The World of Electric Cars: A Thrilling Experience with BMW and Lucid Motors

As I sat behind the wheel of the 2023 BMW i4, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and trepidation. The car's specs promised 1100 horsepower and a staggering top speed, but would it live up to its promise? I decided to put it through its paces on the drag strip, hoping to see if this electric behemoth could deliver.

I climbed into the cockpit, feeling a sense of nervous energy as I prepared for the launch. The BMW's launch control was set, and all I had to do was hit the accelerator pedal and trust in the car's abilities. And then it happened - a burst of power that sent me hurtling towards the finish line. But just as quickly, the car's traction control kicked in, cutting the power from the motor and bringing the vehicle to a sudden halt.

It turned out that the problem lay not with the car itself, but with its stability control system. The BMW's Lucid stability control was set to "off," which explained why it had struggled to find traction on the track. I made a mental note to turn it back on and try again.

Determined to get to the bottom of things, I turned my attention to the car's buttons and menus, searching for any clues that might explain what was going on. Ah, there it was - the stability control system was hidden deep in one of the menus, but once found, it was easy to disable.

With the issue sorted out, we were ready to take on a new challenge: a rolling race from 30 miles per hour to the half mile. The Lucid Motors' electric car was revving its engines, and I was determined to catch up. But as we hit 168 miles per hour, my own speed limit was reached, leaving me to coast to a stop.

The Lucid's incredible acceleration had caught me off guard - it seemed that the faster you went, the more powerful it became. And yet, despite this, it wasn't quite enough to catch up to me in our rolling race.

Next, we moved on to a mid-range test, where I started from 50 miles per hour and shifted into third gear. The result was nothing short of astonishing - the car shot forward like a rocket, its speed increasing with each passing second. It was clear that this electric motor was capable of incredible acceleration, even if it did struggle in certain situations.

Finally, we arrived at the brake test, where I had to bring the car from 100 miles per hour to a complete stop. Unfortunately, it didn't quite perform as expected - I found myself struggling to slow down, and the car's stopping distance was far longer than I would have liked.

Despite some hiccups along the way, one thing was clear: the BMW i4 was an incredible machine, capable of delivering speeds that were previously unimaginable. And while it may not be perfect in every regard, its sheer power and acceleration made it a thrilling ride from start to finish.

If you're in the market for an electric car that can keep up with your wildest dreams, look no further than BMW's latest offerings. While the Lucid Motors' cars are certainly impressive, they don't quite match the raw power of their German rivals - but if you want a driving experience like no other, then this is definitely worth considering.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhich is quickest in a drag race a lucid Air Dream performance or a BMW M3 that's been tuned we're going to find out because we're going to race them over the standing quarter mile because I'm Matt Watson and you're watching car wow Buy sell car wow so let me tell you about this BMW M3 the car has a three liter twin turbo straight six and a standard it puts out 510 horsepower and 650 newton meters of torque but this one has been tuned by Tom Wrigley performance is added some bolt-on bits such as downpipes and injectors and a remap the result is 750 horsepower and 900 newton meters of torque we've got the same 8-speed automatic gearbox with launch control and x-drive all-wheel drive this car weighs in at 1.7 tonnes and it costs normally 84 000 pounds but the upgrades are a further 8 000 pounds are they worth it we're going to find out that lucid air that's got two electric motors which combined put out an incredible 111 horsepower what's more it's got 1 390 newton meters of torque it's quite heavy though compared to this BMW it weighs in at 2.4 tons it's also extremely expensive more than twice the price of this it costs over 190 000 pounds now we've got a Priceless guy driving it it is of course yanny hello yanny how are you I'm cool I'm in a really weird car looks weird the interior is weird the dashboard is weird just everything's weird if I told you that car cost 190 000 pounds would you believe it no like even you know what the roof glass and you've got the sun visors stuck to the glass this is like 19 Grand I know what you mean about that I think you should be able to remove those sun visors because then it would be cool with that full stretch windscreen that comes up over your head a bit like a fighter jet canopy this is this reminds me and I like in Tom Hanks Big where he becomes the kid and they go and he starts playing with all the toys that's what I'm doing I'm just like just playing with things in here I don't get this card like and you're in a BM I should be driving that car that's more suited to me lowered Wheels nice color this is a bit of you weird maybe you won't find it so weird when you launch it because that thing is so quick it's got 1100 and 11 horsepower okay so really then what's yours like 600 brake horsepower you've got no chance what's the point I've got 750 but it's a BMW we know they're quick and this one's been tuned so it's gonna be quicker than standard I think this is going to be closer than you think and I might even beat you though you know what electric cars are like at launching pretty blooming good no chance if I'm 1100 and you're 750 and it's a BMW with the issues with the launch control you haven't got to hope I'm gonna be long gone I'm not so sure now if you like these kind of weird match-up drag race videos make sure you subscribe to this Channel and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss a single upload let's do this but before we race we're going to the customized sound check and I'm going to rev up this BMW are you ready for the sound check yanny all right one nil to you I haven't really read it yet we know it's going to win and I think it's going to sound good because it's got rated exhaust but let's have a listen to this BMW I'm so Gonna Miss This when everything goes electric aren't you yeah that sounds good it does sound really nice but it's not allowed it makes how fast it goes so good I like the sound of this now if you're thinking about changing your car you can do the whole process through car wow not only can you buy your next car through car wow you can sell your current car through car wow as well all you have to do is upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car then you just choose the highest offer they'll come to your house take the car away put the money into your account it is so easy if you want to do that now click on the pop-out banner up there for the link in the description below alternatively simply Google help me car wow and we will help you change your car find a great deal on your next car and get a great deal on your current car that you're selling now let's finally get on with this race and let's see if yanny is right whether I am fighting a losing battle or not I think not Matt do I need to know anything do I need to turn anything on or anything just turn yourself on you Annie I should have done this should I BMW launch control is actually working this time no way oh my God that's ridiculous I mean this is Bonkers right was my start okay was it premature I don't know I'm disappointed when you're telling me this 1100 brake horsepower it was slow and your car launched like it was a Porsche rather than a BMW do you know what I want you to look at your car's buttons and find something that says ESC for the stability control they need to turn that off hidden in one of the menus because if that starts to slip at all then it just cuts the power from the motor you don't you don't right but it will make it slower than it should be we've got Lucid stability control which is off no partial I got full but this was just off is that what you're talking about that is what I'm talking about and I have no reason no excuse then let's just race again see if you can do a better job three two low side I did a bit of launch oh here he comes oh my God come on what happened there oh yeah only that was super close and it was even close for that hair that was in the middle of the runway just between our two cars what happened there was my car extra quick was yours slow that was weird that wasn't weird your car went as it was supposed to go and this went as it was supposed to go but I won yeah by Hayes whisker so then what exactly happened well both the team BMW and the Lucid did the standing quarter mile in 10.2 seconds however the BMW actually crossed the line first okay now we're gonna have a rolling race from 30 miles an hour I'm gonna start in second gear obviously the Lucid has no gears right to the half mile three two one go he's just shut off can I catch him up now we're cooking oh no I've topped out at 168. oh man you completely on me there yeah this was flying and then when I hit 168 mile an hour that was my lot it's quite a lot though right 168 and you got there pretty blooming quickly yeah but it was just weird because I was thinking okay here we're going we're flying it just went oh and just held me at 168. odd number but there you go let's do something a little bit different okay same thing again but this time I'm gonna start from 50 miles an hour and I'll be in third gear three two one go closer now come on can't lose it is Gap in me oh yeah that is insane normally electric cars they get slower the faster you go whereas that seems to get quicker yeah mid-range this is super super quick so this is what I hoped it would be able to be you launch fair enough but yeah mid-range you're not catching me I thought the exact opposite I thought launched that mid-range this it's a topsy-turvy mixed up world very good and you are driving a Smurf I like driving to Smurf okay last challenge we're going to do a brake test from 100 miles an hour the car which stops in the shortest distance Darth winth the test off now if you'd rather watch another drag race with some crazy crazy high performance electric cars click on the pop-back banner up there for the link in the description below if not stay here because we're doing the brake test in just a few seconds now yeah yeah you're lost not so good with the braking very good at the going the stopping not so much yeah which is obviously a concern when you've got a car that goes so fast but I'm still happy-ish for the mid-range stuff you're taking whatever you can right so yeah we'll take the rolling races forget about the drag and the brake test but yeah it's all right it's a famous saying my friends Beggars can't be choosers and while I'm in this 190 000 pound car I'm a beggar yep now if you would like to get yourself an electric car that's very quick but nowhere near as expensive as that I found a great one through car wow with an offer you'll probably like if you want to find out what the car is and how much the car costs click on the pop-out banner up there or follow the link in the description below anyway I hope you all enjoyed the video if you did give it a like if you want to watch some other videos you just click on those windows there and if you click on that box there you can go to car wow to sell your car the easy way just upload photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country tree will bid on your car it's easy thank you for watchingwhich is quickest in a drag race a lucid Air Dream performance or a BMW M3 that's been tuned we're going to find out because we're going to race them over the standing quarter mile because I'm Matt Watson and you're watching car wow Buy sell car wow so let me tell you about this BMW M3 the car has a three liter twin turbo straight six and a standard it puts out 510 horsepower and 650 newton meters of torque but this one has been tuned by Tom Wrigley performance is added some bolt-on bits such as downpipes and injectors and a remap the result is 750 horsepower and 900 newton meters of torque we've got the same 8-speed automatic gearbox with launch control and x-drive all-wheel drive this car weighs in at 1.7 tonnes and it costs normally 84 000 pounds but the upgrades are a further 8 000 pounds are they worth it we're going to find out that lucid air that's got two electric motors which combined put out an incredible 111 horsepower what's more it's got 1 390 newton meters of torque it's quite heavy though compared to this BMW it weighs in at 2.4 tons it's also extremely expensive more than twice the price of this it costs over 190 000 pounds now we've got a Priceless guy driving it it is of course yanny hello yanny how are you I'm cool I'm in a really weird car looks weird the interior is weird the dashboard is weird just everything's weird if I told you that car cost 190 000 pounds would you believe it no like even you know what the roof glass and you've got the sun visors stuck to the glass this is like 19 Grand I know what you mean about that I think you should be able to remove those sun visors because then it would be cool with that full stretch windscreen that comes up over your head a bit like a fighter jet canopy this is this reminds me and I like in Tom Hanks Big where he becomes the kid and they go and he starts playing with all the toys that's what I'm doing I'm just like just playing with things in here I don't get this card like and you're in a BM I should be driving that car that's more suited to me lowered Wheels nice color this is a bit of you weird maybe you won't find it so weird when you launch it because that thing is so quick it's got 1100 and 11 horsepower okay so really then what's yours like 600 brake horsepower you've got no chance what's the point I've got 750 but it's a BMW we know they're quick and this one's been tuned so it's gonna be quicker than standard I think this is going to be closer than you think and I might even beat you though you know what electric cars are like at launching pretty blooming good no chance if I'm 1100 and you're 750 and it's a BMW with the issues with the launch control you haven't got to hope I'm gonna be long gone I'm not so sure now if you like these kind of weird match-up drag race videos make sure you subscribe to this Channel and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss a single upload let's do this but before we race we're going to the customized sound check and I'm going to rev up this BMW are you ready for the sound check yanny all right one nil to you I haven't really read it yet we know it's going to win and I think it's going to sound good because it's got rated exhaust but let's have a listen to this BMW I'm so Gonna Miss This when everything goes electric aren't you yeah that sounds good it does sound really nice but it's not allowed it makes how fast it goes so good I like the sound of this now if you're thinking about changing your car you can do the whole process through car wow not only can you buy your next car through car wow you can sell your current car through car wow as well all you have to do is upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car then you just choose the highest offer they'll come to your house take the car away put the money into your account it is so easy if you want to do that now click on the pop-out banner up there for the link in the description below alternatively simply Google help me car wow and we will help you change your car find a great deal on your next car and get a great deal on your current car that you're selling now let's finally get on with this race and let's see if yanny is right whether I am fighting a losing battle or not I think not Matt do I need to know anything do I need to turn anything on or anything just turn yourself on you Annie I should have done this should I BMW launch control is actually working this time no way oh my God that's ridiculous I mean this is Bonkers right was my start okay was it premature I don't know I'm disappointed when you're telling me this 1100 brake horsepower it was slow and your car launched like it was a Porsche rather than a BMW do you know what I want you to look at your car's buttons and find something that says ESC for the stability control they need to turn that off hidden in one of the menus because if that starts to slip at all then it just cuts the power from the motor you don't you don't right but it will make it slower than it should be we've got Lucid stability control which is off no partial I got full but this was just off is that what you're talking about that is what I'm talking about and I have no reason no excuse then let's just race again see if you can do a better job three two low side I did a bit of launch oh here he comes oh my God come on what happened there oh yeah only that was super close and it was even close for that hair that was in the middle of the runway just between our two cars what happened there was my car extra quick was yours slow that was weird that wasn't weird your car went as it was supposed to go and this went as it was supposed to go but I won yeah by Hayes whisker so then what exactly happened well both the team BMW and the Lucid did the standing quarter mile in 10.2 seconds however the BMW actually crossed the line first okay now we're gonna have a rolling race from 30 miles an hour I'm gonna start in second gear obviously the Lucid has no gears right to the half mile three two one go he's just shut off can I catch him up now we're cooking oh no I've topped out at 168. oh man you completely on me there yeah this was flying and then when I hit 168 mile an hour that was my lot it's quite a lot though right 168 and you got there pretty blooming quickly yeah but it was just weird because I was thinking okay here we're going we're flying it just went oh and just held me at 168. odd number but there you go let's do something a little bit different okay same thing again but this time I'm gonna start from 50 miles an hour and I'll be in third gear three two one go closer now come on can't lose it is Gap in me oh yeah that is insane normally electric cars they get slower the faster you go whereas that seems to get quicker yeah mid-range this is super super quick so this is what I hoped it would be able to be you launch fair enough but yeah mid-range you're not catching me I thought the exact opposite I thought launched that mid-range this it's a topsy-turvy mixed up world very good and you are driving a Smurf I like driving to Smurf okay last challenge we're going to do a brake test from 100 miles an hour the car which stops in the shortest distance Darth winth the test off now if you'd rather watch another drag race with some crazy crazy high performance electric cars click on the pop-back banner up there for the link in the description below if not stay here because we're doing the brake test in just a few seconds now yeah yeah you're lost not so good with the braking very good at the going the stopping not so much yeah which is obviously a concern when you've got a car that goes so fast but I'm still happy-ish for the mid-range stuff you're taking whatever you can right so yeah we'll take the rolling races forget about the drag and the brake test but yeah it's all right it's a famous saying my friends Beggars can't be choosers and while I'm in this 190 000 pound car I'm a beggar yep now if you would like to get yourself an electric car that's very quick but nowhere near as expensive as that I found a great one through car wow with an offer you'll probably like if you want to find out what the car is and how much the car costs click on the pop-out banner up there or follow the link in the description below anyway I hope you all enjoyed the video if you did give it a like if you want to watch some other videos you just click on those windows there and if you click on that box there you can go to car wow to sell your car the easy way just upload photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country tree will bid on your car it's easy thank you for watching\n"