2022 Chevrolet Blazer Review: The Last Hurrah Before Electrification?

Auto123 reviews the 2022 Chevrolet Blazer.

Interest in the “new” Chevy Blazer can be expected to pick up in the next few months, as the changes it gets for this model-year will be complemented by more improvements in 2023. Most of all, though, the crossover is headed for electrification; as of now, that’s supposed to happen for 2024. Obviously, that’S when the big changes will happen.

But in the meantime, there’s the tweaked 2022 Blazer, the middle-child SUV in the Chevrolet lineup. We got to drive the model’s LT edition beautified with the optional Redline package.

Far removed from Blazers of old
In case you didn’t already know it, good old 4x4s, though they may be all the rage with a very specific subset of motorists, aren’t quite so in demand among the majority of consumers today who prefer big-sedan-level comfort in their SUV. That’s why virtually all current SUVs on the market are not designed or built to follow a Jeep Wrangler or Ford Bronco off beaten paths and into bumpier terrain.

Hence the re-launched 2019 Blazer came built on a platform – the C1XX, conceived for mid-sized SUVs - borrowed from its big brother the Chevrolet Traverse. Just look at the SUV’s six-nut wheels and you can see the link. However, unlike the Traverse, or several of its segment rivals for that matter, the Blazer is a model focused on delivering at least a certain level of sportiness. And so you have the impression it takes itself for a Camaro on stilts.

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