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Check Out How The New Blazer Looks At Night: Picture Gallery

Only a month after its debut, we have already seen Chevrolet’s new Blazer from all kinds of angles and trim levels. But what we haven’t seen is the 2019 Blazer in the dark… until now.

We managed to chase down the new Blazer as it was undergoing validation testing at night, and were able to get a look at how the new model looks while not under the shiny rays of the summer sun.

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The powerful front end with its strong grille, athletic hood lines, squinty LED accent lights and low-placed HIDs makes it easy to recognize the model in the hours of darkness. The distinctive lighting execution that separates the headlamps and LED daytime running lamps is perhaps even more notable at night than it is during the day.

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Both the headlamps and taillamps wrap around to the side of the vehicle, providing other drivers with enhanced visibility of the Blazer on the road, while also contributing to the new model’s unmistakable design flair.

We’re still drooling over the way the beltline joins the roofline between the C- and D-pillars, as well as those squinty LED-based daytime running lights. In fact, we’d go so far as to say that the new Blazer does the dual-tier headlight design extremely right, unlike the very unattractive setup in the Jeep Cherokee prior to its 2019 model year facelift.

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At the rear, the Chevrolet signature dual-element LED taillamps represent the next step in the brand’s rear lighting design, with dual “Y-shaped” elements within each taillamp. The design makes it clear that not only is this the new Blazer, but that it’s also a Chevrolet.

This particular shot of the rear end shows just how good the headlights are in illuminating the path ahead of the new Blazer, despite not offering LED headlights.

The GM Authority Take

Overall, the new Blazer is very recognizable not only as a Chevrolet product, but also as the new Blazer – even at night. The design seems to be the best of both worlds – providing ample functionality in terms of lighting, as well as an unmistakable brand identity for Chevrolet.

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  1. Oh how can anyone see with those dim bulbs the whole car is a waste because the did not do all LED. NOT!

    Just had to say that to get it out of the way.

    The Blazer looks great and it looks to have more than acceptable lighting for this vehicle.

    The Camaro styling should play well and this should prove to be a very profitable vehicle.

    If it drives like my Acadia does in sport mode it should prove a joy to drive.

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    1. I just came to post sarcastic post about chevy making a mistake not offering LEDs. You beat me too it ?

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    2. You guys don’t get it.

      Is the HID setup sufficient from a lighting standpoint? Yes.

      Should LEDs be optional? Yes.

      Would LEDs have provided even better lighting performance? Yes.

      Would it have mattered from a functional standpoint? A little.

      But more than that, it would have given the Blazer a high-tech image that it desperately needs thanks to it having very few actual high tech features.

      Decisions to upgrade to LEDs by customers are image and want based, not functionality based.

      It’s the same reason that there is an optional V6 offered alongside the base four. It’s a want, not a need. People don’t need a V6. They want it. In much the same way, people don’t need LEDs. They want them.

      So yes, it’s a lost opportunity that the blazer does not offer LED lights. A lost opportunity = mistake.

      Equation solved.

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      1. Silent I think you misunderstand the other view.

        Yes LED would be nice but HID lighting is not exactly1902 gas lighting.

        Of all the things to fixate on a car lighting is not one in this segment.

        For one GM having a better interior with less plastic , a 9 speed easy to use system for the customer to access things like My Link are all much more important.

        The way we see it most buyers here could not tell you what type head lamp it is or care. These are family vehicles not enthusiast vehicles.

        The same people with the LED derangement are often the same as ones who went after the name dooming this vehicle as well as the large overhang we saw while in Camo.

        In the end while I agree it would have been nice to have the bulbs it is far from making this vehicle not being a class leader.

        Now if this were a Cadillac yes.

        I wager you will get your lights in a year or so as this platform was built on the HID system. It takes a different body control module that is now just being adapted to the Acadia for next year. It was not just a matter of bolting in new lights.

        GMC already had to put a TSB out in the Acadia for the ones with LED back up lights. The bulbs set of a chain of events with the vehicle causing other electric issues in the vehicle. The electric management system did not react well.

        Please understand while you see the glass half empty we see it half full with other greater needs.

        The long and short of it outside a handful of folks on the web forums I have yet to hear anyone say I am not buying a car without LED.

        In fact most see the LED DRL and think they all are.

        Now if this vehicle just had seal beam or basic non projection halogen bulbs I would agree.

        In this segment every addition or change to a platform adds cost. Chevy has to account for that. This is why we see changes first in the higher priced brands first. This may be why Chevy will see it last. Hard to say as only GM knows.

        In the end the HID is a V6 and the LED is a V6 with just 10 more HP. The non projection Halogen bulbs are the 4.

        We respect your view but we just do not agree.

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      2. No lost opportunity, no mistake. No one but a few people would even know. Not sure why this is an argument. You do realize in most cases HID’s are brighter and throw more light than LED’s right? Stop whining about something that is a non-factor. Performance > Image, and HID’s perform. Some of you are whining like they put in halogens (which I am a fan of anyway). For the record, no lost sales are happening because of having HID vs LED…

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  2. This is a disgrace to the name Blazer and it’s heritage , just another trendy offering that disappears into the CUV lineup offered by the Koreans and Japanese . If you want a mundane offering , well buy it and you too can fit right in with the crowd .

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    1. You’re letting the fact that the Blazer is not a body on frame SUV negatively influence your perception of the vehicle.

      The Blazer is only “mundane” in that it is not a body on frame SUV some would have liked, but few would have bought. Nevertheless, we will get that vehicle in the near future.

      But as far as crossovers go, this new Blazer is anything but mundane, and it is like nothing else being offered by the Koreans, Japanese, or any other automaker. If you think otherwise, you’re simply not aware or not informed of what the Blazer’s competition looks like.

      At the end of the day, this Blazer will sell like gangbusters. It’s the right product, at the right time, and executed very well (albeit not perfectly, as some above have noted about finer details like LED lights). But that will only impact sales in the 3-5 percent range… meaning that not offering LED lights will negatively impact sales, but not by much.

      And as for those looking for a true midsize SUV (as opposed to a crossover), I recommend having some patience and waiting for a future midsize Chevy SUV.

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      1. When is the pricing coming out for all of us to look at ?

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  3. I assume that because of the low position of the headlights, there will be no fog lights for the Blazer?

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    1. Correct. The low position of the main lights makes fogs unnecessary… plus almost impossible to add unless there is another cluster specifically for the fog lights.

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  4. JIM WILSON I AGREE 100 PERCENT

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    1. Just watch the Ranger and Bronco smoke it in sales…………..

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  5. Great looking vehicle. I will definitely consider it when my Acadia Denali lease ends in 2020. Wish it had optional 3rd row seating though. I don’t use my 3rd row a lot, but there are times that I am definitely glad to have it.

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    1. Agree, and especially for children…

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  6. Can GM move production to the U.S. I’m really liking this CUV.

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  7. If this is such a potentially hot CUV like no other offered by the imports , WHY call it BLAZER ? Why trade off the name of a Chevy vehicle that was itself like no other ??

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    1. They should have changed it to Blazar! The brightest things in the universe!:

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  8. Where are the front and rear turn signals? Are they led?

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