The 2024 Corvette is all about performance, but sometimes, all you want to do is sit back and relax. Luckily, the Vette offers a number of different drive modes to tailor the driving experience exactly how you want. Now, we’re going over all the Drive Modes on offer for the C8 2024 Corvette.
The various 2024 Corvette drive modes are available through the Driver Mode Control (DMC) system, and tailor the vehicle’s performance to suit the driving condition, or to simply satisfy personal preference. The modes on offer include Weather, Tour, Sport, and Track, along with two customizable modes: My Mode and Z-Mode. There’s also a selection of Drive Modes specific to the hybrid-powered Corvette E-Ray. Each setting adjusts various vehicle systems, such as the powertrain, suspension, steering, and braking, in order to optimize the car’s dynamics for specific conditions or preferences.
Modes | My Mode | Weather | Tour | Sport | Track | Z-Mode |
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Cluster Display | Tour (Default), Sport, Track, Weather (with any info tile setup) | Weather | Tour | Sport | Track | Tour, Sport, Track, Weather (with any info tile setup) |
Throttle Progression | Tour | Weather | Tour | Sport | Track | Tour, Sport, Track, Weather |
Trans Shift Mode (if equipped) | Tour | Weather | Tour | Sport | Track | Tour, Sport, Track, Weather |
Active Fuel Management | Enabled (in 4th – 8th gear for mLSD vehicles) | Enabled (in 4th – 8th gear for mLSD vehicles) | Enabled (in 4th – 8th gear) | Enabled (in 5th – 8th gear) | Disable | Tour, Sport, Track, Weather |
Performance Traction or Competitive Driving Mode Availability | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Comp Mode (available) | PTM (available) | PTM (available) |
Engine Sound | Stealth, Tour, Sport, Track | Stealth | Tour | Sport | Track | Stealth, Tour, Sport, Track |
Steering | Tour, Sport, Track | Tour | Tour | Sport | Track | Tour, Sport, Track |
Suspension (if equipped with Magnetic Ride) | Tour, Sport, Track | Tour | Tour | Sport | Track | Tour, Sport, Track |
Brake Response | Tour, Sport, Track | Tour | Tour | Sport | Track | Tour, Sport, Track |
For the daily driver, Tour mode offers a balanced blend of comfort and performance, ideal for regular city and highway journeys. Switch to Sport mode, and the Corvette tightens its reflexes for more spirited driving, automatically downshifting and sharpening the suspension. Track mode escalates the car’s capabilities to racetrack levels, maximizing handling and engine sound.
Engine Sound | Steering | Suspension | Brake Feel | |
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Stealth | X | - | - | - |
Tour | X | X | X | X |
Sport | X | X | X | X |
Track | X | X | X | X |
Unique to the 2024 Corvette are the My Mode and Z-Mode settings, which allow drivers to personalize the driving dynamics extensively. In My Mode, users can set their preferred specifications for engine sound, steering feel, and suspension tightness, ensuring the car behaves exactly as desired during regular driving. Z-Mode takes customization further, aimed at enthusiasts looking to fine-tune their experience for dynamic driving or track days, with even deeper adjustments available in the powertrain and chassis settings.
Engine Sound | Steering | Suspension | Engine Shift | Brake Feel | PTM | |
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Stealth | X | - | - | - | - | - |
Weather | - | - | - | X | - | - |
Tour | X | X | X | X | X | - |
Sport | X | X | X | X | X | - |
Track | X | X | X | X | X | - |
Off | - | - | - | - | - | X |
Wet | - | - | - | - | - | X |
Dry | - | - | - | - | - | X |
Sport | - | - | - | - | - | X |
Race 1 | - | - | - | - | - | X |
Race 2 | - | - | - | - | - | X |
Additionally, the C8 Corvette E-Ray offers Stealth and Shuttle Mode. These modes leverage the Corvette’s electric power for near-silent operation or enhanced battery management, such as the innovative Hybrid Battery Charging (Charge+) feature, which prepares the vehicle for maximum performance by rapidly charging the battery.
As a reminder, the 2024 Corvette rides on the GM Y2 platform, with production taking place at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky.
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Comments
I’ll bite how is the My Mode and Z mode settings unique exclusively to the 2024 Corvette –
That’s funny, my 2023 c8 allows me to do the same thing in my mode and z mode that is unique to the 2024!