[Blaze]

Hello All,

I am new to the Chevrolet family and have never owned a Chevy. Unfortunately, my Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7L hemi has come to an end after 13 years. I had paid the Jeep off in 6 month and have not had any car payments for a longtime. Since the transmission had died, I got it fixed to sell/trade-in and had to look for a new vehicle quickly. I originally had plans to look at another Jeep, Explorer Sport, Honda Passport, Honda Ridge line or Toyota Highlander. While I was search online a new vehicle, I happen to stumble across the new Chevy Blazer. I definitely remember the old Blazers, but never like any of them. But, wow when I happen to see the 2019 Blazer, I was instantly drawn to it. I really like the new look. The Blazer became, my first priority vehicle to test drive. I probably should have test drove the other cars as well, but I didn't have a healthy Jeep car to drive. I called a few Chevy dealer to see if they had any new Blazers. Only one dealer within travel distance had two of them. As a result, by the 4pm Saturday Feb 2nd. I was taking home a new Blazer Premier! :grin. I hope to get some tips from some experienced Chevy drivers who already owns or have owned a Chevy. This is my first Chevy ever! And I'm glad there's a Chevy Blazer forum. I will post some pics soon in the other threads.

 

[Blaze]

Congrats on your new Chevy and welcome to the community. Out of all the new crossovers for this year, this is definitely the most sports car inspired and I think its played out very well. Say what you will about Chevy rebranding the nameplate, this model is going to be far more successful as a mass volume product. Hope all goes well with the new purchase. Which color did you decide on?

Black exterior and black interior. I wish they made the cross symbol black, but it is the original gold/yellow.

 

[Blaze]

Welcome to the forum Blaze, congrats on your new Blazer Premier! A bit of a change from your previous Cherokee, but hopefully it will serve you just as well. I think there will be many like you who in the process of searching for a new crossover/SUV become drawn to the aesthetics of the new Blazer. Curious to hear how you find its performance in comparison to the hemi.

The quick take off from a traffic light isn't as fast as the Jeep was, but it does take off in sport mode well enough to satisfy me. Some people say they haven't noticed a difference between normal and sport mode. I would disagree. There is a noticeable difference and it is faster. I think people are looking for a huge punch at take off. The Blazer does not do that. It's fast and will pass people since it's 305/308 hp. My Jeep was 325 hp.
The sound when flooring it, is superb! The engine sounds quiet, yet it has an aggressive sporty engine sound when mashing.