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<blockquote data-quote="CobraBob" data-source="post: 16708024" data-attributes="member: 6727"><p><h3>Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid prototype caught on camera</h3> <h3>Hybrid Corvette expected to have a V8 engine and three electric motors</h3><p>A likely prototype of the still-secret <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/auto/test-drive-2020-chevrolet-corvette-stingray" target="_blank">Chevrolet Corvette</a> E-Ray hybrid sports car has been photographed while being tested without any camouflage, suggesting its official reveal could be coming soon.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/12/640/320/vette-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1" alt="This suspected prototype of the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid was spotted undergoing testing." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>This suspected prototype of the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid was spotted undergoing testing. (Spiedbilde)</p><p></p><p>Chevrolet hasn't yet confirmed it is working on such a model, but it's a well-known secret in Detroit that's expected to combine the Corvette's 6.2-liter V8 with an electric motor and two additional electric motors mounted up front to give it all-wheel-drive capability.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/12/640/320/vette-2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1" alt="The Corvette E-Ray prototype features the widebody design of the Corvette Z06." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The Corvette E-Ray prototype features the widebody design of the Corvette Z06. (Spiedbilde)</p><p></p><p>Previous test cars have been spotted along with an Acura NSX, which features a similar mid-engine all-wheel-drive hybrid layout. The NSX uses a turbocharged V6 and three electric motors in its all-wheel-drive system.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/09/640/320/298d253e-nsx.jpg?ve=1&tl=1" alt="The NSX uses a turbocharged V6 and three electric motors in its all-wheel-drive system." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>GM trademarked the E-Ray name in 2015 near the start of development for the current mid-engine Corvette platform -- which has a secure tunnel down the middle that's perfect for a small hybrid battery pack -- but has never explained what it is for.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/12/640/320/vette-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1" alt="The exhaust setup is a giveaway that this is not a standard Corvette Z06." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The exhaust setup is a giveaway that this is not a standard Corvette Z06. (SpiedBilde)</p><p></p><p>The undisguised car features the widebody of the recently unveiled 2023 Corvette Z06, but with a different exhaust setup and the photographer reports to Fox News Autos that it sounded very different from the Z06, which is powered by an exotic flat-plane-crank V8, unlike the pushrod engine used in the Corvette Stingray.</p><p></p><p>Rumors point to the E-Ray being a competitor to the NSX with about 600 hp, but there's also been talk of a hybrid Corvette ZR1 that could follow it with up to 1,000 hp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CobraBob, post: 16708024, member: 6727"] [HEADING=2]Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid prototype caught on camera Hybrid Corvette expected to have a V8 engine and three electric motors[/HEADING] A likely prototype of the still-secret [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/auto/test-drive-2020-chevrolet-corvette-stingray']Chevrolet Corvette[/URL] E-Ray hybrid sports car has been photographed while being tested without any camouflage, suggesting its official reveal could be coming soon. [IMG alt="This suspected prototype of the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid was spotted undergoing testing."]https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/12/640/320/vette-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1[/IMG] This suspected prototype of the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid was spotted undergoing testing. (Spiedbilde) Chevrolet hasn't yet confirmed it is working on such a model, but it's a well-known secret in Detroit that's expected to combine the Corvette's 6.2-liter V8 with an electric motor and two additional electric motors mounted up front to give it all-wheel-drive capability. [IMG alt="The Corvette E-Ray prototype features the widebody design of the Corvette Z06."]https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/12/640/320/vette-2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1[/IMG] The Corvette E-Ray prototype features the widebody design of the Corvette Z06. (Spiedbilde) Previous test cars have been spotted along with an Acura NSX, which features a similar mid-engine all-wheel-drive hybrid layout. The NSX uses a turbocharged V6 and three electric motors in its all-wheel-drive system. [IMG alt="The NSX uses a turbocharged V6 and three electric motors in its all-wheel-drive system."]https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/09/640/320/298d253e-nsx.jpg?ve=1&tl=1[/IMG] GM trademarked the E-Ray name in 2015 near the start of development for the current mid-engine Corvette platform -- which has a secure tunnel down the middle that's perfect for a small hybrid battery pack -- but has never explained what it is for. [IMG alt="The exhaust setup is a giveaway that this is not a standard Corvette Z06."]https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/12/640/320/vette-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1[/IMG] The exhaust setup is a giveaway that this is not a standard Corvette Z06. (SpiedBilde) The undisguised car features the widebody of the recently unveiled 2023 Corvette Z06, but with a different exhaust setup and the photographer reports to Fox News Autos that it sounded very different from the Z06, which is powered by an exotic flat-plane-crank V8, unlike the pushrod engine used in the Corvette Stingray. Rumors point to the E-Ray being a competitor to the NSX with about 600 hp, but there's also been talk of a hybrid Corvette ZR1 that could follow it with up to 1,000 hp. [/QUOTE]
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