NEW YORK – Exactly 70 years after the Corvette debuted at Motorama in New York City, Chevrolet has returned to introduce the...
DETROIT – During today’s Xbox Games Showcase, Turn 10 Studios unveiled gameplay showing the 2023 No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R race car and 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, featured on the cover of the new “Forza Motorsport,” releasing on October 10, 2023. “Forza Motorsport,” the latest title in the Forza series that began in 2005, will be...
DETROIT – During today’s Xbox Games Showcase, Turn 10 Studios unveiled gameplay showing the 2023 No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R race car and 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, featured on the cover of the new “Forza Motorsport,” releasing on October 10, 2023. “Forza Motorsport,” the latest title in the Forza series that began in 2005, will be available globally on Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10 and 11 PCs via the Microsoft Store and Steam, and Xbox Game Pass for PC and console.
“All of us at Turn 10 Studios are excited for players to experience the generational leap in fidelity, immersion and realism of ‘Forza Motorsport,’ the most technically advanced and authentic racing game we’ve ever made,” said Chris Esaki, Creative Director of Forza Motorsport at Turn 10 Studios. “We’re equally proud of our relationship with General Motors and can’t wait for fans to experience the stunning 2023 No.01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R and 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray in-game when ‘Forza Motorsport’ launches on October 10.”
To secure this prominent placement on the new title, Cadillac and Chevrolet teams provided access to renderings and information about the Cadillac V-Series.R race car and Corvette E-Ray approximately a year prior to each car’s public debut. Once the vehicles were selected for the cover, still months prior to their respective reveals, Turn 10 Studios was invited to collect detailed reference photography of the cars, record real audio from development vehicles and secure vehicle performance data from engineers.
This work speaks to the level of detail Turn 10 Studios provides players in both the audio-visual spectacle of racing and the simulation of vehicle capabilities on the 20 photorealistic tracks featured in the game. This combination of strengths is attractive to Cadillac and Chevrolet because “Forza Motorsport” allows prospective and existing customers to experience vehicles and formulate opinions about them, potentially impacting purchase decisions and brand affinity.
Cadillac V-Series
The Cadillac V-Series.R — Cadillac’s third-generation prototype race car, continues Cadillac Racing’s heritage of winning on the racetrack, including victories at Sebring and Laguna Seca this year. It was co-developed by Cadillac Racing, Cadillac Design and Dallara, and incorporates distinctive Cadillac design elements, such as vertical lighting and floating blades.
“This is a big year for Cadillac Racing and Cadillac’s V-Series performance vehicles. We’re celebrating 20 years of V-Series and are fresh off a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the world’s greatest endurance races,” said Meagan Quinn, Cadillac V-Series marketing manager. “We’re excited for our fans to race and experience the Cadillac V-Series.R themselves, and for performance enthusiasts around the world to experience Cadillac V-Series.”
The Cadillac V-Series.R will only ever be driven by a select few of the world’s best racing drivers. Putting the race car in “Forza Motorsport” allows a truly global audience to get a taste of that experience on the very same tracks where the car competes for victories in real life.
High-performance GT3 racecar focused on customer teams
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chevrolet today debuted the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R racecar, a year before it makes its competition debut at the 2024 Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Making its public debut at Daytona International Speedway ahead of Saturday’s Rolex 24, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R is Chevrolet’s...
High-performance GT3 racecar focused on customer teams
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chevrolet today debuted the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R racecar, a year before it makes its competition debut at the 2024 Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Making its public debut at Daytona International Speedway ahead of Saturday’s Rolex 24, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R is Chevrolet’s first racecar that fully meets FIA technical regulations for GT3 cars.
First-ever eAWD Corvette E-Ray uses an advanced electrified propulsion system in addition to its 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8 enabling all-season performance and composure — and 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds1
First-ever eAWD Corvette E-Ray uses an advanced electrified propulsion system in addition to its 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8 enabling all-season performance and composure — and 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds1
NEW YORK – Exactly 70 years after the Corvette debuted at Motorama in New York City, Chevrolet has returned to introduce the first-ever electrified Corvette with all-wheel-drive and a powerful 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8, the 2024 E-Ray.
“In 1953, the enthusiastic reaction to the Chevrolet Corvette concept kicked off seven decades of passion, performance and American ingenuity,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors president. “E-Ray, as the first electrified, all-wheel-drive Corvette, takes it a step further and expands the promise of what Corvette can deliver.”
Developed to be the Corvette owners can arrive in anywhere, no matter the season, the new E-Ray — available in removeable roof coupe and hardtop convertible models — uses electrification to enhance the driving experience with intense straight-line performance, all-weather confidence and sure-footed grand touring capabilities that can only be achieved with eAWD.
E-Ray is also the only sports car pairing two separate propulsion systems to provide naturally aspirated V-8 power with electrified responsiveness powered by eAWD, making it one like none.
“Corvette has been a halo for Chevrolet since 1953,” said Scott Bell, vice president of Chevrolet. “E-Ray’s unprecedented blend of confidence, luxury performance, sophistication and style provides a new reason for more people to experience Corvette.”
The E-Ray is the quickest production Corvette in history, clocking a 2.5-second 0-60 mph time1 before breezing through the quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds1.
“Corvettes must provide an exhilarating driving experience on backroads and tracks, and E-Ray nails it,” said Tadge Juechter, executive chief engineer, Corvette. “The electrification technology enhances the feeling of control in all conditions, adding an unexpected degree of composure.”
A near immediate feeling of thrust from low-end torque is core to the Corvette driving experience, and the E-Ray packs plenty of it. Power comes from the 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8, putting 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque to the rear axle. It is complemented by an electric motor that channels an additional 160 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque through the front wheels via a 1.9 kWh battery pack, which is located between the seats. In total, E-Ray produces a combined 655 horsepower from both the electric motor and Small Block V-8.
First-ever all-wheel drive and electrified Corvette, the 2024 E-Ray, makes dramatic debut on the ice
NEW YORK – Today, the first-ever electrified Chevrolet Corvette, the 2024 E-Ray, was revealed in dramatic fashion at The Rink at Rockefeller Center, performing advanced maneuvers on the ice to showcase the vehicle’s eAWD capabilities, while...
First-ever all-wheel drive and electrified Corvette, the 2024 E-Ray, makes dramatic debut on the ice
NEW YORK – Today, the first-ever electrified Chevrolet Corvette, the 2024 E-Ray, was revealed in dramatic fashion at The Rink at Rockefeller Center, performing advanced maneuvers on the ice to showcase the vehicle’s eAWD capabilities, while also marking 70 years of performance and innovation for Corvette.
Exactly 70 years ago, on Jan. 17, 1953, Corvette made its world debut at GM Motorama in New York City.
“In honor of Corvette’s momentous debut in New York City, we returned exactly 70 years later to expand the idea of what a Corvette can deliver with the electrified all-wheel drive Corvette E-Ray,” said Scott Bell, vice president of Global Chevrolet.
The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray will be on display at center ice at the Rockefeller Center for the duration of the day on Jan. 17.
To the Moon and Track
Developing the world’s most powerful naturally aspirated production V8 took seven years and meant overcoming numerous engineering obstacles. A few of the engineers who solved those problems talk about how they did it.
In the age of turbo- and electric-boosted four-bangers, General Motors chose to go...
To the Moon and Track
Developing the world’s most powerful naturally aspirated production V8 took seven years and meant overcoming numerous engineering obstacles. A few of the engineers who solved those problems talk about how they did it.
In the age of turbo- and electric-boosted four-bangers, General Motors chose to go bold when it came time to power the 2023 Corvette Z06. So big, in fact, that development of the Z06’s 5.5-liter LT6 engine was nicknamed Project Gemini, a nod (in part) to NASA’s early manned spaceflight program in the 1960s. The result? The world’s most powerful naturally aspirated production V8, producing an eye-popping 670 horsepower at 8400 rpm. Plus, a set of massive twin-throttle bodies, a variable tuned intake manifold, and a glorious quad exhaust.
This rocket launch is the endgame of a seven-year passion project for a Corvette development team that includes Corvette executive chief engineer Tadge Juechter, global powertrain/engine chief engineer Jordan Lee, and Corvette vehicle performance manager Alexander MacDonald. We sat down with all three as they discussed the challenges that came with building their dream Corvette.
Jordan Lee: We built our first prototypes in September 2015. We wanted an engine that was true to the Corvette DNA and yet unlike any conventional Small Block engine that we’ve done in the past. So: Double overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, unique cylinder block, and a sophisticated dry sump lube system. Small Block history is “near and dear” to Corvette, so we kept our historic 4.4-inch bore center dimension.
We were looking for a name that would stick with us. We really liked that astronauts in the late ’60s and ’70s drove Corvettes; they got a pretty lucrative deal I think to lease the car for a dollar a year. We came up with Project Gemini. Gemini is Latin for twins, and the engine carries that theme with two intake plenums, two throttle bodies, two camshafts per cylinder head, etc. The fact that this was our moonshot — essentially, the most complicated and sophisticated engine we’ve ever come up with — made Gemini the perfect name for us.
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