2019 Chevrolet Blazer | MotorWeek Road Test

I hate it... It drives lumpy, not sporty. It feels "quick" off the line, but accelerating at speed it feels lethargic. The steering ratio is quicker than the chassis can handle. This "Camaro SUV" is for sporty Grandma's and is about 5 years late to the game.

Chevrolet, you blew it this time. So disappointing. This is not a Blazer.

At $45k I’d start looking at the BMW X3 and Audi Q5. I haven’t been inside the Blazer but my guess is that the BMW and Audi have much better interior fit and finish.

I’m happy to see John Davis still doing these reviews.

How much better is a rear wheel drive explorer st. ? 10 times ? 20 times .cost a bit more but seems a whole bunch better.

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Why does CHEVY keeps making boring ass cars. Man take a look at DODGE. The Blazer should be all wheel drive ZL1 POWERED. The have enough boring ass cross overs.

cargo space is about the same as the equinox, so this one is only a tad bigger in general, and has a cooler 6 cyl... so is more of a mix of compact to midsize sub...is it more lux inside ? I'm gonna check the ground clearance, and if not at least 8", it's not a trail blazer. more is really needed for trails, but bare min. of 8" to manage lighter trails and muddy spots, etc.. Does it have a locking centre diff in those options ? for full awd, traction control off mode ?

the S10 blazers was better but sadly Gm pulled the plug in 2005

0-60 in just 6.2 sec. Wow!
Design and acceleration are strong points of the Blazer but I worry about reliability of Chevrolet.

Looks like they are trying to copy the Toyota and Lexus exteriors here. They might be under the impression that that's why people are buying Toyota and Lexus or Honda. If they ever copy the reliability then I'll buy one. The new Chevy prices are also outrageous. This thing is probably the size of a Toyota Rav 4 and cost like a 4 Runner. No way that I would pay over 40k for a vehicle that won't get 100k without major problems. If you want one then just wait till next year and get one for 17k after its been turned in off lease or repossessed. The thing will depreciate 10k as you leave the dealership at least. Go get a Rav 4 or Honda CRV and save yourself money and misery.

Just another ugly SUV with the failing reliability of a GMC product. Just go purchase a Toyota Highlander, trouble free diving for hundreds of thousands of miles!

First came God.
Then came John Davis.

GM does not want to sell this car in Belgium. We buy Hyundai instead.

ugly suv camaro horrible comeback for the blazer

I would not trade my trailblazer ss for this piece of junk.

That is shit

Its an Equinox basically. So it can't go off road and gets mpg of a v8 sedan from 10+ years ago

Junk.

no cruise control, no anti breaking/collision, nozy engine which means nozy cabinet not for me.

GM with a Dual Clutch... LOLOLOLOLOLOL. It will have issues out the door. ANOTHER stupid idea from GM...

Who Is buying this garbage? We let it happen you buy junk they build more junk

I still stick to Toyota rav4.

Buyers be aware. This clunky is build in Mexico, we a,all know how that is like, just ask VW.

$43,000?????? I think I'm gonna get a Toyota highlander or a Lexus RX350

I like it but not the fucking price

It’s a cool car but that’s not a blazer🥴

A sin, a sin that the BLAZER name was put on this thing. What was Chevy thinking???

I'll be honest. Even though I didn't like the fact it has the Blazer name, this thing is a blast to drive! I've owned several corvettes and a slew of camaros. I'm telling ya, my mom just bought a new hold over 2019 Blazer Premier AWD yesterday and this thing flat out hauls ass and corners like a camaro! I'm severely impressed with it. Hers has the cajun red tintcoat with the 20" dark grey wheels and its beautiful! All I can say is go drive one!

I did a lot of research on various crossover suvs and bought a new 2020 Blazer. It is very quiet going down the road, the ride smooth and the shifting seamless. The V-6 is a very potent power plant for this vehicle. It is easy to get in and out of (I am an amputee). I found the Toyota Highlander and Subaru Forester lacking when compared to this wonderfully designed vehicle. You can't compare this to the old sludge boxes of yore as this is a much more refined vehicle in every respect.

This is the most helpful review I've seen. None ever discuss handling. I'm interested in a new Blazer and coming from a Camaro SS I don't want something with no ability at all. Glad to hear it's not too disappointing in that department.

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I have the 2020 RS blazer and thank GOD the button to turn off auto stop/start is available.
Living in NJ,a K5 style blazer would not work here.
Its all about convenience driving.
Good styling and good power
A few disappointments,should have been rear wheel drive while not in AWD.
The front lower seat cushions should have been extended another 2 inches.
The radio display boxes that are on the bottom portion of the display screen are alitte hard to touch without the dash lip Interfering .
The headlamps are high intensity lighting, but dont display the white lighting as you may seen in LEDs or xeon lights
The directional turn singles. are not leds.
However,the cabin is extremely quiet .
I think there is only 2 ways the buy the blazer.
Premier or RS fully loaded.
However both models are 50k+ when the fully loaded traverse is the same price point.
Also keep in mind,the RS in night fall grey with high gross black trim and blacked out R21 wheels look the best

This vehicle is so stupid. Why call it blazer.

All of these SUVs and Crossovers are just modified, less lame minivans for suburbanites. The most "exciting" terrain these vehicles will ever see is the Trader Joe's parking lot at the strip mall.

Hellloooooo Chevrolet! Anyone home! Blazer SS! LS9, Dodge Durango Hemi killer!

Id buy used

I think they might need to update that engine to compete with the Edge.

Il take one with heated ac custom cloth seats heated steering wheel and vinyl floor and falken ht. Donut wheels and remote start .RS

Love the rs

This just screams mom car. It's worse than the Equinox. It's a mom car trying to pretend it's not. At least the Equinox knows what it is, a boring crossover

The Blazer should be John Davis's favorite vehicle these days. After all, it has a volt meter and an oil temperature gauge, in addition to a tach and coolant temperature gauge.

Love the turd brown.

Motorweek: you can't blame Chevy for going that route.
Doug Dermuro: yes you can, it needs to be an offroader!!

Similar to Lexus nx 200

I don’t understand why the Camaro chassis can’t be used and modified for suv application.

There's no way you can convince me that's a crossover. That's an SUV. I don't care how they did the frame, I don't care how they did the wheelbase. An SUV is so based on size and shape in my book.

I love this blazer, although blazer purists don't.