The 2027 Lucid Gravity: The Award Winning Electric SUV That Fits a Full Size Interior in a Midsize Body

When Lucid built the Air, it proved a startup could out engineer the entire luxury sedan establishment. The obvious question was whether the company could do it again in the far more popular, far more competitive world of SUVs, where most people shop. The Gravity is the answer, and it’s an emphatic one. This is Lucid’s second vehicle, a three row electric SUV that took everything the company learned making the Air and applied it to a family hauler, and the automotive world responded by naming it the 2026 World Luxury Car of the Year.

The Gravity is Lucid’s electric SUV, and it pulls off a clever trick that defines the whole vehicle. It delivers the interior space and practicality of a full size, three row SUV while occupying the road footprint of a midsize one. It’s the packaging equivalent of a magician pulling an impossible amount of stuff out of a normal sized hat, and it’s the direct result of Lucid’s obsession with compact, efficient engineering. For families who want electric space without piloting something the size of a small bus, the Gravity is a revelation.

The Award and Why It Matters

Let’s address the trophy first, because it’s meaningful. In April 2026, the Lucid Gravity was named World Luxury Car of the Year by the World Car Awards, chosen by an international jury of 98 automotive journalists from 33 countries from a field that included electric, hybrid, and gasoline vehicles. It’s Lucid’s second win in that category, following the Air’s victory in 2023, which makes the young company two for two in one of the industry’s most respected awards.

That recognition matters because it wasn’t an EV only award. The Gravity beat conventional luxury vehicles from established brands with decades of pedigree, which tells you this isn’t just a good electric SUV. It’s a great luxury vehicle that happens to be electric, judged the best in the world in its class by people who drive everything.

The Packaging Magic

Here’s what makes the Gravity special, and it’s worth understanding because it’s the heart of the car’s appeal. Most three row SUVs force a choice. Either you get an usable third row and a huge, unwieldy vehicle, or you get a manageable size and a third row that’s only fit for small children or cargo. The Gravity refuses that compromise.

Through the same compact powertrain and battery engineering that let the Air go so far on a charge, Lucid packaged a spacious, comfortable, adult friendly three row interior into a midsize footprint. The third row offers real headroom, shoulder room, and legroom, enough for adults on an actual trip rather than a short, uncomfortable hop. Cargo space is enormous, with over 21 cubic feet behind the third row expanding to around 120 cubic feet total, plus an useful front trunk. It seats up to seven, and unlike so many three row vehicles, all seven seats are places a grown adult would be willing to sit.

Range, Power, and Charging

The Gravity brings the Air’s engineering strengths to the SUV world. Range is impressive for a three row SUV, with figures reaching well over 400 miles in the right configuration, which is exceptional for a vehicle this practical. Even the Touring trim delivers an EPA estimated 337 miles, and the numbers climb from there.

Performance is thoroughly Lucid, which is to say abundant. The Touring produces 560 horsepower and reaches 60 mph in about 4.0 seconds, which is plenty quick for a three row family SUV. The Grand Touring steps up to 828 horsepower. Both ride on standard air suspension, and the whole vehicle drives with the kind of composure and refinement that helped earn that World Car award.

Charging is a strength thanks to Lucid’s advanced architecture, with the Gravity able to add up to 200 miles of range in roughly 15 minutes on a capable fast charger. It also has access to the Tesla Supercharger network, and it keeps Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, which some rivals from Tesla and Rivian don’t offer.

In the Cabin, My Firsthand Observations

Some of what makes the Gravity easy to live with doesn’t show up on a spec sheet. In my time with it, getting into the third row was easy, not the ordeal it can be in some three row SUVs, and the space back there was comfortable enough for an adult to settle in for an actual road trip.

The second row surprised me on two counts. The seats are heated, which shouldn’t be remarkable in a car at this price point but too often is, and each captain’s chair has an airline style tray table that folds out for a laptop or a meal. On a long drive with kids or adults in back, those tray tables quietly change the atmosphere.

Up front, the driver and passenger seats are heated and cooled with customizable massage settings. That sounds like spa perk territory until you’re six hours into a long drive. Then it’s the feature you brag about.

The Lineup and Pricing

The Gravity now comes in three trims. Touring starts at $79,900, Grand Touring at $98,900, and the new range-topping GT-S (announced August 13, 2026) at $125,900 with 1,070 horsepower, a 3.1-second 0-60 time, and a projected 373 miles of range. Five seat and seven seat configurations are available, with the clever third row seats folding flat into the floor to create a large cargo area when you don’t need them.

For 2027, both trims gain additional standard features. A new Prestige Package bundles together larger wheels, upgraded audio, a dynamic handling package with rear wheel steering, and third row seating for buyers who want the fully loaded experience. Against rivals like the Rivian R1S, Porsche Cayenne Electric, and Volvo EX90, the Gravity’s combination of space, range, and that award winning refinement makes a strong case.

The Caveats

The same caveats that apply to the Air apply here. Lucid is a young company, and buying from a startup means accepting a less proven reliability and service track record than an established luxury brand offers. The company’s smaller dealer and service network can make ownership less convenient depending on where you live, and Lucid’s financial situation has drawn occasional concern, which is a fair consideration when buying a vehicle you plan to keep for years.

The Gravity’s rollout was also plagued by delays before it finally reached buyers, a reminder that a young company scaling up production doesn’t always move as smoothly as an established one. None of this diminishes how good the vehicle is, but it’s part of the ownership picture for any Lucid.

Where I Land

The Gravity is proof that the Air wasn’t a fluke. Lucid took its remarkable engineering and applied it to the SUV, the vehicle type most people buy, and produced something the automotive world judged the best luxury car on the planet. It solves the three row SUV’s oldest problem, delivering full size space in a manageable midsize body, and it wraps that practicality in the range, performance, and refinement that define the Lucid name.

In my opinion, the Gravity is one of the most compelling electric SUVs on the market for the buyer who wants three row practicality without a giant footprint, and who values engineering excellence enough to take a small leap of faith on a younger brand. It’s spacious, refined, long legged, quick, and award winning, and it delivers all of that while being easier to park and live with than the full size land yachts it competes against on interior room. If Lucid can deliver on reliability and stick around for the long haul, the Gravity may well be remembered as the SUV that proved electric family haulers could be world class. On the evidence so far, it already is.

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