A garage attendant eased a fully charged car out of the parking lot. 

'My guy,' he said, slowing to a stop beside me after threading the Lucid Air Grand Touring past a Rolls-Royce, a Land Rover, and a Mercedes-Benz.

'This car is special.' 

I agree. The Lucid Air is about as close to perfect as a car gets. 

Lucid Motors is a California-based EV startup founded by former Tesla engineers.

Backed by Saudi and Uber investments and building its cars in Arizona, Lucid aims to take on legacy automakers like Mercedes and Audi — with Tesla-beating tech under the hood. 

From the outside, the electric sedan's understated body lines, elegant LED lighting, and athletic stance give it a quietly luxurious presence.