The arrival of the Chevrolet E-Ray (hybrid) has caused great expectation, as has happened and will happen as the most emblematic sports cars enter the era of electrification. In the case of the iconic American, the arrival of the Corvette E-Ray will take place within the framework of the 70th anniversary of the model, making its arrival as year / model 2024. But let’s get to the point with the details of this highly anticipated hybrid sports car.
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: Design
Let’s leave behind teasers, sketches, etc. The new hybrid stingray communicates everything that a “normal” Corvette communicates, and that is appreciated, because we have always thought that hybridization should not be synonymous with “ugliness”, so, on that side, good, Chevrolet, since the aerodynamic requirements look, at least in official image, well solved with respect to the most characteristic lines of the sports car. The brand anticipates 14 body colors with three new options: Riptide Blue, Seawolf Gray and Cacti (m/y 2024). Carbon logos and anagrams, black tailpipes, as well as customization packages: carbon wheels, sports stripes and effects for the floor. All of the above available for a coupe silhouette with a removable top and a convertible with a hardtop.
The interior layout is, at least in image, presumably similar to the C8, with the addition of a digital display and infotaiment adjusted to the new electrical requirements
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: Official Specs
The mechanical base of the E-Ray uses a small-block V8 NA engine associated with the rear axle and an electric motor attached to the front wheels. Both are linked by the eAWD traction system. The battery pack sits in what Chevrolet calls a “structural tunnel” between the seats, which also makes for good weight distribution. These are the official specifications:
- Engine: 6.2-liter V8 LT2
- Power: 496 Hp
- Torque: 470 Lb-ft
- Electric motor: 160 Hp
- Electrical Torque: 125 Lb-ft
- Lightweight lithium-ion battery: 1.9 kWh
- Total Power: 655 Hp
- Total Torque: 695 Lb-ft
- Suspension: Magnetic Ride Control 4.0
- Brakes: Brembo carbon-ceramic
- Wheels/tires: Progressive 20″ front, 21″ rear/Michelin Pilot Sport.
- 0 to 96 km/h: 2.5 seconds
- Quarter mile: 10.5 seconds.
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: Electrical Architecture
As Chevrolet already anticipated, the Corvette E-Ray has the ability to regenerate its own energy through inertia and brakingwhile the Active Fuel Management system manages the intervention of the electric motor according to the type or driving habits, in addition to having the following functions:
- 6 driving modes: Tour, Sport, Track, Weather, My Mode and Z-Mode
- Charge + function: Maximizes the state of charge of the battery
- 3 display modes for powertrain status and operation
- Stealth Mode: The car works in electric mode in a range of 72 km/h and optimizes its performance at high speeds. the gasoline engine it turns on automatically when you exceed that speed or the battery runs out.
As I anticipated you, The Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray will arrive from GM’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, plant as a 2024 model year, so it is very likely that his arrival -first in the US- will be during the second half of the year; you will have to do calculations, conversions and savings.
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: Prices and versions (USA)
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1LZ Coupe: $104,295.
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1L Convertible: $111,295.
