The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer is a vital automotive for the bowtie workforce. The agency’s first ever electrical SUV has to show it may well lower it in opposition to the mighty Tesla Mannequin Y in a fast-growing EV phase that’s additionally contested by the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Volkswagen ID.4.

Chevy hasn’t launched full mechanical particulars for the Blazer, which is offered in 1LT, 2LT, RS and SS trim, however we do know the way a lot the 4 fashions will price, and the way far every of these trim grades can journey on one cost. And we additionally know the dimensions of its infotainment display. Don’t snort – these three details will assist many potential consumers resolve whether or not or to not choose the Blazer over its rivals. Let’s rapidly run by the important thing particulars of the 2024 Blazer after which see how the top- and bottom-spec variations stack up in opposition to their rivals.

The Blazer begins at $44,995, which buys you an entry stage 1LT with a single motor and front-wheel drive. LED lights and 19-in wheels are customary on the 1LT, as is the 17.7-inch infotainment display and 190 kW DC quick charging functionality you’ll discover on the flagship SS. However the base automotive misses out on the illuminated bowtie grille badge, heated seats, and rear- and all-wheel drive choices accessible on costlier fashions.

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These pricier Blazers additionally get an even bigger battery (GM isn’t saying how a lot greater), that means the 1LT has the shortest electrical vary within the Blazer lineup. It will possibly do round 247 miles (398 km) on a cost, whereas a 2LT with the non-obligatory battery has a spread of 293 miles (472 km). One of many three accessible powertrain combos for the RS (we’re guessing the RWD with the larger battery) can journey 320 miles (515 km) earlier than needing to be tethered to the mains, and the SS, which comes customary with all-wheel drive and is Chevy’s reply to the Mustang Mach-E GT, is sweet for 290 miles (467 km).

Blazer 1LT Worth Comparability

The entry-level Blazer 1LT has a $44,995 MSRP, which makes it fractionally costlier than the bottom Ford Mustang Mach-E ($43,895) and considerably extra pricey than the bottom-rung Volkswagen ID.4 Professional ($41,230), which is able to quickly be joined by an much more inexpensive mannequin with a smaller 62 kWh battery. Tesla doesn’t have a comparable automotive within the U.S., the Mannequin Y solely being accessible in North America with twin motors and all-wheel drive, though Australians can choose up a single-motor, rear-drive model for AU$72,300 ($49,500 USD).

So the bottom Mannequin Y for the U.S. is the Lengthy Vary, which prices $65,990. It’s additionally price noting that neither the Chevy nor the Tesla are eligible for federal tax credit, and Ford is about to expire of credit score allocation, which makes the VW the most important discount right here and one you should purchase now: the bottom Blazer gained’t be in showrooms till early 2024, months after the opposite trim grades.

Blazer 1LT EV Vary Comparability

Chevy says you’ll be capable to journey 247 miles (398 km) within the base 1LT, which completely matches Ford’s determine for the entry-level Mach-E. Each vehicles are considerably out-performed right here by the ID.4 Professional, which the EPA has rated at 275 miles (443 km).

However the VW sticks to its 82 kWh battery even at excessive trim ranges, that means the additional you climb up the vary, the decrease the EV vary drops. A loaded all-wheel drive Professional S is barely rated at 245 miles (394 miles), whereas the leggiest Blazer, the two-wheel drive RS, can journey for 320 miles (515 km). Ford’s rangiest Mach-E mates the 88 kWh lengthy vary battery with a rear-drive, single-motor setup and is sweet for 303 miles (488 km), however the Tesla Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary trumps all of them with a claimed 330-mile (531 km) vary.

Blazer 1LT Display screen Dimension Comparability

One of many nice issues concerning the Blazer and Mach-E is that Ford and Chevy don’t pressure you to purchase an costly mannequin to get a wowser inside. Okay, so the bottom Blazer and Mustang miss out on the heated seats and steering wheel that come customary on the lowliest VW ID.4, however they each get the identical large infotainment screens you’ll discover in top-end vehicles.

And of the 2, it’s the Ford’s portrait show that’s truly the smallest. It measures 15.5-inches, which is 2.2-inches smaller than the panorama display fitted to the Blazer, although 0.5-inches greater than the display within the Tesla Mannequin Y and greater than 50 p.c greater than the one within the entry stage Volkswagen. Base ID.4s make do with a puny 10-inch touchscreen, and even increased spec Professional S vehicles don’t get greater than 12-inches of digital actual property.

And whereas we’re speaking digital shows, it’s price mentioning that each Blazer will get a 11-inch configurable instrument pack that’s greater than these in its rivals, irrespective of how a lot cash you throw at them.

Blazer SS Worth Comparability

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We’ve appeared on the price range finish of the Blazer vary, however how do issues take a look at the opposite finish of the dimensions? The Blazer SS is the efficiency flagship of the vary, Chevy’s first ever electrical efficiency automotive, and can price $65,995 when it lands in 2023.

That compares with $61,995 for the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, whilst you’ll want so as to add an additional $5k to get the GT Efficiency model. Volkswagen doesn’t have a go-faster flagship in its ID.4 vary, however Tesla does. The Mannequin Y Efficiency will set you again $69,990, which is barely $4k greater than the Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary.

Blazer SS Energy Comparability

The Mach-E GT is a potent and punchy machine. It makes 480 hp (487 PS) and 600 lb-ft (813 Nm) of torque and scoots to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.8 seconds. Go for the Efficiency model and also you get the identical energy output however acquire 34 lb-ft (46 Nm) and lose three tenths out of your sixty time.

However each Mach-E GTs look fairly tame subsequent to the Blazer SS. We don’t know precisely how briskly it accelerates, GM solely saying that it wants “lower than” 4 seconds to 60 mph when the Huge Open Watts (WOW) mode is activated. However on condition that it pumps out 557 hp (565 PS) and 648 lb-ft (878 Nm) of torque, we suspect the ultimate quantity may be nearer to 3 than 4.

Tesla doesn’t quote energy figures for the Mannequin Y Efficiency, nevertheless it does inform us that the automotive can hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, down from 4.8 seconds for the Lengthy Vary, whereas additionally boosting prime velocity 20 mph (32 km/h) to 155 mph (250 km/h).

Blazer SS EV Vary Comparability

The Blazer SS is the most costly, strongest mannequin within the lineup, nevertheless it isn’t the model with the longest electrical driving vary. That will be the two-wheel drive RS, which might journey 320 miles (515 km) on a cost, whereas the SS wants a top-up after 290 miles (467 km). Which means Chevy’s electrical muscle automotive performs second fiddle to the Tesla Mannequin Y Efficiency (303 miles/488 km), however makes a greater lengthy distance companion than the Mach-E, which the EPA charges at 270 miles (435 km) in GT guise, and solely 260 miles (418 km) when geared up with the GT Efficiency improve.

We’re trying ahead to doing a extra in-depth comparability when Chevy releases extra Blazer particulars nearer to summer season 2023, which is when the mid-range 2LT and RS fashions will arrive (the SS lands in late ’23, and the 1LT in spring ’24). However to date it’s shaping as much as be a genuinely succesful and fascinating household EV. Would you are taking a Blazer over its rivals? Drop a remark under and tells us which might get your money.

Observe: We’ve tried to make use of footage referring to the precise fashions we’re speaking about the place potential, however in some instances we’ve needed to publish photographs of the closest trim grade accessible.