Corvette E-Ray Blasts To 60 MPH In 2.1 Seconds – But There’s A Catch

The Chevy Corvette E-Ray doesn’t have the same screaming, 5.5-liter naturally-aspirated flat-plane-crank V8 of the Z06 Instead, it boasts all-wheel drive, pairing a 6.2-liter push od V8 with an electric motor. This combination grants the E-Ray the ability to accelerate off the line with the same ferocity as a hypercar.

A popular YouTuber going by Drive 615 recently had the opportunity to test out a 2024 Corvette on the track and put it through its paces. During his time with the car, he first tested its straight-line performance and recorded a remarkable 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time of 2.1 seconds. That’s quite a feat considering Chevrolet claims the E-Ray needs 2.5 seconds to hit that mark.

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However, if the YouTuber had been utilizing specialized GPS-based timing gear, they likely wouldn’t have observed such a low figure. Why? Rollout.

While GM hasn’t officially confirmed it, there’s a widely held belief regarding the C8 Corvette’s onboard timer: it incorporates a one-foot rollout, implying that it doesn’t commence timing until about 0.2 or 0.3 seconds after the vehicle begins moving.

As such, previous tests like the one below show that the onboard timer is consistently 0.3 seconds quicker to 60 mph than a GPS-based Dragy timer. Add 0.3 seconds to the 2.1-second 0-60 mph time of this Corvette E-Ray and you get a time of 2.4 seconds, much closer to Chevy’s claim. Still, a ‘Vette that can accelerate this quickly is impressive.

So what makes the E-Ray so quick? Like the Stingray, it is powered by a 6.2-liter naturally-aspirated V8 with 495 hp and 470 lb-ft (637 Nm) supplemented by an electric motor with 160 hp and 125 lb-ft (169 Nm). It is also the only C8 Corvette with all-wheel drive, helping the tires dig into the pavement and launch it off the line at neck-snapping speeds.  

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