2019 Chevy Blazer
11-20-18, 06:23 PM
#106
Lexus Fanatic
That is incorrect. The K5 designation dates all the way back to the original Blazer in 1969, which was spun off from Chevrolet's C/K line of trucks. It is not a an internal code, but a model line designation.
The K5 fender emblem shows up on older full size Blazers and is part of a large aftermarket industry supplying restorers. Why would Chevy want to use K5 to differentiate the big Blazer from the baby Blazer when people could obviously see the difference in front of their eyes?
The K5 fender emblem shows up on older full size Blazers and is part of a large aftermarket industry supplying restorers. Why would Chevy want to use K5 to differentiate the big Blazer from the baby Blazer when people could obviously see the difference in front of their eyes?
11-21-18, 09:01 AM
#107
Lexus Fanatic
02-21-19, 09:16 PM
#108
Lexus Fanatic
I tried to warm up to this. But the interior is just not up to snuff. To think GM wants $55K CN for this thing is stunning. The Camaro dials for HVAC were cheesy. Hard to believe GM is slapping the Blazer name on this
02-22-19, 02:50 AM
#110
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02-24-19, 06:45 AM
#111
Lexus Fanatic
I'm not sure where the reverence for the Blazer name comes from. I've always found the S10/smaller Blazer to be a crappy vehicle when compared to similar Explorers, 4Runners, etc.
02-24-19, 06:51 AM
#112
Lexus Fanatic
It is important for people with the Blazer name, as the original name was from a truck based type of vehicle which kind of appeals to a different segment than the new model. The new Blazer is just like any other cross-over whereas if they made the Blazer off the Colorado/Canyon design, it would be more fitting.
02-24-19, 07:02 AM
#113
Lexus Fanatic
It is important for people with the Blazer name, as the original name was from a truck based type of vehicle which kind of appeals to a different segment than the new model. The new Blazer is just like any other cross-over whereas if they made the Blazer off the Colorado/Canyon design, it would be more fitting.
A Blazer off the Colorado/Canyon platform wouldn't be the sort of vehicle buyers today want. I drove BOF SUVs for a long time, I don't want one again. Give me a unibody crossover any day, I can go more "off-roadey" with a Grand Cherokee, I can go more "on-Roady" with an Explorer, all while having a vehicle with much better space efficiency and driving comfort than I would with a BOF design.
Modern SUV buyers want crossovers by and large. Can't blame GM for building what buyers buy.
02-24-19, 07:10 AM
#114
Lexus Fanatic
A Blazer off the Colorado/Canyon platform wouldn't be the sort of vehicle buyers today want. I drove BOF SUVs for a long time, I don't want one again. Give me a unibody crossover any day, I can go more "off-roadey" with a Grand Cherokee, I can go more "on-Roady" with an Explorer, all while having a vehicle with much better space efficiency and driving comfort than I would with a BOF design.
Modern SUV buyers want crossovers by and large. Can't blame GM for building what buyers buy.
Modern SUV buyers want crossovers by and large. Can't blame GM for building what buyers buy.
And you are right about the bold names, which would apply to the Blazer. But it just does not seem like a Blazer to me, based on what I remember what the Blazer used to be.
02-24-19, 07:11 AM
#115
Lexus Fanatic
And everybody said the exact same thing about the Explorer and Pathfinder at the time. BUT, hundreds of thousands of people bought them. What matters is that people buy the product, not what people on some forum who drive examples 10+ years old say.
02-24-19, 07:45 AM
#116
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Gm has used the "Blazer" name every which way. It shouldn't be any surprise that is was reborn as a crossover when crossovers are the #1 segment. I think it depends perhaps on how old you are that determines what comes to mind when you hear "Blazer". I'm 40 and the model that first comes to mind is actually the Trailblazer (2002-). Then there's the S-10 Blazers I remember. The original K5 Blazer doesn't come to my mind at all. "Blazer" is whatever GM says is a Blazer in any given decade.
What is inexcusable is Mitsubishi using the Eclipse name for their latest crossover.
What is inexcusable is Mitsubishi using the Eclipse name for their latest crossover.
02-24-19, 08:23 AM
#117
Lexus Fanatic
Gm has used the "Blazer" name every which way. It shouldn't be any surprise that is was reborn as a crossover when crossovers are the #1 segment. I think it depends perhaps on how old you are that determines what comes to mind when you hear "Blazer". I'm 40 and the model that first comes to mind is actually the Trailblazer (2002-). Then there's the S-10 Blazers I remember. The original K5 Blazer doesn't come to my mind at all. "Blazer" is whatever GM says is a Blazer in any given decade.
What is inexcusable is Mitsubishi using the Eclipse name for their latest crossover.
What is inexcusable is Mitsubishi using the Eclipse name for their latest crossover.
02-24-19, 05:12 PM
#118
Lexus Fanatic
Some BOF SUVs, today, though, are quite comfortable...particularly the long-wheelbase Expedition, but you obviously won't buy one for chump-change.
My next-door neighbor came home, a few days ago, with a new regular-wheelbase Expedition Limited....but I have another thread going on that.
02-25-19, 06:51 AM
#119
Lexus Test Driver
As was part of the discussion earlier in the thread, I would see the Blazer name more intended to refer to the original Blazer from the 70s and 80s, which competed with the Bronco. Maybe it's just an age thing; the name "Blazer" to me, without this discussion, never made me think S10 Blazer.
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02-25-19, 10:17 AM
#120
Lexus Test Driver
And? So? The Explorer was a truck based product and now is a unibody crossover. The Pathfinder was a truck based product and now is a unibody crossover. Both the Explorer and the Pathfinder had/have strong followers of fans that don't like their new models.
A Blazer off the Colorado/Canyon platform wouldn't be the sort of vehicle buyers today want. I drove BOF SUVs for a long time, I don't want one again. Give me a unibody crossover any day, I can go more "off-roadey" with a Grand Cherokee, I can go more "on-Roady" with an Explorer, all while having a vehicle with much better space efficiency and driving comfort than I would with a BOF design.
Modern SUV buyers want crossovers by and large. Can't blame GM for building what buyers buy.
A Blazer off the Colorado/Canyon platform wouldn't be the sort of vehicle buyers today want. I drove BOF SUVs for a long time, I don't want one again. Give me a unibody crossover any day, I can go more "off-roadey" with a Grand Cherokee, I can go more "on-Roady" with an Explorer, all while having a vehicle with much better space efficiency and driving comfort than I would with a BOF design.
Modern SUV buyers want crossovers by and large. Can't blame GM for building what buyers buy.
Ford bringing the Bronco back as a body on frame SUV is an answer to a loud call for it.
Resurrecting a nameplate and using it for an entirely different kind of vehicle is pandering. It's the automaker trying to appeal to the nostalgia of the old vehicle without delivering what actually made that vehicle a fan favorite. The Dodge Charger, the Chevy Blazer, the Mitsubishi Eclipse(now a CUV), the 2011+ Ford Explorer, etc. They are all examples of this. Imagine if Toyota said "We're bringing back the MR2" and it ends up being a 4 door midsize sedan.
The excitement for the Blazer name mostly dates back to the older K-10 blazer, which was based on the 1500 truck platform. It was a 2 door, short wheelbase monster that was well loved in the off-road community. GM later replaced it with the S-10 blazer(my parents owned the GMC Jimmy version of this).