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Lucid updates its current lineup with more tech, improved range, and a new SUV variant.
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With Lucid’s next all-new model now expected in 2027, the current lineup continues to carry the brand forward into 2026. The brand isn’t standing still, however—Lucid is set to roll out a range of thoughtful updates across both its sedan and SUV offerings for the upcoming model year. From added tech and driver assist features to expanded trim options, the lineup sees meaningful improvements aimed at keeping things fresh. Here’s a closer look at what’s new for 2026.
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The Air arrives with a host of tech and performance updates aimed at enhancing convenience, comfort, and capability. Notably, all models can now access Tesla Superchargers, using an available adapter from Lucid. A new mobile charging cable kit is offered for added flexibility.
The Touring trim sees a significant boost in driving range for 2026, now offering up to 431 miles thanks to a 92-kWh battery pack that features new higher-density cells. This upgrade adds 25 miles over the previous model’s range, a meaningful improvement.
The advanced DreamDrive Pro driver assistance suite, featuring Hands-Free Drive Assist and Hands-Free Lane Change Assist, is now standard even on the base Air Pure. An upgraded air conditioning compressor borrowed from the Gravity SUV further boosts efficiency and cabin comfort.
Styling and interior enhancements round out updates. A new optional 19-inch Aeronaut wheel design is available in both Platinum and Stealth finishes across the Pure, Touring, and Grand Touring trims.
Inside, Android Auto is now supported via an over-the-air update. For added rear passenger comfort, the Pure trim's optional Comfort and Convenience package now includes a rear center console display and storage bin. The Grand Touring model’s front seats gain standard massaging, heating, ventilation, and power memory functions, reinforcing its position as the most luxurious Air variant.
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For 2026, Lucid is expanding its Gravity SUV lineup with a more affordable Touring model featuring rear-wheel drive. This new variant is expected to come with a smaller battery than the Grand Touring, which could result in reduced horsepower but similar torque, mirroring the way Lucid differentiates models in the Air sedan lineup—for example, although the Air Touring and Grand Touring both deliver 885 lb-ft of torque, the Grand Touring produces nearly 200 more horsepower (819 hp vs. 620 hp). A comparable approach is likely for the Gravity SUV.
By this strategy, the 2026 Gravity Touring may produce around 628 horsepower and potentially match the Grand Touring’s torque output of 909 lb-ft. However, the smaller battery will likely bring a range penalty. The Grand Touring aims for over 400 miles on a full charge, but the Touring model is expected to fall just short of that benchmark.
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My dad was a do-it-yourselfer, which is where my interest in cars began. To save money, he used to service his own vehicles, and I often got sent to the garage to hold a flashlight or fetch a tool for him while he was on his back under a car. Those formative experiences activated and fostered a curiosity in Japanese automobiles because that’s all my Mexican immigrant folks owned then. For as far back as I can remember, my family always had Hondas and Toyotas. There was a Mazda and a Subaru in there, too, a Datsun as well. My dad loved their fuel efficiency and build quality, so that’s how he spent and still chooses to spend his vehicle budget. Then, like a lot of young men in Southern California, fast modified cars entered the picture in my late teens and early 20s. Back then my best bud and I occasionally got into inadvisable high-speed shenanigans in his Honda. Coincidentally, that same dear friend got me my first job in publishing, where I wrote and copy edited for action sports lifestyle magazines. It was my first “real job” post college, and it gave me the experience to move just a couple years later to Auto Sound & Security magazine, my first gig in the car enthusiast space. From there, I was extremely fortunate to land staff positions at some highly regarded tuner media brands: Honda Tuning, UrbanRacer.com, and Super Street. I see myself as a Honda guy, and that’s mostly what I’ve owned, though not that many—I’ve had one each Civic, Accord, and, currently, an Acura RSX Type S. I also had a fourth-gen Toyota pickup when I met my wife, with its bulletproof single-cam 22R inline-four, way before the brand started calling its trucks Tacoma and Tundra. I’m seriously in lust with the motorsport of drifting, partly because it reminds me of my boarding and BMX days, partly because it’s uncorked vehicle performance, and partly because it has Japanese roots. I’ve never been much of a car modifier, but my DC5 is lowered, has a few bolt-ons, and the ECU is re-flashed. I love being behind the wheel of most vehicles, whether that’s road tripping or circuit flogging, although a lifetime exposed to traffic in the greater L.A. area has dulled that passion some. And unlike my dear ol’ dad, I am not a DIYer, because frankly I break everything I touch.
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