2023 Chevrolet Blazer Review: Blazing a trail away from its roots
What's the Blazer's performance and fuel economy?hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. Front-wheel drive is standard, but all-wheel drive is optional. Like the V6, it's paired to a nine-speed automatic. Fuel economy checks in at an estimated 22 mpg city, 29 mpg highway and 25 mpg combined with FWD. It drops to 22/27/24 with AWD.
Optional on the 2LT and 3LT is a 3.6-liter V6 that pumps out 308 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. It's one of the quickest midsize crossovers as a result, hitting 60 mph in in the low 6-second range. Fuel economy is effectively the same whether you get FWD or AWD . Note that the RS alone is available with a more advanced all-wheel-drive system with a torque-vectoring rear differential that improves handling in addition to further enhancing traction.
Unfortunately, power steering disappoints — at least for those expecting the Blazer to be the sporting SUV its styling implies. It just doesn't engage enough or provide sufficient feedback. Ride quality is also a mixed bag. Even the Blazer on 18s has a firmer ride than we've come to expect from GM's crossovers, but damping is quite good, and it's perfectly acceptable for a vehicle with sporting intentions.
The turbo-four provides lots of low-end torque and a peppier dynamic that you usually get in a mainstream grocery getter, but the upgrade V6 provides strong performance that compares favorably to other V6-powered competitors. For the sport-tuned RS model, however, it just doesn't provide the sort of soundtrack or amped up exhaust note that's expected. The transmission is also lazy to react and doesn't have paddle shifters to override those reactions.
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