusable due to the placement of the UI right where the steering wheel was, and when combined with the A-Pillar blindspot, it made multi-lane left turns a challenge. Now, the blind-spot cameras pop up further out, away from the steering wheel, making them far more usable. The new steering wheel retains the squircle shape from the Air, but the new haptic touch and swipe controls integrate smoothly into the UI, allowing you to traverse menus and adjust settings without needing to tap the glass. Specs & Pricing Charge Specs From a pure tech standpoint, the Gravity brings some serious firepower. While the Model X and Cybertruck rely on 400V and 800V architectures, respectively, the Gravity uses a new, bleeding-edge 900V+ architecture.  But for a Tesla owner, the most exciting spec isn’t under the frunk - but instead on the side of the car. The Gravity is natively equipped with a NACS port right out of the factory, and can pull a peak rate of 400kW at a 1000V DC charger, adding 200 miles of range in just 11 minutes.  Even on a legacy V3 Supercharger, it sustains the full 250kW most of the way through its pack, matching and beating the charge curve on the Model X. Touring & Grand Touring Trims Lucid is launching the Gravity in two distinct flavors, scaling both battery and motor outputs to fit different needs and budgets. The Gravity Touring is the entry-level trim, featuring an 89kWh pack and a dual-motor AWD setup producing 560 horsepower. That comes out to a 0-60 of 4.0 seconds and offers an EPA-estimated range of 337 miles. The Gravity Grand Touring is the flagship trim, and steps up to a Cybertruck-sized 123kWh pack. Its dual motors push out 828 horsepower and 909 lb-ft of torque, dropping the 0-60 to just 3.4 seconds. More importantly, it pushes the EPA range up to a monumental 450 miles - pretty much beating out every other large electric SUV on the market. Final Pricing If there was any doubt that Lucid is targeting the buyers of the Model X, the pricing strategy makes it undeniable. The trim pricing is nearly a dollar-for-dollar match with Tesla’s current lineup. The Gravity Touring starts at $79,900 USD ($113,500 CAD), which is identical to the Model X Long Range before the introduction of the Luxe Package, which sits at $99,990. The Gravity Ground Touring starts at $94,900 against the Model X Plaid’s price of $114,990. While the 1,020-horsepower Plaid will absolutely leave the Gravity in the dust in a drag race (2.5s vs 3.4s), the Gravity fires back with an extra 124 miles of range, a superior charging architecture, and an interior that feels worth a six-figure price tag. While the Model X includes non-transferrable FSD, the Gravity does include DreamDrive, but that feature is still mostly a highway-only feature, rather than point-to-point autonomy like FSD is today. Ultimately, if you are a current Tesla owner looking for maximum straight-line speed or autonomy, the Model X is still the king while it's still being sold.  But if your priorities are space, genuine luxury, and road-trip-conquering range, the Lucid Gravity is no longer just an alternative; it might just be the new benchmark. For the Future: DreamDrive, Handling, Driver UX, 4-Wheel Steering For now, I have not had the chance to get hands-on with the Lucid Gravity Touring or Grand Touring. I have inquired about acquiring a press car, which should become available later in 2026, and some of the key points to address there are the usability of DreamDrive (Lucid’s home-grown autonomy software), the vehicle handling, and overall driver user experience. Once I can finally get behind the wheel, we will see if the Gravity truly drives as well as it rides. Subscribe Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on the latest Tesla news, upcoming features and software updates.
