The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is loaded with all sorts of technology and features that ensure a confident and energetic driving experience. This includes five selectable drive modes that adjust the electric crossover’s performance to answer various driving needs, and below, GM Authority breaks down each mode in detail.
Each Blazer EV drive mode adjusts vehicle subsystems like acceleration feel, brake feel, steering and electric motor sound. To select a specific mode, the user must open the Drive Mode app from the infotainment home screen. From there, each mode can be activated by touching the applicable icon. There are three “preloaded” modes on tap, including Normal, Sport and Snow/Ice, while My Mode and Z Mode allow users to customize their vehicle’s performance to fit their preference.
Note that if the vehicle is in Normal, Sport or My Mode, it will stay in that mode through future on/off cycles. If the vehicle is in any other mode, it will reset to Normal mode each time the vehicle is started. The current active mode is denoted by a unique indicator on the instrument cluster.
With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at each of the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV drive modes.
Normal mode is recommended for most day-to-day driving scenarios, such as city and highway driving. This setting puts the Blazer EV on its best behavior, offering a balance between comfort and handling. Note that there’s no persistent indicator that the Blazer EV is in this setting, meaning there will not be a light in the instrument cluster when Normal is active.
For scenarios where road conditions or personal preference demand a little more than the docile Normal mode, Sport mode offers a more controlled response from the electric crossover. Opting for Sport mode improves the handling of the Blazer EV on dry pavement with more sensitive acceleration. Steering efforts are improved with Sport mode, along with pedal tuning and electric vehicle sound enhancement (EVSE).
Snowpacked and icy roads often require more traction than Normal and Sport mode can offer, and this is where Snow/Ice mode can pick up the slack. This setting adjusts pedal tuning to optimize traction in slick conditions while modifying electric all-wheel-drive (eAWD) and steering. Fair warning, though, Snow/Ice can make acceleration on dry pavement lag, and if the Blazer EV is already stuck, Chevy does not recommend reaching for this drive mode.
My Mode can be used to personalize everyday driving experience in the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV. Users can toggle vehicle subsystems to fit their preferences through the infotainment screen, which will then be saved. Acceleration feel adjusts how responsive the acceleration feels, providing increased power where desired. Brake pedal feel can be toggled for greater sensitivity at higher settings or decreased sensitivity at lower settings, while adjusting the motor sound changes how the Blazer EV sounds under acceleration. The vehicle will still be quiet to outside onlookers, but the sound will change inside the cabin depending on preference. Finally, steering response alters steering sensitivity and feedback, which may require greater steering effort depending on which setting is selected.
Available adjustments under My Mode are as follows:
| Acceleration Feel | Brake Feel | Steering | Motor Sound | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed | X | - | - | - |
| Normal | X | X | X | X |
| Sport | X | X | X | X |
| Off | - | - | - | X |
Z Mode is exclusive to the Blazer EV SS, and is geared more toward dynamic driving than My mode. Just like My Mode, users can customize acceleration feel, brake feel, steering sensitivity and electric motor sound. Competitive mode is also available under Z Mode, preparing the Blazer EV SS for professional handling on racetracks. This reins in Traction Control and Stability Control, which are reduced to allow drivers to control wheel slip and vehicle yaw, and may also automatically change other subsystem settings.
Adjustments in Z Mode are as follows:
| Acceleration Feel | Brake Feel | Steering | Motor Sound | Competitive Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed | X | - | - | - | - |
| Normal | X | X | X | X | - |
| Sport | X | X | X | X | - |
| Off | - | - | - | X | X |
| On | - | - | - | - | X |
The 2024 Blazer EV SS also boasts Wide Open Watts (WOW) mode, which maximizes propulsion in short bursts for straight-line acceleration. It won’t override the active drive mode, but will override current propulsion settings for maximum torque. WOW mode modifies the pedal map, propulsion cooling, motor capability, motor sound and eAWD, and it won’t activate when the battery power is too low. To activate WOW mode, simply select its icon directly from the infotainment home screen. Chevy warns that WOW mode is not recommended for daily use, and extended use will negatively affect the range of the Blazer EV SS.
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One thing I never see mentioned in any of the car reviews is the cost of insurance for EV'S vs ICE vehicles of comparable performance. I hear it's higher for EV'S but is that all speculation?
my Lyriq was about the same as other mid priced Cadillacs.
I had heard Tesla's were more pricey.
But then with GEICO, they usually only insure the smallest engine for a model, or at least give the lower premium.
My Lyriq is smallish at 2wd 340 HP vs 500 for the 4wd.
More things to go wrong with the infotainment software that will brick this vehicle again. While u again have to take your eyes off the road to do any of this. To much tech,give me a late 60s early 70 s car without all the pollution crap. Dependable and easy to drive and work on. Anyone that doesn’t believe these screens will be problematic in 5 or so yrs with u the customer footing a big bill to replace it is naive or stupid.
I hear you. I still have a nearly new 71 Demon 340 4-speed, with only 14,400 original miles on it. It's such a joy to work on and drive. I'll take a 60s or early 70s car any day. They could sell millions of them if they wanted to.
Subtitle should read "From Normal to MEH"
I didn't notice in the article but isn't there currently a stop sale order on the Chevy Blazer EV? Have they fixed the Ultifi software problem and taken the stop sale order off the Blazer EV?
Ross:
Supposedly today GM lifted the stop sale and decreased the price of the Blazer EV by about $6,000.
Everyone was saying it was too expensive but now that the $7,500 point of sale discount has been applied $13,500 off will make it far more popular.
More popular? How? It's not the price, it's the fact it's an EV that prevents it from being a desirable product. And the weird, out of proportion looks.
Will the RS ever get the Z mode or WOW mode in an "over the air" update when the SS comes out?