The 2022 Chevy Blazer with the available 3.6L LGX gasoline V6 engine has a slightly lower fuel economy rating than the 2021 model year Blazer V6.
The Environmental Protection Agency rates the 2022 Chevy Blazer with the available V6 engine at 19 mph city, 27 mpg highway and 22 mpg combined. An identically equipped 2021 Chevy Blazer, meanwhile, was rated at 20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway and 22 mpg combined. That means that for whatever reason, the EPA has decided to knock one point off the vehicle’s city fuel economy rating for the 2022 model year. Crucially, though, the combined fuel economy rating remains the same, so this is a negligible change that will go unnoticed by most consumers.
| 2021 | 2022 | +/- 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blazer 2.5L I4 FWD | 21/27/23 | - | - |
| Blazer Turbo 2.0L I4 FWD | 22/29/25 | 22/29/25 | 0/0/0 |
| Blazer Turbo 2.0L I4 AWD | 22/27/24 | 22/27/24 | 0/0/0 |
| Blazer 3.6L V6 FWD | 20/27/22 | 19/27/22 | -1/0/0 |
| Blazer 3.6L V6 AWD | 19/26/21 | 19/26/21 | 0/0/0 |
The Chevy Blazer V6 offers GM’s 3.6L LGX V6 gasoline engine, which produces 308 horsepower at 6,600 rpm and 270 pound-feet of torque at 5,000 rpm, and comes with the GM nine-speed automatic transmission. Power is sent to the front wheels, although all-wheel-drive available as an option. GM’s turbocharged 2.0L LSY four-cylinder serves as the entry-level engine option and doles out 227 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Like the V6, the four-cylinder engine is only offered with the GM nine-speed automatic. Base models previously offered GM’s naturally aspirated 2.5L LCV four-cylinder, which doles out 193 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque, however this engine will no longer be offered from 2022 onward.
As we reported previously, the 2022 Blazer will ditch the base L and second-tier 1LT trim levels from the line-up and will drop the available cargo floor rail system (RPO code RAE). Two exterior colors, Bright Blue Metallic (RPO GLT) and Midnight Blue Metallic (RPO GLU) will also be replaced by two yet-to-be-announced hues.
Production of the 2022 Chevy Blazer for the North American market will begin on August 9th, 2021 at the GM Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico.
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Comments
Absence of the start/stop feature maybe?
I have been stating for at least a year that GM needs to replace the aging 3.6 as soon as possible.
NON Cadillac vehicles can get the Single Turbo 3.0 and Cadillac (ONLY) the 3.0TT
It is long overdue.
Every gm engine will get a clean sheet redesign for 23 including a new 2 cyl. designed by Briggs and Stratton
The LGX was clean sheet design for 2017 so it’s hardly an old engine. It is perfectly fine for a mid size Chevy. A Cadillac or Buick not so much.,
u think a six cylinder turbo is a good idea on this car?? why? if FWD it will be hard not to have traction control kick in at every acceleration. 4 cylinder turbo is fine and what competitors offer. this is not a car for performance
The 3.6 LGX is NOT turbo charged! NA engine. I have owned a few GM vehicles with the 3.6, older version and newer LGX. I have also owned a new gen Equinox with the 2.0T. I sold the Equinox last year, the 2.0T is good, but not great in the much lighter Equinox, would be a dog in the heavier, bigger Blazer. I went back to the 3.6 in my Blazer RS, so happy I did, much better engine! The 2.0T is too much torque in a light vehicle like the Equinox, but decent power. I can’t imagine that small engine in a Blazer or Cadillac’s CUVs like the XT5/6.
We owned a Envision 2.0T with 260 lb-ft of torque but went to 295 lb-ft of torque in 2019 and it was efficient in a 4,000 lbs suv with AWD on 19’s and up to 33 mpg with light foot. We had a XT5 3.6l as a loaner and still have our old 2017 Acadia Limited 3.6l. I thought the V6 was still gruff and a little busy with the 9-speed.
The 2.0T in our TourX was just right with the 8-speed. The 35 mpg highway was difficult to beat by anybody today.
Unsure what GM is doing to get lower efficiency – took wife’s 2019 Blazer, 6 cylinder, AWD on a driving vacation. After 1,700-mile in town and highway averaged 28.2 MPG (highway cruise at 74-75). Had one tank at a bit over 29-MPG. Been very happy with vehicle’s performance and characteristics. Is a lot better than the Acura RDX it replaced.
Maybe they can find some help in design from YUGO.
But is it still as foreign as ever. Made in Mexico.
and…?
Developed a 2.7 litre 4 cylinder with cylinder deactivation and turbo in full size pick up. But stick with 3.6-3.7 v6 in SUVs? Possibly undersized for the pickup, should be perfect in the crossover SUVs.