The electric performance race has produced another number that would have sounded absurd not long ago: 1,070 horsepower in a three-row family SUV. Lucid’s new Gravity GT-S takes the company’s already quick electric utility vehicle and pushes it into territory normally associated with exotic cars, while retaining seating for as many as seven people.
There is an important catch for Canadian buyers. Lucid says the GT-S will be sold exclusively in the United States, even though less-powerful versions of the Gravity are already available north of the border. That makes the new flagship an unusual example of a vehicle whose underlying model is sold in Canada while its most extreme version remains a U.S.-only offering.
The Gravity GT-S Turns a Family SUV Into a 1,070-HP Machine
Lucid unveiled the 2027 Gravity GT-S in August with a claimed 1,070 horsepower, making it the most powerful version of the Gravity yet. The company describes it as America’s most powerful three-row SUV. Despite retaining a dual-motor all-wheel-drive layout rather than adopting the three-motor arrangement used by the 1,234-hp Air Sapphire sedan, the GT-S can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in a claimed 3.1 seconds. That is extraordinary performance for a vehicle designed to accommodate as many as seven adults.
The numbers become even more striking when the GT-S is compared with the regular Gravity. The U.S.-market Grand Touring produces 828 hp and reaches 60 mph in about 3.4 seconds, while the Touring makes 560 hp. Lucid is therefore adding more than 240 hp over the Grand Touring without transforming the vehicle into a stripped-down two-seat special. Cargo capability, passenger space and the Gravity’s basic three-row configuration remain central to the formula. For families accustomed to choosing between practicality and outright acceleration, that combination illustrates how far electric drivetrains have changed the definition of a performance SUV.
Lucid Did More Than Simply Turn Up the Motors
Managing four-figure horsepower in a tall, heavy utility vehicle requires more than another software setting. Lucid equips the Gravity GT-S with its Dynamic Handling Package as standard equipment. That system incorporates independent rear-wheel steering and an adaptive three-chamber air suspension, with the suspension able to lower the vehicle at higher speeds. The objective is to give the GT-S greater agility and stability without sacrificing the ride quality expected from a six-figure luxury SUV.
Lucid also differentiates the model visually rather than relying on horsepower badges alone. Blue exterior accents and painted blue brake calipers distinguish the GT-S, while the cabin receives blue stitching, piping, seatbelts and other Sapphire-inspired details. Its published top speed is 155 mph, or roughly 249 km/h. These upgrades matter because the GT-S is supposed to function as a permanent performance model rather than a brief technical demonstration. It effectively takes ideas associated with Lucid’s Air Sapphire halo sedan and applies them to a vehicle that could still be used for school runs, luggage-heavy airport trips or a weekend carrying six passengers.
Huge Power Has Not Eliminated Lucid’s Range Ambitions
Extreme electric performance frequently brings a substantial efficiency penalty, but Lucid is still projecting meaningful long-distance capability for the GT-S. The company lists an estimated 373 miles of range for the performance version, equivalent to roughly 600 kilometres, although that figure remains projected rather than a finalized Canadian or EPA-rated result. By comparison, the U.S. Gravity Grand Touring is listed at up to 450 miles of EPA-estimated range, reflecting the trade-off created by the GT-S model’s performance hardware and calibration.
Charging remains another important part of the package. Lucid says the GT-S can add up to 200 miles of driving range in about 14 minutes under suitable fast-charging conditions. The broader Gravity platform also uses the North American Charging Standard connection, giving compatible vehicles access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. Those specifications are important because an SUV this powerful could easily have become little more than a straight-line showcase. Instead, Lucid is trying to preserve the Gravity’s central selling point: unusually high performance without turning long-distance travel into an obvious compromise.
Canadians Can Buy a Gravity — Just Not This Gravity
The frustrating part for Canadian enthusiasts is that Lucid has not withdrawn the Gravity itself from Canada. The company’s Canadian website currently offers the Gravity Touring from $113,500 and the Grand Touring from $139,500 for the 2027 model year. Canadian specifications list up to 560 hp for the Touring and 828 hp for the Grand Touring, with the latter offering an NRCan-estimated range of up to 724 kilometres. In other words, the product, charging architecture and brand presence already exist here.
Lucid has nevertheless stated explicitly that the 1,070-hp GT-S will be available exclusively in the United States. The automaker has not publicly provided a detailed explanation for excluding Canada, so attributing the decision to regulations, tariffs, demand or certification would go beyond what Lucid has announced. In the U.S., the GT-S starts at US$125,900 before destination, taxes and options and is scheduled to become available in late 2026. Canadian customers can therefore purchase essentially the same three-row platform, but the top performance specification stops at 828 hp.
Canada Still Has Access to Some Four-Figure-Horsepower SUVs
The absence of the GT-S does not leave Canada without exceptionally powerful electric utility vehicles. Rivian offers its quad-motor R1S in Canada with 1,025 hp and 1,198 lb-ft of torque. Canadian pricing for the 2026 R1S Quad has been listed at just over $200,000 before fees, while Rivian claims acceleration comparable with some of the fastest cars on the road. Its four independently controlled motors also give the company considerable flexibility in distributing torque to individual wheels.
Tesla’s Model X Plaid provides another reference point. Tesla’s Canadian specifications list 1,020 peak horsepower, a 0-to-100-km/h time of 2.6 seconds and up to 539 kilometres of estimated range. Those vehicles show why Lucid’s 1,070-hp figure matters: it nudges the power ceiling above already extraordinary competitors rather than merely joining an empty category. Horsepower alone does not determine which vehicle is quickest, best-handling or most useful, but crossing 1,000 hp has become an unmistakable marker of the modern EV performance battle. For Canadian buyers, Lucid has simply chosen not to put its newest entry into that fight here.
The GT-S Arrives While Lucid Is Under Pressure to Turn Technology Into Scale
The timing of the GT-S also says something about Lucid itself. The company produced 4,774 vehicles and delivered 3,953 during the second quarter of 2026, increases of 24% and 19%, respectively, from a year earlier. Revenue reached $405 million, but management simultaneously announced an operational reset focused on reducing cash consumption, improving execution and concentrating resources. Lucid identified approximately $1.4 billion in potential cash-flow improvements for 2026 and reported $3 billion in total liquidity at the end of the quarter.
That makes the GT-S a classic halo product at a company that needs much more than halo products. A 1,070-hp SUV can showcase Lucid’s motor technology, chassis engineering and efficiency while drawing attention to the broader Gravity range, but long-term growth will depend on selling vehicles in substantially greater numbers. For Canadians, that creates an intriguing contradiction. Lucid wants to broaden its global reach and already sells the Gravity here, yet one of its most attention-grabbing products will remain just across the border unless the company eventually changes its market plan.
