The First-Ever Electrified AWD Corvette

Exactly 70 years from the first Corvette debut, Chevrolet gives the world first-ever electrified Corvette – with all-wheel-drive and a powerful 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8. The Corvette E-Ray is developed to be the Corvette that can go anywhere, no matter the season, using intense straight-line performance, all-weather confidence and sure-footed grand touring capabilities that can only be achieved with eAWD. More than just a Corvette, and much more than just another electric vehicle. 

Behind the Power

Where you expect a compromise on power, there is none. A near immediate thrust from low-end torque is core to the Corvette driving experience, and the E-Ray packs plenty of it. Power comes from the 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8, putting 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque to the rear axle. An electric motor channels an additional 160 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque through the front wheels via a 1.9 kWh battery pack, which is located between the seats. In total, E-Ray produces a combined 655 horsepower from both the electric motor and Small Block V-8.

Contrary to other EVs in the Chevy lineup, E-Ray’s battery system requires no need for plug-in charging. The battery is charged via regenerative energy from coasting and braking, as well as during normal driving. The amount of electric assist is tailored within each of the Corvette E-Ray’s six driver-selectable modes: Tour, Sport, Track, Weather, My Mode and Z-Mode. Drivers can also select the Charge+ feature which maximizes the battery’s state of charge. E-Ray’s intelligent eAWD system is constantly learning the road surface, seamlessly adapting to meet traction conditions and driver needs. 

Additional features and technologies:

• Stealth Mode, an electric drive mode for the street, up to 45 mph
• New lightweight lithium-ion 12-volt battery that supports the LT2 V-8 engine’s stop/start functionality
• Standard Brembo Carbon Ceramic brake system for optimal braking performance
• Standard Magnetic Ride Control 4.0 with three distinct suspension settings
• Staggered 20- and 21-inch wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport all-season tires. 
• Low, wide stance with crafted body styling that is 3.6 inches wider overall than Stingray
• Visceral sound experience that embodies the car’s dominating presence. The electric front motor works in harmony with the LT2 engine to create an invigorating sound
• Enhanced roster of driver assistance technologies (shared with all 2024 Corvette models), including Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert and Automatic Emergency Braking.

Behind the Design

The E-Ray builds on the refined styling and performance design that Corvette drivers already know and love. It shares its wide-body proportions with the Z06, accommodating wide wheels that help manage the car’s greater torque delivery, with exclusive lightweight alloy wheels that have a twisted five-spoke star design. 

The all-new Artemis Dipped interior is introduced with the E-Ray, featuring a complementary deep green tone on nearly every interior surface that will be only available on 2024 Corvette models. There are multiple options for customers to select when it comes to personalizing their E-Ray’s interior including two carbon fiber trim packages, three seat choices, seven interior colors, and more.

• Four aluminum wheel finishes
• Fourteen exterior color choices — including new for 2024 Riptide Blue, Seawolf Gray and Cacti
• An E-Ray-exclusive body-length stripe package in Electric Blue
• Standard carbon flash badging
• Available black exhaust tips and bright badging
• Available carbon fiber ground effects
• Optional carbon fiber wheels in carbon flash, visible carbon fiber finish or visible carbon fiber with a red stripe
  

The 2024 Corvette E-Ray goes on sale later this year, with an MSRP of $104,2954 for the 1LZ coupe and $111,2954 for the 1LZ convertible model. Production to take place at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly facility in Kentucky, from U.S. and globally sourced parts.

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