We went from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds, from 0 to 100 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds, and from 0 to 155 miles per hour in 9.1 seconds. The Lucid can accelerate faster than the Sapphire, which ties with the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach in reaching 60 mph. The Sapphire has an extra 215 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, despite being 418 pounds heavier. The Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS tires gave both EVs we tested exceptional grip on the road. We care about test scores at invoice-pricing testing hub. You can learn more about our car testing process by reading this section. Since 1956, we’ve been pushing cars to their limits to gather objective data to support our emotional assessments. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to legally drive a Top Fuel dragster on public roads? It might be the 1234-hp Lucid Air Sapphire, which doesn’t smell like race fuel and isn’t as loud. This car is fast and electric, and it comes in at a close second with 1019 horsepower. Invoice-pricing has been testing cars for almost 70 years. The Taycan Turbo GT became the first car to reach 60 mph in less than two seconds, doing so in a remarkable 1.9 seconds. The Turbo GT was faster with the Weissach kit, which reduced mass, but not fast enough to reach 0 to 60 mph in 1.8 seconds. Although Porsche received praise, Lucid’s $250,000 supercar tied the record for the fastest car we’ve ever tested, so Porsche didn’t stay on top for long. It’s not interesting to see these two EVs, which resemble hypercars, entangled, so we need a way to keep them apart. When it comes to speed, the Sapphire is the faster option. We were not the first ones to try the ultimate Lucid Air. We tried a 2024 model before, and it took 2.1 seconds to get to 60 mph. The $ 2,900 Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS Elect tires on our 2025 Sapphire are significantly more stable than the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires on that car. The tri-motor, four-door model features all-wheel drive for improved grip and tires that prevent slipping. It also has 1430 pound-feet of power, which is more than any heavy-duty truck’s diesel engine. The Sapphire outperformed the Taycan Turbo GT Weissach, even though both vehicles have identical tires and the Taycan produces 914 pound-feet of torque. This is because the Sapphire has 1234 horsepower and stump-pulling torque. The Weissach we tried weighed 4915 pounds, which is 418 pounds less than the Lucid, which weighed 5333 pounds. The best thing to do is definitely to eat a little lunch before starting either of these tools. Aside from the wind and traffic noises outside, the experiences are like being thrown through the air, loud and strangely quiet at the same time. Not only do the Sapphire and Taycan Turbo GT give us butterflies and make us feel like we’re stuck in the back seats, but they also have launch control, which makes it easy to reach these amazing speeds. Although both can reach 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, the Lucid is faster, hitting 200 mph in 17.9 seconds and achieving speeds of up to 208 mph with the governor. The top Taycan can reach speeds of up to 190 mph, but our test only achieved 170 mph in 12.7 seconds, which is 1.5 seconds slower than the Sapphire. When measured to the hundredths of a second, the Sapphire edges out the Lucid ever so slightly, despite them being nearly identical in their 0–60 mph times. Both cars accelerate to 80 mph in only 2.8 seconds. The Sapphire then pulls ahead, going from 0 to 100 mph two-tenths faster in 3.9 seconds. Between 0.3 and 0.5 seconds faster, it can reach 130 mph in 6.3 seconds and 150 mph in 8.4 seconds. We tried the 2025 Lucid Air Sapphire and found it to be worth $253,400. The 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach, on the other hand, costs $220,000 more. During our skidpad testing, the leading Taycan showed better cornering grip (1.11 g versus 1.09 g), but it was marginally slower than the Sapphire. After going 70 miles per hour, both cars stopped at 140 feet. While the Weissach has a slight edge, we’re not sure if it will be enough to overturn the Sapphire’s lap-time win over the non-Weissach Taycan Turbo GT at Virginia International Raceway in our most recent Lightning Lap. The Lucid is a better choice for daily driving if track days aren’t important. The interior is more comfortable, featuring soft, massaging front seats and a larger trunk for added convenience. The Sapphire also features a rear seat that resembles a carriage, but the Turbo GT with Weissach doesn’t have any rear bucket seats, as it aims to save weight. All-wheel-drive electric cars are very fast when they first start moving, but they haven’t been shown to be as effective at accelerating to higher speeds, such as in the quarter-mile and beyond. The 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport we tested accelerated from 0 to 200 mph in 14.8 seconds, making it the fastest car ever. That model finishes the run 3.1 seconds faster than the Sapphire. The Chiron also boasts the fastest quarter-mile time, at 9.1 seconds, thanks to its 1578-hp quad-turbo 8.0-liter W-16 engine. However, this latest Lucid ties the $4.3 million Chiron hypercar for the fastest quarter-mile time we’ve ever seen from an electric car, taking 9.1 seconds. However, the Sapphire comes very close to winning again, with a 9.0-second flat run when viewed at the hundredths place level. We were successful in one direction, but the average increased to 9.1 due to our best work in the other direction. Our acceleration data is an average of the best runs in each direction, helping to account for factors such as wind and small changes in slope. The Sapphire also reached 100 mph two-tenths faster than the Chiron SS and reached 60 mph three-tenths faster. The Bugatti boasts greater horsepower, evidenced by its 161-mph trap speed—six mph quicker than the Lucid’s. After the quarter-mile, the two cars are tied for first place.
