The official owner’s manual for the 2020
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has just hit the web and it indicates that a hybrid
variant of the new mid-engined sports car is indeed on the cards. The owner’s
manual, recently shared online by Corvette Blogger, reveals there is a
secondary fuse box in the transmission tunnel and beneath the prominent center
console dividing the driver and passenger. A diagram of this fuse box reveals
that it features a fuse for a ‘Power sounder module/Pedestrian friendly alert
function’ and a fuse for a ‘Lithium ion battery module.’
The first of those fuses, #7, has the same
label as the #34 fuse of the Chevrolet Bolt that provides the EV with a
Pedestrian Friendly Alert Function that sees it emit a sound to alert
pedestrians of its presence. This could mean a hybrid variant of the new
Corvette will include an electric-only driving mode.
As for the ‘Lithium ion battery module’,
it is fuse #12 and again points towards a hybrid ‘Vette. It is believed, albeit
unconfirmed, that the hybrid Corvette will feature a battery pack in the car’s
center tunnel as well as an electric motor powering the front wheels.
While much of the early talk about a
hybrid Corvette related to a range-topping model with hypercar levels of power,
it has since been claimed that all future variants of the C8, including the
Stingray, could be available with an optional hybrid powertrain.
