"We live in interesting times. Anybody can now buy a family car that seats seven and also happens to be powerful enough to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in less than four seconds. For between $110,000 and $120,000, American car buyers can drive an electric car that's more powerful and faster than the supercars that used to sit on their bedroom walls."
"Lucid's top-spec electric SUV packs two electric motors that are good for 828 horsepower and a whopping 909 pound-feet of torque. Meanwhile, the updated Rivian R1S, shown here in the Tri-Motor configuration, has three drive units developing a total of 850 hp and an even more impressive 1,103 lb-ft. Both were put to the test by Edmunds in its famous U-Drags test."
"The idea is simple: two cars sprint on a quarter-mile straight before braking hard, making a U-turn and accelerating back to the start/finish line. After the first stint, drivers change cars and lanes to keep things fair. It's simple, but it tests the acceleration, braking and cornering abilities of new cars, and the two big electric SUVs made quite an impression."
Two heavy seven-seat electric SUVs deliver supercar-level acceleration for $110,000–$120,000 buyers. The Lucid Gravity Grand Touring makes 828 hp and 909 lb-ft while weighing about 6,122 lbs. The Rivian R1S Tri-Motor produces 850 hp and 1,103 lb-ft while weighing about 6,795 lbs. Both vehicles recorded sub-4-second 0–60 mph capability and were evaluated in a U-Drags format that measures acceleration, braking and cornering: a quarter-mile sprint, hard braking, a U-turn and a return sprint with drivers swapping cars. Rivian showed stronger initial launches and reached a higher top speed, but Lucid closed the gap and excelled through the U-turn and on the return.
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