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We Render The 2019 Chevrolet Blazer

Rumor has it that Chevrolet is planning to resurrect the Blazer on a new vehicle, and all signs point in the direction of the upcoming 2019 Chevy Blazer being a midsize crossover utility vehicle (CUV) based on the regular wheelbase version of GM’s C1 platform. In other words, the vehicle will likely be similar in size, seating capacity and performance attributes to the recently-overhauled, second-generation GMC Acadia.

Now, we can see how using the Blazer name on a soft CUV — instead of a true-to-form off-road-capable body-on-frame SUV — might end up displeasing some Blazer faithful, so that concern is definitely valid. But given the current market conditions — namely the market’s seemingly-insatiable appetite for crossovers at the expense of sedans — we can’t blame Chevy for wanting to use a good name on a product in a key category. What’s more, there is no denying the significant gap in the Bowtie’s crossover lineup between the compact 2018 Chevy Equinox, which shrunk slightly for the third generation, and the bigger-than-life 2018 Chevy Traverse, which grew in size for the second generation. And that’s exactly where the new Blazer would come in to save the day — splitting the difference in size and price between the Equinox and Traverse. Keeping all that in mind, we’ve put our team of master artists to work in creating a rendering of the rumored Blazer — and here’s the result.

2019 Chevrolet Blazer render rear

Off the bat, we should note that we opted to forego the concept-like theatrics of the Chevy FNR-X concept, which we previously opined could be a preview of the next Blazer, and instead create something more production ready. At the front, our Blazer rendition features a truck-like stance, despite this being a car-based crossover.

The face is similar to that on the 2018 Traverse, complete with Chevy’s latest iteration of the dual-port grille, modern headlamps, and strong hood lines. The profile is unmistakably midsize — not too small, and not too big. We gave our Blazer a flat Day Light Opening (DLO) trim on the rear doors to set it apart from the second-gen Acadia, whose window trim features an upward “kink” aft of the C-pillar. The rear features square proportions, giving it a bolt, SUV-like stance. The taillights follow Chevy’s newest multi-element design philosophy, and the tailgate features flowing lines leading into the hexagonal exhaust tips.

So, are you feeling our rendering? Sound off in the comments.

2017 GMC Acadia Denali media drive - exterior 014

Notice the upward “kink” aft of the C-pillar on the DLO trim of the 2017 GMC Acadia. By comparison, our 2019 Blazer renderings replace the element with a straight angle.

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Comments

  1. Real good render, I really like the truck look like the traverse has with the creases. The view from the front looks amazing.

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    1. Ugly

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  2. Would love a high performance version, throw in a LT1 or LF3

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    1. With AWD right? Wishful thinking

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  3. Not bad!

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  4. I like it

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  5. I like the front end, but have no interest in this vehicle whatsoever. GM wants to know why they’re losing market share and the hearts and minds of young people. Well, they’re simply boring the **** out of them. Toyota at least has the 4Runner. And Ford’s hard at work on a Bronco. Let that sink in.

    And if I may, I frequented GMI a bit back in the day and had some nice interactions with MonaroSS, who I’ve learned has since passed on. Like MonaroSS once did himself, you might say I’ve taken a sabbatical from that site, and won’t be returning to post any time soon. This render reminded me of him and reminded me that I never paid my respects to him or his loved ones online.

    MonaroSS, I miss your contributions to the art and Internet automotive scene. Knowing you has left me a better man. Rest well.

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    1. Lighten up 2 they are not done yet.

      As for rendering it is a little sort of the real thing, you may want to remove a little more Acadia fro me it.

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    2. GMC was supposed to have a slightly smaller than Traverse body-on-frame SUV coming out to compete with the new Bronco and the current Jeep Grand Cherokee (when equipped with the off-road package).

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      1. Have you heard any new rumors? I haven’t heard anything in a few years.

        I think this is just what GM needs to their lineup. They definitely don’t need another crossover.

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    3. 2, I was also a huge fan of MonaroSS, God rest his soul, as he was a true artist, who was also approachable and had love for his craft and his people. GMI lost a huge following when he disappeared from the horizon. Thanks for bringing up the memories, brother.
      I rather like the rendering. Your craftsmanship is detail oriented and realistic. As much as I hope for a SWB 2 door hardtop version of the Silverado, I think your renderings are very much on point.

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  6. I wonder what a 2 door would look like…..I’d love to see that !

    Also just for the record I hope it has a little more “trucky” front end….but I doubt it will.

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    1. Totally agree, I love it when suvs have a truck look to them. I look at Mercedes and with them claiming death to creases all there cars just look like identical bubbles

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  7. I think it looks great!

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  8. I think it looks terrible. What is with car makers these days ? Why even have 3 different models ? I think its retarted that this the equinox and traverse are all gonna look alike. What happen to designers? Different vehicles need here own identity. Look back when th avalanche came out. Everyone knew what it was. And how about the outgoing terrain. I loved the boxy bold look. It set it apart from the equinox. Now it looks just like the Acadia. I know manufacturers have their signatures. But for god sakes get creative again. Would the Raptor be as cool if all the ford trucks look like it. No it has its own identity.

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    1. The Raptor looks Iike a beefier F-150. Do you call that an identity? I call that a trim level.

      Moreover, we are talking about soccer mom cars here. if this were a Silverado ZR2, the new you’d have a point. But if all Chevy crossovers has this general design direction, it would make a lot of people happy. They are good looking. What you’re after is not this… but what you’re after only appears to a few.

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    2. Why even have three different models. Because contrary to popular belief one size does not fit all.

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  9. Good looking SUV. I like it better than the Trailblazer which is based on the Colorado platform.

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  10. We don’t need another FWD/AWD in the mix. I hope this has actual 4wd and a proper low range or 2 spd. transfer case to compete with Jeep and maybe the new Bronco.

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    1. probably will be an awd for model flexibility, but with a transfer case like our 2014 awd travers, and a factory off road platform (similar to z71) that would lift it an inch and add all terrain tires, it would run great off road. it will probably be a bit more of a Niche vehicle. it will overbear the equinox crowd, but be too small for minivan families. perfect for a price point in an LT trim or an sububaru combatant in a “k5” trim where a traverse would be too bulky. a perfect vehicle to stretch on both ends of the spectrum

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  11. When I envision a Chevy Blazer, I picture a muscular, utilitarian, 4×4. This just seems soft to me. IMHO, it looks like any other urbanite, soccer-mom (esque) SUV that will never leave the pavement.

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  12. Good for a TrailBlazer

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  13. I would much rather be reading about an Impala or SS replacement than another god forsaken Sport Ute

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    1. As would I, but even a true sport ute would be an upgrade from another mommy-mobile crossover.

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  14. I think the rear window looks better without the kink – your render is nicer than the actual Acadia.

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  15. Here is the problem. FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ARCHITECTURE. It needs to be rear wheel drive based with the 335hp 3.6L N/A Camaro engine as a baseline with the 10-speed behind it with the optional 465hp 3.6L Twin turbo engine from the ATS-V as an option. It should truthfully be based on the Colorado and have an ZR2 package and an extreme package for the street.

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    1. One problem with that is length. As a blazer it needs the agility of a short wheelbase. It would add a lot of money to modify the ladder frame on the Colorado. The traverses frame would be much simpler. And as the traverse is a body on frame, there is still a frame there to add a lift kit, even if It is a bit smaller. The transfer case will provide solid power to the back wheels while letting a cheaper non transfer cased fwd to compete with other cuv’s. This could be one of the most flexible vehicles on the market for factory direct or self modification! One advantage of an add is a beefier front end. Sometimes the front ends on 4wd are a lot cheaper than the rear axel and prone to wear after significant off road use. Only question, will it have a option to tighten the differential?

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  16. I like it !!! I hope your rendering is accurate

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  17. I like it all but the front end . I’d like it to look more truck like than car like . There is so much they can do these days with injected plastic for front clips etc. , that there really is no reason that it can’t have some of the design elements of the concept . It should stand alone in it’s design and not look like a small version of the Traverse .
    Hopefully it shows up with AWD only .

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  18. Why is it GM is always telling US, what we need, instead of listening to US who do the buying?? My crystal Ball says, another flop heading GM way.

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  19. That’s a good looking CUV but would be an insult to use the Blazer nameplate. Especially since Ford fanboys won’t shut up about the new Bronco.

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  20. Steve, you are 100% correct! Wake up all of you giving this a thumbs up! How many more of these vehicles in this over bloated segment can we take. Read the reviews and ratings in this overpopulated segment and see that GM CUVs are OK, but are typically beaten out by foreign competition. Bottom line is way too many choices in this segment and the chance for sales success shrinks with the introduction of, or redesign of these redundant, look a like vehicles that all have the same shape with different front and rear end treatments that come in small, medium, and, the so critical, 3 row seating large versions. How more stubborn can Mary Barra and her staff be than having an existing SUV that many of us have been begging for for several years,not be made available to the biggest market…US. The Colorado based SUV that has been available to South American and Asian markets for several years would be the ideal midsize SUV that is needed, not another CUV!…WHY?? Why, because of Steve’s comment made….we are told what we should buy, not what we really want to buy….How arrogant and disrespectful to your many loyal consumers!

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    1. John in 1979-1980 Chevy made the impala look so bad, they had to make a deal with the GOVERNMENT to buy them. How about the VUE? the GTO, and how many others they made that where FLOPS? I ASK GM in 2016 why they KILLED THE CAMARO. The 2016-2017 look like a cross between a ASIAN and European car NOT A AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR. The sales showed it was a flop. Mustang over taken the lead back once more because GM said this was the future of the CAMARO. BIG ENGINE, so what, I can buy a created motor and drop it in for a lot less then they want for a high priced UGLY CAR. I would live to to see GM ask US what WE wanted for a change.

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      1. The new Camaro is an amazing looking muscle car and I’ve rarely met anyone who disagreed. The problem is they priced them way to high along with everything else. I bought a 1SS in 2010 for 30k and for the same car now I would have to cough up 6k more. That’s why they aren’t selling as many.

        I also resent your comments on the 04-06 GTO. The used ones still comman 15-20k in good condition. The demand for them is insane!! Part of the problem with some of these cars too is marketing! I have seen one Camaro commercial years ago and never saw a GTO commercial. Word of mouth doesn’t exactly get the word out completely.

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        1. Seems on the CAMARO blogs and other places, not many agree with your option of the 2016-2017 Camaro, that’s why the 2019 is getting a new face lift. The GTO they tried to remake was such a disappointment to the Mass of people, GM re branded it G8, by Holden, it the G8 became a born star, from the ashes of the GTO

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          1. I’m on the Camaro5/6 forums and I’m fortunate to live a few miles from a 1/4 mile dragstrip. The new Camaro is a beast and those who forked over the cash haven’t seen disappointed. I’m seeing a lot of them around.

            The GTO’s weren’t loved by the mass of people because they didn’t look aggressive enough. They still look great to Pontiac enthusiasts however, and are absolute BEASTS at the drag strip. Guys out here are running low 12 to high 11 quarter mile times with mild modifications!! That LS2 engine by itself sells the car. Yes the G8 came along and was also a great car and gone too soon.

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  21. A blazer should be a mini-Tahoe body on a Colorado frame/drivetrain. Keep it narrow (75in) like an Acadia/Colorado. Seat 6 or 7 w/ SmartSlide 2nd row like Acadia. But with true 4wd and real towing capacity. Otherwise, just put a bowtie on the Acadia and call it a day.

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  22. I might be wrong here, but who cares about this is if it isn’t a body on frame or at very least a RWD platform? I always thought the Blazer would be created to compete with the Jeep Wrangler/Grand Cherokee/Durango ect. Another front wheel drive CUV/SUV does nothing for me.

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  23. does this mean the return of the gmc jimmy?

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  24. I hope the Blazer will be Cadillac XT5 size. Chevy needs an Edge fighter.
    This way, we can maybe get a true “Trail Blazer” offroad SUV that will be longer the the Blazer

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  25. Give the new smaller Blazer the looks/style of a mini Tahoe or Yukon, and GM would have a winner on their hands. All of the current SUVs/CUVs/Crossovers/whatever you call them- all look the SAME (and boring) among the manufacturers. Or use the mini Tahoe/Yukon design for a new Trailblazer built on the Colorado platform.

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  26. This is a nice SUV but don’t call it a “Blazer”. This SUV is a 4 door. SMH

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  27. It woulda been cool if the front end specifically the grill and head light’s stay boxy or square like the 1st gen s10 blazer.

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  28. This is all fine and dandy; however, It is not a Blazer!! The Blazer needs to be a 2 door, 4 wheel drive, completely awesome SUV based on the Silverado. Everybody remembers the Blazer of yesterday as it was kinda like the C-10, just more Awesome!!
    That is what I expect out of a new Blazer. If it is anything less, I will not buy it……

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