Official: the £153k, 634bhp Corvette E-Ray hybrid is coming to the UK
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Say a cheery good day to the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, which will arrive in the UK in September wearing a £153,440 sticker for the coupe, or a £159,230 tag for the convertible.
It'll also wear a mid-mounted, nat-asp 6.2-litre small-block V8 sending 475bhp and 452lb ft of torque to the rear wheels, and an electric-motor bolted onto the front axle for AWD. That motor is powered by a 1.9kWh battery sitting comfortably between the seats, allowing for an extra 159bhp and 122lb ft. As such, the E-Ray can be driven at up to 44mph in EV-only mode, and even has an Active Fuel Management system that shuts off half the cylinders for improved efficiency.
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But that's not really why you buy a Corvette, is it? The combined total outputs are as follows: 634bhp, 574lb ft, 0-62mph in 2.9s and a top speed of 183mph. In short, it'll be the quickest-ever Corvette to be officially sold in the UK. Unless Chevy decides to unleash the mad ZR1X over here.
The E-Ray gets a fancy set of Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, magnetic suspension with up to three settings, and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres wrapped around a choice of 20 or 21in alloy wheels. You might like
Chevrolet has also recently updated the interior to remove the sea of buttons that were previously there (although you might spy that the wall is still in place on the pre-facelift car above), so the E-Ray has a cleaner (but still quite driver-focused) cockpit. Highlights are a 14-speaker Bose audio system and a triple-screen setup, led by a 14in multimedia hub.
There's a head-up display as standard and an onboard video recorder. Plus lots of tech, such as emergency braking, collision alerts and lane assist. As you'd expect from a car that costs as much as a base-spec 992 911 GT3.
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