Video Summary
The key points and findings of the electric car review:- Lucid Sapphire hit an 8.93 in the quarter mile at 154 miles per hour and had a zero to 60 time of 1.77 seconds.
- Tesla performs better when it is brand new and then after it gets some miles, its power drops off.
- The 0 to 60 time of the Lucid Sapphire is noticeably faster than the Tesla Plaid, as Plaid is lucky to have a 0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds.
- Both cars are running on Michelin pilot 4s tires.
- The Lucid Sapphire is on 21 inch wheels in the back and 20 inch wheels in the front. The same tires on the Tesla are 21’s all around.
- The reviewer is charging both vehicles off of the white Lucid vehicle shown in the video.
- Each Lucid run can drain about three percent of the battery.
- The reviewer is wearing Piloti Red and Black Icona driving shoes. He says the thin soles offer great pedal feel and the back has a curved upwards curve around the back of the heel.
- The Lucid Sapphire is hitting 1.5G's on launch and continues to pull hard, while the Plaid starts to pull back.
- The Sapphire contains carbon brakes, whereas there is a track pack that has them added to the Plaid for $20,000.
- The Lucid Sapphire is at a cost of $250,000, almost three times the price of the Plaid, at $89,000.
