E-ray! Prefer the combined deeper sound of the regular v8 and electric motor whine. Cheaper than z06, and better every day driver. As he said I think the Z06 is better for track use, and folks who would take advantage of that.
It looks like you came to the same conclusion I did, and I went out of my way to get one of the very first 2024 ERays produced. I love all three Corvette models, but for me, the ERay is best! ⚡⚡⚡
Genuine shame that you guys don’t get the US spec Z06s with the central exit exhaust tips without OPF. Those sound absolutely MANIACAL, and are unbelievably loud stock.
@danieldickerson4838 Australia has a habit of taking all the fun out of the best you guys produce in the USA, don't get me onto the great 2nd amendment in the USA, of course, they definitely took the fun out of gun ownership too🤔🤔🤔 but all in all, still is a great place to live if you just avoid thinking about Australia's similarities to reading 1984🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My main question what would be faster in a straight line Eray or z06 I never track my cars but I still like having something fast and fun to cut up in and make content I go to alot of car meets and race ppl so need to know asap
I have the Eray and the usability of the thing on the street is fantastic. Pulls like a train at any speed, don't have to wake up the neighborhood to get torque and it's a great everyday car in all conditions. 4 wheel drive makes it safer, more fun on the street and much more practical as a daily drive supercar at 1/3 or 1/4 the price of a Lambo, Mclaren or Ferrari with looks and performance that challenge the more expensive imports. Reliable V8 that you can probably drive for a couple hundred thousand miles unlike the flat plane crank Z06 engine which will need a rebuild or replacement at 80-100K so if you are going to drive the car mainly on the street and rarely track the Eray is a no brainer choice. If you are going to mainly track the car then it's the Z06.
Agreed and many Z06 owners are not taking that into account. The LT2 been out for a while on many more cars and based off the LT1 which is solid. As with anything cr@p happens, but I suggest Z06 owners get the extended warranties. Hell with the E-ray or base I would still do it. the DCT alone would hurt replacing. lol
If you do a little math, the Z06 is $5,000 more. You also get hit with a gas guzzler tax here in the states for $3,000 (but not on the Eray). And you get the Carbon Ceramic Brakes free. On the Z06 it costs $8,500. So that comes out to $16,500.
Z06 for me !!!! In this video, the Z06 engine was complete muted and the Eray full volume In person the Z06 sounds so much better than is no comparable
Apparently, the Aussie Z06’s get the Eero exhaust limits completely decimating the car’s sound and thus its personality. I don’t think you can accurately compare the two cars when one is hamstrung to that degree.
Are these Wayne's cars, pretty sure he has both eray and z06 models in his garage and an older c8 from memory. These are definitely high class problems🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm in an Amplify Orange C8 3LT and just in heaven, these next level models are just needing lottery wins for me to achieve but just beautiful pieces of machinery..Im tempted like Wayne to say for value for money, the eray is tremendously good $$$ for what you get. The Z06, hate they made so many changes to the Aussie model but nothing money can't fix I'm assuming? I will just have to keep loving my 3LT C8 with 450 kms on it, so my goal, get it run in, then the next level fun begins 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 cheers Brenton vk3cm Tangambalanga North East Victoria Australia ❤❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 PS GREAT REVIEW ❤❤❤❤
A note on your camera work here, a forward facing view is really a must and then edit the switch between it and you. I also think the standard C8 is the pick of the bunch, cheaper, lighter and still rather quick. God speed.
I have the C8 Stingray and its a hell of a car. I have a deposit down on an E-Ray though because its just faster everywhere, looks better and pulls in the mid range where the base Stingray lacks since it only has 500HP. Cant go wrong with any of them though!
The Eray is 7 seconds slower around VIR. For those of you who don't know, that is an eternity. The Z06 is slower off the line to 60, and then is better than the Eray in every other way.
E-ray destroys the Z06 everywhere other than the track. On the track the Z06 destroys everything. (The E-ray is still very competitive on the track, but the Z06 is on another level) If you are a track focused guy its a no brainer, but for most of us the E-Ray as a daily driver is a far superior vehicle. For me 90% of my fun comes light to light, launch to launch, and the E-ray just smashes everything there.
@@RenBartlett except the weight up front is highly noticeable in an eray. If all you are doing is going in a straight line, eray wins. But if you ever plan to turn, the eray is at a big disadvantage.
@@sp1pilot Simply not true. The E-ray is extremely capable on the track, beating the Stingray on every single track that it ha attempted. The order is always (from slowest to fastest) Stingray, E-ray, Z06, and each has a similar gap in time between them. Bottom line is the E-ray wrecks it everywhere. It just happens that the Z06 is an absolute track monster and will eat your lunch, even if you are an extremely capable track car like the E-ray is.
@@sp1pilothave you ever driven one? On short tracks where you wont deplete the battery, i bet the eray is way more competitive. I havent driven a stingray or z06, but the eray will pull the front end around in tighter turns. The mass over the front, if anything, helps grip with the electric motor.
Love your review .l love the zo6 but after I saw how you could not stop smiling around that track with ERay.i may consider.che king it out b4 buying Zo6. Your face.said alot thank you
Eray is just another electric car, fast but soulless. I went Z06 because I love the engine and the sound it makes. It will only be more rare in the future as more and more cars and trucks go electric. I am not a hater on electric cars, I own a Tesla and Rivian.
@@therightcar I strongly disagree! The Flat Plane Crank in the ZO6 is pure Adrenaline. Ferrari 458 sound. The eRay is created electronic noise mixed with the v8.
@@Futbolyautos21 🤣 That's fake electric noise vs a screaming flat plane crank V8. Obviously, you've never driven a ZO6. I have one parked next to a Tesla, a TRX and a Hellcat in my garage. How's the Camry? 🤣
@Hellcat-pg5pq don't be paranoid hahaha my message was to the original one ,not to your answer I own a Z06 to ,and I did own a C8 Stingray but I wasn't happy with the sound so trade in it for the Z06 than sounds X10 better I'm with you my friend
…@ $55,999…my Tesla 3 performance is just as fast…handling is great…no gas…carries 3 golf bags…and 5 people…so I could but 6 more teslas…just hard to justify the price, no matter how great these cars are built…and if you don’t like a Tesla, then buy an IONIQ 5 N…however , without a doubt I would consider the all electric Vette…which would blow these cars off the track…and there is no way in heck that one should cost a penny over $160,000…of course for another $160,000 you can pay for a nice sound and get the Z….
E-ray is also faster than the Z06 everywhere other than the track and at extremely high speeds that none of us ever reach in city driving and racing. Its a much better daily driver in my opinion but the Z06 is a track beast, if that is your focus, or if you love the FPC engine sound.
The eray combined electric and v8 sound is great!
Agree - it sounds amazing!
Matt's laugh and smile while driving the Eray was priceless.
I'd go the E-Ray cause I'd put a custom cam in it.......... and BOOM........ power! with the 4 wheel drive launch ...
Brilliant review, that was so much fun 😁😁😁
Thanks so much. Please share it with anyone you think would love it too!
The smile on your face says it all. I felt like I was in the passenger seat while watching.
Hey matt, looks like you had a great time😎. The Corvette looks unreal.
That look of pure joy!! In a hybrid!
Great review Matt. Think i want one!
Thank you! Glad you found it fun.
Lotto tickets in. 🙏🤙🍻
Me too 😜
Great video keep up the good work
Thanks!
E-ray! Prefer the combined deeper sound of the regular v8 and electric motor whine. Cheaper than z06, and better every day driver. As he said I think the Z06 is better for track use, and folks who would take advantage of that.
It looks like you came to the same conclusion I did, and I went out of my way to get one of the very first 2024 ERays produced. I love all three Corvette models, but for me, the ERay is best! ⚡⚡⚡
Is that sound actually "electric motor whine" as he states in the video, or is it fake noise pumped through the speakers that can be turned off?
Genuine shame that you guys don’t get the US spec Z06s with the central exit exhaust tips without OPF. Those sound absolutely MANIACAL, and are unbelievably loud stock.
Yep, Australian rules don’t allow it. Though I’m sure some owners will mod it.
@danieldickerson4838 Australia has a habit of taking all the fun out of the best you guys produce in the USA, don't get me onto the great 2nd amendment in the USA, of course, they definitely took the fun out of gun ownership too🤔🤔🤔 but all in all, still is a great place to live if you just avoid thinking about Australia's similarities to reading 1984🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@therightcar i'm looking at getting one and i most definitly will be modding it if i do
GREAT review. Your smile said it all....
My main question what would be faster in a straight line Eray or z06 I never track my cars but I still like having something fast and fun to cut up in and make content I go to alot of car meets and race ppl so need to know asap
Eray
Weapons indeed
I'll take both right! 😊
Haha!
FFS Matt! How could you refrain from swearing for so long ? 😂
Love your work, mate👍🏽
Haha thanks mate.
I have the Eray and the usability of the thing on the street is fantastic. Pulls like a train at any speed, don't have to wake up the neighborhood to get torque and it's a great everyday car in all conditions. 4 wheel drive makes it safer, more fun on the street and much more practical as a daily drive supercar at 1/3 or 1/4 the price of a Lambo, Mclaren or Ferrari with looks and performance that challenge the more expensive imports. Reliable V8 that you can probably drive for a couple hundred thousand miles unlike the flat plane crank Z06 engine which will need a rebuild or replacement at 80-100K so if you are going to drive the car mainly on the street and rarely track the Eray is a no brainer choice. If you are going to mainly track the car then it's the Z06.
Great intel mate. Thanks - you’re a lucky fella to have an E-Ray! Great car. Hope I get to drive it in “the real world” one day.
Agreed and many Z06 owners are not taking that into account. The LT2 been out for a while on many more cars and based off the LT1 which is solid. As with anything cr@p happens, but I suggest Z06 owners get the extended warranties. Hell with the E-ray or base I would still do it. the DCT alone would hurt replacing. lol
If you do a little math, the Z06 is $5,000 more. You also get hit with a gas guzzler tax here in the states for $3,000 (but not on the Eray). And you get the Carbon Ceramic Brakes free. On the Z06 it costs $8,500. So that comes out to $16,500.
I think the extra weight and stealth mode are a must for families ❤
Definitely will,own an E-ray
Eray all day!!
My feelings exactly.
@@therightcar z06 had the sound, but something about 600+ft lbs of TQ at the tip of the toes is special
Yeah, eray for me. 😁
Yep!!
Both great cars.
How much body roll compared to other cars for either of them?
I needed the drama, there's a ZO6 in my garage next to the Hellcat and TRX
Who wins? Who cares!😊👏
Love you
I enjoyed the comparison. 👍🏼
Z06 for me !!!!
In this video, the Z06 engine was complete muted and the Eray full volume
In person the Z06 sounds so much better than is no comparable
I didn’t have control of the audio for this video. It was shot by someone else. But I honestly think the E-Ray sounded better!
@therightcar Well, it's at least curious, you're probably the only youtuber that reviews car in the world that thinks that way
Almost sounds like the valves weren’t open. I have a 2023 Z06 and it’s definitely louder than that.
Apparently, the Aussie Z06’s get the Eero exhaust limits completely decimating the car’s sound and thus its personality. I don’t think you can accurately compare the two cars when one is hamstrung to that degree.
Are these Wayne's cars, pretty sure he has both eray and z06 models in his garage and an older c8 from memory. These are definitely high class problems🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm in an Amplify Orange C8 3LT and just in heaven, these next level models are just needing lottery wins for me to achieve but just beautiful pieces of machinery..Im tempted like Wayne to say for value for money, the eray is tremendously good $$$ for what you get. The Z06, hate they made so many changes to the Aussie model but nothing money can't fix I'm assuming? I will just have to keep loving my 3LT C8 with 450 kms on it, so my goal, get it run in, then the next level fun begins 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 cheers Brenton vk3cm Tangambalanga North East Victoria Australia ❤❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
PS GREAT REVIEW ❤❤❤❤
Thanks mate! Glad you liked my review 👍
2.3 0-100 is like being shot out of a rocket launcher, INSANE
Fastest fling I’ve had
I saw the dash, but I don't think that is correct.
Can I have a E-Ray as a daily, and a Z06 as a track day car? 🤩
The E-Ray sounds like a science fiction version of a pushrod V8😮
That’s a nice two-car solution.
Yeah the E-Ray sound was mind melting.
A note on your camera work here, a forward facing view is really a must and then edit the switch between it and you. I also think the standard C8 is the pick of the bunch, cheaper, lighter and still rather quick. God speed.
I have the C8 Stingray and its a hell of a car. I have a deposit down on an E-Ray though because its just faster everywhere, looks better and pulls in the mid range where the base Stingray lacks since it only has 500HP. Cant go wrong with any of them though!
I doubt you will easily lose the rear end as the front will pull you out of the turn with power applied.
Would buy either, if only I won the Lotto 😢
Common refrain! 😂
Looks wicked fun
I’ll wait for the ZR1 🙇♂️
Genuinely made me laugh with the 0-100 reaction..😅
Hahaha I was AMAZED.
I like both :D :D thsnks
The Eray is 7 seconds slower around VIR. For those of you who don't know, that is an eternity. The Z06 is slower off the line to 60, and then is better than the Eray in every other way.
E-ray destroys the Z06 everywhere other than the track. On the track the Z06 destroys everything. (The E-ray is still very competitive on the track, but the Z06 is on another level) If you are a track focused guy its a no brainer, but for most of us the E-Ray as a daily driver is a far superior vehicle. For me 90% of my fun comes light to light, launch to launch, and the E-ray just smashes everything there.
@@RenBartlett except the weight up front is highly noticeable in an eray. If all you are doing is going in a straight line, eray wins. But if you ever plan to turn, the eray is at a big disadvantage.
@@sp1pilot Simply not true. The E-ray is extremely capable on the track, beating the Stingray on every single track that it ha attempted. The order is always (from slowest to fastest) Stingray, E-ray, Z06, and each has a similar gap in time between them. Bottom line is the E-ray wrecks it everywhere. It just happens that the Z06 is an absolute track monster and will eat your lunch, even if you are an extremely capable track car like the E-ray is.
You going to neglect the tire difference there?
@@sp1pilothave you ever driven one? On short tracks where you wont deplete the battery, i bet the eray is way more competitive. I havent driven a stingray or z06, but the eray will pull the front end around in tighter turns. The mass over the front, if anything, helps grip with the electric motor.
Love your review .l love the zo6 but after I saw how you could not stop smiling around that track with ERay.i may consider.che king it out b4 buying Zo6. Your face.said alot thank you
Eray for the st Z06 for track.
You guys get the watered down version and they are so muted unlike US spec
We have rules specific to Australia because we need bureaucrats to feel like they have a job to do. 😂
Why are the prices more than double US prices.
Because we’re on the other side of the planet and they have a much bigger market for customers.
Currency difference.
i'm looking at getting the z06, i'll be changing that exhaust first thing, goodbye opf
Just slap the Fereday special on it and it’s a ZR1
E-Ray better than Z06 IMO .(i own a 2024 E-Ray 0-60 mph in 2.1 sec in Race 2 mode
Awesome.
Eray is a better buy even if it was 20k more than the zo6 which is not😊
Come on man both of these are top trim level fully loaded that's why they price that range😂😂😂😂
I don’t know what the “as tested” price is for them; but I’m sure the Z06 was $500K at least, on the road.
Virtually every U.S. comparison puts the Z06 the clear winner.
Good for them.
Eray is just another electric car, fast but soulless. I went Z06 because I love the engine and the sound it makes. It will only be more rare in the future as more and more cars and trucks go electric.
I am not a hater on electric cars, I own a Tesla and Rivian.
You ABSOLUTE goose. It isn’t electric. It’s HYBRID - and it’s UNFATHOMABLY SOULFUL!
It’s ZEEEEEEEEEE! I don’t see a D in the Z anywhere. And I’m American
Hahahaha congrats on being American and not knowing it’s clearly ZED
Z06 all day every day
Far Ken Ell, Thats fast. LOL.
It sure was.
A ZO6 for $350,000??????? Where?
Eray sounds better.
Agree. Manic!
@@therightcar I strongly disagree! The Flat Plane Crank in the ZO6 is pure Adrenaline. Ferrari 458 sound. The eRay is created electronic noise mixed with the v8.
Go check your ears 😂😂
@@Futbolyautos21 🤣 That's fake electric noise vs a screaming flat plane crank V8. Obviously, you've never driven a ZO6. I have one parked next to a Tesla, a TRX and a Hellcat in my garage. How's the Camry? 🤣
@Hellcat-pg5pq don't be paranoid hahaha
my message was to the original one ,not to your answer
I own a Z06 to ,and I did own a C8 Stingray but I wasn't happy with the sound so trade in it for the Z06 than sounds X10 better
I'm with you my friend
And there will be a ZR1...
$500k plus. Surely.
@@therightcar but 1000+ hp.... Nothing will come close even if it will cost 500K
And the Zora which is a ZR1 with an electric motor with over 1200hp. Cheaper W-1 "rival"
#TeamERay
…@ $55,999…my Tesla 3 performance is just as fast…handling is great…no gas…carries 3 golf bags…and 5 people…so I could but 6 more teslas…just hard to justify the price, no matter how great these cars are built…and if you don’t like a Tesla, then buy an IONIQ 5 N…however , without a doubt I would consider the all electric Vette…which would blow these cars off the track…and there is no way in heck that one should cost a penny over $160,000…of course for another $160,000 you can pay for a nice sound and get the Z….
For the people that are rich and single in the comments section: Haaaaayyyy 👋
Hahahahahaha
throw down to ferrari hey
Why do they call it “Zed” instead of just saying “Z”?? Do they call Zebras “Zedbras” or New Zealand “New Zedaland?” 😂
Because Zed is better than Zee.
We don’t say “zee-bra”. We say “zeb-ra”.
Z06 all day, ERay is just a Stingray with electric motor
E-ray is also faster than the Z06 everywhere other than the track and at extremely high speeds that none of us ever reach in city driving and racing. Its a much better daily driver in my opinion but the Z06 is a track beast, if that is your focus, or if you love the FPC engine sound.
and 600+ lbs of tq..lol
Z06 hands down
Not for me 😂
@therightcar yea a 5.5L flat plane crank N/A V8 Ferrari inspired engine is a little too much for people.
@@PB0Y1834the Eray is faster….
No body ffs
Another video that shows too much face. Show stats, gauges, accelerometer etc. Your face reaction is not appreciated
Go watch someone else who makes boring videos then 🤣
You could see he was scared of the Zo6, he should def stay with the Eray or Prius
You probably drive a Camry
The E-ray has piped in sound.
I like that pipe.