The Lucid Air Sapphire was revealed last year, billed as the performance sedan that would dethrone the rapid Tesla Model S Plaid. But according to company CEO Peter Rawlinson, the Air Sapphire is even quicker than a Formula 1 car.
Rawlinson told Top Gear that he is currently testing a prototype on the road and is seriously impressed with the performance. "If you put that car on the Formula 1 grid, it'll outrun the rest of the grid up to about 80 miles an hour. Above 80, [F1 cars] get downforce and have better power-to-weight ratios. But it's quite a machine."
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