► Corvette e-Ray makes its way across Atlantic
► Electrified sports car has all-wheel drive
► 6.2-litre V8 remains right in the middle
General Motors has confirmed that the Corvette E-Ray – the sports car’s first ever electrified variant – is coming to both Europe and the UK. Ones that launch here will arrive with right-hand drive, too.
Corvette took to the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed to make the announcement, sending the hybrid E-Ray model up the hill.
The C8-generation has been around for a few years now, with the E-Ray making a slow and gentle launch into its home market in the states over the last year or so. We already like the Stingray very much, feeling like a proper sports car much more than any previous generation had.
For the E-Ray, the 6.2-litre ‘Small Block’ V8 driving the rear wheels remains, itself generating 475bhp and 452lb ft on its own. It’s then supplemented by an electric motor and battery pack that throws in another 159bhp that drives the front wheels. Corvette claims a total system output of 634bhp, meaning a 2.9sec 0-62mph sprint.
‘It’s truly a different entry for Corvette,’ Tony Roma, Corvette chief engineer tells CAR at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Roma points out that, when designing the C8-generation Corvette, an electrification element had always been part of the plan. ‘Looking back almost 10 years ago, we knew electrification would become a bigger thing, as has become for other cars around us in the Supercar Paddock,’ he says. ‘When we started C8, we architected the car for the electric elements of the powertrain to be in the central tunnel, which is part of the reason this car feels incredibly solid.
‘Power-wise, it’s basically almost the same power as the ZO6, too. But it is more of a GT car, this one – more of a long-range cruiser,’ adds Roma. ‘People who already have one in the US are already bragging to me how many states they visit when they buy the car and go on long road trips.’
Visually, beyond the widebody elements, the E-Ray isn’t designed to shout too much about its hybrid-ness. ‘We want people to have the look of the widebody you get with the ZO6 model, which comes with wider front tyres to help you use the electrification in the front end,’ says Roma.
And, because it’s electrified, Corvette says the E-Ray has drive modes like Stealth Mode that’s designed to get you away from your house without disturbing your neighbours, and Shuttle Mode that’ll keep the engine off for doing the same thing when you return home.
As well as the power on offer, Corvette throws in some toys for the E-Ray. Carbon ceramic Brembo brakes and adaptive ‘magnetic ride control’ dampers are included, with Michelin Pilot All-Season 4 fitted as standard. Pilot Sport 4S rubber can be applied as part of a performance pack.
Prices aren’t confirmed yet, but Roma confirms that it will be a bit more expensive than a Stingray – obviously.