{"id":503330,"date":"2024-11-09T17:52:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T06:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/?p=503330"},"modified":"2025-02-15T20:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T09:11:33","slug":"corvette-z06-e-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/cars\/corvette-z06-e-ray","title":{"rendered":"Corvette Delivers Incredible Value For Money For Supercar Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The Corvette E-Ray, part of the updated MY25 range, is the first all-wheel-drive Corvette and achieves 0-100km\/h in 2.9 seconds.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The mid-engine layout and advanced aerodynamics of the C8 Z06 make it a track-honed supercar with impeccable handling and acceleration.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"><p>A silver and blue streak whistles towards us down the long front straight at Sandown raceway. It\u2019s low, sleek and coming fast, but it\u2019s still indistinguishable. A Ferrari? A Lamborghini? Perhaps a McLaren? Suddenly it\u2019s upon us and gone just as quickly, leaving a wash of churned air and the bull-roar bellow of a high-performance V8 in its wake.<\/p><p>Heads turn in unison in pit lane, like fans at the tennis, to catch the angry red glow of brake lights followed by the bap-bap-bap of rapid-fire downshifts as the land-bound Exocet washes off 230km\/h-plus for the tip into turn one.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1344822075\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1033412287 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1033412287 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[300,250],[320,100],[320,180],[336,280],[640,360]],\"incontent-1344822075\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1033412287.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1344822075\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1033412287);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-subscribe\">\n        <div class=\"subscribe-box\">\n            <p class=\"subscribe-title\">Curated news for men, <br\/>delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n            <form class=\"subscribe-form\" method=\"POST\">\n                <div class=\"subscribe-input\">\n                    <label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"subscribe-email\">Email:<\/label>\n                    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"subscribe-email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\" required class=\"form-control\" autocomplete=\"on\" \/>\n                    <button type=\"submit\" class=\"button button-primary subscribe-button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"source\" value=\"article\" \/>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce\" name=\"_wpnonce\" value=\"e2df992756\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503330\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"form-result\"><\/div>\n            <\/form>\n            <p class=\"subscribe-copy\">Join the DMARGE newsletter \u2014 Be the first to receive the latest news and exclusive stories on style, travel, luxury, cars, and watches. Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p>Minutes later the streak is back, ticking, pinging, radiating heat from every orifice and cloaking the pit lane in the pungent aroma of red-hot brake pads. In a moment, it\u2019s our turn to head out on the track, but not before we take in every angle of the stunning Corvette E-Ray, the ultimate weapon in GMSV\u2019s newly expanded MY25 sports car range.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-new-corvette-e-ray-is-an-all-wheel-weapon\">The New Corvette E-Ray is an All-Wheel Weapon<\/h2><p>The big news in the updated range is the arrival of the Corvette E-Ray, the first-ever all-wheel-drive Corvette and the first to combine traditional V8 power with modern electric assistance to deliver a blistering 0-100km\/h time of 2.9 seconds.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-2008219639\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_2121757701 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_2121757701 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-2008219639\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_2121757701.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-2008219639\");});};adsQueue.push(load_2121757701);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>That\u2019s actually one-tenth of a second faster than the famously wondrous Z06, but a glance at the specs panel and the price list confirms there\u2019s no debate within GM as to which of the two carries the biggest stick.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-E-Ray--1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"Corvette and silver car parked in Melbourne.\" class=\"wp-image-503394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-E-Ray--1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-E-Ray--960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-E-Ray--640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-E-Ray--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-E-Ray--480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Corvette e-ray is the ultimate weapon in GMSV\u2019s newly expanded MY25 sports car range. Image: Corvette Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Priced from $336,000 AUD versus the <strong>E-Ray\u2019s more modest $275,000 AUD<\/strong>, this variant holds a vaunted place in the 70-year history of this iconic American sports car brand, thanks to its competition success against some of the world\u2019s great sports cars, including Porsche and Ferrari. Apparently, this thoroughbred racing pedigree and focus have informed practically every detail of the sleek coupe\u2019s development decisions.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-6217198\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1971947524 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1971947524 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-6217198\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1971947524.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-6217198\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1971947524);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>One of the most crucial calls that literally shaped the entire eighth-generation Corvette range is the location of the engine. The C8, as it\u2019s known, is the first Corvette ever to mount its engine behind the driver \u2013 something that\u2019s been a goal of Corvette engineers and designers for decades.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enter-the-z06-corvette-s-pinnacle-of-performance\">Enter the Z06, Corvette\u2019s Pinnacle of Performance<\/h2><p>Changing from the brand\u2019s stoically front-engined\/rear-drive layout to the mid-mounted rear-drive location favoured by practically every supercar worth its salt since the Lamborghini Miura, has fundamentally altered the Corvette\u2019s proportions, such that stylistically it does a very passable impression of a Ferrari 296 GTB.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-481697285\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1196970542 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1196970542 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-481697285\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1196970542.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-481697285\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1196970542);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Engine-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"Under the hood of a Melbourne Corvette.\" class=\"wp-image-503395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Engine-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Engine-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Engine-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Engine-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Engine-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new Corvette range has positioned the engine behind the driver. Image: Corvette Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The low and wide American supercar is not, however, a classically beautiful beast, thanks to pragmatic engineering decisions designed to make this thing as fast as mechanically possible.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We\u2019ve been pleasantly surprised with the new Corvette E-Ray. A lot of car for the money.<\/p><cite>Luc Wiesman \u2013 DMARGE<\/cite><\/blockquote>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1667572579\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1575628856 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1575628856 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-1667572579\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1575628856.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1667572579\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1575628856);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>The Z06 and E-Ray include almost comically wide rear haunches that fan out from behind the cabin to house massive 345\/25ZR21 Michelin Pilot Sport tyres. The tyres are staggered width, too, with smaller 275\/30ZR20 doughnuts up front.\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Rear-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"Corvette's rear wheel in Melbourne, dramatic shot.\" class=\"wp-image-503397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Rear-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Rear-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Rear-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Rear-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Rear-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Corvette\u2019s rear haunches have been widened to house massive 345\/25ZR21 Michelin Pilot Sport tyres. Image: Corvette Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Wander around the back and gaze through the rear screen and you\u2019re treated to an eyeful of the Z06\u2019s beating heart, Chevrolet\u2019s all-new 5.5-litre LT6 V8, the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever fitted to a production car (a sentence that must really anger people at Ferrari).<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-137068955\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1658776393 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1658776393 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-137068955\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1658776393.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-137068955\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1658776393);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>Punching out a mighty 475kw\/595Nm it\u2019s no coincidence our GMSV minders have chosen Sandown Raceway to display the E-Ray\u2019s wares. The 3.1km track is known as a power circuit, with front and back drag straights connecting its 13 turns.<\/p><p>You sit low and snug in the shapely GT2 seat, gripping a square-top-and-bottom steering wheel finished in gorgeous suede microfibre. Elsewhere, there\u2019s real carbon fibre and aluminium trim, real leather on the instrument panel and doors, and suede microfibre on the A-pillars and headliner. It may be race-bred but the E-Ray doesn\u2019t forgo creature comforts.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inside-the-cockpit-luxury-meets-performance\">Inside the Cockpit, Luxury meets Performance<\/h2><p>Ahead of the driver is a digital dash with prominent tacho and central speed display, offering selectable modes including Touring, Sport and Track. There\u2019s also a full colour heads-up display which changes as you change the modes and a bunch of other information in the dash pod.\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Dash-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"Corvette sports car interior with leather accents.\" class=\"wp-image-503396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Dash-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Dash-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Dash-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Dash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-E-Ray-Dash-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Corvette\u2019s digital dash is a thing of beauty. Image: Corvette Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>To the left and angled towards the driver is an 8.0-inch colour touchscreen with Gran Turismo-style graphics and all the usual climate, infotainment, and navigation systems. <\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1208293396\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_606998823 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_606998823 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-1208293396\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_606998823.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1208293396\");});};adsQueue.push(load_606998823);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>We didn\u2019t have time to go deep into the menus but noticed a Teen Driver mode, which allows restrictions to be placed on how the car operates. Even so, the thought of throwing the key fob of your 475kW Ferrari-eater to some pimply-faced hormone factory is just a little terrifying.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-Rear-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"Silver Corvette races in Melbourne by Schweppes billboard.\" class=\"wp-image-503398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-Rear-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-Rear-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-Rear-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-Rear-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Z06-Rear-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I wouldn\u2019t hand the keys to a teenage driver\u2026 but that\u2019s just me. Image: Corvette Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>A stern-faced professional driver accompanies us as we accelerate out of the pit lane for a sighting lap, noting that the unremarkable lumps and bumps towards the end of the main straight will feel very different as we turn up the wick.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-761875045\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_756603267 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_756603267 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-761875045\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_756603267.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-761875045\");});};adsQueue.push(load_756603267);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-putting-the-e-ray-through-its-paces\">Putting the E-Ray Through its Paces<\/h2><p>A lap later, with the velocity set to warp, he\u2019s proven right. It feels terrifying, the lumps threatening to kick us sideways into the scenery right at the point where we\u2019re standing hard on the E-Ray\u2019s vast Brembo Performance brakes to wash off speed for turn one.<\/p><p>Despite the buffeting, the E-Ray darts from apex to apex as if glued to the road, surgically sharp in a way its front-engine forebears never were, its phenomenal engine hurling it between bends with brutal intensity.\u00a0<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1473495258\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_2008665891 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_2008665891 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-1473495258\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_2008665891.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1473495258\");});};adsQueue.push(load_2008665891);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>The acceleration down the straights is insane, the wail behind our head from the flat-plane crank V8 rising to a crescendo as it strafes the 8600rpm redline. The soundtrack is at once deliciously intoxicating, and a bit terrifying \u2013 like a swarm of giant killer bees trapped in a jar strapped to the back of your head.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Feature-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"A silver Corvette races on Melbourne track.\" class=\"wp-image-503393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Feature-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Feature-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Feature-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Corvette-Feature-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new Corvette E-Ray will go 0-100km\/h in 3.0 seconds. Image: Corvette Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Drop the hammer from a standstill and the E-Ray will summon every one of its 475kW and 595Nm, pinning you relentlessly to the seat as it nails the benchmark 0-100km\/h sprint in a blink-and-you\u2019ll-miss-it 3.0 seconds.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-766165091\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1492896396 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1492896396 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-766165091\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1492896396.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-766165091\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1492896396);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>Yet despite the prodigious horsepower and eye-watering 313km\/h top speed, the engine, gearbox, brakes, steering and chassis all feel incredibly well developed and integrated, ensuring the car feels balanced and forgiving rather than twitchy and unsettled. There\u2019s no need for fancy heel-and-toe downshifts, either, thanks to the terrifically responsive eight-speed twin-clutch gearbox that fires home shifts with millisecond precision.<\/p><p>The Corvette is more than a repository for a great engine. 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