With apologies to Burger King, the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV will allow you to “Have It Your Means.”
On Monday, the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV debuted with as much as 320-miles of EPA-estimated vary, a beginning worth of $44,995 (together with vacation spot), and a alternative of front-wheel-drive, all-wheel-drive, or rear-wheel drive.
The four-model lineup will kick off with the mid-trim $47,595 2LT and $51,995 RS fashions in the summertime of 2023. The $65,996 SS mannequin will arrive later in 2023, adopted by the bottom $44,995 1LT and Police Pursuit Automobile (PPV) within the first quarter of 2024. Manufacturing will happen in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, which is the place the present Blazer is constructed.
The 1LT 2LT, and RS fashions will include front-wheel drive, and the latter two will supply all-wheel drive as an choice. All-wheel drive will come normal on the SS. Confusingly, the RS will supply normal front- or rear-wheel drive—consumers’ alternative—and all-wheel drive can be elective. The Blazer may be the primary car in historical past to be accessible with all three drive configurations.
2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RS
Utlium for the plenty
Similar to the Cadillac Lyriq that is launching now, the Chevrolet Blazer is utilizing GM’s Ultium EV platform, battery, and motor toolkit.
Chevrolet would not focus on the battery pack sizes, however famous the lineup will supply three. Chevy mentioned the front-drive RS mannequin could have the “medium sized” battery pack, whereas the rear-drive RS mannequin could have the “giant pack.” Vary will span from 247 miles within the 1LT to 320 miles within the RS. The 2LT and SS fashions will slot in at 293 miles and 290 miles, respectively.
Full energy figures can be launched nearer to launch in 2023, however SS fashions could have 557 hp and 667 lb-ft of torque, which can unlock the power to dash from 0-60 mph in lower than 4.0 seconds in a mode Chevy calls Broad Open Watts.
Each Blazer could have impartial entrance and rear suspensions, however SS fashions will characteristic a singular suspension package deal that Chevrolet hasn’t detailed but.
Blazers can be geared up with an 11.5-kw onboard AC charger and sure fashions can be able to DC quick charging as much as 190 kw. Chevrolet hasn’t mentioned which fashions will cost at what charge but, however famous that as much as 78 miles of vary may be added to the Blazer in about 10 minutes. One-pedal driving with the power to differ the quantity of regenerative braking can be normal.
2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS
The individuals’s Lyriq
Chevrolet would not touch upon the similarities between the swanky Cadillac Lyriq and Chevrolet Blazer EV, however they’re obvious.
The outside includes a low-slung quick roofline, athletic proportions, and a Camaro-like Coke-bottle design with a sweeping belt line. The rear wheel arches flare over 19-inch wheels on base fashions, whereas top-spec SS fashions roll on 22-inch wheels shod in all-season tires (summer season rubber can be an choice). Chevy mentioned the entrance fender vent is a nod to its motorsports historical past. The illuminated entrance gentle bar on RS and SS fashions communicates charging standing with an animation. LT fashions can be a much less flashy with a monochromatic look, whereas RS fashions will characteristic a black grille, black exterior accents, and 21-inch wheels. The SS mannequin will obtain a model-specific entrance fascia with garnishes beneath the headlights that appear to be the Camaro’s air intakes.
Inside each Blazer will get a 11.0-inch digital gauge cluster, a 17.7-inch touchscreen infotainment system canted towards the motive force, and a big quantity knob. Turbine-like spherical vents much like these within the Camaro add to the muscle-car vibe. Sportier RS and SS fashions characteristic a flat-bottom steering wheel.
Each Blazer will come normal with computerized emergency braking with pedestrian detection, and energetic lane management. Reverse computerized emergency braking and computerized parking can be accessible, as will GM’s Tremendous Cruise hands-free freeway driver-assist system.
2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV
Cop vehicles
The PPV fashions can be primarily based upon the higher-performance SS variant with the biggest battery pack. Each rear-wheel and all-wheel drive variations can be accessible, and every mannequin will characteristic Brembo brakes. Chevrolet mentioned the PPV can be a “purpose-built” mannequin rated for police obligation with a police-spec inside to accommodate the distinctive gear utilized by cop vehicles.