Its stable handling, ample grip, and faultless brakes make it easy to channel your inner Max Verstappen. Wearing its summer tires on optional carbon-fiber wheels, the E-Ray enjoys high limits. To prove its claim that the E-Ray is trackable, Chevy let us log some laps on Pikes Peak International's roval. According to the Corvette engineers, the all-seasons give up 0.1 g in maximum grip to the summer Michelins, a difference that was impossible to feel while pushing hard on the winding roads around Colorado Springs. We also sampled an E-Ray on all-season tires at the car's official launch in Colorado and found its steering response and handling only a touch less crisp.

Thusly set up, it used its adjustable launch-control system to best advantage, ripping off a 2.5-second 60-mph time-the quickest we've ever recorded for a Corvette and 0.1 second better than the fleetest Z06 we've tested. Our gorgeous Cacti Green test car arrived fitted with the summer Michelins (a $500 option) and track alignment settings dialed into its suspension. With bags of instant low-end torque supplied by the electric motor, big V-8 horsepower, and the traction of all-wheel drive, the E-Ray delivers mega performance that's effortlessly accessible.

After spending time with the E-Ray, we understand not wanting to park it when cold weather hits. When the temperature heads south, the all-seasons promise more grip than the E-Ray's optional Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer running shoes. While you may think, 'Those are the widest all-seasons ever,' we're here to remind you that the Lamborghini LM002's tires are as wide as the E-Ray's rears. The E-Ray comes standard wearing specially developed high-performance Michelin Pilot Sport All-Season 4 rubber. The E-Ray is also the first Vette with all-wheel drive, as well as the first that combines carbon-ceramic brakes with all-season tires.

Hybrid propulsion isn't the only first for a Corvette, though. The hybrid system fattens the power curve by 160 horsepower for a system total of 655 horses-just 15 shy of the Z06's output-and spins up 125 pound-feet of torque on its own.

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