- Electrical powertrains make any car, irrespective of its form or weight, very fast in a straight line.
- With over 1,000 horsepower and all-wheel drive, the Rivian R1S Quad and Lucid Gravity Dream Version are as fast as supercars as soon as have been.
- These two strongest electrical SUVs are evenly matched in a quarter-mile drag race, however the Lucid simply has the sting.
Drag races could appear trivial to some, however they assist put automobiles’ efficiency into perspective. They usually yield stunning outcomes and sudden winners, which speed up a lot faster than they’d have any proper to. That’s the case for each the Lucid Gravity Dream Version and the brand new quad-motor model of the Rivian R1S, each of that are fast sufficient to maneuver your eyeballs from the entrance of your head to the edges.
Jason Cammisa assembled fairly the roster for his newest Hagerty drag race, which included combustion autos, electrical autos and one exceptionally quick plug-in hybrid. The celebrities of the present have been the 2 new SUVs, although.
With 4 new Gen 2 motors that give it a mixed 1,025 horsepower and 1,198 pound-feet, the R1S Quad catapults itself off the road. With launch management enabled, it lowers the nostril earlier than blasting off in the same method to Tesla’s Chetah Stance characteristic. Even with the nostril hunkering down, which is completed to push it into the tarmac to get additional traction, the entrance tires nonetheless spin a little bit of the ability away earlier than hooking up.
Seeing the R1S Quad launching is sort of one thing, however as this video proves, it’s not fairly as fast off the road as the brand new (and far much less highly effective) Porsche Macan Turbo EV. With 630 hp and 833 lb-ft of torque, the highest electrical Macan leaves the 2 bigger, heavier and extra highly effective SUVs for useless, however then their increased output permits them to shortly reel it in.
The Macan EV’s very good dash skill can be attributed to its a lot decrease weight, which might undoubtedly give it an edge if a nook was concerned, like in Edmunds’ U-Drag races, which additionally take a look at braking and cornering. The R1S Quad shortly catches up and passes the lower-powered Porsche, and it appears prefer it’s headed for a win.
In the meantime, the Lucid Gravity Dream Version is behind each of those autos with its gentler begin. Nevertheless, as soon as it does get going, it reveals that it has much more pulling energy and takes the win each time. Because it approaches the tip of the quarter-mile run, the R1S Quad is approaching its restricted high pace of 130 mph, whereas the Lucid retains pulling since it might go all the way in which as much as 155 mph. The Rivian’s acceleration begins to taper off, which is what permits the Lucid to take the lead.
What makes the Lucid’s efficiency much more spectacular is that it comes from simply two motors, not 4 like within the Rivian. It makes extra energy, 1,070 hp, however a bit much less torque, 1,107 lb-ft, and it carries a number of hundred kilos much less weight, serving to it speed up even at increased speeds. Jason Cammisa describes it as “pulling like a Boeing” with its very excessive entice pace on the finish of every quarter-mile run.
