Lucid's Midsize Platform Will Spawn Three 'Bodies'But It's Done With Sedans

"Lucid Motors is preparing for a busy few years, including the launch of a Gravity robotaxi with Nuro and Uber, and its upcoming Midsize platform. Lucid's interim CEO, Marc Winterhoff, confirmed to InsideEVs that three Midsize "bodies" are coming. But one of them won't be a four-door sedan, Winterhoff said. "I don't want to be in the sedan segment." The Lucid Air is one of the most impressive electric vehicles that you can buy in this or any country, boasting class-leading range, efficiency and performance in a sleek four-door sedan package. In many ways, it feels like the best Model S that Tesla never made."

"While Lucid's Project Midsize platform is often referred to as a $50,000-ish Tesla Model Y competitor, it is in fact a new architecture that will underpin several vehicles. The first example, the Model Y-fighting crossover, will be revealed later this year. Production will ramp up in 2027, Winterhoff said. "That's for the first body, and then, two more will come," he said. At least one will be an off-road-focused SUV."

""The first [of those] will be shortly thereafter, at maximum a year later, maybe even earlier," meaning early 2028, he added. "The next one will be 18 months later." Winterhoff didn't give any details about that last variant, but said it would mean "an even bigger change" than previous models, hence the longer development time."

Lucid Motors plans multiple near-term launches including a Gravity robotaxi developed with Nuro and Uber and a new Midsize vehicle architecture. The Midsize platform will underpin three body styles, explicitly excluding a traditional four-door sedan. The first body will be a crossover positioned against compact EV crossovers and will be revealed later this year, with production ramping in 2027. At least one subsequent variant will be an off-road-focused SUV arriving roughly a year after initial production. A final, more substantially different variant will follow about 18 months after the second, reflecting a longer development cycle.

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