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.’
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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.
