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I read on Facebook last night were an owner believed he had one of only 50 E-Rays in Canada. Truth is there has already been 158 of them sent to Canada with more to come.
The interesting thing here that I haven't seen before is Canada receiving a 15% allocation of a new model Corvette . Final allocations for Canada were 5.94% in the 2023 model year for the other models.
Not all of these cars are sold, but dealers are taking the allocations that they have been given to prevent losing subsequent allocations.
 
I read on Facebook last night were an owner believed he had one of only 50 E-Rays in Canada. Truth is there has already been 158 of them sent to Canada with more to come.
The interesting thing here that I haven't seen before is Canada receiving a 15% allocation of a new model Corvette . Final allocations for Canada were 5.94% in the 2023 model year for the other models.
Not all of these cars are sold, but dealers are taking the allocations that they have been given to prevent losing subsequent allocations.
That is probably what the sales rep told him lol.....
 
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I read on Facebook last night were an owner believed he had one of only 50 E-Rays in Canada. Truth is there has already been 158 of them sent to Canada with more to come.
The interesting thing here that I haven't seen before is Canada receiving a 15% allocation of a new model Corvette . Final allocations for Canada were 5.94% in the 2023 model year for the other models.
Not all of these cars are sold, but dealers are taking the allocations that they have been given to prevent losing subsequent allocations.
I was offered an ERay allocation by 2 different dealers- including my local dealer in Thunder Bay who gets 1-2 C8s per year. So it looks like GM is having trouble selling them? I was thinking I would be on a list for 5 years before an allocation. In any case, I decided to stay with my C8. The price for the ERay is higher than I’m willing to spend.
 
The larger allocation may have to do with the weather up here, their marketing material for it was showing a lot of snow!
I really thought that the market for the car up here would have been stronger that it has been. Very little interest on a car that is so good!
 
I really thought that the market for the car up here would have been stronger that it has been. Very little interest on a car that is so good!
I am sure it is a good car but plenty of good cars don't end up selling well. But it is ok because E-ray is just a sub-model of the c8. I always find the E-ray to be in an awkward position within the corvette line-up. It is priced like a Z06 but does not offer as a special experience as the Z06. So for many people it is hard to justify the price increase compared to a stingray, which is already a very good car. The stingray does winter really well already with a set of good winter tires so AWD is another E-ray offering that is hard to justify . I would say the E-ray is a niche within a niche.
 
It is the 1st production yr for that car, who knowsw what problems they will have. A lot of electrical computer stuff to screw up. That why I think they are not selling that well
 
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It is the 1st production yr for that car, who knowsw what problems they will have. A lot of electrical computer stuff to screw up. That why I think they are not selling that well
Same can be said about the Stingray relative to the “ electrical computer stuff “. Just about everything is controlled by a chunk of silicon. I have a 60 year old vehicle that runs and drives great. Simple vehicles, not a processor to be seen. Odds of a modern car running well 60 years from now? IMHO , slim .
 
Same can be said about the Stingray relative to the “ electrical computer stuff “. Just about everything is controlled by a chunk of silicon. I have a 60 year old vehicle that runs and drives great. Simple vehicles, not a processor to be seen. Odds of a modern car running well 60 years from now? IMHO , slim .
There has been a lot of discussion here on the E-ray for a few years now.... First, everybody wanted one, then the threat of a multi year wait dropped some from the list. Then there was lots of discussion of what really was the attraction of the E-Ray. Was it the electric, sneak out of your neighbourhood on your front wheels feature? Was it the 3 miles of electric FWD assist so you could drive it in the winter? Was it the added horsepower and the race track advantages of an AWD. Was it the bragging rights that you have an E-Ray in your garage? When people looked at these and likely more, Denis's obsolete list of who wants an E-ray turned into who still wants one, and lastly faded away without much fanfare as it appeared almost no one wanted one. Especially when they looked at the price.

And fair enough... There are still a vast of majority Corvette owners who wouldn't even think of driving their Vette in the winter whether they had traction or not. Even if you're a good driver, there are thousands out there who shouldn't even have licenses just waiting to slide into that grossly overpriced, half hybrid sports car you're being so careful with. Thanks but I will continue to drive my daily AWD beater or my diesel 4x4 and keep my pristine Corvette in my garage from November to April.

The long and short of this is that GM made a costly mistake even contemplating what the E-Ray turned into. Multi millions wasted on engineering a 99.9% IC and 0.1% electric Corvette when their focus and money should have been the near future directed to an all electric Corvette that few of us will still want but will be forced into it someday.

The ERay will soon go down in history with the Corvair, the Geo Metro, the Fiero and several others that GM hung their heads and regretted building.

Just my opinion. :cool: :Lurk5:
 
The ERay will soon go down in history with the Corvair, the Geo Metro, the Fiero and several others that GM hung their heads and regretted building.

Just my opinion. :cool: :Lurk5:
Not sure it's quite THAT bad! lol.

Slightly faster than the Z06 in the 1320.

The E-Ray completes the quarter-mile in approximately 10.5 seconds, while the Z06 does it in about 10.6 seconds, making the E-Ray slightly faster.
 
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Not sure it's quite THAT bad! lol.

Slightly faster than the Z06 in the 1320.

The E-Ray completes the quarter-mile in approximately 10.5 seconds, while the Z06 does it in about 10.6 seconds, making the E-Ray slightly faster.
Yea that is a bit exaggerated. The Corvair actually killed people lol... I doubt the E-Ray will. Plus like I said, E-ray is just a sub-model of the C8. Its sales being low will not affect GM too much. Also I am sure its tech will trickle down to future corvette models so it makes sense investment wise.
 
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How many would consider the E-Ray if it was 20K cheaper than the Z06 or 15K cheaper than it is now? Just want to see you feel about this?
That would have the base price starting at $123,799 instead of $138,799 for a 1LZ Coupe. For comparison a 1LT coupe starts at $87,699.
The price originally announced on Jan 17, 2023 was $128,798 before the two price increases FYI.
 
How many would consider the E-Ray if it was 20K cheaper than the Z06 or 15K cheaper than it is now? Just want to see you feel about this?
That would have the base price starting at $123,799 instead of $138,799 for a 1LZ Coupe. For comparison a 1LT coupe starts at $87,699.
The price originally announced on Jan 17, 2023 was $128,798 before the two price increases FYI.
I think that would boost sales.

It won’t have the special something that makes the Z06 so desirable but it would be a good premium for the added power.

At the same price or close to like it is currently; Z06 sales speak for themselves as the more appealing car at that price point
 
Some of the test mule for the ZR-1 were found to have the same cooler in the front right as the ERay, that may indicate that the next model to show up (Zora?) will all the electrical front end of the ERay. So the development cost of the ERay won’t be lost and they would be able to claim better acceleration with added traction and horsepower.
 
Not sure it's quite THAT bad! lol.

Slightly faster than the Z06 in the 1320.

The E-Ray completes the quarter-mile in approximately 10.5 seconds, while the Z06 does it in about 10.6 seconds, making the E-Ray slightly faster.
Lol . You would need a very sharp blade to split those hairs regarding performance numbers. For my money and ears it’s the Z-06 all day long. And if the supposed mandated EV only fantasy ever came to pass, just wait a bit over a year, and I know which one I want in my driveway.
 
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How many would consider the E-Ray if it was 20K cheaper than the Z06 or 15K cheaper than it is now? Just want to see you feel about this?
That would have the base price starting at $123,799 instead of $138,799 for a 1LZ Coupe. For comparison a 1LT coupe starts at $87,699.
The price originally announced on Jan 17, 2023 was $128,798 before the two price increases FYI.
I would give E-Ray a 2nd thought if it started at $125K, or difference between Stingray and Z06 ($70K)
 
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I would give E-Ray a 2nd thought if it started at $125K, or difference between Stingray and Z06 ($70K)
Denis, this year the Z06 starts at $146,299 or $58,600 more than a base Stingray coupe. Not 70K less but if the Stingrays starts at $87,699, the E-Ray started at $123,799 and the Z06 is at $146,299 would that gap make the E-Ray more appealing to you and the public do you think?
 
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