Lucid Air Alpha Speed car
I don't know how this slipped by me, but I just today came across this car. It's been posted about exactly once here, by kachi22 in the Interesting Aerodynamic Cars thread, but I found some more pictures of it.
Apparently, Lucid tested this car at 217 mph a year ago, and then a few months later got to 235 mph. They haven't brought a production Air to market yet, but have shown one several times, and we can note the differences between that and this Alpha Speed. No mirrors: https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-con...trip=all&ssl=1 http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sit...ee-quarter.jpg Solid wheels: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JfgNwaGwAm4/maxresdefault.jpg https://insideevs.com/wp-content/upl...-car-group.jpg And a tail extension: https://amp.businessinsider.com/imag...d8-750-532.jpg https://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/img/mm2...ralpha-001.jpg (Overhead view): https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/ima...-car-tes_1.jpg I notice it also has front dive planes, but I think those are probably for stability (reduction of front lift). It looks like the front bumper cover might have been reshaped in the area where the (production. Someday?) Air has DRLs: https://hips.hearstapps.com/amv-prod...13-626x383.jpg http://www.car-revs-daily.com/wp-con...60-800x539.jpg The Air has an air suspension, and I can't find if any modifications were made to that for these tests. I also can't find a quoted drag coefficient for the stock Air or Alpha Speed. |
The Lucid reminds me of a Chrysler design study inspired by the larger Tesla automobile, but in a flattering way.
Lucid Air February 17, 2017 https://revsinstitute.org/news/lucid-air/ https://revsinstitute.org/wp-content...1-1024x676.jpg Quote:
https://lucidmotors.com/stories/desi...d-air-part-one Part 2 of the story here: https://lucidmotors.com/stories/desi...d-air-part-two https://lucidmotors.com/sites/defaul...2-1440x480.jpg https://lucidmotors.com/sites/defaul...m-1440x480.jpg Head designer, no Chrysler content (see article below) but that doesn't mean some of the pens in the office don't have some Chrysler in their work portfolio. Hey Derek Jenkins, how did you get to be the Design VP of Lucid Motors? Start-up automobile company Lucid Motors has a lot to live up to. Fortunately, Derek Jenkins is making it all look good. by Emme Hall October 26, 2017 https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/h...-lucid-motors/ |
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