The C8 Corvette lineup is still growing, with the all-wheel-drive, hybrid Corvette E-Ray making its debut in 2024 to join the C8 Corvette Z06 and C8 Corvette Stingray as the most recent models of Chevy’s mid-engine sports vehicle. The E-Ray was first shown off for the 2020 model year. Car & Driver has already acknowledged the C8 Corvette Stingray and C8 Corvette E-Ray by listing them among the 10Best for 2024.
The editors of Car and Driver compared brand-new (or drastically enhanced) vehicles to 10Best winners from the previous model year in order to choose the 10Best for 2024 list. Each competing car was assigned an aggregate score ranging from 1 to 100. For every model, the top and bottom scores were ignored.
A price cap of $110,000 is another one of the selection criteria. This means that the C8 Corvette Z06, which now starts at $114,395 (with DFC and petrol guzzler tax), was not taken into account. The C8 Corvette Stingray was impressing, but the editors of the magazine were enamoured with the new C8 Corvette E-Ray.
According to the journal, the C8 Corvette’s starting price has increased significantly from when it originally went on sale for the 2020 model year, by $10,000, to an MSRP of $69,995. The C8 is still “a remarkable value for a car that masterfully blends multiple personalities,” according to the editors. Sail it to church on Sunday after flogging it at the racecourse on Saturday. Why limit your driving to warm weather? Put on winter tyres and keep driving it all year long.
The E-Ray was praised for its outstanding performance more than its green credentials, with the hybrid system on board enhancing the sports car’s ability to travel quickly. With 655 horsepower and all-wheel grip, the E-Ray can reach 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds, making it the fastest Corvette the newspaper has ever tested.
The magazine also dubbed the C8’s interior “the best Corvette cabin Chevy has ever done,” however it did concede that some people might find it a touch small.
Recall that the C8 Corvette is manufactured in the GM Bowling Green facility in Kentucky and uses the GM Y2 platform.
