Seeing the new 2019 Chevy Blazer for the first time **Update*** Page 1

this is probably germans to the regulars on here, but I just saw it and wanted to share with the masses who may not have seen it.



I feel like a small piece of me died. the terrorist won. Why cant this be called something else like the malibu crosstrax or something. This is #notmyblazer

UPDATE:

Probably an unnecessary update, but I really appreciate when people bring forth new information on a subject.

Here's why GM didn't make the new Blazer a rugged Off-Road Truck

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The formula seemed simple enough: take one iconic off-road nameplate, modernize it for a truck-crazed market, and make it rain. Grab some of those buyers who've propelled rugged rigs like the Toyota 4Runner and Jeep Wrangler to sales records this decade.

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Chevrolet representatives said up front that bringing it back as a body-on-frame truck on the Colorado platform was never in the cards. They contend that's not what buyers in the lucrative midsize, two-row SUV segment want, brandishing market research showing "overall exterior styling" as their number one concern.

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So we kind of have a modern interpretation of a Blazer with this being a crossover. It was never intended to be anything else.

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the upcoming 2020 Ford Bronco is drawing on its heritage and using a truck frame with off-roading in mind. Pressed on that obvious comparison, and why Chevrolet wouldn't want to revisit that historic rivalry, Bender held firm. "It was never on the radar. We thought there was opportunity here with the two-row segment. This area of the business is growing, so that's why Blazer is what it is," she said.

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I'm guessing GM will need a government hand out again in the future.