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Episode 425: 2025 Lucid Air, 2025 Acura ADX

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The Lucid Air’s headlights are described as the best ever used on a production vehicle.

1. Unnamed Automotive Podcast Episode 425 covers the 2025 Lucid Air Touring and the 2025 Acura ADX. 2. Sami Hatch-Assad hosts with Benjamin Hunting, an automotive journalist whose road tests and comparison notes drive the episode. 3. The episode asks whether Lucid’s sedan-first strategy and Acura’s HR-V-based crossover can justify their prices and packaging. 4. Ben says the Lucid Air is unusual because it is a sedan, not an SUV, and he contrasts that with Lucid Gravity arriving later. 5. He compares the Air’s size and price to a BMW i5, including a roughly 70,000 US dollar starting price and a Touring trim with 620 horsepower. 6. Ben describes the Air’s styling as aerodynamic without becoming an EQS-like blob, and he praises the sloping roofline and wide light bar. 7. He says the Lucid Air’s headlights may be the best he has ever used on a production vehicle, especially on dark roads with deer. 8. Ben explains the rear storage setup, noting a frunk, a trunk that opens nearly full width, and a wide lip that changes how cargo goes in. 9. He breaks down the interior screens, including driver displays, a small infotainment square, and a large center tablet for most vehicle functions. 10. He says the menus bury some controls, the profile system can be inconsistent, and the car turns on and off at awkward distances from the driver. 11. Ben says Lucid differentiates the Air through performance and range claims, including 3.4-second acceleration and an advertised 431-mile range. 12. His own test showed a full-charge estimate of 578 kilometers, or 359 miles, which he says was far below the advertised figure. 13. He cites an efficiency reading of four kilometers per kilowatt hour and says the result was much lower than expected for a 92 kilowatt-hour battery. 14. Ben says the Lucid Air felt very fast and very comfortable, but its weight showed up in corners and under braking. 15. He also describes unusual regenerative braking behavior, including a mode where the car seemed to stop recovering energy when he used the brakes. 16. Ben notes a rumble from the front end under braking and says hard acceleration caused the displayed range to fall quickly. 17. Sami and Ben pivot to Lucid’s ownership structure, including the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia holding 58 percent. 18. They connect that backing to broader questions about Lucid’s future, permanent CEO turnover, and whether startup funding alone can create long-term success. 19. The Acura ADX discussion is looser and more conversational, with both hosts trading jokes while Ben criticizes the Honda HR-V and the ADX’s CVT. 20. Listeners who follow EV range testing, new luxury brands, and small crossovers will get the most from this episode, while buyers seeking a simple value buy may skip it.

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