GM unveiled the all-new 2024 Chevy Blazer EV on July 18th, 2022, pulling the sheets on a fresh battery-powered crossover with several different trim levels and configurations on offer. Now, GM Authority is taking things one step further with the following Chevy Blazer EV Z71 rendering.
As it stands, GM has announced four trim levels for the new Chevy Blazer EV, listed from bottom to top as the 1LT, 2LT, RS, and SS. While trim like the RS and SS add performance and street style to the Blazer EV nameplate, an off-road-oriented trim is conspicuously absent from the lineup.
Enter our new Chevy Blazer EV Z71 rendering. We should mention right from the outset that, for now, GM has no known plans to actually produce a Chevy Blazer EV Z71 trim level. Rather, we created this rendering simply to see what such a model might look like.
With that covered, let’s look over the rendering. The exterior incorporates the latest Chevy Blazer EV styling with broad, horizontal lighting signatures across the front fascia and deep line cuts front to back, creating a geometric, technical aesthetic that communicates the vehicle’s modern battery-driven drivetrain.
To this, our Z71 rendering adds in all the usual off-road goodies. Chief among these is an elevated ride height, as well as a set of off-road tires for a set of split-five-spoke wheels. The front end is also equipped with a set of red tow hooks, while Z71 badging confirms the model’s rough-stuff intentions. To note, we declined to change the shape of the front and rear bumpers, as the Z71 trim levels typically don’t include such changes.
With its black and red exterior color treatment, including the two-tone roof, the Chevy Blazer EV Z71 looks long and tall, while we can imagine the off-roader taking cues from the GMC Hummer EV with regard to electron-powered adventuring tech.
Both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive are available for the Chevy Blazer EV drivetrain, but obviously, our Blazer EV Z71 would be available exclusively with all-wheel drive.
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GM should definitely offer this.
GM should do what GM always used to do: Take two doors off the full-size Tahoe and call it a Blazer. How hard would that be?
This would be great. What would be even better is a Blazer Max two door 4×4 SUV based on the T1 platform but with Silverado interior.
Not really sure that this is that kind of a vehicle. It is more a big wagon to almost a minivan.
Too long in the midsection it will get hung up.
What an absolutely pointless vehicle.
What’s next? A TRD PRO Prius?
A little confused, a Z71 would have to be 4WD not AWD, there’s a BIG difference! If they offered a front and rear EV motor that would be a huge improvement over AWD..
Look they could design something made to go off road much better than to just jacking up a Blazer and bigger tires,
They make a Acadia AT4 but it really is not an off road vehicle if you want the front air dam not yo get ripped off.
To my untrained eyes the length-height ratio makes it look a little bit like an oversized Subuaru Crosstrek, which is not a bad thing.
This would be one way to cross the >$100,000 all-in price point (including CA sales tax)…….for a Blazer….Well done, can’t wait. Our state legislature will provide them free to all sanctuary citizens and government employees.
2 door Tahoe…..2 door Tahoe…..You guys getting this???? Chysler will be the first to offer, just wait!!!!!!!
So ugly! Profile lacks symmetry and is bulbous. Simcoe is not a lead designer. Further proof is Buick Envista and how is eschews the elegance of Envision is favor of what looks like an old Saturn Ion.
The Blazer has a good approach and departure angle for off roading, but with that large wheelbase it will be bottoming out over large objects, and it would be an off-road seesaw.
Z71 needs decent off road chops, AWD doesn’t cut it. My suggestion is go to a 4 motor setup like Rivian or 4 hub motor like the Lordstown Endurance. Far better traction and torque vectoring.
If Subaru can offer a Wilderness Package on their vehicles there are zero excuses that Chevrolet has not as of yet.
BEV’s will be easy to offer with Off-Road Packages.