Continuing our daily grind of news, it has come to our attention that Chevrolet has priced the 2013 TrailBlazer in Thailand at THB 1,059,000. That price figure translates directly to $33,574.32 USD. For that, buyers are treated with a 2.5L Duramax diesel engine, which supplies 150 horsepower (110 kW) and 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) of torque, two-wheel drive, a five-speed manual transmission, seating for seven, and a towing capacity of 2,500 kg (or 5,511 lbs).
Move up the ladder all the way to the LTZ1-trimmed, four-wheel-drive T-Blazer with the 2.8L Duramax and six-speed automatic, and buyers will need to shell out THB 1,489,000, or $47,206.95 USD. Is it just us, or is the dollar not what it used to be? We’re being rhetorical, of course. But for this spicy bowl of Thai baht, buyers will find 180 horsepower (132 kW) and 470 Nm (346 lb-ft) of torque in their TrailBlazer, with an impressive towing capacity of  3,000 kg (6,613.8 lbs).
For comparison’s sake, the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse commands $29,510 at the time of this writing, while the pointless Tahoe (just get the Suburban, people) starts at $38,755 and can climb to over a serious $56,000.
So what will it be, America? If the Trailblazer was ever sold here, would you consider it over the Traverse and Tahoe? We know which one we’d go for.
Comments
Bring er stateside with a GMC logo!
Haha and I thought we were missing out
What does a four runner go for, my guess it’s comparable.
The 4runner starts at 36,935 in Canada
And If this were sold here it would be something both Americans and Canadians would buy, considering how useful it would be out in the mountains and during the winters. it would also come in handy for people that need the tow capacity that this gives without having to buy a Light Duty pick up truck
Exactly, there is still a market for a vehicle like this. My dad owns a 2003 S-Blazer and is lookig to replace it with something… The Tahoe is too big, and the Traverse is too, um, van-like. He just needs something that seats five (or six with a front bench, …no third row seat for sure) and has real 4 wheel drive for when we go hunting and fishing. The engine options sound a bit weak, but GM needs a vehicle like this in the states.
It is such a no brainer to bring the new Trailblazer to the US. There are many GM customers who want to replace their TBs and Envoys who don’t want a Traverse and also think the Tahoe is too large – including me.
Exactly, Canadians and Americans need a vehicle like this, also you could even make this platform for Chevy, GMC and Cadillac, especially Caddy cause they would have a fighting chance with the Range Rover, maybe not the best chance but still a fighting chance. Also a base price of 33,000 is not bad, I’m pretty sure they would sell a 4WD version of the 2.5 Durmax for between 35-37000 which is not bad for a 7 seater, hell you could even sell a gas version for the same price, though the diesel would sell more cause more torque for off road and 2500kg tow capacity. Besides the Chevy line up for small to mid-sized SUV’s is mediocre at best, if they introduced the Captiva, Trax and this TB, they would be doing much better in the SUV/CUV segment and more competitive with Ford and Toyota.
The dollar is not what it used to be and automobile prices have been depressed (converting to Pacific Rim Japanese prices/wages) since the 1980s. You might have been convinced by advertising that Toyota, Honda, Nissan etc. were same as the Big 3 and any price/wage desparity was the fault of the Big 3 but that was hogwash anyway. It was all about changing the industry to Asia anyway and making “Detroit” feel the brunt of it and not the general public. Now all that Pacific Rim/transplant auto industry pricing has evened out. There’s nothing much to ‘save’ by buying Asia produced cars by comparison anymore except maybe Chinese cars… http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-car-prices-have-been-falling-for-13.html?m=0
Cant stand that we wont see this sold in US for 2013. The SUV market here needs it. Not sure how well the deisel would be accepted here, but I would buy it
I have already emailed GM about the TB inThailand–they said there are no plans for it in the US. I have an 2002 TB and don’t see anything I like to replace it. But… since it has given me 100% service 87,000 miles later, I plan on keeping it until I’m either too old to drive or it falls apart–whichever happens first. I really am completely satisfied with my TB and hope GM will consider making it available in the US.