The Lucid Air's trunk is weird.

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 10/14/2020 at 12:10 • Filed to: None

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I don’t recall another designed like this.

TheJWT > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:15

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Wouldn’t it need an extra set of taillights in the trunk since the actual ones are on a movable panel?

CompactLuxuryFan > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:18

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Audi Q5 comes to mind. Makes sense for a really big opening but I’m sure there will be some snow/rain wonkiness. 

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:19

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Really feels like you should make it a full on hatchback at that point. Also that line along the edge of the lid is ugly. Though I imagine the trunk is fairly practical.

Future next gen S2000 owner > TheJWT 10/14/2020 at 12:19

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I was thinking that design isn’t legal. Maybe there are more inside the trunk but I have my doubts.

Goggles Pizzano > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:19

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I paid little attention to the design of the car until very recently. I’m now in love . So French.

Tripper > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:22

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw 10/14/2020 at 12:22

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Yeah, the cut line’s pretty gross.

phenotyp > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:23

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This is all I can think of.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CompactLuxuryFan 10/14/2020 at 12:23

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But the Q5 is just a big hatchback. This is... not.

Milky > TheJWT 10/14/2020 at 12:24

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Looks like theres a LED strip inside.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheJWT 10/14/2020 at 12:24

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All hatchbacks have their taillights on a panel that opens.

Does it need lower reflectors, maybe?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheJWT 10/14/2020 at 12:26

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“ US law requires that reflectors are visible even if a vehicle has any doors/trunk open. Since most SUVs have a liftgate, they need reflectors mounted somewhere that will still be visible with the back open - usually the only option is on the bumper.”

WRXforScience > TheJWT 10/14/2020 at 12:27

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I’m pretty sure that’s a requirement for the US and one of the main reasons why trunk openings and tail lights are often weird. Maybe the rules changed, or they’ve got some cleaver workaround.

Also, that guy is either really short or that car is very tall. Of course, those giant wheels could really be throwing off my sense of proportion.

kleeBRZ > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:31

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https://jalopnik.com/this-is-why-some-cars-have-secret-taillights-inside-the-1827032946

TheJWT > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:32

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Older ones did, but it’s my understanding that newer cars need to have their lights visible if the trunk is open. That’s why cars like the Buick Cascada have a goofy second set in the trunk

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheJWT 10/14/2020 at 12:35

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Its a European thing. In Europe functional lights must be visible with the trunk open. As far as I know you only need reflectors in the US but we end up with cars that meet the European regs anyway since it's easier to just build them all the same.

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:35

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All hatchbacks have their taillights on a panel that opens.

This is definitely not true. For example, start with the most basic hatchback for sale in the US:

Or on the much higher end:

The Audi does have some lights on the hatch, but they are redundant to the fixed lights.

Does it need lower reflectors, maybe?

Looks like it has them below the body color section of the bumper.

Textured Soy Protein > CompactLuxuryFan 10/14/2020 at 12:38

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Yeah all the Audi SUVs except the Q8 have their lights built into the tailgate, and a second set of lights on the bumper for use when the tailgate is open. This carries over to the Bentayga, but not the Urus, Macan or Cayenne.

Wacko > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:39

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So a simple fender bender is gonna cost even more

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:52

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C-5 Galaxy style. I like it. I think.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Milky 10/14/2020 at 12:53

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Or those red bits at the bott om are the brake lights (I hope not)

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 12:55

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Mine doesn’t. The bit on the hatch are just runn ing lights, they don’t do any of the braking or turn signal portion.

The 3rd brake light does move though, which must not be part of the regulation guess.....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Tripper 10/14/2020 at 13:13

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LOL

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheJWT 10/14/2020 at 13:13

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Ah, interesting...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw 10/14/2020 at 13:14

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Yeah, definitely not all, and actually maybe way fewer than I thought?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 10/14/2020 at 13:14

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Yeah, I had it wrong in my head.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 10/14/2020 at 13:15

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Ha!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Wacko 10/14/2020 at 13:16

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yep

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > kleeBRZ 10/14/2020 at 13:17

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Fancy!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > phenotyp 10/14/2020 at 13:19

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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 13:36

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So it's like a hatchback where the extra length of the trunk isn't usable? Surely that reduces cargo capacity. 

404 - User No Longer Available > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 14:09

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When you want the benefit of a liftback, but liftgates are for plebs, “ North Americans hate hatchbacks.”

phenotyp > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 14:10

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Much opulence

Very wow

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/14/2020 at 14:33

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Good on length, but not on height, I guess.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 404 - User No Longer Available 10/14/2020 at 14:34

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I think they didn’t want to mess up the design of the C-pillar.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 14:39

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Kind of reminds me of the trunk of a Mini. Or some of those other sedans with really small stubby trunks that are nearly absorbed by the principal body mass. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/14/2020 at 15:04

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Ah, good point!

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Milky 10/14/2020 at 18:33

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Those LED strips are a much better solution to this stupid problem than what others have done. One of the most infuriating things about my Bolt are the stupid tacked on tail lights (and turn signals) on the bottom bumper, since the actual lights that flow with the design of the car are part of the trunk itself. 

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Goggles Pizzano 10/14/2020 at 18:35

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Agreed - lots of people seem to be complaining about it on this thread. I think it’s a refreshingly nice take. Not sure how functional that trunk will be, but it sure is a unique and interesting look. 

Cé hé sin > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 18:45

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Not just US law....

Saracen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 18:46

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Why tho

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Saracen 10/14/2020 at 21:03

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I think for design reasons - to keep that C- pillar as fashionable as possible. 

Saracen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/14/2020 at 21:12

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At the expense of the entire  trunk area looking..not fashionable.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Saracen 10/14/2020 at 21:56

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yep