Lucid’s Sub-$50K Cosmos EV Revealed In Patent Drawings

Lucid has spent years building some of the most efficient luxury EVs on the road, but its next chapter won’t be written with six-figure sedans and SUVs. New patent drawings appear to reveal, based on the company’s own teasers, the upcoming Lucid Cosmos, one of three more affordable vehicles destined to ride on the company’s new midsize architecture.

More importantly, these sketches may offer the clearest look yet at the vehicle Lucid hopes can carry the brand into the mainstream, where the Tesla Model Y and new Rivian R2 are already waiting.

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The drawings from the patent office show not just the general shape of the Cosmos but potentially different trims and unique details both inside and out. First, let’s focus on the overall car itself and what the drawings reveal.

Much like the larger Gravity flagship SUV, the Cosmos appears to share the same front fascia treatment. A large light bar spans the nose above an upturned lower grille.

The hood gets angular curves that start near the center and span outward, just as they do on the Gravity. The side profile is where things begin to shift. Two parallel lines along the body are softer and more flowing than on the Gravity. Toward the rear of the crossover, there’s the same dovetailed upper section seen on the larger Lucid.

A small roof spoiler will no doubt smooth airflow, and a relatively long horizontal light wraps around to the rear from the side of the SUV. At the back, the Lucid wordmark appears larger than on the Gravity. It seems as though the taillights are also distinct rather than spanning the entire trunk area.

Different Trims?

We can’t confirm we’re looking at different trims in these images, but they sure seem to illustrate different features. Take, for example, the front end of the Cosmos. In some drawings, the lower grille area is more pronounced and juts far forward with what appears to be a larger opening than in other drawings.

The rear sketches seem to indicate the same thing. At least one ‘trim’ appears to have large, almost triangular vents or perhaps lighting structures akin to what we see on rally-focused trims at other automakers. In other words, expect at least one variant of the Cosmos to have some chunky bodywork on each end.

That checks out, given previous information from the brand that it’ll be the performance vehicle in the lineup. Lucid says it’ll do 0-60 mph in just 3.5 seconds.

Cabin Secrets

We’re also getting a look at the inside of the Cosmos with these patents. Unsurprisingly, the dash consists of one lengthy display that appears to serve as the driver information display and the infotainment screen. The center console has what appear to be a couple of dials side by side with storage behind them and beneath them.

The console shows rear-seat climate vents and what appears to be a small storage cubby just above those. Altogether, it appears as though the Cosmos is going to take a few design cues from the Gravity but also chart its own path.

The Cosmos is supposed to start somewhere in the high $40,000s, possibly stretching into the $70,000s further up the range. That puts it squarely against the Tesla Model Y and the new Rivian R2, the two cars it most needs to beat. It rides on new architecture and new motors aimed at cutting costs for Lucid and its customers. That platform will also underpin the Lucid Earth and a third model due out later.

To see how the patents might translate into sheetmetal, we ran them through generative AI and built a couple of renders so you don’t have to in the comments. You will anyway. Still, treat them with the usual caution. They’re extrapolated from a handful of line drawings, not gospel, so if the real Cosmos looks nothing like this, we’ll be the first to pretend this never happened.

Renderings created with generative AI based on official Lucid patent drawings.