This is Lucid's best luxury electric car, price?

The California electric luxury vehicle maker has launched a new performance subbrand called Lucid Sapphire.

Sporting Lucid's first tri-motor powertrain, the Sapphire produces over 1,200 hp.

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Production of the Lucid Air Sapphire will begin in the first half of 2023.

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The Lucid Air Sapphire will be priced starting at $249,000 in the USA.

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The performance figures for the Lucid Air Sapphire are staggering.

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Lucid claims a 0-60 mph time of under 2 seconds.

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This electric car's 0-100 mph sprint takes less than 4 seconds.

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The Lucid Air Sapphire luxury car is capable of delivering a range of 400 miles.

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Lucid pulled off all the stops when developing the Air Sapphire.

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It gets a twin-motor rear-drive unit and a single-motor front-drive unit.

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