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    Chevy Blazer EV Full Reveal set for July 18th

      The Blazer EV will also come in a performance SS trim...

    Chevrolet announced today that July 18th will the day they drop the curtain on the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer EV.  This will be an all-new, all-electric midsize crossover built on GM's Ultium platform.   Ultium is a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solutions to provide flexible battery and powertrain solutions for any size of vehicle.  Ultium was initially released in the GMC Hummer pickup.

    The Blazer EV is set to go on sale in Spring of 2023. That same year, Chevy will also launch the Silverado EV and Equinox EV while Cadillac is launching the Celestiq ultra-luxury sedan.

    In addition to the Blazer EV trims, Chevy is planning an SS version to rival the Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition.  While we don't yet know the specs, expect a target near the 480 horsepower and 634 lb-ft of torque the Ford has.

     

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    To be honest, it is a CUV and ALL CUVs are bottom feeders.  

    Appliance compliance vehicles for the sheeple masses driving along like zombies to their pathetic jobs, to their pathetic shopping and eating habits of shopping centers, retail outlets and fast food drive and shyytty coffee joint drive- thrus.  Hauling their spoiled bratty offspring to their weekly sporting events where everyone is a winner...  

    CUVs being bought and sold to the lowest common denominator consumer no matter what social and/or economical class one belongs to.  To me, these people have given up in living life as there is NOTHING appealing to owning ANY of them.  Chevy, Ford, Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Volvo, VW, Porsche, etc...  It dont matter, ALL CUVs are bottom feeding shyttyy vehicles to own and drive.  

     

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    9 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

    It dont matter, ALL CUVs are bottom feeding shyttyy vehicles to own and drive.  

    While I get the sentiment here, my Flex would disagree with your post 100%. Love owning it and love driving it, which can not be said for 95% of the CUV market out there. It also doesn't look like everything else out there, for good or bad. Just so we are clear though, I do TOTALLY get the sentiment here.

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    12 minutes ago, surreal1272 said:

    While I get the sentiment here, my Flex would disagree with your post 100%. Love owning it and love driving it, which can not be said for 95% of the CUV market out there. It also doesn't look like everything else out there, for good or bad. Just so we are clear though, I do TOTALLY get the sentiment here.

     

    And I too, understand where you are coming from.   About the Flex:

    1. NOT a CUV.  More like a station wagon.  On the D4 platform.  Sure, the Explorer is based off of this platform, but so is the Taurus. 

    The important thing about that is that the Flex is low to the ground.  Im will to bet that the Flex and Taurus have the same ground clearance.  While the Taurus drives like an old man's car, the Flex does not. 

    Ive driven all three (Flex, Taurus, Explorer) when my Fusion was under all these recalls. The dealership was giving me these as loaners.   The Fusion had over 10 recalls....  Anyway.

    The Explorer, with its higher ground clearance, tires not meant for spirited driving coupled that with suspension tuning geared for low common denominator zombie sheeple with no aspirations of having ANY kind of fun...wallowing around. Vomit inducing ride....like I was on a freakin boat on the high seas... 

    The Taurus had almost the same feel, but at least the Taurus was lower to the ground minimizing the wallow-ey suspension travel. I could live with that moreso than I ever could with the Explorer.

    The Flex, had a more conventional car ride.   It does not wallow at all.  But the Flex was not marketed to people that are devoid of having any kind of fun in their lives.  It looked different because it WAS different from all those other boring suburban appliances we call CUVs.  It didnt drive like its only mission in life was to haul little Johnny to baseball practice while watching the game through their smart phone's camera lense while texting and sending pics to  friends how little Johnny caught a fly ball... 

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    2 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

    The Flex, had a more conventional car ride.   It does not wallow at all.  But the Flex was not marketed to people that are devoid of having any kind of fun in their lives.  It looked different because it WAS different from all those other boring suburban appliances we call CUVs.  It didnt drive like its only mission in life was to haul little Johnny to baseball practice while watching the game through their smart phone's camera lense while texting and sending pics to  friends how little Johnny caught a fly ball... 

    All of this plus a ton of room in the back with all the seats down and no sloping roof to cut off large items. I have hauled an entire loveseat in this, which simply could not have been done in any "car like" CUV with their sloping rooflines. My only regret is not getting a low mileage Eco-Boost model at the time, but that may change in the near future. I am waiting out this used car price hike craze currently consuming everything and then may hunt for a 2019-21 Eco-Boost Flex. What can I say? I like my wagons.

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    18 hours ago, surreal1272 said:

    Please, oh please, elaborate the part in bold.

    Aside from the fact that the Blazer should be been more along the lines of the 4Runner, Wrangler, Bronco, (and the Xterra that Nissan should have), and is positioned wrong in the first place.  Even as just a crossover, it has a cheap interior, no hybrid option, the poor resale value that comes with a Chevy, and compare it to the Venza, Santa Fe and Sorrento (that offer 3rd rows too), Honda Passport, etc.  All those cars after better, just like the Telluride, Highlander, Pilot and Palisade are leaps and bounds better than the Traverse. 

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    18 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

    To be honest, it is a CUV and ALL CUVs are bottom feeders.  

    Appliance compliance vehicles for the sheeple masses driving along like zombies to their pathetic jobs, to their pathetic shopping and eating habits of shopping centers, retail outlets and fast food drive and shyytty coffee joint drive- thrus.  Hauling their spoiled bratty offspring to their weekly sporting events where everyone is a winner...  

    CUVs being bought and sold to the lowest common denominator consumer no matter what social and/or economical class one belongs to.  To me, these people have given up in living life as there is NOTHING appealing to owning ANY of them.  Chevy, Ford, Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Volvo, VW, Porsche, etc...  It dont matter, ALL CUVs are bottom feeding shyttyy vehicles to own and drive.  

    WOW, That would perfectly apply to all the FWD cars out there too. Appliance blah cars, every point you make my friend.

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    4 hours ago, smk4565 said:

    Aside from the fact that the Blazer should be been more along the lines of the 4Runner, Wrangler, Bronco, (and the Xterra that Nissan should have), and is positioned wrong in the first place.  Even as just a crossover, it has a cheap interior, no hybrid option, the poor resale value that comes with a Chevy, and compare it to the Venza, Santa Fe and Sorrento (that offer 3rd rows too), Honda Passport, etc.  All those cars after better, just like the Telluride, Highlander, Pilot and Palisade are leaps and bounds better than the Traverse. 

    The points you make here can be applied to every auto maker out there with various models picked from each OEM hitting these same points.

    Mercedes has their fair share of dogs.

    These Are The 10 Worst Cars Made By Mercedes-Benz (hotcars.com)

    Interesting that the 2022 has the best and worst full size SUV both from Germany and Mercedes was not the best.

    Consumer Reports Worst Full-Size Luxury SUV Is Also the Most Expensive (motorbiscuit.com)

    Here was the skunks of the last decade and I have to agree what is stated about each specific model/year as these are well known issues.

    10 Worst Mercedes-Benz Models Of The Last Decade (msn.com)

    Why do I post this, cause you know NOTHING about the quality of the Blazer EV. NONE of us know anything about it as it has not been out so if you want to in the random thread bash the gas powered Blazer go ahead, but do not try to state that the Blazer EV is going to be just like the current Blazer ICE. Currently you nor anyone else can stay that about this auto yet.

    We can clearly make our own feelings about existing EVs that are on the market today.

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    52 minutes ago, David said:

    WOW, That would perfectly apply to all the FWD cars out there too. Appliance blah cars, every point you make my friend.

    sure...   I never suggested otherwise just because I didnt mention FWD appliance vehicles in my rant there.  But with CUVs though, the appliance, meh factor is accentuated 10 fold.. 

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    5 hours ago, David said:

    The points you make here can be applied to every auto maker out there with various models picked from each OEM hitting these same points.

    Mercedes has their fair share of dogs.

    These Are The 10 Worst Cars Made By Mercedes-Benz (hotcars.com)

    Interesting that the 2022 has the best and worst full size SUV both from Germany and Mercedes was not the best.

    Consumer Reports Worst Full-Size Luxury SUV Is Also the Most Expensive (motorbiscuit.com)

    Here was the skunks of the last decade and I have to agree what is stated about each specific model/year as these are well known issues.

    10 Worst Mercedes-Benz Models Of The Last Decade (msn.com)

    Why do I post this, cause you know NOTHING about the quality of the Blazer EV. NONE of us know anything about it as it has not been out so if you want to in the random thread bash the gas powered Blazer go ahead, but do not try to state that the Blazer EV is going to be just like the current Blazer ICE. Currently you nor anyone else can stay that about this auto yet.

    We can clearly make our own feelings about existing EVs that are on the market today.

    I never said that the Blazer EV was going to be anything like the current Blazer.  I said the current V6 Blazer is bad, and that GM 3.6 has reliability issues too.  GM's current crossovers like Tract, Equinox, Blazer, Traverser and their GMC/Buick counterparts are all lacking compared to the Asian competition.  Much like the Cruze, Malibu, Impala, Lacrosse, etc lagged behind the Asian sedans that are still here.  History is repeating itself in the crossover market.  The EV's allow a reset button to be hit, so we'll see how the Ultium cars do.

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    🤔 I do wonder as we go to bigger and bigger screens for the dashes how the OEMs are going to deal with dead pixels?

    Currently I know TV companies all have their own version of how many pixels die before they will replace a screen. I wonder especially in the luxury segment, how many dots will have to appear dead before they replace the screen. Also with them sticking up above the dash, if they get snagged and broken how will that play out.

    Over all, all gloss black is a pain to keep clean externally and internally, I totally agree with @Drew Dowdell on this.

    I am hoping that Chevrolet when they bring out the Blazer EV will have more than just an all black interior or the but ugly white/grey they have done on the Bolt.

    They need some warm Mocha type interiors, two tone. This is the one area I feel is a Failure already on the GMC Hummer. That white/Grey NASA inspired moon interior should have been an option, but they should have had additional interior colors or at least one other.

    Hoping GM does not do their basic black only at launch on this EV.

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    10 minutes ago, David said:

    🤔 I do wonder as we go to bigger and bigger screens for the dashes how the OEMs are going to deal with dead pixels?

    Currently I know TV companies all have their own version of how many pixels die before they will replace a screen. I wonder especially in the luxury segment, how many dots will have to appear dead before they replace the screen. Also with them sticking up above the dash, if they get snagged and broken how will that play out.

    Over all, all gloss black is a pain to keep clean externally and internally, I totally agree with @Drew Dowdell on this.

    I am hoping that Chevrolet when they bring out the Blazer EV will have more than just an all black interior or the but ugly white/grey they have done on the Bolt.

    They need some warm Mocha type interiors, two tone. This is the one area I feel is a Failure already on the GMC Hummer. That white/Grey NASA inspired moon interior should have been an option, but they should have had additional interior colors or at least one other.

    Hoping GM does not do their basic black only at launch on this EV.

    I was talking about gloss black on the exterior. 

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    28 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

    I was talking about gloss black on the exterior. 

    Yes, Sorry, should have stated that first about the exterior as well as the interior before talking about the screens.

    Agree, my Son has a glass black exterior on this Jeep GC and loves it, but it is always dirty looking even right after he washes it, it seems to show dirt still. Crazy.

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    18 minutes ago, David said:

    Yes, Sorry, should have stated that first about the exterior as well as the interior before talking about the screens.

    Agree, my Son has a glass black exterior on this Jeep GC and loves it, but it is always dirty looking even right after he washes it, it seems to show dirt still. Crazy.

    It's like a water spot magnet

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    On 6/13/2022 at 5:37 PM, Drew Dowdell said:

    Red Line is and always has been merely a sticker and blackout package

    the two stripes on the wheel give the illusion that the brake calipers are painted; when viewed from a distance.  lol

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