2026 Lucid Air Touring review: This feels like a complete car now

Summary

The curved display floats above the textile-covered dash, and the daylight visible between them helps the cabin’s sense of spaciousness, even without a panoramic glass roof. A stowable touchscreen display lower down on the center console is where you control vehicle, climate, seat, and lighting settings, although there are also physical controls for temperature and volume on the dash. The relatively good overall ergonomics take a bit of a hit from the steeply raked A pillar, which creates a blind spot for the driver. The layout is mostly great, although the A pillar causes a blind spot. Jonathan Gitlin The layout is mostly great, although the A pillar causes a blind spot. Jonathan Gitlin The experience back here really is limo-like, even if we never got the captain’s chairs of the original prototype. Jonathan Gitlin The experience back here really is limo-like, even if we never got the captain’s chairs of the original prototype. Jonathan Gitlin The trunk is very easy to load, with basically no lip. Jonathan Gitlin The trunk is very easy to load, with basically no lip. Jonathan Gitlin The experience back here really is limo-like, even if we never got the captain’s chairs of the original prototype. Jonathan Gitlin The trunk is very easy to load, with basically no lip. Jonathan Gitlin These controls always live here. Jonathan Gitlin The main display for the driver is not overwhelming or flashy. Jonathan Gitlin Here’s Apple CarPlay. Jonathan Gitlin For all the Air Touring’s power, it isn’t a car that goads you into using it all. In fact, I spent most of the week in the gentlest setting, Smooth. It’s an easy car to drive slowly, and the rather artificial feel of the steering at low speeds means you probably won’t take it hunting apices on back roads. I should note, though, that each drive mode has its own steering calibration. On the other hand, as a daily driver and particularly on longer drives, the Touring did a fine job. Despite being relatively low to the ground, it...