Anticipated 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is arriving in showrooms very soon
February 18, 2019
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Anticipated 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is
arriving in showrooms very soon
The hotly anticipated 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is arriving in showrooms very soon, and judging from the buzz surrounding Chevy's stylish new two-row SUV, a lot of people are interested. It does have a lot to offer — from its dramatic, Camaro-inspired styling inside and out to the spacious passenger cabin and sport-inspired RS version, the Blazer seems well-positioned to go up against mid-size SUVs like the Nissan Murano, Hyundai Santa Fe, Ford Edge, Honda Passport and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
While Chevrolet tells us styling is the top consideration for people shopping such pricey two-row SUVs, gas mileage is still a consideration for just about any shopper these days, and the field varies greatly in that area. Why? The variety of drivetrains in this category is wide, from basic four-cylinder engines to twin-turbo V-6s. I recently evaluated a new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer RS for around a week, and I drove the sucker from Ann Arbor, Mich., to the Windy City and back for the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. Equipped with the 308-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6 that GM uses widely among its pricier models, it doesn't lack for power. But what does this motor do over 600-plus miles in terms of efficiency?
2019 Chevrolet Blazer The Blazer's base engine, a 2.5-liter four-cylinder, is EPA-rated at 22/27/24 mpg city/highway/combined, and it's available only in front-wheel-drive form (see how all Blazers are rated by the EPA here). The optional V-6 can come with front- or all-wheel drive; front-drive models are rated at 20/26/22 mpg, while AWD versions drop to 18/25/21 mpg. My 617-plus miles with an AWD V-6 Blazer RS netted me a vehicle-calculated 21.3 mpg on average — decent but not stellar considering the vast majority of the distance was highway miles. But the calculated figure seemed optimistic: According to my fill-up receipts, the Blazer needed 35.122 gallons of gas to go those 617.9 miles, giving a decidedly less thrilling 17.6 mpg in calculated fuel economy. 2019 Chevrolet Blazer
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