wfoZ06

The E-Ray was videoed going through its testing.
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/12...y-undisguised/

neoattilahun

That ERay looks angry - and beautiful! I am pretty sure that I will pass on the Z07 package, and will want a lighter color, but visually it is a killer. Looking forward to hearing the specifications.

foreignbishop

More than likely an unwrapped early Z06 mule than the eRay. "The Drive" had the same story. I don't think GM would uncover the GS/ERAY this early and there are usually some indicators (differences) between the Z and the GS that I don't see here assuming there will be some.

wfoZ06

This car has a Z06 rear facia but with the C8 Stingray exhaust ports.

foreignbishop

Yes, there were plenty of Z06 mules running around in camo before the reveal and at the Nürburgring that had the side exist exhaust. They're the Z06 mules before the center exhaust was finalized. They talk about it in some videos relating to the Z06's reveal.

VER

The 5 minute video is so annoying. Clicked through like four places and it was all just talking so I left.

smithers

Ehhh... I'm more inclined to think it was just an early Z06 test car with the old exhaust and they recently removed the camo wrap. Removed the wing to remove the camo, just haven't put the wing back on yet. The wing mounts are there. Or maybe it was a heavy camo car that was going around without the wing installed.

JABCAT

everything else on it is Z06 (wheels, brakes, aero). Just poor reporting to get clicks.

lostsoul

haha.. except you guys skipped over the part where they said it sounded like a regular sting ray. Hearing them both would be hard to get them mixed up.

Im gonna get my e-ray faster then 80% of the Z06 buyers.. AWD, more TQ, tq vectoring , cheaper, no gas guzzler tax and I save the planet.. win win all around.




.. just have to wait another year =-/

smithers

lol that's not even what it said. It only said it sounded "much different" than the Z06. A completely different exhaust will do that.

Who knows... maybe they will trickle out a video once the pictures stop getting clicks. The seemingly actual real erays that have been seen on video sounded just like the stingray.

WalterSobchak

Except they aren’t the stingray exhaust tips. They are different and it’s been covered so many times. This an Early Z06/Z07 with the wing removed, but you can see the attachment points. Also in several YouTube videos GM has actually explained the early mules and given rides in them.

Nothing to see here move along people.

mikelj

If it has an electric motor, I'll pass.....

Tusaz

So some of you actually think that damn near 2 months after the official z06 reveal, with Chevy even going in depth explaining the work that went into the exhaust revision, that not only are they still driving around “old z06 test mules” but they’re also dressing them up in z07 packages and carbon fiber wheels as well? Someone explain the logic of that to me please.

Chrisrokc

Its going to be real fun if tuning gets figured out. The e-ray will be the car to get.

smithers

Why would they just scrap the cars if there is good testing value in them? Like the older cars have higher mileage on the engines. It's not like its a car they just built in the last two months. It's likely one that been in use for a year or two or even more and they just removed the camo since the car has been revealed.

Here's a clip at the reveal time where Aaron Link takes someone on a ride and explains that is one of the older cars and doesn't have the final exhaust. They are obviously still using those cars.


How about you explain the logic of them driving around in a car that hasn't been officially announced, revealed, or anything like that with zero camo on it lol When have they ever done that?

Red Mist Rulz

Yes. Still putting many thousands of test miles on the LT6, which won't be affected by the exhaust. Why would the e-Ray have all the Z06 aero and CF wheels? Your own argument makes the point that only the Z06 would have all the Z06 goodies. They're not even going to offer the CF wheels on the "base" Z06, only the Z07, so there's zero chance they're going to offer them on the e-ray.

Tusaz

So with that logic you’re saying because it doesn’t have camo on it means this ain’t it? The lack of camo is the difference maker?? lol ok.

For all we know the visual similarity to the z06 allows them to test the car in plain sight.

Tusaz

I’m not making an “argument” one way or the other, I’m going z06 I couldn’t care less about the eray. I was interested as to why the reaction was an unequivocal “that aint it” when it absolutely could be.

66ImpalaLT1

There's no axles visible in the front hub. I am inclined to think this is not an E-ray.

WalterSobchak

They don't scrap the mules the day of the reveal. They didn't dress it up in Z07 it's an early Z07 mule. They can test so the mechanicals on a car that is not yet in production. They are even giving the press rides in them.

Or to your logic they put a Z07 package on an E-ray (even though it has the wrong tips for the Eray) and revealed it a year early without a big presentation.


Early Z07 mule notice the tips

Notice the tips

Eray mule has LT2/Stingray tips
covered to death.