General Motors is planning to offer a new 2.0L turbocharged engine in Chevy’s 2020 Blazer, GM Authority has uncovered.
VIN-related documents submitted by GM to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on March 22nd and seen by GM Authority show the turbocharged 2.0L I-4 LSY motor as part of the engine lineup in the 2020 Blazer. The engine is not offered in the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer, which offers the following two motors:
- Naturally-aspirated 2.5L I-4 LCV making 193Â horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque, and
- Naturally-aspirated 3.6L V-6 LGX making 305 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque
Both engines are mated to a different version of the GM 9-speed automatic transmission with either FWD or AWD (via two AWD systems).
As such, the boosted 2.0L LSY engine would represent a new addition to the 2020 Blazer’s powertrain lineup. Both of the existing engines will continue being offered, according to the document.
The move to add the 2.0L Turbo LSY makes sense given that the Blazer’s platform mate – the GMC Acadia – is officially adding the engine to its powertrain lineup for the 2020 model year facelift. In the 2020 GMC Acadia, the 2.0L turbo LSY joins the 2.5L I-4 LCV and 3.6L V-6 LGX to make a GM-estimated 230 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Both the Blazer and Acadia are very related from a mechanical standpoint, riding on the regular-wheelbase version of the GM C1 platform.
The LSY engine is GM’s newest turbocharged 2.0L engine succeeding the 2.0L LTG. It uses an innovative tripower valvetrain and dual-scroll turbocharging technologies to help optimize performance and efficiency in all driving conditions. The tripower valvetrain complements the turbocharging system to make the most of the engine’s available power at all speeds, while the turbo is a dual-scroll design developed to enhance low-speed torque delivery. Peak torque is available from 1,500 to 4,000 rpm, for a significantly exceptional feeling of responsiveness.
We expect the turbocharged 2.0L engine to be optional on some trim levels of the 2020 Blazer. The engine will be mated to the same 9-speed automatic gearbox as the existing powertrain options.
The new Blazer launched late in the fourth quarter of 2018 as a 2019Â model year vehicle, giving Chevrolet entry in the growing mainstream midsize crossover space that includes the Ford Edge, Nissan Murano, Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the all-new Honda Passport. The first quarter of 2019 will be the vehicle’s first full quarter of sale.
The 2020 Blazer will represent the second model year of the all-new model. We expect several other, relatively minor changes, to also make their way to the 2020 Blazer. What those will be are currently unknown, but we will report on them as soon as we dig them up.
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At last, good sense has prevailed! The Blazer needed a mid level engine beyond the naturally aspirated 2.5L and the 2.0L turbo fits the bill well.
Now for GM to keep their good sense and put the 2.7L turbo in the next gen Colorado/Canyon twins.
Is it going to be the weak 2.0 from Cadillac?
It’s all in the article. It’s the same engine. It’s anything but weak. The on paper numbers don’t tell the whole story. Drive it.
I think this would be a fun engine in the CT5 w/10 speed. It would likely haul ass through the mountain passes at high elevations.
I read the post after asking the question. I also request a delete for my question just after posting it.
Alex, what are the chances we’ll also see the Blazer get a twin-turbo V6?
Seriously, almost every single day there is an article on here showing a red Chevy Blazer. The most top of the line and expensive version, totaling over $50,000 US dollars!!! Why not at least show a lesser model that most people might be able to afford or are they so bad that this us why we see the same red Chevy Blazer RS?
Taking to my dealer manager brother the other day who is in a sizeable GM dealership, he mentioned that projected sales for this vehicle aren’t good as not many people have stopped by to ask about it and no pre-orders made at all. Of course this might explain why a GM enthusiast site it trying so hard to sell it. But will it work?
Most blogs do accept payments to promote certain vehicles and brands. That’s why you have to take anything from these sites with a grain of salt. Given how hard GMA seems to be pushing this vehicle and using the same model, I am sure GM is sponsoring it in some form. That’s why they are in business!
Most importantly, if you really like this vehicle I would wait six months. I am sure GM will slap huge rebates on it like they are doing for almost all their vehicles these days and also some of the production kinks will have time to be worked out. They are still trying to figure out powertrains which worries me a bit.
1. Users “Doug in Dallas” and “SunBeach” are the same person using the same email address ([email protected]) from the same root IP (same IP, different devices). You seem to have some serious issues and a real anti-Blazer and anti-GMA agenda… or perhaps you haven’t taken your meds.
2. GM Authority has never received any sort of compensation from GM, its brands, products or services. This also applies to the Blazer. GM Authority receives no compensation for any articles from GM, directly or indirectly.
3. You seem to have a very unhealthy fixation with photos of the red Blazer RS. But lo and behold, there is a silver one in the story as well.
4. Is trollin’ lyfe hard?
When I saw this revealed last year…I loved the look of the RS. I decided it was going to be my first GM car in our last 4 purhcases…as long as it came in at a ‘decent’ price (I didn’t expect $35,000 for an RS, but I was hoping they would make one available with the 21″ wheels always pictures for the low-to-mid $40,000 range.)
Well, not getting one. Not only does it seem very few other people around here are buying them, Every local dealer in the area that has a RS with the 21″ wheels on it are near or over that $50,000 mark…with little incentives.
That 2.7 Also needs to go in the Cadillacs for a step up.
Yes.
Except for the part where Cadillacs are powered by Chevy engines.
Which feeds back into people’s criticism that Cadillacs are glorified Chevrollacs.
I would prefer 2.0T, 3.0TT then the 4.2TT where appropriate. The 2.7T should be in everything else.
Yeah I am one of the Chevrollac critic guys.
However reality is reality and GM is GM. GM has a powertrain “team” and weather GM puts the Blackwing in only Cadillac for a while we all know GM will use the “same thing” only different elsewhere.
Just like the XT6 gets the 3.6 GM
Just like the new CT5 gets the same 2.0 LSY as this Blazer will.
Were not sure how the 2.0LSY is selling in Cadillac but I know I will never own another Cadillac with a 2.0T no matter how refined, but I’m sure there selling like hot cakes.
The new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is the modern interpretation of what a sports sedan is supposed to be.. we should think it as being a modern day Chevelle; thus, Chevy should build a Blazer SS with a 455 hp 6.2L V8.
I agree style wise, but I’m not sure that it could handle that much torque and power. The 3.6 tt from the atsV would be perfect however! Also it would probabbly be a little lighter than the 6.2 which would help with weight distribution.
I am thinking the 3.6 in the ATS V would be a bit much for the Blazer. Perhaps the TT3.6 from the Caddy XTS would work. I tell you where I would like to see the TT3.6 from the ATSV is in the Camaro and the Colorado.
Again this is a fwd based vehicle. The V8 would not work, fit and make it so nose heavy.
Did you not learn from the GXP GP mistake? GM did.
Scott3, I am glad GM is sticking with right sized engines in the right size vehicles.
The 2.0T will certainly be a better option than the 2.5.
I honestly think the Blazer is one of GMs best vehicles and it will do great.
Yes the V8 is not a realistic option here on this platform. Also the 2.7 and 3.0 to bot have yet to be configured transverse and would only add to the price.
To be honest the 3.6 runs well in this vehicle as it is not a Z/28.
If you think this is a modern interpretation of a sports sedan then you must be over 70 years old and limited exposure to the world. It is a stylized minivan that mostly will be bought by suburbia types.
The Chevy Blazer s a derivative, plastic-laden crossover that was late to the party. Seen the base versions of this vehicle? And just wait until the new Ford Bronco arrives. It will be long forgotten in a year as the competition brings out even better crossovers and GM slaps thousands in rebates and rental car company incentives trying to move these things.
Just asking what the Ford Bronco has anything to do with the Chevrolet Blazer?
The competition for this car is the ford Edge and that has been around for a very long time. GM is very late to this party.
I do agree that GM needs to utilize better Interior Materials throughout all of their vehicles. They definitely lag in the Interior department.
I’ve been beating that Dead Horse on this site for Years.
Which Ford edge model is $50,000+ like the Blazer model shown in this article? Not up on the latest Ford models.
I am open to seeing the new Ford Bronco first like probably a lot of people. I am sure it will be hyped a lot but might turn out to be a decent vehicle. Probably more in competition with the JEEP Wrangler, but we will see.
If Omegatalon thinks this is the “modern interpretation of a sports car”, then big O must be a 70+ year old grandpa that thinks he is still at Woodstock. Lol
This is a souped up minivan at best that will be found in rental lots and at kid’s soccer practice at best. GM will offer massive discounts on these in 6 months. Mark my words.
Think about it. GM has not one sport truck/SUVCUV in their lineup. Dodge has their SRT lineup and Ford has their ST thing going. When is GM going to step up and offer something in the hottest categories on the planet? Cadillac is leaving money on the table by not offering at least a V-Sport trim on all their CUV’s to combat all the M, AMG, and Quattros of the world.
Hopefully this will mean we can get a Blazer with AWD at a more attainable price. As it sits, the cheapest Murano, Edge, or Passport with AWD is about $30-32K. The cheapest AWD Blazer sits at $37K, barring any incentives.
EDITORS: You guys have made a couple of mistakes regarding both the HP and torque on the new 2020 turbo 2.0 liter LSY engine. The 2019 LTG 2.0 liter turbo has 275 HP and 295 lbs feet of torque. I’m just guessing but there is no way the 2020 LSY 2.0 liter turbo will be less HP or torque, especially with more high tech mods on it. Sure, it’s possible to have a bit less torque, but it will have max torque come in at a much lower RPM for a very flat torque curve, but definitely not 37 lbs feet less torque. But the HP you state in the above article says that 2020 LSY engine will only have 230 HP, compared to 295 HP for the 2019 turbo 2.0 liter engine. That’s 45 HP less for the 2020 engine. No way dudes. It’s OK guys to make a mistake. Is it possible that somebody from GM made the mistake as per the specs??
Mark – ratings for the 2.0L LSY are not a mistake. The engine is rated at a GM-estimated 230 horsepower (172 kW) and 258 lb-ft of torque (350 Nm) in the 2019 Acadia, and that’s probably what it will make in the 2020 Blazer (if the NHTSA documents in question prove to be correct).
We were over all of this last year when the XT4 was debuting with the new 2.0L Turbo LSY and people thought the ratings were a mistake. They’re not. The LSY actually makes less power and less torque.
Personally, it’s not a big deal. The LSY is significantly more refined than the LTG it replaces. Refinement is what the LTG was missing. Yes, the LSY is less powerful on paper, but it does not feel what way in real life due to the advancements like TriPower valvetrain, etc. Power comes on strong and feels good all around in the XT4 and 2019 CT6 with the Turbo 2.0L LSY. Those buying vehicles with this engine are not looking for outright performance. They value refinement and fuel economy over class-leading power numbers. The high output LTG had class-leading numbers, but it felt rough and strained. The LSY addresses that. Those who want more power will have the 3.0L TT V6 and 4.2L TT V8 to look forward to, depending on vehicle application.
Summary: no, not a mistake.
Chip it. Turbos are easy to chip and boost
ALEX, I have seen the publicity department of GM put wrong numbers on engines before that lasted over two years, before GM corrected the posted specs. I have even called GM and talked to the department heads and let of them know of errors that were posted. It took almost 3 weeks after i left a very specific message and gave the links as to where the wrong info was posted. NEVER RELY ONLY ON THE SAME DEPARTMENT THAT POSTED THE ALLEGED WRONG SPECS. The bottom line is the 45 HP lower rating on the 2020 engine, this is huge, so for me, as a tech writer, it does not pass the smell test. The torque on the 2019 2.0 liter turbo engine was rated from 3,000 RPM and up, while the 2020 LSY engine is rated from 1,500 and up. This difference is understandable, with the 2019 engine showing 27 lbs feet more. That makes sense, but the huge HP figure difference does not. it could be that one HP figure was on premium gasoline ( GM uses 93 octane and semi synthetic oil to get the power specs ) and the the much lower HP figure od the 2020 2.0 liter LSY was tested on regular 87 octane gas. Now, that makes sense, but we don’t know all the true facts…..YET. I used the GMPowertrain dot com website for my 2019 HP and torque numbers, but it was for the Camaro engine, which might have better exhaust manifolds and larger diameter exhaust pipes. The camshaft in the Camaro is probably a little hotter too, than other GM vehicles. So, for the 2020 SUV’s, it might be worthwhile to put a larger exhaust system and run mid grade 89 octane gas to bring the power up a bit. You will always gain MPG on a turbo engine when you run a higher octane gas, so the extra 10 to 15 cents per gallon for 89 or 91 octane is worth the higher cost. The cost per mile will be cheaper with the higher octane with a turbo engine. GM shows figures of a 25 lbs feet of torque gain by running E85 gas compared to 87 octane on the truck 4.3 liter V6 engine. It’s impossible to compare apples to oranges. .
O.K………….now will this new TURBO require PREMIMUM FUEL as it “suggested” in other GM vehicles. Wil GM include a START-STOP Deactivation Switch in the 2020?
Will the Blazer Premier upgrade the seats to better than BUCK BOARD quality?
If so, I will buy when they add a ton of discounts!
The old LTG engine was premium, the new LSY engine is regular fuel.
This is a huge benefit as the affordability of fuel fuel is a big issue. (Even though the USA has dirt cheap fuel) Canada is horrible with our obsessive fuel/carbon/provincial/federal tax
People that have not driven the vehicles in these articles should not make comments.
Thanks I was about to make the same comment.
Yeah that makes sense. Unless we have driven a vehicle, we can’t make comments about its styling..the specs…the options…the pricing….what opinion we may have on it because we have driven a very similar vehicle (the Acadia, for example)…
Very good move by GM. I wish they would just rid themselves of the 2.5 altogether already but I can live with is if it is just for the Extreme Price conscious buyers out there.
A little nitpick here but I wish the 2.0 T would at least have the same HP as the base Ford Edge. That being 250 HP.
Oh well. At least GM if offering the engine that should have been in the Blazer all along.
Maybe GM is actually starting to listen to the critiques out there.
GM needs to do something with the cheap plastic interior instead of droping their new corporate 4 banger engine in it . .They also got shamed by removing this Mexican car from COAmerica Park . GM needs to read the tea leaves and see that alot of people are not happy with the Blazer being built in Mexico as they lay off workers in this country . Hell even dealers are telling me that that fact is not helping some buyers mood and are already offering discounts to move the cars .
no one should buy the mexico express blazer buy something built in USA !!!
Does this new 2.0 require premium gas? That raises the cost of ownership …
It does not.
The Turbo will be a good engine for this. It will be regular fuel and will be peppy and efficient. That is what the majority of buyers are seeking today.
This is not a muscle car or sports car but one that drives and handles very well. That is something most CUV don’t do well.
GM has a very good. chassis here and it is in enough variations to give most what 5hey would be happy with as a daily driver.
Our Acadia version is a very enjoyable and comfortable ride I expect the Blazer to do very well with the added good looks and 9 speed.
The bottom line is it will make money.
Yes a very nice vehicle that will sell if the dealers push ten year loans and GAP insurance………..
As I have mentioned, the Mrs. really liked the new Blazer. And I dig turbo’s. We are looking to replace her ’12 Equinox (wonderful little car for 147k miles) next year, and if we get her a Turbo 2.0, that would mean every registered car in the yard from the 87 Grand National, to the Duramax’s to her car would be boosted. Cool.
Personally, I would like to see a Turbo Diesel option, but I will take a Turbo to start…
Thanks for the info Alex, and have fun busting on the Trolls. That made me chuckle!
-Joe Rainville
Former GM Engineer 98-2009
Motor Trend has a test of the 2019 Cadillac CT6 full size sedan with the new LSY 237 HP 2.0T with a test weight of 3930 and were disappointed with it citing a 1.1 second 0-60 decline in performance over the previous 265 HP 2.0T engine saying it was barely adequate for the 3930 LB sedan. With AWD, 7 less HP and a higher up less aerodynamic CUV I doubt those times will be any better considering the LT Blazer’s weight starts over 4200 LBS in this configuration. Higher end trims with larger tires will be heavier still.
The same magazine also tested this engine in the new XT4 AWD CUV with a weight of 3971 and also got a 0-60 time of 7.5 seconds citing the engine as course and grainy feeling quicker than it really is. With more weight and 7 less horses I’m not expecting much in the Blazer and Acadia in the most common AWD versions that are ordered so don’t expect any miracles here. I don’t need to drive these to know that this engine will be a middling performer at best and could really use another 25 HP and torque in these heavier CUV’s.
Great info, thanks for the real true facts. To solve the power problem, all GM needs to do is to stroke the 2.0 liter engine up to 2.2 liters or 2.3 liters to match the Ford 2.3 liter turbo, that is the only engine in the new Ford small pickup truck. By moving the GM engine size up from 2.0 liters to 2.3 liters, that will give a boost from 230 HP up to 265 HP, with no other changes, for an extra 35 HP. A slightly hotter cam will give another 5 to 10 HP on top of that for 270 to 275 HP. GM could use a small turbo engine in it’s small pickup trucks. The best advantage of a small turbo engine, is that you can get more torque and HP just by pulling up to the gas pump and filling it with a higher octane gas. EG: The newest GM full size truck V6 engine of 4.3 liters, gained 25 pounds feet of torque when it was tested with E85 gas compared to 87 octane regular. You also gain better MPG when using a higher octane gas in a turbo engine because the engine computer tunes it to the octane level being used. You also gain at least another 5 percent in power when you use a full 100 percent synthetic oil in your engine. This way the car owner is in control of how much power he wants by a simple day to day change in fuel choice.