First production Lucid Air Sapphire rolls off the assembly line in AZ

Key Points

• 🚗 The first production Lucid Air Sapphire rolled off the assembly line in Lucid Motors’ Arizona facility.
• 🏭 Lucid Motors shared a snapshot of the sedan undergoing ADAS system calibration, teasing customer deliveries.
• 💰 The Lucid Air Sapphire is a luxury electric super-sports sedan priced at $249,000 in the United States and $325,000 in Canada.
• ⚡ It’s expected to achieve impressive acceleration, with a 0-60 mph time of 1.89 seconds, potentially faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid.
• 🇺🇸🇨🇦 The Sapphire will be available in the United States and Canada in the first half of 2023 as a limited-production model.

A first production Lucid Air Sapphire rolled off the assembly line in the automaker’s Arizona facility. 

Over the weekend, Lucid Motors shared a snapshot of the first production Lucid Air Sapphire super sedan going through the ADAS system calibration in its AMP-1 manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. The electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer teased customer deliveries. 

Lucid Motors teased the Air Sapphire’s start of production in Arizona in the summer. In July 2023, the company shared a picture via X of a Lucid Air Sapphire release candidate in the line at Casa Grande.

By August 2023, Lucid released the official specs of the halo car. The $249,000 Lucid Air Sapphire is expected to be the world’s first fully electric luxury super-sports sedan. Lucid noted that the luxury all-electric sedan could achieve 0-60 mph in 1.89 seconds, making it faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid. 

“Sapphire represents the pinnacle of electric performance, finally achieving the performance that I’ve so long searched for,” said Peter Rawlinson. 

“After painstaking development work, I am able to confirm Lucid Air Sapphire has achieved a satisfactory performance, and I trust the most discerning drivers will agree,” he added.

The Lucid Air Sapphire is a limited-production model. It will be available in the United States and Canada by the first half of 2023. The Sapphire will start at $249,999 in the United States and $325,000 in Canada.