One of our resident spy photographers appears to have captured a 2024 Corvette E-Ray Convertible on the street. Two weeks ago, we would have argued that this is most likely an “export Z06 convertible”, but the monochromatic color treatment, corner-mounted exhausts, and the lack of the flat-plane crank engine wail leads us to believe this Corvette is indeed a near-production-spec E-Ray prototype.

Update: After the publication of what I thought was a very well-written and thorough article on how this car was an E-Ray, my hopes were dashed as I was reminded of the tailpipes.

The tailpipes! Of course!

After smacking myself in the head, I pulled up the two most recent Corvette spy shots that were shared in the last week. First up is the widebody camouflaged RHD E-Ray that was captured leaving the Milford Proving Ground. When it passes, we see the Stingray-style LT2 exhaust tips that are more squared off then the Z06-Export exhaust tips which are seen in these photos.

Of course the E-Ray would have the same tips as the Stingray because they share the LT2 V8 and the same Tenneco exhaust system. Are the outflow pipes to the Z06 Exhaust tips wider to accommodate the LT6? I feel like that’s the case but can’t put my hands on those specs. We read elsewhere that the Z06 export tips are also the same tips on the Cadillac Escalade V. Sometimes we see what we want to see, but after careful review, I am now thinking it’s not an E-Ray.

However, we do question the vertical condenser placed in front of the driver-side radiator and what that might be used for. My original notes are below, but yeah, not an E-Ray…