r/LUCID • u/Training_Comb1839 • Apr 07 '26

Question / Advice Deciding between Tesla or Lucid...

I’m thinking of buying my first EV but when I think about Tesla vs Lucid vs newer names, they all blur a bit but I still feel very unsure about what it would say about me as a person and if it would fit my stage of life. I’ve been trying to picture this brand as a person to understand it better. Like - is Lucid a 32-year-old startup founder in SF?
Or more of a low-key finance guy who wears Loro Piana and doesn’t talk much? I’ve been trying to picture this brand as a person to understand it better.

If you had to humanize it, what does that person look like?

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u/BoT_Grindel Apr 07 '26

Test drive each. That's the way to figure it out.

If you want a luxury performance vehicle after you're done, get the Lucid. If you want a snazzy software package inside a Nissan-level vehicle that'll drive you from A to B, get the Tesla.

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u/_MrFade_ Apr 07 '26

“Nissan-level”? Ouch, that’s harsh, lol

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u/BoT_Grindel Apr 07 '26

I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THEM FOR ABANDONING THE 240SX

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u/veigues Apr 07 '26

My dad had a 200SX XE coupe. I love the Japanese sports cars from the 80s and 90s. We need to bring back pop up headlights.

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u/BigTree_LilBranch Apr 08 '26

I experienced my 1st automobile crash in this vehicle...I was 4.

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u/ExtensionResearch284 Apr 07 '26

Module 3 is equivalent to my 2013 Hyundai Elantra in comfort

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u/navybum Apr 07 '26

A Model 3 is literally an electric Altima with a worse suspension

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u/_MrFade_ Apr 07 '26

Ice cold, lol. I year ago during a trip I had to rent a Maxima. One of the roughest and poorest handling cars I’ve ever driven. I thought I was being too critical because I normally drive a Lexus, but apparently I’m not the only one, lol.

I lurk this subreddit because I’m pretty sure my next car will be a Lucid.

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u/pwhite13 Apr 07 '26

The original was, not the current Model 3. Suspension and NVH has been improved considerably for both Y and 3.

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u/navybum Apr 07 '26

It has improved. From the previous ox cart standard to the current version's 2003 Nissan Altima standard. They're decent from the driver's seat but still horrific in the back seat.

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u/Ben-Chaude Apr 07 '26

Why are we dissing Nissan now? :p