American luxury EV specialist Lucid has given its Gravity SUV a monster power upgrade. The new range-topping Gravity GT-S packs 1070bhp (798kW), enough to fire the seven-seat family car from 0-60mph in just 3.1 seconds and embarrass most full-blown supercars in the process.

That makes the 2.7-tonne Gravity comfortably the quickest seven-seater on sale anywhere in the world, now that the Tesla Model X Plaid has been put out to pasture. Off the line, it will keep pace with some serious machinery, matching the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Ferrari Amalfi and BMW M3 CS in the sprint to 60mph. Not bad for a car with space for seven and the family labrador.

For a bit of UK context, the Kia EV9 GT is currently the only performance-focused electric seven-seater on sale in Britain. With ‘just’ 501bhp, the £82,000 Korean needs a further 1.4 seconds to complete the same benchmark sprint.

The GT-S was revealed at Monterey Car Week and follows a similar recipe to the warp-speed Sapphire version of the Lucid Air saloon, which remains one of the fastest electric cars in the world. According to Lucid, the new flagship is designed to “demonstrate how Lucid continues to expand the boundaries of what a luxury electric vehicle can be”.

Not just a straight-line special

Lucid is keen to stress that the GT-S is about more than bragging rights at the lights. The brand claims improved handling and agility over the standard Gravity, too.

To that end, the GT-S comes with a Dynamic Handling package that adds independent rear-wheel steering and adaptive three-chamber air suspension. The latter drops the body at speed in the name of efficiency and stability.

What Lucid hasn’t yet shared is a full set of technical details. That means it remains unclear whether the GT-S uses a dual-motor powertrain like the standard Gravity or the tri-motor arrangement found in the Air Sapphire.

Chief creative officer Derek Jenkins said: “With Lucid Gravity GT-S, we’ve created a more expressive and exhilarating interpretation of the Gravity SUV.

“It combines extraordinary performance with the comfort, space and versatility that define Gravity, delivering an exceptional experience for our customers that is uniquely Lucid.”

The bad news for British families in a hurry is that the GT-S is exclusive to the US market, where it is priced from $125,900, the equivalent of £93,000. On paper, that would make it something of a performance bargain next to the Kia were it ever to cross the Atlantic.

Lucid does sell the Air and Gravity in small volumes in Europe, but neither will be offered in right-hand drive. Instead, the brand’s first UK-bound model is set to be the mid-sized Cosmos crossover, which was previewed earlier this month ahead of a production start in 2027. Until then, anyone in Britain wanting a seven-seat EV with genuine pace will have to make do with the Kia.