Is the Chevy Blazer a smooth ride?

The 2019 Blazer offers a smooth ride with its multi-link rear suspension and MacPherson struts. While the team found the ride to be responsive, they found the steering be on the light side. That’s good when pulling into tight places to park but not so much when traveling at a good speed.

Will Chevy make a real Blazer?

General Motors reintroduced the Chevrolet Blazer nameplate for the 2019 model year as an all-new midsize crossover.

Why is Chevy not making a new Blazer?

That’s a little unfair—the Blazer’s design is nothing if not distinctive—and if you consider its current competition to be things like the Ford Edge and Nissan Murano, that strategy makes sense. But the reasoning is thin. The good old days.

When did the first Chevy Blazer come out?

For all the details on the brand-new Blazer, as well as a full photo gallery, be sure to read our story here. The K5 Blazer with its fiberglass top off. The Blazer’s story begins in 1969 when Chevrolet rolled out the first K5 Blazer to compete with the likes of the Ford Bronco, International Harvester Scout and Jeep Cherokee.

How many people can fit in a Chevy Blazer?

With Chevy’s full-size pickup truck frame underpinning the Blazer, it was larger than its competition with an interior that could be configured to hold one, two or five passengers. For an open-air experience, a fiberglass top that covered from the top of the windshield back could be removed.

Is the new Chevy Blazer a Ford Bronco?

That’s why in today’s age of hybrid this and electric that, the upcoming 2020 Ford Bronco is drawing on its heritage and using a truck frame with off-roading in mind. Pressed on that obvious comparison, and why Chevrolet wouldn’t want to revisit that historic rivalry, Bender held firm.

Is there going to be a new Chevy Blazer?

We wanted to know why. During the media launch for the new Blazer, Chevrolet representatives said up front that bringing it back as a body-on-frame truck on the Colorado platform was never in the cards.

Why did the Chevrolet Blazer survive the crisis?

Both survived the 2009 crisis in large part because they’re unmatched as daily-driveable off-roaders in the market. Time will tell if the Chevrolet Blazer’s flashy design and sharp handling lights a fire large enough to keep warm through the cold winter. But this much is certain: it didn’t have to be just another crossover in today’s day and age.

Why is the Chevy Blazer called the K5?

The author’s K5. As to why this sport-ish CUV is wearing such a weighty name, well, that’s a conservative shop like GM for you. I’ll admit it’s annoying, especially as the owner of a 1988 K5. (Though if it somehow increases the value of my truck, hey, go for it.) But the bigger problem is how this approach could spell trouble for the automaker.