Arguably one of the hottest cars of the moment, the new Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray has broken another boundary for a ‘Vette by becoming a weather-proof machine with all-wheel drive. This adds up to the mid-engine design of the C8, which is the first in history to have this layout, and it all sounds good, until you start thinking about doing some burnouts, because you can’t, or can you?
Following the usual steps will get you nowhere, because the ICE powers the rear wheels, and the electric motor drives the front ones. But there is a way to overcome this system, and it does require a lot of practice. What’s the perfect recipe for burning some rear-wheel rubber on the hybrid Corvette? The answer came from the model’s chief engineer, Josh Holder, who recently spoke to MotorTrend about the smoky stuff.
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