Earlier this week, we brought you the first photos of the 2019 Blazer in the wild, providing the first look at the upcoming midsize Chevrolet crossover outside a studio. Those photos were of the range-topping Blazer Premier trim level, and the pictures today are of the never-seen-before 2019 Blazer LT, which sits mid-pack in the Blazer lineup.
This particular model is coated in a bright red hue, which – if we follow Chevy’s color nomenclature – will likely be called Red Hot. However, this is not the bright red Blazer RS that Chevy brought to the reveal event a few weeks ago. That model features black 21-inch wheels, a gloss black grille with a honey-comb pattern, integrated dual exhaust outlets, along with black lettering and Bowtie badging.
2019 Blazer RS front three-quarters
2019 Blazer RS rear three quarters
By comparison, the 2019 Blazer LT seen here is wearing silver-painted wheels, a black grille with a more traditional pattern, two non-integrated dual exhaust outlets, traditional gold Chevy bowtie emblems, and silver letter badging. What’s more, the appliqué just below the tailgate is finished in a grey-black plastic, rather than being body-color on the Blazer Premier or a gloss black on the Blazer RS.
The GM Authority Take
This marks the second time we’ve seen the 2019 Blazer in real-world photos. The more we see Chevy’s new midsize crossover, the more we like it. It’s easy for a range-topping model (like the 2019 Blazer Premier) to look good, but this mid-range Blazer LT looks pretty good as well.
As we opined previously, the new Blazer has gobs of road presence that enables it to stand out in a sea of rather bland crossover designs, and we have yet to see a single angle of the new midsizer that we dislike, with these pictures driving that point home even further.
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Where does the Blazer fit in the Chevy SUV lineup? Is it smaller than a Trax but bigger than a Traverse?
List of Chevy SUV/CUV’s smallest to largest
Trax
Equinox
BLAZER
Traverse
Tahoe
Suburban
Thanks.
Your question makes my head hurt…….
I have 34 downvotes and you said my question made your head hurt. Please help me know what I did wrong? I didn’t know where the blazer fit into the lineup? Is everyone saying that I am an idiot for not knowing what size the blazer is?
It is this kind of crap that makes me not want to respond on the internet.
And just like that, the Blazer looses its good looks. The black trim just doesn’t seem to work.
I still think it looks good… especially when you condiser it’s going up against the likes of the Ford Edge… whose looks are totally plebeian.
The front end and headlight setup is what ruins it for me. The rest looks pretty good though.
Can’t get any more generic looking than this. Come on people!….wake up! Is this that much different than a RAV 4, KIa Sorrento, and the like?
You really need to take the time to compare this to the models you are referencing.
Is it a crossover, like the others? Yes.
But the design details and surface styling treatment is significantly more aggressive here… especially in RS trim.
Overall, this looks like a winning package all around.
I think it’s one of the best looking new vehicles GM has revealed in the last couple years. I wasn’t impressed with the upcoming Camaro’s styling, I wasn’t a fan of the new Corvette ZR1’s front styling, and it took a while for the 2019 Silverado/Sierra to grow on me. The new Blazer has a lot of presence in a bland crowd.
I thought it wasn’t going to have the L/LS/LT nomenclatures, and instead have trim levels named Blazer/RS/Premier. Did they change that already?
This was never the case. The RS and Premier are simply the two top-end trim levels… the bottom end will be brought up by at least the LS and LT. There might be an L and LTZ as well.
For reference, the Traverse is offered in the following trims:
L
LS
LT Cloth
LT Leather
RS
Premier
High Country
Huh, I guess I was wrong. Thanks anyway!
I think it still looks sharp in this form. It looks wayyy better than the Edge for sure…
A blazer SS …LT1 with 10 speed and proper Off Road capability
“proper Off Road capability” That would be a blazer ZR2!
What they could do is a Typhoon, throw a set of spool valve shocks from the Z28 under that LT1/10spd. and there you go!
The “new” Blazer could have been truly epic with all the models listed but also a trackhawk fighter with an LT1 AND LT5 with AWD! With that and ZL1 styling features, truly epic. Instead it will be another boring CUV, performance wise, with good looks that can’t back it up.
I Despise this new blazer, it’s a disgrace to the classic.
Not sure what you were looking .were looking at the Ford..
It would be interesting if Chevrolet were to follow what European car builders have been doing and introduce a Blazer Coupe.. with rear suicide opening pocket doors.
It would be a pointless vehicle. This new Blazer is a comfortable trendy cruiser. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Coupes should drive really well. Any long front overhang vehicle shouldn’t be considered. And of those that have done well, credit good marketing and cornering-crutch technology.
The place rear suicide doors work best is the Colorado. It keeps the most bed utility, without being grossly long, and gives rear seating. But it’s mostly about easy access to storage. I know guys that hate the ’14 Silverado/Sierra for going to double cab doors for that reason.
I believe, on the opposite end of things, 2+2 coupes (Camaro) would benefit from suicide doors. The rx-8 could’ve been executed better, and was too early.
Not sure why more manufacturers are adding that light grey piece (instead of keeping it dark grey) by the tail pipes, but it sure doesn’t look good to me. It instantly adds that wimpy crossover look to it.
this new blazer is just pathetic and a completely disgrace to the original body on frame classic, I hope the next generation would go back to it’s body on frame instead of this crossover crap.
So I assume that you would think the Nissan Pathfinder is a disgrace to it’s root just because it went from BOF to crossover as well?
This new blazer looks great and will sell like hot cakes! I can’t understand why people hate this vehicle just because of the name. Are people this close minded? They don’t understand that the people buying this type of cuv could care less about the blazer name or even have a clue about it?
We have a 1992 Chevy Blazer, still running with full force. My son now has it. We have no problems. Great vehicle
because it doesn’t work, it alienates the original fanbase of the blazer, you cannot do that.
And you think the s-10 blazer, S series Blazer, trailblazer did? The blazer name has been used many different times over the years. All of them smaller and less offroad and rugged.
Look it’s just a name get over it, compare the vehicle for what it is and what it’s designed to do. It was built for 20 and 30 year old mothers with 2 or 3 kids. It looks great and I am sure it will handle the duties of hauling around the family.
Why is this so hard for you to understand?
The name is a hope killer. It drives home that GM has no intention of a classic style Blazer.
The 90’s name shift should have went the opposite. Tahoe (also Durango) was an S10 trim. Blazer should have stayed the name of the big one.
The CAFE footprint classes don’t help this either. Makers are aiming for the break from being long (and wide).
I love it looks great. I do hope its not made in the US.. tho..
Which plant will be building this Blazer?
It’ll be built in Mexico at the Ramon Arizpe facilities.
Good that’s where it should be made not USA…
People need to compare the new Blazer against the FNR-X concept, maybe they’d open their eyes wider and think twice about their nit picks.
GM is wasting a heritage name on the new Blazer and giving the whole game to Wrangler and Bronco.
Why are you so hung up on the name of the cuv? The focus should be on the vehicle itself.
Looks nice for a crossover.
General Motors and Ford have got to figure out how to do build a front wheel drive vehicle without a massive front overhang. Volvo and Audi do this much better.
Maybe Volvo and Audi buyers are more easily conned? It’s the Audi grill styling.
FWD (with overhang weight distribution) is good for reliable standing traction in a value vehicle. An AWD (more premium) vehicle will naturally drive better with more rear weight.
GM should do more with RWD/AWD platforms.
FWD/AWD is okay for the lower performing or cheaper crossovers. Though, bean-counters can’t help but push their luck.
Many of you just don’t get it! Although, Brian is correct on the the target market. What about the rest of us? You ever heard of the terms cookie cutter, vanilla, rental car designs? If that’s what you people accept from GM, than good luck to you. I will continue buying FCA products after 40 plus years of being a loyal GM consumer. I will move forward driving my real suv Jeep GC with a V8 engine pointed in the right direction and driven, primarily by the rear wheels, and without a third row seat, because that’s what I want and need….not what a 20 to 30 year old young mother wants.
Yes, to one of the comments made regarding the Nissan Pathfinder… the BOF was a much better design! The new Pathfinder is a stretched out Murano.
Then why are you on this site? I never understood why people go on sites that they have zero interest in?
I am a GM guy and you will never see me on a ford or dodge or any other car site to make comments about cars.
Sorry to break it up to you, but the current GC is a unibody crossover that has 4X4 capabilities. Unless you’re talking about the 1993-2010 GC where it’s BOF (Gotta be specific here buddy).
Looks great! Now tell me GM learned their lesson and installed a defeat switch for the stop/start feature so I can buy one..