General Motors reintroduced the Chevrolet Blazer nameplate for the 2019 model year, making splashdown with an all-new midsize crossover utility vehicle (CUV). Although the latest Chevy Blazer offers head-turning design, surprising practicality, and cutting-edge technology features, some diehard enthusiasts felt as though the nameplate’s reemergence as a unibody CUV, rather than a body-on-frame truck or SUV, was a betrayal of the Blazer’s roots as an off-road icon. Now, however, our Chevy Blazer Activ rendering looks to reclaim some of that lost heritage with a host of fresh off-roading upgrades.
Of course, we should preface this by saying that General Motors currently has no known plans to actually produce a new Chevy Blazer Activ. Rather, we decided to create this rendering just for the fun of it, and so we could see what such a creation might actually look like.
The first thing that should grab you about our Chevy Blazer Activ rendering is the stance. Per tradition, this new rough-and-tumble trim level rides on jacked-up suspension that adds considerable ground clearance to the CUV.
Under the taller ride height is a new tire-and-wheel package that fits the bill for off-roader duties, with five-spoke wheels finished in black, wrapped in chunky all-terrain rubber with thick sidewalls and aggressive tread. The combo fills the wheel wells with purpose, and lends the Chevy Blazer Activ a whole new attitude in the process.
Our Chevy Blazer Activ also comes with a generous helping of black detailing, which takes from the RS trim level for this particular rendering.
Under the hood, we’d expect the Chevy Blazer Activ to come equipped with the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX engine, producing 308 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque, all while connecting to an AWD system through the nine-speed automatic M3V transmission.
Chevy Trailblazer Activ
As for the name, Activ is also shared with the outdoorsy trim of the Chevy Spark and latest Chevy Trailblazer, as well as the international-market Chevrolet Spin and Onix. See more about these models here:
- Chevrolet Spark Activ
- Chevrolet Trailblazer Activ
- Chevrolet Spin Activ
Or perhaps Chevy would name this model the Blazer Z71 instead.
Either way, would you be interested in a new Chevy Blazer Activ (or Z71)? Let us know by voting in the poll below, and make sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevrolet Blazer news, Chevrolet news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
Comments
Chevy needs to do something like this. I always think of how a off road configured Blazer would look like. This rendering is a good possibility.
This is actually kinda cool, reminds me a little of the vehicross. Only if it actually had some capability.
What I want to know is, who are the trolls who down-vote these two very relevant comments?
Me, it’s a disgraze to put a Blazer badge on a pavement hopper. Period.If you ever driven the Real Blazer you know, thas what people want. Maybe in a slightly smaller size. But this thing does not deserve to be called Blazer
thank you, this piece of trash cuv is not only an insult to the blazer name, but an insult to the classic fans of the K5/S10 blazer, those were REAL blazers, not this crap, this and the even worse crossover trailblazer are a disgrace and are what is wrong with general motors since the late 2000’s with the bailout crap.
big thumbs down on the new chevy blazer.
If I buy a Blazer I’m doing this. I love the design but this is exactly the trim level I wish existed.
100% this with the right lift, right tires, right suspension / off road ability (ZR2 level perhaps) and some slick off-road exterior changes would absolutely work! the price sure wouldn’t tho…
I agree, the right suspension tires rims and skid plates. Why can’t you do this. I live in Chicago and there’s a lot of trucks and SUV’s on the road and around here I’d be surprised if 10% of the owners have EVER took them off road. People want off road look but not necessarily use it, at least most people
Looks awesome. I don’t notice side steps or rock rails. But maybe it doesn’t need them since it sets so high. How about some tow hooks and a wench, roof lights, bull bar,, what I would add on.
This looks terrible, my opinion though.
I Hear ya, this blazer sucks, it has none of the charm of the body on frame suv, just dreadful.
The more I look at it the more I see AMC eagle, and I think thats a good thing.
No pseudo ORVs for me. If I want a ORV I’ll buy a real one e.g. Jeep and Bronco.
I think the rendering looks good. The rendering speaks of the heritage of the Blazer. It was known to be capable off roader. The Blazer of the past was body on frame. When people think of road with GM, that’s what they think about.
We should consider that some very capable jeep platforms are also unibody construction. The new Blazer is unibody, which is just a newer design. Body on frame is durable, but unibody is light and stiff. With the right modifications, the new Blazer platform would be even more capable.
If we were to think, well it’s ifs and independent rear, it couldn’t be all that good, well so is the military humvee.
It would still be a polished turd with no real off road capability. Only the ability to clear some tall unkept grass. I was a GM fan but will be buying the new Bronco.
You may dress this up all you like but it is not a true off road vehicle. That is not going to fool people in this class that really want the real thing.
The Blazer is a very nice vehicle but slapping bigger tires on it and raising it or lowering it will not turn it into a Off road vehicle or a performance SS vehicle.
The Blazer is a FWD unibody vehicle that was made for commuting and family transportation. It does a great job for that.
Now raising it up is not going to fix the lack of real off road use as trails and rock crawling beat the crap out of a jeep now apply that kind of trail to a light duty FWD and you will have many broken vehicles and many unhappy people.
If Chevy wants a real off road vehicle they need to take a shorten Colorado and slap a SUV body on it and use the ZR2 suspension.
The same goes for an SS version as if you clap more HP to this platform it will require many upgrades as it already is at 310 HP and more power will break parts in this FWD platform. Also in FWD it will be a real piss poor deal as it would struggle to put the power to the ground. I had an HHR SS that was great fun. but it really needed AWD or RWD. I had a heck of a time getting traction. With 23 PSI of boost it would spin the tires at over 50 MPH. Yes the traction control would come on at that speed, I had though I broke something.
So if you want a real performance vehicle or off road vehicle look for a proper platform to put it on or you would really be disappointed at what you would end up with and the price you would have to pay.
From memory, I can’t recall GM ever had a small Blazer the size of the origenal Bronco. GM could do what Ford did with the Bronco Sport.Not a true off roader like big Dada, but for what it is, amazingly capable.
The old two door Blazer wasn’t exactly big. Actually I seem to recall them feeling pretty cramped and narrow.
I wish people would understand that GM is not trying to make Chevrolet an off-road do-everything brand. There is a reason Hummer is being revived with a soon to be full lineup. This Blazer is great for what it is intended for, and the name gives it ton of hype whether that’s positive or negative. Just wait for what’s coming people!
Are you suggesting there is going to be a less expensive vehicle from Hummer in addition to the Hummer EV they’ve shown bits of?
I wouldn’t trust that on freshly graded logging road.
Such a let down to the name “Blazer”.
Looks like my only options for ORV are Jeep, Bronco, and Jimny.
It’s sort of what they should have done with it to begin with.
Guys, I know not all need an serious off roader. This should be fine for a lot of people. But when you slap a badge on something from the past,that had a good life span and reputation.I think for this, another name should have been considered.It just doesn’t do the beloved Blazer justice.Maybe Trailblazer, or Urbanblazer.
I love it!