Lucid is finally ready to ship a lower-end offering for customers who are interested in the automaker’s electric Air sedan. The new Lucid Air Pure RWD brings the line’s starting price down to $77,400 — the entry price announced by the automaker in 2020 — with 410 miles of range on a single charge when equipped with 19-inch wheels.
With a single rear-wheel motor, the Lucid Air Pure saves customers $5,000 by eschewing the dual motors in the Air Pure AWD, which was Lucid’s lowest-cost offering at $82,400 since it cut prices in August.
The Pure RWD outputs 430 horsepower and accelerates from 0–60 mph in 4.5 seconds, compared to 480 horsepower and 3.8 seconds 0–60 mph for the AWD version — but with no loss in range. Lucid does mention that…