Not all the cars are designed to chase the wilderness, and the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer proves this point without any sense of guilt. It is clear in its intentions of serving the mass buyers with a comfort oriented car to run errands and also making a good travel companion on the highways, when required. It is a slick looking, street-oriented crossover that often bristles with coolness, when you take it out on a drive through the winding roads of the cities and Suburban roads.
In other words, the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer can be best described as a two-row, mid-size crossover that stands at the stylish end of its segment. The sales experts at the showroom of the Smithfield Chevrolet dealership disclosed that it is its distinguished looks and sporty driving characteristics that makes it a standout from the monotonous, work-oriented everyday crossovers.
What Comes as New for the Year 2020?
After the 2019 refreshment, the Blazer series of Chevrolet steps into the lineup of 2020 only with few changes, but they are major ones. They include the introduction of a new 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine to the lineup that can make 230-hp. It fits between the base 193-hp making 2.5-liter four-cylinder non-turbo engine and the available V-6 one that can crank out 308-hp.
The new engine reshuffles the 2020 year lineup, making it queue up as L, LT, 2LT, 3LT, RS, and Premier trims of the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer. Among them he lower trims, namely the L and LT are given the 2.5-liter engine, with front-wheel-drive configuration, while the higher trims like 2LT and 3LT set with the new turbo four engine under their hoods. They are offered all-wheel drive as an upgrading option, while with the V-6 engines, the RS and Premier trims have all the best of drive configurations as standard including the all-wheel drive mode.
The 2020 Chevrolet Blazer is also an excellent performer when you drive the higher trims with proper power loaded under the hood. Drivers who have experienced the RS trim all appreciated its performance score that raises a speed of 60 mph from zero in only 6.3 seconds. With the better engine capacity models, the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer can tow up to 1500 pounds with the front wheel drive mode, while all-wheel-drive versions are able to handle a maximum weight of 4500 pounds.
Drive Comfort and Handling Prowess
With its stone steady composure and keenly accurate steering responses, every model of the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer can be easily called as one of the best-driving crossovers till date that wears the Chevrolet bow tie on its front grille, says a professional test driver of the Smithfield Chevrolet dealer.
It’s perfect driving dynamics like 18-inch wheels, a tight and taut suspension and drive differential all add their contributions to deliver a consistently smooth and quiet ride even while driving over bumpy roads. The firm brake pedal adds more sense of security to the driver’s confidence that immediately respond to every driving inputs, and brings the Blazer to a stop from a high speed of 70 mph within an impressive 165 feet.