Following an elongated wait, a successful debut, and much critical acclaim, deliveries of the brand new Corvette E-Ray just began recently, and the very first electrified Corvette ever is now beginning to reach private hands. That means, of course, we’ll start seeing the Corvette E-Ray subjected to everything from dyno tests to drag races to track days, giving us an idea of just how capable it is. The first notable tidbit has arrived in a recent dyno run conducted by the folks at Paragon Performance, and needless to say, the results are quite eye-opening.
The Corvette E-Ray pairs GM’s 6.2-liter LT2 V8 – also used in the base Stingray – with an electric motor located on the front axle to generate what the automaker claims is a combined output of 655 horsepower and 592 pound-feet of torque. However, when Paragon strapped this example to their dyno recently, it churned out 573 horsepower and 630 pound-feet at the wheels. Drivetrain power loss tends to vary by vehicle, but the old 15 percent rule typically gives us a pretty good idea what to expect, meaning that there’s something amiss here.