Faraday Future has announced the FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance, and the company says users will start getting it this summer. The startup needs a $5000 down payment, a total price of $309,000, and a location fee that still needs to be set. There are rumours that there will be two more models: the FF 91 2.0, whose price has yet to be set, and the Futurist, which will cost about $250,000. Some of our younger editors may have been off the job as long as the Faraday Future FF 91 has been around. The company has come a long way since it first showed off its ready-to-make design at CES 2017. The EV company has had some problems with production, but sales should start this year, and there’s a beautiful new FF 91 trim to celebrate. This week, Faraday Future started the FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance. The Futurist Alliance is only available in 300 units worldwide, and it starts at a whopping $309,000 (not including the standard but not stated destination cost) with a $5000 deposit. The car has three different paint colors, a new set of wheels, and something the maker calls “one-on-one bespoke private AI and special tuning.” Both the Apple Watch and the custom driver training that is included in this ridiculously high price don’t need you to be able to parse keywords. If $249,000 is too much, there is also the $249,000 Futurist option, which only needs a $1500 down payment. The entry-level model, the FF 91 2.0, has yet to set a price, but a $1000 deposit is required. Range of 381 miles It has parts inside that are over six years old, so don’t worry about spending much money on an old car. The “2.0” indicates that the FF 91 has significantly changed since it was first shown at CES. This is where the word “2.0” comes from. The company says that a 142.0-kWh battery under the floor powers three motors—two in the back and one in the front—for 1050 horsepower, enough to go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds. The EPA says that this battery has a range of 381 miles, which is also pretty good. With EPA numbers and approval after a crash test, the FF 91 seems as natural as a car. The company’s press release says that the way to early delivery will be tricky. The first step is “co-creation delivery for the industry’s first expert Futurist Product Officers (FPOs).” The FF website says that this place, which requires registration, gives “exclusive experiences with FF products, feedback, creative ideas, and the chance to see your ideas come to life.” So, if you want to get the FF 91 as soon as possible, you have to spend six figures of simoleons and give them free ideas that they can use in future cars. That is just the beginning of the shipping process. Even though FF keeps saying that these people will “take possession of the reserved FF 91 vehicle at the beginning of the second phase of delivery,” it is unclear whether the FPOs will get their cars at the scheduled “co-creation event,” which is actually on June 6 instead of May 31, or if they will learn how to use the car’s many systems. Except for a line that goes over a three-step process again, the release doesn’t discuss the third step. Please don’t rush. The Wild Ride from Faraday Future has a lot of ground to cover.
