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The Corvette is going hybrid – and that's making it even faster

The Corvette E-Ray is a mid-engine sportscar with a powerful V8 ... and a small electric motor up front. Meet the latest version of the venerable sports car model.

The newest Corvette is, well, Corvette-y: A 495-horsepower V8. Zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds. A quarter mile in 10.5 seconds.

But there's a major difference between the 2024 Corvette E-Ray and every other Corvette ever unveiled by Chevrolet: this one is a hybrid, with both a

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