Last week, Chevrolet finally ripped the sheet off of the 2019 Blazer. As expected, it does not mirror the nameplate’s past but instead forges ahead as a sporty crossover vehicle without the macho off-road gear.
In typical fashion, we’re here to ask if the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is hot or not, and we have a feeling this will be an intriguing poll to watch. We say that because the Blazer is a vehicle near and dear to many, and the latest incarnation is nothing like the SUV of yore.
But, for what it’s worth, the 2019 Blazer does look sharp, especially in RS trimmings. The design was absolutely previewed with the Chinese FNR-X concept vehicle, which boasted slim headlights, a gaping grille and the industry’s favorite design trend of recent: a floating roofline. It all works here, and the design is particularly wild when comparing the smaller Equinox and larger Traverse. One look at the Blazer, and Chevrolet’s other crossovers quickly look rather geriatric in shape and style.
One criticism: the rear of the Blazer looks bland. We see numerous hints of other designs here, but the Nissan Murano comes to mind first and foremost. We’ve spoken of similar styles at the front and see hints of Lexus, Jeep Cherokee and more.
Inside, any fan of the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro‘s interior will feel right at home. The 2019 Blazer even features the same HVAC vents as the pony car. We’ll need more seat time in the crossover to see if the cabin is a nice place to be, but sport in the name of the game, clearly.
Now it’s time for you to head to the poll below and cast your vote. Are you disappointed in the 2019 Blazer? Has Chevrolet nailed the comeback? Talk to us.
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My only two gripes is the lack of LED Headlights (head scratcher really) as the lower priced Nox offers them as an option. And the Silverado steering wheel instead of a three spoke design since Chevy is touting this as the sporty CUV in the lineup.
It has HID’s…
Could see them lifting the suspension about 2-3 inches, putting some 31″ tires on, and fender flares and calling it a ZR2 and it would be even HAWTER.
I think it looks awesome if not badass! I know there’s a lot of people at the nox/terrain forum that likes the look. I know the name would get some time to get used to and all, but one could hope for the “TrailBlazer” name to be back right? In fact, it would only make sense for them to offer off-road BOF SUV and name it as TrailBlazer.
It looks great and it will sell. I was hoping for a third row that sucks, but folds flat, like an old Buick Rendezvous or Cadillac SRX. Something that’s down 95% of the time. I was also hoping for body on frame with a 2.8L baby duramax and closer to 7k towing capability, but still able to hit 30MPG on the highway. RV and camper sales are picking up, I feel like a capable mini SUV would be a hit right now. A crossover between the Equinox and Traverse will sell great, but an actual mini Tahoe? That would have been awesome. The Tahoe is pricey for most folks, and I feel like a lot of well-to-do millennials wouldn’t buy one for the reputation of being more of a luxury vehicle vs a truck. The Blazer nameplate could have over come that and brought new folks into SUV territory, ones that may eventually cross over to the Tahoe / Suburban. Lastly, we don’t have a Jeep competitor and Jeep is killing it in the marketplace. Isn’t that reason enough to make the Blazer a more capable truck vs another crossover? Bottom line, this Blazer is hot, but could have been much hotter. I still love it.
For all the down voters, how about you reply with your rationale? I’m in the industry and happy to defend my statements here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/01/jeep-is-doing-almost-freakishly-well.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenberman/2018/06/13/rv-stocks-look-attractive-following-recent-decline/#790ad15e23b1
“Further, improving consumer confidence and RV sales to younger buyers appear to have re-ignited these stocks and a full blown rally may be afoot.”
4,500 lbs is a good towing capacity, but most consumers I speak with these days are different from the old days of, “sure the tow rating is 5k lbs, but it can really tow 8k lbs, right?” Now I say, “this can tow 7,700 lbs and your boat is 5k lbs, you should be good” and I get, “yeah, but that’s not a lot of room for error, I’d rather have the 11k+ lb, plus, what if I get a bigger boat?”
So, who wants to actually respond here? I say a more capable tow vehicle that could take on Jeep off-road with body on frame would have been an even stronger win. Why do you disagree with that? I know a lot of folks looking for that vehicle, and yeah, it’ll eat into Tahoe sales, but the ones I know are just looking elsewhere while GM doesn’t have a smaller SUV.
It looks great IMO though I wish the black part of the front end wasn’t so big. Still, it will sell. It might eat into Equinox and Traverse sales though. We’ll see. That said, I still wish they wouldn’t have named it Blazer. It’s like when they stuck Nova on that little import car they did in the 80’s. It just wasn’t right.
That little imported car the Nova Was imported from Fremont California. The same factory that the Tesla is now imported from.
Although I was REEEAAALLY Hoping for a removable roof off road SUV to compete with the Wrangler and upcoming Bronco, this new Blazer is far and away the best looking crossover in the segment! Let’s hope they give this more performance capability in short order and that they do proceed with a Trailblazer in true off road form with a removable roof.
I think it looks pretty great for a CUV, but it shouldn’t have the Blazer name.
This is a design for now, not yesterday, and for a generation that wouldn’t even remember the past design nor would buy it now. It does look great and I only wish the designers took inspiration from the Corvette. That would be really impressive.
Hope they offer the new 2.7T engine w/AWD. That would be a nice package.
They might. But remember it was designed with trucks in mind. Will likely be the same reason the 4.3 was never used anywhere else.
It’ll blend in well in all the mall parking lots and school drop-off zones, but it’s disgusting that they called it Blazer.
Nice looking CUV especially if you are a Camaro fan. The Blazer name will help it sell in my opinion but I get that some people are upset by the use of THE BLAZER name. Throw back vehicles appeal to many but few purchase them today.
The reason I wouldn’t buy is that they are going to be produced in Mexico. I waited until Camaro production was moved to the states before I pulled the trigger on a ZL 1. Frosts my azz that Dodge refers to DOMESTIC when advertising Hellcat Challengers and Chargers which are built in Canada. Not a fan of the UAW but you have to worry when jobs are shipped out of this country. just my opinion.
Have owned a Blazer of each generation. Loved them all, but have no loyalty to any of them. To me, this “looks mahvelus”!
I’m in the market for a CUV and it looks like this may be it. I would have bought another Terrain had they offered it with a 6. So started looking at the Enclave and the Traverse, but want something a bit smaller for the missus. If it’s priced between the Equinox and the Traverse, I probably go for it.
Think this car should be also made in a Right hand drive version for the Australian Market. I think it looks pretty good.
It probably can be done because they made the Acadia Right Hand Drive (correct me if I’m wrong)
GM has made several RH drive versions of vehicles such as the Cadillac STS–but sales were dismal and they never sold in quantity.
I think a Blazer should be truck based. It’s just another Equinox.
If a CUV can be called sexy.. Chevy’s new Blazer comes the closest as the only thing missing is an engine; it would be interesting if Chevy did what everyone else has done.. throw caution to the win and drop the 650hp LT4 into the Blazer.
The looks alone are enough to shake the segment! Definitely hot! It is what it is, being yet another FWD-based SUV. Nevertheless, the Blazer name could begin a new chapter in its legacy by being a truly engaging SUV! Since it’s said to be somewhat sporty compared to the other Chevy crossovers and SUVs, I’d like to see a potential SS model! With either the new 2.7T or the 3.6 TT (since Cadillac doesn’t seem to be using it much) engine coupled with AWD!
The transverse version of the 3.6TT in the XTS V-Sport is rated at 410hp and 370Ft-Lbs of Torque. If GM could build a version where they detune the hp and maybe tune up the torque to bring those numbers closer together and make it run on regular, I’d want one.
Over the years I have seen a lot of comments like this they should put whatever engine in whatever vehicle. And detune it. Now the first part sounds good. But why detune it? Why not just install It as is?
i don’t want it detuned but I don’t want to pay for premium gas. I’m just guessing they’d have to detune it to run on regular.
No, its not…. FWD bs can’t be hot, unless ure a Cayenne or have some great proportions like Volvos… What I see here is a typical ugly fwd car and proportions.
Most younger buyers who will buy this vehicle have no idea nor interest of what the old Blazer was. It’s a great name and time to let go of the old guard. Younger buyers are not following this trail so let it go !
It’s a nice Chevy. It’s not a Blazer. It’s only a Blazer to anyone that is young enough not to know any better. To me this is kinda like announcing the all new Iroc Z and then, out drives a Malibu with a Iroc Z sticker down the side. You just sorta go… huh?
Still a nice looking chevy tho!
Im one of those nagging GM why they had to use the Blazer name for this crossover. At the same time, the old Chevy Blazer while capable when upgraded wasnt all that great stock. This will be a good crossover and will attract customers. GM should really go out of their way to push the new generation troika of Traverse, Blazer, and Equinox, especially on both coasts. Just wished GM would have saved the Blazer name for a RWD BOF 2 door/4 door SUV.
You totally asked the wrong question!!
There’s no doubt it’s a great looking cuv! The question is should it be called BLAZER? And that answer is NO! ASk this question over please! There is nothing wrong with the car except it is a CAR named BLAZER!!
The car does not do justice to the name and in this case, the name does not do justice for this sleek , modern Chevy!! Blazer deserves a tough 2 door truck and this CUV deserves a more modern name.
I am totally disappointed with the new look. The rear side windows are basically useless. The front grill (just like the Lexus) looks like a fish with it’s mouth open. The earlier photos seen on the web were better looking. Looks like I won’t be buying the new Blazer have to look elsewhere.
I Vote a big not, this is a true disgrace to the chevy blazer name, it is not a crossover, the original was a small body on frame truck from the 70’s to the 2000’s and it was the best truck ever made, this one is a big time joke and it’s already by far the worst automobiles of 2018, it is a mess, does not work, yeah it well sell, but the REAL blazer fans will never buy this.
big thumbs down for me.
The target audience for this vehicle never knew what the original Blazer was nor do they care. It’s a much younger crowd who is not inhibited by what was
That kind of disregards us younger enthusiasts. I am not out of elementary school and I think this is a disgrace to the blazer name.
Looks great love it..
This is an insult to the rich Blazer history , now just another CUV tarted up to try to be relevant in todays trendy marketplace !
I really wonder the guys that think calling this a blazer is an insult if it’s the same guys that called the pathfinder is an insult because it also goes from BOF to a crossover
I believe GM should euthanize whoever is coming with these pieces of crap that tend to only fill junk yards with cheap unusable front wheel gay marriage cars. America is only becoming gayer and queerer everyday. I will skip that and wait for China to handle the new V8s. I am sure GM had forced their employees to give this thing a good rating on the poll. Keep on going low til you hit rock bottom. Oh i forgot you already did and forced us tax payers to pay for reinventing a Blazer. Come on everyone knows a Blazer is a 2dr Suburban.
To all you gay lovers out there, this is your soft truck, i bet you can also lube it and itll slide easy with the aerodynamical curves and can go 85mph and also sound a like a hole doing it
And who are you Donald Trump tbe 2nd …
I would buy one as long as they are not made in the USA…
looks like a rav 4 bring back the k 5 blazer or the 2 door tahoe and become a chevy again
Thank God no turbo 4! Let’s get back to the large EcoTec engines. Great gas mileage without the need for over complexity. Let’s just hope that Stop/Start gets dropped also.
Brix is right on , larger engines run quieter and last longer as they don’t work as hard . Stop / start causes more problems than they solve . It is just a means to get a bit higher EPA standards . Chubby Trump has trashed the EPA federal dept of it’s scientists , about 400 in total have been canned and it is now a ghost of it’s former self .,,,now it just does Trummy’s bidding .
Great looking car! Agree with others thoughts that this should not be called a Blazer. Chevy 100% – hands down missed the mark. Ford is doing the right thing by bringing back a retro looking Bronco. I was really hoping Chevy would do the same. I am HIGHLY DISSAPPOINTED!
I love the new Blazer and i like the name they gave it and i really don’t care what Ford calls there Vehicle….
Not the Blazer that blazer fans wanted. No better way to say it.
A nice looking crossover suv, nicely fitting between the Equinox and the Transverse but to call it the Blazer? No. Not at all. Nice job creating this SUV but to call it the new Blazer is very disappointing and disrespectful to Blazer fans. This is almost as bad as Mitsubishi new Eclipse crossover. Terrible. They should’ve followed what Ford did with the new Bronco.
Went to auto show and as much I wanted to like it I didn’t. Not as a Blazer for sure. Exterior pretty decent, interior just an average. Priced too hight but with enough cushion for GM to offer 6-8k rabates in the future and they will have to. Totally missed chance.
I own an 86 all original blazer. And this new heap of crap looks like a watered down mini van. A total joke and it’s entirely laughable.
Great car if you want to look like you have land rover but can’t really afford one.
I’m drowning in my own tears as we speak.
The front looks like crap. Giant gaping black grill that is WAY out of proportion with the vehicle. The rest of the vehicle is fine, but the front is so ugly I would never want one. Chevy destroyed the Camaro SS with a giant black void grill, so it isn’t too surprising. Chevy must have sent their designers to the Toyota/Lexus design school who seem to confuse “bold” designs with attractive designs.
Absolutely agree with what seems to be the consensus here; good looking vehicle, but not what a “Blazer” should be, though. Can’t anyone make a vehicle that can complete with a new Wrangler? Bring back a soft-topped, V8, manual transmissioned, 4×4 and call that a Blazer. What has been offered is just following in others current tracks. Certainly not “blazing” any new trails with this; but it would be nice if Chevy retraced it’s own steps with what a Blazer used to be.
What a disappointment! A European design Replaces what was once a rugged American classic? It’s just like every other SUV on road. No Character.
This is a big letdown! I’m 43, & for the first time in my life, I’ll be buying a Ford. The Equinox re-design was terrible, & now the Blazer is looking like a sportier Equinox. American families traded their mini vans for SUV’s, & what does Chevy do? Make the Equinox look like a mini van. Ford just has better ideas, & designers, sad but true…
Hate hate hate it… Chevy once again disrespects generations of General Motors fans well Ford keeps moving forward by looking to the past and respecting Ford owners Chevy shoves their ignorance in the face of Chevy owners and lovers continuously going back to the Monte Carlo that was a front wheel drive POS now they ruin the blazer. Hate hate hate it…
Leo is right , this is not a Blazer, it is just a dodgy CUV to add to the mix , one with swoopy do side and back windows . Yuk !!
I actually really like the look of the new Blazer especially the Red or Blue one thinking about buying one when i get the money ……
I love this car. It finally makes cuv cool again. BUT WHY BLAZER?!?!?! It would have been so awesome called the nomad!