View Poll Results: Are you switching your order to an E-Ray or sticking with the Z06?
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Z06 or E-Ray
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Just for the sake of clarification here but, the poll is the Z06 or the E-Ray. While naming conventions here haven't been locked down, suffice to say that we are discussing the hybrid LT2 model, not the fully electric one. I'm not sure if the name for a fully electric model has leaked yet.
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Sold my 2014 HD Ultra Limited and my 2012 Callaway Camaro SC572 to get here. Will miss my 6 speed manual but I’m really lovin’ my paddles and mid-engine feel.
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So they're only going to have one year with the SR and Z06 being built before they add the E-Ray. Am I wrong to think Z06 build numbers are going out the window and will be significantly lower than everyone originally predicted? I'm also starting to think the Z06 line will not be available for 'years' to come, and not everyone who wants one will get one. Seems strange to release another variant only a year removed from the Z06 reveal. Has Chevy done this in the past?
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Took delivery February 24 at NCM of my first-ever Corvette and I’m on Stingray’s Future Variant List for an e-Ray. Did not consider Z06; a great car just not for me.
Sold my 2014 HD Ultra Limited and my 2012 Callaway Camaro SC572 to get here. Will miss my 6 speed manual but I’m really lovin’ my paddles and mid-engine feel.
Sold my 2014 HD Ultra Limited and my 2012 Callaway Camaro SC572 to get here. Will miss my 6 speed manual but I’m really lovin’ my paddles and mid-engine feel.
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So they're only going to have one year with the SR and Z06 being built before they add the E-Ray. Am I wrong to think Z06 build numbers are going out the window and will be significantly lower than everyone originally predicted? I'm also starting to think the Z06 line will not be available for 'years' to come, and not everyone who wants one will get one. Seems strange to release another variant only a year removed from the Z06 reveal. Has Chevy done this in the past?
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Congrats! And you do realize you are exactly the “new buyer” Corvette was targeting with the launch of the C8. Sorry abt the HD sale, I ride as well. If you haven’t already, highly recommend the Ron Fellows 2 Day Corvette School! I did, and I can still only drive my C8 to 70% of its capability, not sure what folks are gonna do with the Z06 (wife has deposit on one) on the streets. Hope a 2 wheeler shows back up in your future!
And Yes, I plan on taking advantage of the NCM Delivery discount and attending Ron Fellows. Had the opportunity to experience Lime Rock in my Camaro and it was exhilarating and very humbling. Now for the comparison.
P.S. The HD exit was a condition by the Mrs. C'e la vie.
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I doubt that will happen, not enough room, unless GM goes with a V6 or a flux capacitor, which I also doubt. From day 1 the C8 had provision for batteries in the tunnel and motors up front.
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Just for the sake of clarification here but, the poll is the Z06 or the E-Ray. While naming conventions here haven't been locked down, suffice to say that we are discussing the hybrid LT2 model, not the fully electric one. I'm not sure if the name for a fully electric model has leaked yet.
Last edited by PRE-Z06; Apr 27, 2022 at 08:30 AM.
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I am not sure how this video would convince anyone to switch from a Z06 to an E-Ray.
Anyone who has driven a hybrid knows the battery does not stay fully charged all the time. So then the performance drops when you want it. To each his own.
Anyone who has driven a hybrid knows the battery does not stay fully charged all the time. So then the performance drops when you want it. To each his own.
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I agree that my 1st all electric car would be fine as a daily driver but the E- ray still has a gas burner going for it & the torque of the electric motors