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GM Teases Upcoming Three-Row Chevrolet Blazer XL

GM China has just released the very first teaser image of the upcoming three-row Chevrolet Blazer model ahead of the vehicle’s impending reveal. Together with the first official image, the company announced that the midsize-plus utility will debut next Friday, November 8th, during the 2019 Chevrolet Gala Night, a special event set to be held in the Chinese city of Hefei.

Last month, GM Authority was first to bring you leaked images of the upcoming three-row Chevrolet Blazer, otherwise referred to as the Blazer XL. The family vehicle features a versatile seven-seat passenger configuration to meet the needs and preferences of Chinese families. As such, the Blazer XL will be positioned as the flagship Chevrolet utility in China, where neither the Traverse crossover nor the Tahoe/Suburban SUVs are marketed.

Foreshadowed a year ago by the Chevrolet FNR-CarryAll concept, the Blazer XL maintains the same aesthetics of the regular five-seat model, but with a slightly longer body, including a larger rear overhang and an extended roof and liftgate line to enable the third row of seats. GM said interested customers will be able to have the new Chevrolet Blazer XL in RS or Redline variants, though we expect other trims, like LT and Premier, to also be offered.

The Chevrolet Blazer XL is expected to be powered by a single powertrain combination for the Chinese market, the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY engine coupled to the GM 9-speed automatic transmission making a maximum 233 horsepower, just like in the all-new midsize-plus Buick Enclave.

Since introducing the world’s first SUV in 1935—the Suburban Carryall—Chevrolet has offered many innovative utility vehicles. Between 1980 and 2018, the brand sold more than 20 million utilities globally, with the Blazer being one of the brand’s flagship products.

The new Blazer XL will join the Tracker, Trailblazer and Equinox to respectively cover the subcompact, compact, midsize, and large utility vehicle segments in China—Chevrolet’s second largest market. These products offer Chinese consumers high levels of value and personalization, along with an authentic American SUV experience. Notably, the segmentation is different in the U.S., where the new Trailblazer is a subcompact vehicle, the Equinox is compact, the Blazer is midsize and the Traverse is full-size.

As we presented in our exclusive report in the beginning of 2019, the Chevrolet Blazer XL will be Chevrolet’s largest global crossover and is ideal for regions such as China and other Asian markets, where the Traverse is not sold because it is too large. In addition to China, the Blazer XL could also be sold in other markets such as South Korea, Brazil and most countries in South America.

Though GM has yet to make any official comments on the matter, it’s highly unlikely that GM will market the three-row Blazer in North America.

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Deivis is an engineer with a passion for cars and the global auto business. He is constantly investigating about GM's future products.

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Comments

  1. It’s heartwarming to see that GM continues to “meet the needs and preferences of Chinese families”. Toyota pretty well has that covered in the USA. In America, GM continues to meet the needs and preferences of the compensation packages for top management. It will be interesting to see how management bonuses will be affected by the total lack of leadership resulting in the month long strike.

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    1. The Chevy Traverse meets the needs of American families better than the Blazer XL would. We have that here.

      GM crossovers constantly rank at the top of their classes in sales and quality.

      So wtf are you talking about?

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      1. Rob,
        Having a bad day ? Or always disrespectful about someone’s opinion ?

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        1. Scott ZL1 the defender If all people to the rescue again!

          What Brian presented is not an opinion. Instead it’s the wrong characterization of facts stemming from a lack of knowledge on the matter. In other words, it is ignorance. What he stated is not what’s taking place, plain and simple. Far from it.

          You call it disrespect. I call it setting someone straight. There is a huge difference. What’s it to you anyway? You have anything relevant to add to the conversation, or are your feelings hurt on behalf of Brian?

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      2. Quality? Full of the cheapest plastic in the car industry

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        1. Not any cheaper than used by other mainstream makes.

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        2. Sure Randy, you wish that were the case. Do you even own a General Motors product?

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      3. Agree Rob! Traverse vs explorer, well unless your a gov entity who Ford will strike deep discounts with the traverse is more affordable, smoother ride, more refined interior, and more fuel efficient. The traverse interior is nicer I think than the new Ford explorer, I liked the old Ford explorer interior best, but to get it nice it cost the price of a Tahoe.

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  2. Call it anything but a Blazer !!! Nothing Blazen about it.
    I’ve own Blazers of yesteryear .
    Beyond underpowered. It’s a shame. Not the iconic truck…

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    1. thank you, this new chevy blazer is a joke and a complete disgrace to the classics.

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      1. Get over it. The classic blazers were never legendary or iconic vehicles to begin with. They were run of the mill utility vehicles. Legendary and iconic are big, huge stretches.

        So yes, this one is called the blazer. It’s a very good vehicle and it will sell by the boatload. Everything else is just pure whining from cry babies like yourselves. Cry me a river. Little babies.

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        1. Rob,
          You must be a Democrat, that explains why you were the one picked on in school, get some rest you have to go to work in the morning, cry baby do you hear yourself. Lol GYSOT

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          1. Hahahaha! Since you have nothing tangible to add to the conversation, you feel the need to resort to changing the topic… hilarious!!!

            Whining like a baby over a vehicle’s name… Get over yourself.

            And hey, where’s that “respect” you were preaching about earlier? Guess it don’t go both ways, huh? #HipocrocyAtItsBest

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          2. This dude really just said “GYSOT”. Chill, Richard Rawlings wannabe.

            lmao. loser.

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            1. Geoff,
              Like that’s a bad thing ? Multiple businesses and successful multi millionaire.
              Hope you have a great week.
              Lot of agro coming from just a few of you, wow…

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              1. You’re the one doing the agro, you buffoon.

                Keep to the topic at hand and all is well. Start straying off topic and you’ll get it handed to ya.

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          3. I have read all the posts Scott, whose got the problem:

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        2. really, you idiot, the new blazers are crap and an insult to the REAL legacy of chevy, even the 1998-2006 chevy blazer s-10 was far better than this nonsense, you idiot.
          the new chevy blazer may appeal to the soccer moms, but it has lost it’s appeal to REAL true original fans.

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          1. “The new Chevy blazer has its appeal to real true original fans.”

            How and why is that relevant, idiot boy?

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          2. Afi, do you even own a General Motors product? If not, why are you posting silly comments?

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  3. Lol at the guys think the market wants the Blazer to be a big, loud, lifted, greasy, 5mpg, 180hp, 454 cid, bucket-of-bolts to “off-road” from a growing minority oh um “zombie” population to live in a old ICBM silo in Montana….

    The Tahoe is still available and more capable then any Blazer made in Z71 form…

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    1. The Tahoe IS the fullsize Blazer. They just changed the name for whatever reason. That’s what GM/Chevy loves to do… Change names of successful nameplates for no apparent reason. They’ve done it forever.

      I do agree with many that had they done the new small Blazer off of the Colorado, it would be legitimate and historically correct. It would also have 4×4 credibility. The smaller S-10 Blazer was always done off the S-10. They dropped the S-10 name for Colorado (that’s what they do). So I agree with many, this new model Blazer really isn’t a Blazer at all by any historical context.

      Although I will say it’s IMO the best looking crossover Chevy has. If it were the new Equinox they wouldn’t be able to build enough of them. That’s really what it should have been. It’s how I look at it.

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      1. Matt,
        So far that makes the most sense, and accurately.

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      2. Will the 2021 Tahoe offer a trail boss package??? That would be more trailblazer than anything ever made.

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  4. Yawn.

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  5. Your all a bunch of children…seriously true nut bars. Getting worked up over a vehicle
    ..typical testosterone DRIVEN reactions. Grow up. All of you. IDIOT’S. ?

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    1. Sweetheart that’s what men do,
      Go find some cooking blog, lol

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  6. The Blazer is really good if you ever test drove the new one the 2019 there is nothing wrong with it I don’t know why you guys think it’s so bad it’s a real good vehicle and there’s nothing wrong with the GM’s the Blazer has lots of power

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  7. So its a Traverse made to look like a Blazer, got it. Traverse made in US= bad. 3 row Blazer made in Mexico=good. Wait a few years, the Traverse will be gone along with the Equinox. Its typical GM, in a few years theyll be complaining about how they have to many vehicles in the same category and some will have to go. Mark my words

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  8. Why buy a foreign GM blazer when you can buy an American make bronco?

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    1. Because I don’t have to worry about a recall driving of the lot.

      Dearborn’s Records Of Failures…

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      1. ???? These comments, sheesh! Gotta look up what GYSOT means ??
        ❤️✌️

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    2. Mary Barry is that you giving me the thumbs down again?

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  9. This should come to the US. Chevy can dominate the market with enough options plus a Hummer sub brand over at GMC giving the brand purpose.
    GM will soon be playing defense with the FCAPSA merger not to mention the new Hyundai and Kia offerings.

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  10. If they bring this to the US before my next buy, it’ll just about make my decision for me. I mostly want the Traverse right now, but I like the Blazer’s more on-road sportiness. It reminds me of my Impala. But it’s only a two-row… That’s almost my only hang-up… The Traverse is just such a better value for now…

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