DETROIT, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Basic Motors Co (GM.N) on Tuesday revealed a brand new, hybrid Corvette sports activities automotive that makes use of an electrical motor and battery to amp up acceleration and go within the snow.
The Corvette E-Ray – a play on the Stingray title used for gasoline-powered variations of the sports activities automotive – was revealed on the seventieth anniversary of the debut of the unique Corvette. GM executives have mentioned beforehand a gasoline-electric hybrid model of the automaker’s supercar was coming.
The Corvette E-Ray will use a 12-volt lithium-ion battery and a 160-horsepower electrical motor to drive the entrance wheels. A 495-horsepower, gasoline-fueled V-8 engine will drive the again wheels as in different Corvettes. GM mentioned the hybrid system will speed up the E-Ray to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds, making it the quickest manufacturing Corvette ever, GM mentioned.
The E-Ray will even have the ability to function in a battery-only “stealth mode” for brief distances, GM mentioned.
The E-Ray is the primary Corvette geared up with all-wheel drive. Many rear-drive Corvettes spend winters of their house owners’ garages.
The E-Ray is a by-product of the present Corvette and doesn’t use GM’s newest, Ultium battery know-how, GM executives advised reporters in a briefing. A completely electrical Corvette will come, however GM executives usually are not saying when.
The E-Ray is scheduled to enter manufacturing later this 12 months at a beginning value of $104,205.
Reporting by Joe White in Detroit
Modifying by Matthew Lewis
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