Lucid's Chassis brains David Lickfold & Greg Massey!

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Lucid's Senior Director, Chassis & Vehicle Dynamic Engineering, David Lickfold - AND Chassis Controls Technical Specialist, Greg Massey! The guy's discuss the brilliance behind MotorTrend's 2022 Car of the Year - the Lucid Air!

3:12 - Lucid Sapphire Prototype - The fastest car MotorTrend has EVER tested! 9:27 - Sub 2-second 0-60 mph! 16:53 - Personal Chassis benchmarks/inspirations - 911 GT3 RS in the Malibu Canyons. 20:57 - Lucid Air - Dream Edition vs Grand Touring. 26:25 - OTA (Over-the-Air) Updates. Steering, "Moving toward a bi-wire future." 33:35 - Other major benchmarks. 35:37 - Lucid Air - Why coil suspension? "I want this to ride better than an S Class, & handle like a Lotus." 40:12 - Lucid Gravity - SUV - Air Suspension?? 51:32 - Lucid Air - Driver controls - Drive Modes - Smooth, Swift, & Sprint. 55:44 - Target customer profile. 57:12 - Greg - Tesla Plaid - Speed. 01:02:01 - "Tri-motor was the plan from day 1." - Reaction to 4-motor Rivian. 01:10:30 - Charging. 01:14:42 - Ed's charging anecdote. 01:17:27 - Charging in Ohio. 01:18:27 - No Lucid with less than 400 miles of range! 01:20:47 - What does the MAX range for an EV need to be? 01:24:11 - A lighter weight EV future. 01:28:57 - EVs vs ICE - What's better? What's worse? 01:32:29 - Long development process. 01:36:20 - China? 01:43:47 - EVs at the car wash. 01:45:42 - Lucid Gravity, SUV! 01:48:31 - Lucid Gravity, SUV - Is the focus more on the Sport? or Utility aspect? On-road or off-road?

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