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They really shouldn't be encouraging ripping out seatbelts. Those are required equipment to keep old cars running.

A shit box on wheels 😂

I have a Wagoneer and kinda tired of the boxy design, I love the Gravity’s one

$124,000 fully loaded on Lucid website, who the hell can afford this???

Where is the competitor for the Tesla model 3?

When suspensions priorities were comfort. Needs a comeback.

Great video, I thought I saw all relevant i3 videos. Now I want the carbon cover

Love these videos. Keep it up

SUV?...more like luxury crossover wagon! Rivian R1, KIA EV9....those are SUVs

lol 135k minivan

The price is unfortunately more important that you might think or assume. Lucid has absolutely zero prestige behind it, and when you start asking for these kinds of prices, it becomes exceedingly hard to get it without some sort of previous cultural cache. Example: You can get a Range Rover Sport with less space but much more prestige for about the same kinds of prices. Same with a low spec Porsche or a mid spec BMW. Lucid desperately needs a two row for about $40,000, and a small commuter car for $30,000 or less. Don't give them crazy handling or acceleration. Just make them comfy and keep that ecstatic range. Once people start buying the cars en masse the upper trims will begin to sell themselves as people want more of the same, but better. Everything else until they is unfortunately just burning through investor cash, even if I'm not terribly upset about the Saudis losing money to pay good engineers.

I had an early build 2015 and it had the proper left/right directional style 428 wheels... deletion of the left/right wheels was a mid 2015 build change

I just keep buying SHARES!!! LCID 🔥🚀

Wrong. The transmission on 2015+ cars is not filled through the drain hole. The factory recommended method is to remove one of the driveshafts, then to fill up to the level of the driveshaft opening. The best DIY alternative is to fill through the vent at the front of the transmission.

You rightly highlight some of the penny pinching measures that BMW made - although I think the only irritation for some owners was the standardisation of the wheels. I do though take issue with the overall build quality as my 2018 does not only look better built but had no warranty claims compared with my earlier 2015 model. You have though rightly mentioned that BMW made a number of improvements as a result of warranty claims and I guess others made to improve ease of build. In my experience the changes that BMW made to the i3 is no different to those that they and all manufacturers make to their models through their build life. The last cars off the production line are often the best - although unfortunately in the case of the i3 BMW started running out of components so the SatNav/Infotainment screen on last i3’s was the earlier smaller screen.

The I3 was not a failure. 500.000 units were sold of this first generation EV. Not really a failure. BMW used it as a learning opportunity and stepped away from the CRP structure due to inflexibility's and repair problems. Prices in Europe of full spec cars are going up strongly last months because the car is loved a lot by its owners (quality ;) and new ones are not available. By comparing 2 cars you can't draw any conclusions about the quality. statistics are agains you. I've a late '19 120 Ah Suite model. I don't recognise any of the mentioned problems here. The savings (changes) were made due to streamlining the production processes (wheels), and the net due to the quality problems. You made a lot of conclusions without the background knowledge. I don't blame you for it, but the reality is different. The quality actually improved, As an example : Air conditioning compressor was improved, and the same for the headlights, blinkers and heat pump. About the key: My '19 model has the I3 on it. Yours not. The reason: supply problems during covid. no cost saving issue. some I8 keys were still there probably after the production stop of the I8. I think you should rename your video: The impact of covid and supply chain problems on car production. ;)

Love the deep dive, David. You own two and I'm in the "partially shady" camp that says Frankenstein the parts so that your grail I3s has all of the best parts. The buyer for the bargain bin older one with a new battery likely won't care.

Crouching?

Kind of a nitpicky nothingburger. BMW knew that rational buyers were not going to purchase two models to compare side-by-side. Twice the range, better AC, and other substantial improvements would be noticed by buyers, possibly even prompting them to purchase a later model. Also, as another commenter pointed out, the comparison may have involved different trim levels.

Good to know info for sure.

Most of what you say is just wrong, especially about the interior, you are comparing a lower grade loft interior with lodge, one has leather, the other obviously not, the roof lining on my 2019 is perfect, so is the rubber trim. the front cargo strap was put in due the the nettet one starting to sag pretty fast, same on the rear of the front seats.oh and i also have the padding on the I-drive wrist rest. And failed project.. really it did excactly was it was supposed to, and was a huge succes, it was never meant to earn BMW money, they knew from the get go that it would never create ROI, still the kept it going for 10 years.

swap parts that you want..you own both of them, you did not cheat anyone..

Some lovely quirks and defeatures

Swap out the rear hatch, rearview mirror and the armrests before you sell the '14, DT

Im so excited for this car!!!

At 4:15, the displays start to lag very badly.

THE BEST CAR I DRIVE

Too expensive

When the Manx first came out, they were the perfect car to inspire 9 years olds !

if the wind shield gets cracked, it does not look easy to replace.

CAT DADDY!!!!

I would have to see how it stacks up to Chinese rivals.

Just placed my order and I cant wait

Why all of that it is a van

0:37 road and track tested the Air Touring at 0 to 60 and 3.0 and quarter mile at 11.0

Only 10 comments? People come on. It's a tent on an Aztec! This is real journalism. I'm not kidding. David, thank you for sacrificing your knees and back to bring an honest thorough review of a rare and fascinating piece of automotive history. If only the MSM could bring us real reporting like this. David can't be bought and this article proves it. Journalistic integrity at its finest.

Imagine randomly capitalizing words in your title for clicks

한국에 빨리 출시해 달라!!

This video explains SO MUCH on why the Model S is so peculiar, and tbh, kinda janky in its handling. From someone who hates that “lean-in push”, has 5+° of unadjustable rear camber, and has broken one of those super cheap extruded rear links (and was then told “it’s a wear item”), I now understand it all! Interesting that saving a few bucks up front causes high costs down the line. Super cool to hear from people who truly know their stuff. Reminds me of a talk I went to by Tadge Juechter at Stanford 👍

Should be a minivan

When in Poland?

No, the most glaring miss is the lack of autonomy. When a vehicle cost upwards of $100k, I want FSD equivalent ADAS. I will buy this in a heartbeat if it licenses Tesla’s FSD

what the hell is with your mask are you going to rob the bank ??

Looks like crap! Horrible company!

Exactly!! It’s a minivan!!!

A $100k vehicle and heated steering wheel is not standard?

Minivan

I love the air.. but I am waiting to test the Gravity. As soon as I get some coins I definitely will be getting one!

I feel like mechanically it’s a double swap for a hobbyist, but the wiring would be so confusing