Review: Getting Sideways In A RWD Tesla Model 3 Test Drive

But among the companies most likely to release a game-changing electric vehicle in the near future, California-based startup Lucid Motors stands out from the fold with proven performance , a new vision developed by industry veterans, and, crucially, all the financing in the wo


After many years of fans wondering if and when the mighty Hummer might return, tonight is the night. The brand is evolving from a gas-guzzling vehicle of excess to one of opulent but environmentally conscious off-road ruggedness. When General Motors said that they were bringing the Hummer back , Evinsightzone.Com many doubted that they could truly pull off a unique and capable off-roader but that's precisely what they've accomplis


All told, the sizing seems pretty similar, though the Model 3 has a slightly larger frunk (front trunk). But how about the actual ride quality and design elements that might set the two cars apart? In the end, both cars are fun to drive but the two end up split on their preference. While the Model 3 is cheaper and has access to Tesla's charging network, the refinement of the Polestar 2 might attract buyers until Elon Musk feels like updating his years-old designs sometime s


That aesthetic, in many ways, would provide the whole foundation of Lucid’s ethos moving forward. But despite being a brand with the clear intention of revolutionizing the future of automobiles, Jenkins and Rawlinson agreed they didn’t want to get too aggressive with the Air’s design language. And it all came down to the target custo


Leaving the irrelevancies of past ICE design behind, Jenkins believed Lucid could entirely rework the basic notion of what a car’s form can achieve. For luxury brands in the 1990s and 2000s, Jenkins felt, "It was often about tradition and brand legacy, how many times you’ve won Le Mans. And I just don’t feel like that kind of legacy is nearly as relevant these da


The Tesla Model 3, meanwhile, can be had with a single motor and rear-wheel-drive only, but for comparison's sake, the Performance AWD Model 3 starts at $54,990 with an EPA range of 322 miles and a WLTP range of 329. The Model Y costs a few thousand bucks more and features similar stats. But how do the two sedans comp


From a stats perspective, the fact that Polestar intended its first EV to take on the Model 3 and Model Y becomes immediately clear. Where the Polestar 1 fits more into the hybrid-supercar-grand tourer umbrella , the new-for-2021 Polestar 2 is a full-electric, dual-motor sedan with a starting price of $61,200. That sticker price buys power output of 408 horses and 487 lb-ft of torque routed to all four wheels, with an EPA-estimated range of 233 miles and a WLTP estimate of 292 miles. Unlike most Throttle House vids, though, this one doesn't feature a drag race, which the Tesla would probably


Tesla sells a unique proprietary HPWC. With a HPWC installed, customers can shave a few hours off the total recharge time for their Model 3 but the unit itself combined with installation is much more expensive. If a Tesla owner doesn’t need the modest charging boost then HPWCs are unnecess


Just to get the hypercar performance numbers out of the way, Lucid claims the top-spec Air will have over 1,000 horsepower, all-wheel drive, a minuscule 0.21 coefficient of drag, and that it can achieve a top speed of over 200 miles per hour in production form. All with an estimated industry-best range of 517 mi


It can be tempting to always have an EV fully charged and ready to go at all times but that may not be the best for long term battery health. Experts recommend limiting the Model 3 or any EV’s battery charge to 80% or 90% unless the driver is going on a road trip and actually needs the full battery charge. Owners can set the limit in the car settings or app setti

Obviously, Lucid needs the Air to set itself apart instantly from internal combustion-powered vehicles, so from the very beginning, Jenkins and Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson asked themselves, "What are we going to stand for? Are we going to be like a Rolls-Royce but electric? Are we going to be a Porsche? Or are we going to be something entirely differe


To get to the wipers in a Model 3 to change them out, owners will need to go into the car settings. In the car settings, there will be an option for a wiper service mode. When this mode is activated, the windshield wipers will come up halfway so owners can replace their own wiper blades saving a trip to a maintenance cen


Volvo spinoff Polestar sure has its newest product making the rounds these days. Last month, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire got a chance to drive a Polestar 2 around Malibu —where he was passed by another tester doing the very same thing in an identical car. Now, the Polestar 2 has made its way northward to Canada, where the YouTube channel Throttle House has pitted it in a compare-and-contrast against its main competitor, the established Tesla Model 3. Farah came away from his Polestar test drive incredibly impressed, thinking the car was a significant improvement over the Model 3, but he's only one data point. Now, we've got a pair of testers putting the two (relatively) affordable EVs head to h