The 2024 Chevy Corvette E-Ray brings a fresh approach to Chevrolet’s famous sports car as the first hybrid Chevy Corvette C8 model and the first Vette offering all-wheel drive, together enabling the fastest zero-to-sixty acceleration time in the lineup.
The 2024 Chevy Corvette E-Ray’s front-axle electric motor also enables inclusion of the Stealth Mode among its features, which GM Authority is taking a closer look at today with the how-to video below.
Chevy engineers brought this video to the Chevrolet YouTube channel, coming in just under two minutes in length. The video is brief because Stealth Mode is designed to be very easy to engage and use, with only a few basic instructions needed.
To enable Stealth Mode, the driver must choose to engage it before starting their Corvette E-Ray, with the mode only accessible when the vehicle is parked and turned off. The steps to engage the mode are as follows:
- Press the brake
- Move the driver mode knob to activate the EV selection menu
- Select Stealth Mode in the menu
- Press the starter button
Once activated, Stealth Mode enables driving the Corvette E-Ray using the electric motor only, causing the vehicle to drive almost silently. The electric-only, front-axle propulsion has a range of three to four miles, varying according to the driving style plus road and weather conditions. The vehicle can drive at up to 45 mph in Stealth Mode.
Chevy engineer Stefan Frick notes “we wanted to give people the option to drive their car stealthily.” In practical terms, this means the ICE engine powering the rear axle remains “dormant until the driver is ready to unleash that visceral feel that you’re used to.” As a reminder, the electric motor and the E-Ray’s naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine working together develop a total of 655 horsepower.
Exiting Stealth Mode can occur in several different ways. The V8 engine engages when the E-Ray exceeds the three to four miles range that the electric motor can handle on its own, when the driver accelerates sharply, or when the driver pushes the car’s speed above 45 miles per hour.
Check out the full how-to video below:
The GM Y2 platform provides structure for the 2024 E-Ray. Production is currently under way at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky.
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Comments
The Ford Energi models of the Fusion and C-Max have an EV Only mode to drive up to 15 miles on electricity only. This is the best hybrid/electric mode. Only the Chevy Volt and the Cadillac ELR can drive entirely in EV Mode because they have a larger battery. Some Volt owners never used their gasoline fuel in a year.
The ads blocking access to your presentation are insufferable! Remove them or lose me as a subscriber!!!!
Agree. Had to delete pop up ads blocking the 2 minute video 4 different times!
Just wait 10 seconds and you can click on the X to not allow the ads
I like stealth mode. Power and quiet elegance.
Now if only the Mustangs thT have insanely loud exhaust would get the message
Another solution in search of a problem. You are stupid enough to run out of gas and have 15 miles to find a station???
Praised by stalkers I’m sure.
There have been virtually no Eray’s produced yet for regular production and we get info on how to drive in stealth mode. The rollout has been pushed back a few times and is in super slow cautious mode right now. Maybe in six months we will start seeing expected monthly production.
Not sure about what motivates Corvette buyers….. Base model around $60,000. This tepid hybrid is $40,000 more at least.
Plenty of expensive paint schemes and stripes – all optional extras…
I guess compared to the ridiculous Cadillac Celestiq it makes sense as it is around $200,000 cheaper.
Base model stingray is 70k, base Eray 105k
Stealth mode is a car thief’s dream – just enough range to get out of the owner’s neighborhood. Also, in legitimate use, you’ll be firing up a cold ICE engine with no warm-up period ‘when you want more power’ than the electric motor can deliver.
Hey GM Owner, you are not exactly correct. I owned Volts and they were programmed to automatically switch to gas every now then if the owner was running only on battery because gas goes stale in a year or less. The Volt (which was a great little car) was designed to burn the 9 gallons of gas it could hold in the course of a year so as not to damage gas engine, fuel lines, etc. It was thoughtful, smart engineering, though I sometimes found it weird to be running on electricity with plenty left and suddenly the gas engine would fire up.
Mr. Howland, I generally appreciate your comments here as knowledgeable and thoughtful, but come on. The E-Vette is not a competitor to the base Stingray. It’s 160 more horsepower, awd, much faster acceleration, etc. It’s a closer comparison to the Z06, and similarly priced, though not track focused. BTW, I don’t have a Celestiq, but so far my wife is loving her Lyriq (which admittedly is only 30 days old and about 1500 miles).
Thanks I guess Steven B.
I thought Stealth mode went out of existence when it was mandated that all such cars have a ‘spaceman noise’ nowadays.
My old Tesla Roadster (about 12 years ago now) was totally silent in the neighborhood before such all mandated sounds came about…. Why is the ERAY exempt?
As I say, not sure exactly what the appeal of that car is, but then again, people could have asked me the same question about the pricey roadster… To each his own.
One of the best things about owning Corvettes for the last 45 years is the great American V8 roar. Who in gods name would want to silenece that sound ? As mike said just a thief.
The ad copy voiced by this kid on the video shows how out of touch gm can be sometimes.
He says ‘like having two cars in one”.
Are you kidding?
‘One’ car that will go 5 miles up to 45 mph.
Your “other’ car that, well, you know.
That’s a real pair to choose from.
And only Stealth for 3 to 4 miles. If there is a mandated pedestrian warning, then it makes noise up to about 25 mph and Stealth Mode REALLY only exists between 25 and 45, but by then you are almost out of Juice.
My 12 year old Roadster at least was stealthy for around 200 miles. epa rated 247, but only got that twice the whole time I owned the car, but Tesla has always gotten away with exaggerating range. The latest gag is the ‘500 mile’ Cyber Truck costs much more than they said plus gets only 250 miles. Unless you want to carry around a battery brick in the back – then supposedly it will get 320. But remember, Tesla is giving out that number so don’t hold your breath…
The Corvette is a sharp looking car I have to admit.. I guess kids nowadays need cars with plenty of dents in them – all cars seem to have them.. I like smoother lines on a car, but that’s just me.
I predict a rise in pedestrians struck by vehicles they never heard coming. Not everyone pays attention. Loud pipes save lives!
Well that’s fine when leaving your house, but you can’t get into stealth mode for the trip home while driving in normal ICE mode. How you supposed to sneak in around 3 AM without alerting the neighbors? You’d have to pull over, shut it off, and the go through the stealth start-up again.
All the hype about having a stealth mode which 99% of E-Ray owners will never use. After two years, GM should generate a report from the E-Rays stealth mode data which will show how often the stealth mode was used and for how long.