235 MPH Lucid Air Top Speed Test – video

The Lucid team recently returned to the Transportation Research Center (TRC) facility in Ohio for the next round of testing with the Lucid Air Alpha Speed Car. The car completed a series of tests, including a set of tire tests we will describe in a future blog. We also tackled the high-speed oval again, this time with the software speed limit removed so we could evaluate performance at even higher speeds, up to 235 mph.

This prototype, dubbed the Lucid Air Alpha Speed Car, was first tested in April 2017. For additional safety during our first high-speed tests, the car was given aerodynamic aids and a parachute to slow the car abruptly in case the straights didn’t prove long enough to reach desired speeds and slow down sufficiently for the next turn. For this first test, the top speed was software limited to 217 mph (350 km/h).

This time the Air came off the banking at 215 mph and reached an ultimate GPS confirmed speed of 235.44 mph.