The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray hybrid all-wheel-drive system improves acceleration and handling, but isn't meant for efficiency.
I can’t stifle the giggle as smoke billows from the rear tires of the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray during a glorious drift in the parking lot at Pikes Peak International Raceway. As the first-ever all-wheel-drive Corvette, drifting shouldn’t be so easy, but Chevy engineers shared the technique before my run: pin the throttle and control the drift with steering inputs. They were right, and I love it.
Chevy also has two electric driving modes that must be chosen via an instrument cluster upon startup. A Shuttle mode uses EV power all the time, but it’s limited to just 15 mph. It’s really just for moving the car around in the driveway. A Stealth mode is more useful. It allows the car to drive on electric power alone for just 3-5 miles provided they don’t drive more than 45 mph, use more than 30% throttle, or start with more than 0.15 g of forward acceleration.
To access manual launch control, hold both steering wheel paddles to put the 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission in neutral. Keep holding one paddle, then release and re-pull the other. From there, press and hold the brake, then roll onto the throttle to bring the revs up to your desired level. Launching at 3,500 rpm, I could feel all four tires slip for a beat then slingshot the car forward.
It also likely suits it better on a bumpy track like Pikes Peak International Raceway. For our track drive, we’re using a combination of the D-oval and a fairly tight infield circuit for about 1.3 miles of fun. None of it is particularly smooth.
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