Lucid has turned its three-row Gravity SUV into something closer to a family-sized supercar. The new 2027 Gravity GT-S produces 1,070 horsepower, accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in a claimed 3.1 seconds and is scheduled to become available in the United States in late 2026. It also arrives with rear-wheel steering, adaptive three-chamber air suspension and a projected 373-mile range.
For Canadian enthusiasts, however, the launch comes with an immediate catch. Lucid says the GT-S will be sold exclusively in the United States. Canada already gets the regular Gravity and even the 1,234-hp Air Sapphire, but the new performance SUV is absent from Lucid’s Canadian lineup. That leaves buyers north of the border watching a particularly dramatic expansion of the Gravity family from the sidelines, at least for now.
A 1,070-HP Flagship Arrives
Lucid announced the Gravity GT-S on August 13, 2026, positioning it as the performance-focused flagship of the 2027 Gravity range. The company says its 1,070-horsepower output makes it America’s most powerful three-row SUV, while the claimed 3.1-second sprint to 60 mph puts acceleration near the territory traditionally occupied by dedicated sports cars. Lucid also lists a 155-mph top speed, unusually high for a large electric family vehicle.
The GT-S is scheduled for late-2026 availability, with U.S. orders already open. Its public debut is tied to Monterey Car Week, where Lucid planned to display it alongside the Air Sapphire at Pebble Beach. That setting is revealing: rather than present the new model as merely a quicker Gravity, Lucid is placing it beside its most extreme sedan and among some of the world’s most expensive performance machinery. The message is that practicality and spectacle are meant to coexist in the same package.
The Numbers Put Family-SUV Performance in Supercar Territory
The GT-S does not introduce an entirely new powertrain concept. Car and Driver reports that it uses the same dual-motor layout and 1,070-horsepower output as the discontinued Gravity Dream Edition. That matters because the Dream Edition provides a real-world reference point: Car and Driver recorded the earlier model reaching 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, exactly matching Lucid’s claim for the new GT-S.
Compared with today’s Gravity Grand Touring, the jump is substantial. Lucid rates the Grand Touring at 828 horsepower and 3.4 seconds to 60 mph in the U.S., while the GT-S adds 242 horsepower and trims three-tenths from that sprint. Three-tenths may sound modest on paper, but at this level it represents the difference between an already very fast luxury SUV and one engineered around four-figure output. The GT-S is therefore less about making Gravity merely quick and more about preserving Lucid’s highest-performance SUV tier after Dream Edition production.
Handling Hardware Matters More Than the Horsepower Headline
Straight-line speed is only part of the GT-S package. Lucid makes its Dynamic Handling Package standard, combining independent rear-wheel steering with an adaptive three-chamber air suspension. The rear steering is designed to improve agility in tighter turns while adding stability at higher speeds. The air suspension can also lower the SUV as speed rises, helping the vehicle manage body movement and aerodynamic demands without abandoning the comfort expected from a luxury three-row model.
Lucid also adds an enhanced launch mode to help deploy the power from a standstill. The significance is practical as much as theatrical. A vehicle with seven-seat capability and more than 1,000 horsepower has to manage mass, traction and passenger comfort in ways a sports car does not. The GT-S hardware suggests Lucid is trying to make the extra output usable rather than simply advertise a larger number. That distinction will matter when independent road tests begin.
Range Is Strong, but Performance Carries an Efficiency Cost
Four-figure power does not turn the Gravity into a short-range curiosity. Lucid projects up to 373 miles of range for the GT-S, although that figure is not yet an official EPA rating. That is less than the Gravity Grand Touring’s EPA-estimated maximum of 450 miles, illustrating the familiar performance trade-off: the faster, more aggressively configured version gives away some driving distance in exchange for substantially greater output.
Charging remains one of the GT-S’s stronger specifications. Lucid says it can add 200 miles of range in about 14 minutes when connected to a 400-kW DC fast charger, with actual speeds depending on conditions and equipment. The SUV also uses a native NACS port. Lucid says Gravity GT-S drivers can access more than 30,000 DC fast chargers in North America through compatible networks. For long-distance owners, those charging figures may matter more day to day than the headline 1,070-horsepower number ever could.
Lucid Keeps the Seven-Seat Mission Intact
The GT-S is unusual because Lucid has not turned its quickest Gravity into a stripped-down special. The company continues to describe it as offering seating for up to seven adults, keeping the basic three-row mission intact. That is central to the vehicle’s appeal: its performance numbers are dramatic precisely because they sit inside a body designed to carry families, luggage and everyday clutter that rarely connects to supercar acceleration.
The broader Gravity platform is also highly space-efficient. Lucid’s Canadian specifications list up to 3,398 litres of cargo capacity in five-seat configurations, with second- and third-row seats that can fold flat. Those figures apply to the Gravity family rather than serving as a distinct GT-S cargo rating, but they explain the packaging Lucid is protecting. A weekend trip, airport run or school pickup remains part of the design brief. The GT-S adds speed without discarding the reason buyers choose an SUV.
Sapphire-Inspired Details Give the GT-S Its Own Identity
Lucid is using colour and cabin details to make the GT-S recognizable without radically reshaping the Gravity. Outside, the model receives blue accents and painted blue brake calipers, visual cues that link it to the Air Sapphire. The theme continues inside with the Mojave PurLuxe Premium cabin, where blue stitching and piping appear across the first two rows, along with blue seatbelts and a blue steering-wheel marker.
The company also embosses its Lucid Bear logo into the front headrests and carries blue stitching onto the steering wheel, door armrests and front centre armrest. Buyers can select an optional Tahoe leather interior for US$1,300, too. These touches are restrained compared with the giant wings and aggressive bodywork sometimes associated with performance vehicles. That restraint fits Gravity’s role: the GT-S is meant to announce its extra capability to people who notice details, while remaining recognizably the same aerodynamic family SUV beneath them.
The Price Undercuts the Dream Edition It Replaces
Lucid lists the Gravity GT-S at US$125,900 before destination, taxes, registration, options and documentation fees. Add the stated US$1,850 destination charge and the starting figure becomes US$127,750. That places the GT-S US$27,000 above the 2027 Gravity Grand Touring’s US$98,900 base price, a sizable premium even before a buyer starts adding optional equipment or changing the interior.
There is another comparison that makes the price more interesting. Car and Driver says the Gravity Dream Edition it tested started at US$141,550. Because the GT-S effectively succeeds that discontinued 1,070-horsepower model, the new version arrives nearly US$14,000 lower by that measure while retaining the same headline output and claimed 3.1-second acceleration. It is still a six-figure luxury EV, not a volume product, but the pricing sharpens Lucid’s performance hierarchy. Buyers pay substantially more than Grand Touring money without reaching the Air Sapphire’s far higher price. That gap helps define the GT-S proposition today.
Canada Gets Gravity—Just Not This Gravity
The Canadian omission is explicit rather than a website accident. Lucid’s launch material states that the Gravity GT-S will be available exclusively in the United States. The Canadian Gravity page currently lists only two trims: Touring from C$113,500 and Grand Touring from C$139,500. It shows no GT-S option, while a Canadian EV publication, Drive Tesla, likewise reported that the new variant is not offered in Canada.
That distinction matters because the Gravity itself is already on sale north of the border. Canadian customers can order the 560-horsepower Touring or the 828-horsepower Grand Touring, both with all-wheel drive. Lucid lists the Grand Touring at up to 724 kilometres of NRCan-estimated range and a 3.6-second 0-to-100-km/h time. In other words, Canadians are not being denied the Gravity platform; they are being denied its new top performance specification. Lucid has not announced a Canadian GT-S timetable, so any future expansion remains uncertain today.
The Canadian Gap Stands Out Because Lucid Already Sells Extreme Performance There
Canada is not generally excluded from Lucid’s highest-performance products. The Air Sapphire remains listed for Canadian customers at C$327,300, with 1,234 horsepower, a claimed 2.0-second run from 0 to 100 km/h and an estimated 687 kilometres of range. That makes the GT-S decision more specific: Lucid is willing to sell a costlier, more powerful performance sedan in Canada while reserving its new performance SUV for the United States.
The broader Canadian EV market is also far from inactive. Statistics Canada recorded 43,113 new zero-emission vehicle registrations in the first quarter of 2026, representing 10.8% of new registrations and a 15.8% increase from a year earlier. Still, the GT-S sits well outside mainstream incentive territory. Canada’s 2026 federal Electric Vehicle Affordability Program offers up to C$5,000 on eligible light-duty EVs, but for imported models the final transaction value must be C$50,000 or less. The Lucid would be a niche purchase regardless.
The GT-S Arrives During a Broader Lucid Reset
The timing adds another layer to the launch. On August 4, Lucid announced an operational reset and identified US$1.4 billion in potential 2026 cash-flow improvements across inventory, capital spending and operating expenses. The company said it produced 4,774 vehicles and delivered 3,953 in the second quarter, while deliberately moderating production to better align output with anticipated deliveries and preserve cash.
Reuters also reported that Lucid delayed its more affordable midsize EV launch to the second half of 2027 as management focuses on execution and quality. Against that backdrop, a U.S.-only GT-S can be read as a tightly focused halo product rather than evidence of a broad international rollout. Lucid has not said its restructuring caused the Canadian exclusion, so connecting the two directly would go beyond the evidence. What is clear is that the company is expanding Gravity’s performance ceiling while simultaneously trying to run a leaner, disciplined operation overall.
