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Chevrolet Equinox or Blazer: Which One Should You Buy?

Post author By axelrin
Post date February 21, 2021

All the reasons to choose the Equinox, plus reasons to go for the Blazer.

By Kelly Lin – MotorTrend

Chevrolet has among the biggest selection of SUVs on the market, ranging from subcompact crossovers to burly, body-on-frame SUVs. Somewhere in the middle is the hot-selling Equinox and the stylish Blazer. But what are the differences between these two SUVs, and which one is better? Keep reading to find out whether the 2021 Chevrolet Equinox or 2021 Chevrolet Blazer makes the most sense for your garage.

2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer RS: Make New Trax

Post author By axelrin
Post date July 19, 2020

Chevy’s sub-compact replacement is vastly better to drive and live with.

I would recommend the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer to a friend. That’s a big deal, considering there isn’t a world where I’d suggest the Chevy Trax. If they said to me, “Hey Brandon, should I buy a Trax or try to get to work on the back of this feral donkey?” I’m voting for the ass. While the Trax may be less stubborn than a wild pack animal, at least the donkey wouldn’t cost so much while offering so little.

Chevy’s previous subcompact crossover was too pricey for what it was – when I drove the refreshed 2017 Trax, the as-tested price sat just a smidge under $30,000. And you did not get a lot for your money – a wheezy turbocharged four-cylinder, a shoddy cabin, an ugly exterior, and a ho-hum roster of equipment, the highlight of which was Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Those ills, among others, conspired to produce a deeply unlikable car that, nevertheless, could still manage to do the bare minimum customers would ask of it.

Chevrolet Trailblazer First Drive

Post author By axelrin
Post date July 19, 2020

By Scott Evans – Words; William Walker – Photos – MotorTrend

Rescue-Blazer: Saving a friend, their kids, and their stuff from a bigger broken-down SUV and the desert.

One of my oldest friends had bid farewell to her husband just weeks prior as he deployed overseas. They’d packed up the apartment in Miami and shipped most of it back to our hometown on California’s Central Coast with the help of the Air Force, but her, the kids, and her car needed to get across the country in the middle of the pandemic. They’d considered flying, but between the health risks and the cost of both plane tickets and shipping the car, she elected to drive. Two kids under seven, a 7-year-old Ford Escape, and 2,500 miles: What could go wrong?

Chevrolet Blazer vs. Chevrolet Traverse: What’s the Difference?

Post author By axelrin
Post date April 2, 2020

By Nick Yekikian – Words – MotorTrend

We compare two sizes of $50,000 SUV from Chevrolet to see which is best for you.

We’ve tested the Chevrolet Blazer extensively since it was released in 2019. At our SUV of the Year competition, the RS trim impressed us with good road manners and a high-quality interior, but we were disappointed that those traits didn’t extend to the base offering. More recently, we had another go in the Blazer RS, and instead of comparing it to the competition, we thought it best to look within Chevrolet‘s own extensive lineup of SUVs to see how it stacks up against the larger but similarly priced 2019 Chevrolet Traverse Premier FWD (front-wheel drive).

The Blazer and Traverse are not direct competitors, and as such, this isn’t a classic MotorTrend comparison test. We typically try to match cars up within their segments. That’s why the Ford Mustang gets matched up with the Chevrolet Camaro, not the Alfa Romeo Giulia. But Chevy recently ditched sedans in the United States, meaning that, like Ford, it’s going to be filling our streets with SUVs of all shapes and sizes for the foreseeable future. As such, you might want to know which sub-$50,000 Bow Tie-badged SUV is right for you.