Video: 2023 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray Hybrid spied testing with Z06

The 2023 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray has been filmed at the Nüburgring in Germany, testing alongside the high-performance Z06 variant.

The E-Ray is the expected name of the electrified Corvette, following trademark applications from Chevrolet in 2015 and again in 2020, and will likely pair the 6.2-litre V8 from the standard C8 with at least one electric motor.

It’s unclear at this stage whether the E-Ray will be a traditional hybrid, offering low-speed battery-powered driving, or if the Corvette will gain a plug-in hybrid powertrain – allowing an electric-only driving range of up to 70 kilometres.

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In the video, posted by YouTube channel CarSpyMedia, the E-Ray can be heard pulling into the Nüburgring entrance on silent electric power – before the V8 engine fires into life and the car continues on its way.

The 2023 Corvette Z06 can also be seen undergoing testing, with the car’s widely-reported 5.5-litre V8 providing a distinctive high-pitched soundtrack thanks to its flat-plane crank – an engine note more often associated with Italian supercars.

It’s the second time we’ve spied the Z06 at the Nüburgring in recent times.

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First image of the 2023 Corvette Z06.

Industry whispers suggest the Z06 will offer somewhere between 450kW and 485kW, with a future ZR1 variant rumoured to be in the works, using twin turbochargers to push the V8’s output to more than 630kW.

Some US media outlets have also suggested a hybrid version of the ZR1 is on the drawing board for 2025. Called the Zora, the vehicle is said to use dual electric motors together with the twin-turbo 5.5-litre engine to produce as much as 750kW.

A spokesperson for GMSV in Australia told MOTOR last month the first shipments of the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette C8 are expected to land on our shores before the end of the year.