Tesla plaid vs lamborghini1/9/2024 ![]() ![]() However, a person who owns both the Tesla Model S Plaid and the Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance cars brought them to the Hennessey Performance dragstrip in Houston, Texas, for the ultimate challenge. The reason? Lucid claims that they are marketing the car in terms of range and efficiency, not drag racing performance. ![]() Lucid is substantially heavier because of its larger battery pack.ĭragTimes host Brooks Weisblat reached out to Lucid to provide him with a test unit. The Model S Plaid is also 408 lb lighter than the Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance. The lower the aerodynamic drag, the more an electric vehicle delivers range and performance. Lucid also designed the Air with an amazing drag coefficient of 0.21 Cd, which is very close to the 0.208 Cd of the Tesla Model S. That said, kudos to the Lucid team for achieving a great efficiency number that resulted in a more than enough 471 miles of range for the Air Dream Edition Performance variant. But this comes at an additional price of $39,100, and that is definitely not small change. ![]() Looking at the comparison table (see above) for these two electric cars, the Lucid Air does seem to have scored better than the Model S. Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance specs and price comparison (Data sources: Manufacturer specs. Specs Comparison Above: Tesla Model S Plaid vs. So, you could surmise that Tesla does take Lucid seriously (albeit niche) within the EV space. Interestingly, when Lucid revealed the price of the base trim of the Air back in 2020, Tesla changed the price of the base Model S to $69,420. Since Lucid Air is also considered a direct competitor to the Tesla Model S, drag racing them against each other gives us some good information for comparative analysis. (Source: DragTimes / YouTube)Īlthough both of these cars were designed to be luxury sedans, with the presence of immense power via an electric drivetrain and the ability to deliver instant torque, these two electric beasts are built for the dragstrip. Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance in a drag race. And, as the name suggests, this is the performance variant of the Lucid Air luxury electric sedan. It was perhaps the most anticipated drag race competition within the electric vehicle community - pitting the Tesla Model S Plaid against the newly-launched Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance. Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. ![]()
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