Lucid, for its half, has some claimed efficiency figures. The key phrase is in fact, declare, and whereas we’ve not vetted them but, they stack as much as the Plaid’s numbers properly. Lucid says the Sapphire will do 0-60 in lower than 2 seconds, 0-100 in lower than 4 seconds, and rip by way of the quarter mile in lower than 9. Ought to these numbers maintain up, it might be faster than the Plaid, and that is no small feat.
What about every part else?
Let’s speak about hauling your self down from these ridiculous speeds. The Plaid is supplied with 15-inch metal brakes up entrance and 14.4-inch metal brakes on the rear. In our testing it hauled the Plaid down from 60 mph in 108 ft. That is not dangerous for a 4,842-pound sedan, however it’s price noting that some have reported that the Tesla struggles to maintain up that braking efficiency. Nonetheless, if you wish to improve the Tesla’s brakes, you possibly can go for a dear 16-inch entrance and rear carbon-ceramics. It is $20,000 for the set, however that value consists of set up. Nonetheless, Tesla’s web site says the equipment will probably be obtainable as an aftermarket possibility in the midst of 2022, and never that they are obtainable now regardless of the midway mark of the 12 months having come and gone.
The Sapphire, for its half, comes with carbon-ceramic brakes as customary. The brakes themselves are made by Akebono, the identical firm that did the brakes for the McLaren P1 hypercar. The entrance brakes are 16.5 inches and the rears are smaller 15.4-inch ceramic items. The fronts are latched onto by 10-piston calipers and the rears use a four-piston setup. Neither the Tesla’s ceramic setup nor the Sapphire’s has been examined but, however we will say the Lucid is at a pure benefit right here as a result of the beefier brakes come customary and do not need to be put in by a Tesla technician.