Here’s everything we know about the 2024 Corvette E-Ray hybrid

When the hybrid 'Vette goes on sale later this year, it will be the quickest of them all.

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[Penforhire]

This is an exciting direction to me. Hybrid power train and AWD? Neat-o. I was an enthusiastic C5 Z06 owner. I'm certainly enticed by this one. Price feels steep, having bought that Z06 brand new for mid-$40K's in 2003 but I'm probably becoming like I remember my parents, "wow, the price of everything is so expensive now..."

I recall way back then some GM engineers I knew bemoaning the comparison to Vipers driven at the limits because the Vette had narrower tires. AWD certainly helps level that playing field.

I'm curious what fuel economy this gets when not driven in anger.

 

[Penforhire]

Rosen, I recall paying $46K. Don't recall any significant options. I'm sure I got it for a bit under MSRP because I do recall shopping around the So Cal region for a dealer who would bargain on it.

 

[Penforhire]

vdiv, perhaps you can remind us how much the McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder, and Ferrari SF90 Stradale cost in comparison? The Corvette, at least since the C5, is about big bang for your buck. It was never intended to beat the world in every possible way. That would be impossible at its price point. Yeah, I do feel sometimes like a defender of the make since my C5 was such a great car in so many ways ("leaf springs?").

There is also some tradition inertia over specifically the Corvette. The C8 was polarizing to the existing ownership community when it was first announced. This is another big step forward for the platform. AWD is a huge first for it. Getting rid of a V8 engine entirely is another leap for some of the intended audience.

 

[Penforhire]

And the C4 ZR-1 maintained relevance for decades. When I was racing a Honda S2000 in the early 2000's the SCCA had it in the same Solo2 class as the ZR-1. I happened to race against a driver of one for a season and our comparison was indeed close, with both of us believing we had similar skill. On those lower-speed tracks the ZR-1 had more grunt and I had slightly higher cornering speed, very competitive. The early (AP1) S2000 was notably less forgiving than his ZR-1 if I went past the limits (so-called snap oversteer).