The New 2021 Chevy Trailblazer Is a Tiny Crossover, How Does It Compare To The Massive Original SUV?
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How does the Original Chevrolet Trailblazer compare to the new one? In this video we find out!
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What a great job this young man has! And does!
It that a Toyota rav?
Yeah, he's young. But if he's going to make a comparison. He should really do his homework. He doesn't seem to have a problem making a comparison with his big bad green square box pickup vs a new truck. But with this comparison, he's lost.!
You must be the parent of this young man to say that.
Quite a difference in gas mileage between the two lol
I like the new trailblazer and wish j got one instead of the 22 Trax I got. Oh well.
The new one doesn't deserve the Trailblazer name period
They should have named this small one the blazer and the bigger new blazer the trailblazer. The blazer was smaller than the trailblazer in the 2000s. Makes me scratch my head. The new ones are horrible.
Its a blazer not a trailblazer
@@instasingingvids3529 you are exactly right, i can't believe they marketed them this way the original blazer was smaller and they made the new one bigger and the trailblazer smaller? Like how lol
Should have been the Tracker
💯💯💯 I agree
The older trailblazers and envoys were so nice. They should've just kept those going and updated/refreshed them.
Yeah, the 4Runner strategy 😂
Nice? Pieces of junk.
Guess what Nissan does with their Frontier..
I agree they did still made the Trailblazer just didn't sell them here in the US I like my 2005 a little bit over 200,000 miles and she still running like a champ
Alex Martens they were pieces of junk if you didn’t maintain them properly. Get off your lazy ass and turn a wrench bud..
Chevy is ruining all it’s old name plates.
Always did. Impala, Monte Carlo, Blazer,
Chevy is nailing it... in their opinion!
The new mustang is an electric crossover.
I mostly agree and im a Chevy guy
Apparently appealing to soccer moms and young car buyers is more important than name plate traditions
The new “Blazer” should have been the new “Trailblazer” and GM should have made a Blazer that was larger and better off-road. Now Ford came out and just put GM to shame with the new Bronco. GM now has nothing to compete with Ford or FCA in that market
I agree and im a Chevy guy
@@artificialdopamine6542 I agree and I am another chevy guy.
check the trail blazer in Philippines or Asian countries and you guys will get surprised. is a totally different version of this one, I might say is more like the real continuation of the old model and they offer diesel engines as well and z71 versions too... this trail blazer is just a shame. ✌🏽
@@natandelgado398 its only diesel because third world countries cant afford gasoline
@@elchucofried5683 Diesel are more expensive than pump gas in 3rd world country ,source I'm Mexican
@@killingspree331 lmao
30k for a sad subcompact crossover? no thanks. I'm sure a rental car company fleet will pick it up from a dealer lot for it being unsold
@Jonathan Losito You're comparing the "Prices Starting At____" base Seltos to a fully-loaded press car Trailblazer. Besides, nobody pays MSRP for a GM.
Technology doesn't come cheap, vehicles aren't just covered wagons anymore
You can buy a Camry for that much and might be a way better and cooler car
nlpnt nobody pays msrp for ANY vehicle, regardless of brand
@@fargonianproductions2767 Nobody pays even close to MSRP for a GM. Honda, you'll get a few hundred knocked off - at most they'll eat the destination charge.
I Threw up when he said 3 cylinder
Coaster Crazy It’s a turbo. The old body on frame trailblazer wasn’t any good off road and the 4L60e transmission was very weak. The new one is superior.
Brian that motor is a joke! And the 1.2 is even worse! 174lbft for the TOP trim?! Mean while fords pumping out 275!
Devin Bender The Chevy engines have more horsepower, torque, and mpg than the Ford. This competes more with the EcoSport, not the Escape.
Brian no it competes with the Bronco Sport! They are within 1” of each other.
Ecosport is much smaller and competes with the Trax.
Bronco sport has 250hp and 275lnft and will get within 1 mpg as the Traioblazer.
@@devinbender8428
Bronco Sport is based off a Ford Escape which is a compact, trailblazer is a sub compact
I'd be more inclined to call it a new Tracker instead of a Trailblazer. I get where vehicles are going but it's kind of getting out of hand with this rebadging.
Wasn't the original tracker an actual off road worthy vehicle?
It's the 2021 Chevy Metro LoL
@@robertopics Yes, It was great budget off roader, also it was a Suzuki, not a chevy.
I think it looks like a big Geo Tracker. ☺️
There's already a new Tracker. It's called the Trax (in other countries it's called a Tracker). Also, no more rebadged Suzuki SUVs. Now it's Daewoo built SUVs.
Chevy thinks everyone wants to play limbo the way they keep lowering the bar. 😁
LOL
😂
Ouch
No one is better at lowering the bar then ford
Lowered expectations ❤️❤️ Saturday Night Live, for people not getting the reference.
I love the conservative look of the 90s and 00s vehicles, now everything wants to look like a spaceship
Like the 60s :)
The Real problem with these newer cars is they're all made of plastic crap that breaks
@@jpchannel171 I don't mind a car part breaking but new car's with the computer's and plastic pieces are unfixable for me.
@@jpchannel171 The 2000s Trail Blazers, interior was cheap and not built that well. Had a 2007 Trail Blazer that I bought in 2011.
Although a V8 was available, the vast majority had that inline 6. They are a mid sized not a full sized platform.
other than the SS.. the normal trailblazer v8 only had a 10hp difference..that's the reason why majority had the inline 6
GM has really lost touch with consumers.
My mom had a 2007 trailblazer SS with the vette engine As a kid that was the most badass truck ever and it sounded great. My mommas cool for that lol
Did she know how cool it was?
Andrew Kosiba yes haha cuz she originally had an 06 with the 6 cylinder. Man that SS was a beast though makes me wanna buy one used hah
We had an 08 ss. I was excited because it had a dvd player (i was like 4) and didnt know what kind of power it had until we were driving and i heard the engine and it was the coolest thing i had ever heard then
That’s awesome haha, I’m 17 and just have a 2008 straight 6, it’s got some torque but I can’t wait, when I’m older and have a steady income and probs my own house I want to buy an ss
Brett Carlow now I pre ordered the C8 keeping the tradition going lol.
GM had a perfect opportunity to make a true off-roader .. Now they just fell in line with everyone else and made a mall crawler...
They'll sell 10 times as many of the mall crawler while everyone complaining about not having something to drive offroad only buys 25 year old XJs to take offroad.
That thing isn’t capable of crawling. Maybe Walmart parking lot trails.
I never really thought of the original trail blazer as an off roader though. Blazer more so, but both were really just every day SUVs that were body on frame because of the times.
@@clutchthepearls3062 10 times as many? So 100 in total? Because I've still haven't seen many blazers.
Mark Claypole but the thing was with the old body on frame trailblazer is that if need be, you could take it off road and it wouldn’t care, with the new one the dash would probably turn into a Christmas tree
My first car was a 2004 trailblazer. The thing had 250k miles on it before I ended up killing it in a car accident. I can still remember the engine still going with no issues immediately after the accident before I turned it off. Total beast
Trailblazer is not a car. No Wonder you crash
Bronco: Retires as the ultimate off road SUV
Also Bronco: Returns exactly the same the way it should be
Blazer: Retires as off road SUV
Also Blazer: Comes back as a Ford Ecosport competitor
😂😂😂😂😂
Chevy is cringe
@@ILikeFryz Their commercials are cringe
IFS on the new bronco? Paaaahhhhleeeeeezzzz, no where near is heritage, I'de still buy on though lol.
No one cares about Ford except Ford fan boys on a Chevrolet YT video. Talk about cringe.
I have the old trailblazer. This new trailblazer is a damn shame
I have an ‘02 and it runs great, but a few of the electrical components stopped working, the rear window wiper, and the driver door window and lock controls Lol nothing I can’t fix but being a single daddy, I can’t always afford parts
@@henrywilliams9287 yeah, mine is an 02 also. Being a GM tech, i can keep it running. Its honestly not a hard vehicle to work on either. These new ones will be more of a pain to deal with
@@296jayce are you still around. I have an 05 trailblazer 4.2 and I replaced the fan clutch 3 times. It still causes the fan to run at high speeds like it’s stuck. Sounds like a jet engine. Is the electronics the cause or do you have to buy the right brand for the fan clutch? I would appreciate your imput
Ya it is a shame I heard that the ones who like the new trailblazer tells it is a cute suv it is supposed to be an aggressive suv and an aggressive name
yeah:(
I remember when the new Trailblazer first came out in ‘02. My parents bought one new and it was an LTZ model loaded and I thought it was so cool cause it had rain sensing wipers and the flip down screen DVD player in the back. It was actually a pretty good vehicle for them going to the cabin in northern Minnesota and hauled us family and gear. They kept it until about 190,000 miles.
Mine is the 2006. I kept it because I liked it so much. Looked at a few others and just couldn't let go of the trailblazer. My husband is a mechanic, so he keeps it up even at 220,000 miles, she is in pretty good shape. She's the dark silver, so I call her the Old Gray Mare. 😊❤
Great story
I remember the days we'd pay $2,500 for an 8in flip-down LCD and DVD player.
The 4.2 I-6 is an all aluminum engine with double overhead cam and variable valve timing . My 05 Ranier has 170,000 miles and has been a great truck. GM has really missed the boat by overlooking the rugged SUV trend. What we should have had is a ZR2 type of Trailblazer...
The 4.2 is overrated
It’s a nice little Ute but.... why Chevy tarnishing their off-road names like the blazer and trail blazer? I don’t get it!
It’s not a Ute
Chevy ruined this one just like the Blazer. Meanwhile Ford is going to sell a massive amount of Bronco's. They have absolutey nothing to compete with the Bronco, Wrangler or 4 Runner. I love my ZR2 but Chevrolet is mostly disappointing.
I wouldn’t say Chevrolet is disappointing however they do need to work on their off-road stuff. Remember Chevy has the new corvette while Ford has the new Bronco.
dont worry... in a few years the Bronco sales will plummet when people figure out its a lemon... just look at the weak looking transfer case... reminds me of the awd Taurus that was such a lemon they couldnt fix it and just stopped selling it
W W well as a Ford employee working on the F150s in KC I appreciate that however Chevy isn’t that bad and honestly some of their newer turbo engines are better like the 1.5L four cylinder in the equinox is better than Ford’s. Now they really did mess up on some models but they learned from that now they’re fixing it. The older equinoxes were trash compared to the escapes of the time.
W W honestly if you’re after pure reliability and quality you can’t go wrong in a Toyota or Honda.
2big 2fail it’s body on frame dude; truck based nothing to do with the Taurus at all, if the current Ranger turns out to be crap then what your saying will have some validation. By the way the Taurus was crap, my dad had one BUT just remind that Ford didn’t need the bailout to survive the 2008 crisis like GM did, we the tax payers saved them from going extinct... Ford had the Taurus, Focus, Fiesta crappy transmissions but GM was all crap from small cars to trucks
Damn. I napped for a few minutes. I dreamed the cool kids made some 3 cylinder mini Chevy turd. Woke up and the nightmare won't stop.
Just got a 08 Trailblazer with 93,000 miles, one owner, sharp looking vehicle. Doesn’t have the fancy electronic options that today’s cars have, but that’s just more components that can break. It’ll get me to work and back, A/C is cold, it’ll hold the groceries in the back, and we can take a family trip/drive if we want. What else do you need out of your vehicle?
Right on brother, got the Buick Rainier 07 and it's still a workhorse of a car, the new gizmos matter next to none when reliability is the top feature of the older models. Nice buy with 93k miles! Hard to come by.
Man I used to love the old Trailblazer. I always wanted one!
same
The classic GM chime will never get old
Agreed
I can’t wait for the New Bronco vs New Blazer off-road comparison. Please put Nathan in the Blazer for that one.
👋🤣👍
Are you serious? The new Bronco and Blazer aren't comparable vehicles at all.
Chris L it’s called sarcasm
Chris L I seriously want to see that comparison. I hope it ends with both bumpers ripped off the Blazer.
Bronco is gunning for the Wrangler, not the new Blazer
The “wiper dial” below the selectable 4WD is actually the rear wiper control, the windshield wipers are controlled by the stalk like normal, lol
Wait. They're making the Equinox, Blazer, Trail Blazer and Traverse?
WTF make 4 of almost the exact same thing?
And the Trax
Yea gm loves their ugly soulless crossovers now.
They are all in different classes , all are different in size. Also the Trax will go away in a year or 2
@@terrencejones9817 Yeah, but they're almost the same size each.
I could understand the small Exininox, mid-sized Traverse, large Tahoe and extra large Suburban. IDK why Chevy decided to have an extra small, and two extra mediums.
That’s how ALL automakers are going
5 Crossovers.
Small crossover. Trax, EcoSport, Renegade
Sub compact. trailblazer, Bronco Sport Compass
Compact, Equinox , Escape, Cherokee
Midsized Blazer Edge Grand Cherokee
Full sized crossover Traverse, Explorer Durango
Midsized SUV n/a Bronco Wrangler
Full sized suv Tahoe Expedition Wangoneer
XL Suburban Expedtion max Grandwagoneer
It’s not that strange at all.
Another classic Chevy screwed up keep them the way they were the trail blazer ss was a bad ass suv
Did you buy one?
People are buying up small CUVs like crazy, but all enthusiasts want to do is tell manufacturers what to make just so they can buy them used lol.
@@clutchthepearls3062 look up the Trailblazer SS they are hard to find and people that have them are not selling them. That says it all, people who bought those older models aren't buying these little CUVs. I was waiting on the new Trailblazer and was very disappointed in these new models so I am getting a Jeep instead, because as a former Chevy owner I just can't go with a Ford.
I love my 2005 Trailblazer the SS version is my dream car but they sell for around 14k
@@clutchthepearls3062 My mother just bought a 21 trailblazer 1.2 turbo and i got to rip it. It has really good torque off the bat. Its not fast but at any speed when you get on the gas it goes. Its impressive foe a 3 cyl. My mother went from a cobalt to this because it has more space and its still small enough to fit in our garage so for some people the new one is still a good choice
Ya
I have an old 2003 Trailblazer 4WD LT. It has 215,000 miles. When I bought it for $2,000 miles, it had been mistreated really badly. I had my mechanic replace the front end completely, gave it a 2' lift front and 3'lift back. Bought all terrain tires, fixed minor things. It runs like a new car. It off roads on semi rough terrain with ease. It tows well. Its turning circle is great. The AC works great! The only negative is the gas millage. Only 11.5 MPG. I am very happy with it. I totally recommend it.
My parents still have their '03 Trailblazer LTZ with the Inline 6. Still running great.
That is because they used to be built better. Just ask a mechanic or even a repair tech that works at a dealership. Planned obseletion has taken over GM. The days of 300000 mile silverados and tahoes are over.
I have had my 03 lt for 6 years. I am about to hit 150,000 miles. Best vehicle I have ever owned
@@seanjones2456 Facts. My '00 Silverado has MINIMAL problems with the 5.3 V8. Today's Silverados are absolute crap.
My mom has been looking for new cars Like the old trailblazer with the i6 but she can't find any car like it.
It seems like it was originally made for China and South America, but at the last second someone said “let’s see how this does in America.”
Like the ss
@@thefuzzypickle8277 how so? The SS version is a performance truck? How would they had catered that too China/Asia/South America?
this is pretty much exactly what happened lmfao
@@thefuzzypickle8277 the ss was nice
Still driving my 02 right at 300000 miles. Love that 4.2 straight 6
When I think of Trailblazer I think of the Trailblazer SS and I still see them around and their owners love them!!!
I wish i had one the SS is my dream truck
30K sticker price for this?? not even worth 20K.
It's for all the stupid electronics that are gonna go wrong in a few years....
Just get a 2008 blazer ss with 400hp for about 15k
So many better cars for the price
We use to have one it was 7 seater 2004 my dad drove about 500 k miles and I drove it about 100 k miles too 😂 so when we sold it it was almost 600k miles it was very good car
I don’t like the fact that it’s powered by a 1.3 i3 turbo. My 1.4 turbo in my Cruze is barely enough to move itself out of the way. It feels zippy enough around town at slow speeds however on the highways, there’s a lot more ooomph to be desired while driving and passing at 65-70 mph
@@Pendragon501 No, a flat engine refers to a boxer engine which has opposed facing cylinders. In-line refers to “in line” with each other or next to. You can have a inline 4, inline 6, v4 for some older outboard boat motors. You can’t have a flat 3 engine because like a v engine there must be an even amount of cylinders in total.
I don’t mind the cars but wrong badges. Should have been some other name plate like Nova or Nomad.
A 3 cylinder in an suv is a joke. Atleast give it a v6 or 4 cylinder.
@@angelgjr1999
Its smaller than the Chevrolet Equinox
@@angelgjr1999 its not an suv, just a bloated hatchback
A I D A H A R 2 1 0 Exactly man. The only compact SUV I like currently is the new Ford Bronco. Have you seen it?
@@angelgjr1999 Bronco is mid size
I have a 08 Trailblazer and love it. On a trip from Connecticut to Georgia averaging 75 with the air on I had acheived 21.7 mpg with that big 4.2l inline 6.
Trailblazers get decent gas mileage, 400 highway miles and only uses half a tank of gas. better than the explorer or pilot
Had an 03 with the 6 cylinder. It was more than enough power for that truck, and Uber reliable. The only bad thing I could say for it, is the interior was super plasticy and cheap, but that was par for the course for trucks of that era.
Loved my 2004 Trailblazer. As long as you kept a handful of extra headlamp and taillamp bulbs, you were good. I had that truck from the time my kids were 5 years old until they were teens. I smile a big smile every time I see one today. Great Times !!!
Thanks a lot Tommy... Now I want a old trailblazer hahaha
hahaha
Great video! I recently bought a 06 TB LT with 48,000 miles. I LOVE it! I think im going to hold on to it for a long time.
Do you think the old TB will still be chugging along after the new one is rotting in the junkyard?
Oh yeah
I see those things with 150,000-200,000 miles on them regularly for sale. They're right in the video, that I6 is practically bulletproof.
Yeah
Yup
No clue why they made the blazer bigger than the equinox which was the trail blazers replacement but then they made the trailblazer smaller than both. I think they wanted to replace the trax but then decided to sell both.
The name trailblazer implies that it’s an upgrade from the “regular” blazer. Not sure what they were thinking
The equinox was actually made at the same time as the older Trailblazer (started in 2005) and is the answer to Tommy’s question about which crossover was the one in Chevy’s line that was smaller than it at the time. So I wouldn’t call it the replacement for the Trailblazer since it overlapped it by 4 years.
halo hunter the 2005 Equinox was much, much larger than the Tracker... it was more of a replacement for the 97-05 Blazer. The 2009 Traverse replaced the Trailblazer EXT with the 3rd row
The Equinox replaced the Blazer, not the Tracker or Trailblazer. The Traverse is closest to the original Trailblazer, just a crossover
I like the OG Trailblazer, Envoy and 97 X
The old one had an inline 6??? Damn that is awesome!
My father had this engine. He went 250K. It was a great vehicle. Please stop with the TURBO's. ALSO I do not want my truck to be labeled "ZIPPY" LOL no thank you. GM can really screw a good thing up!!
thats got to be a record... how much mechanical work was done to get it that far past any other Chevy?
@@philtripe My 2006 Trailblazer just rolled to 504,000 miles today. I will add that it is the 4.2L I6.
Had the 4200. Probably in GM's top 5 motors of all time
@@colleensgarage 270k on my 2005
Why does Chevy bring back old names but not the soul that goes with them. (Impala, blazer, trailblazer)
The new Chevys don’t impress me much at all.
It's crap
Me neither GM is going down hill by the day
Me either but I feel like the 2021 Tahoe is a step in the right direction.
Randy Wilson you meant Chrysler
All three are trash 🗑
Chevy just keeps going down hill
In park. Gears and brakes failed
Good times. Once owned a 2005 Trailblazer myself, awesome car. Reliable I-6 coupled with 4WD, made it a great and economical choice to tackle Colorado weather. Love the look of the ACTIV model. Can tackle any Colorado trail it encounters. Great video.
The wiper control below the 4wd selector is for the rear wiper...fronts are on the stalk..Also most have the G80 rear locker
2007 TB owner and still loving it! The new one is a BIG disappointment...
yeah
I owned a 2004 trailblazer 4.2 v6 it had over 200k miles! One of my favorite GM products
As someone that has owned four of the old style TrailBlazers, I have to say I'm thoroughly disappointed in Chevy for turning that nameplate into a subcompact crossover. Also that comparison is a bit unfair in my opinion as you're comparing a base model LS to the new Activ trim level, base to second highest. It'd be a better comparison to pair up an LTZ to an RS or that LS to an L.
Those were the old days, Gm is making moxern, affordable, practical cars that people actually want to buy… you already have ford bronco, and jeep if you want a way overpriced, noisy, off road vehicle that ride like hell and gets terrible gas mileage. Nobody uses that off-road stuff anyway.
If you want the big lifted suv then you have to spend the bucks and buy the tahoe…
My first car was a 2002 Trailblazer LTZ had it from 2008 to about 2012. Gas guzzler though, avg about 14 mpg with recession gas prices around $3gal. Engine always sounded like it was struggling to get up to spreed. Nice leather interior, sunroof, lots of luxury features for the time being almost top of the line. I do miss it but the gas prices among other things during the time I had it made me despise it. Lost it about 125k miles when I got clipped at highway speeds and it flipped over. Lot of memories in that car.
I had an ‘05 TB I just got rid of. What a tank that was. Truly lived to Chevy’s “Like A Rock” montra. I’ll always miss that truck.
I definitely prefer the old style, especially with the V8. However I prefer the styling of the GMC Envoy and Saab 9-7x.
Check out the Gmc envoy xuv that's the dream
XUV is like an suv and pickup all in one. It’s perfect but never really took off like it should have, unfortunately
The 2000s blazer is a much better car lol
The old Trailblazer probably has the G80 locking rear differential. BTW, that wiper control on the dash below the 4WD control is for the rear wiper. Windshield wipers is on the turn signal / cruise control stalk.
@@danthechevymanc6b475 My Ascender does.
@@danthechevymanc6b475 Yeah, it's listed on the decal in my glovebox. 3.73 gears too.
@@danthechevymanc6b475 my 2002 trailblazer LTZ have original G80 , last year i broke spider gears inside it, swapped them and it works like a dream .
@@danthechevymanc6b475 they do have the g80
Hate the new one. Like the old one. They done messed up. How can you say that truck based SUVs are fading when the new Bronco and the Wrangler are literally all the rage? The Wrangler outsold the Toyota Camry for a quarter last year for goodness sake. This is the literal worst thing they could have done with the Blazer name.
Yeah
Great job on the video. Still loving my 2006 trail blazer. 170,000 miles, and still gets it.
My father-in-law has an ‘02 TrailBlazer LT that I’ve borrowed a few times for mountain trips. He’s had it since 2009. It’s got 180,000 miles. Seriously cheap looking interior but otherwise brilliant! Everything works. Reliable, rides nice, roomy. An absolute treat on the highway. I was surprised at the horsepower figure as it doesn’t feel all that peppy
4 speed trans keeps it dogged down... but it's peppy enough with low end torque for most people driving it to be happy.
Mary is really trying to kill GM off. I know they need a little vehicle to compensate for the money maker in the trucks for CAFE crap, but call it a Fiesta or a dart or something not a Trailblazer it is a mall blazer. This is 3 cylinder and Blazer is 4 cylinder. They could have done a short version of the new suburban with the 4 cylinder turbo engine at least for the Blazer name. Good video guys, any way to hit reset on the crap this year?
They got the Tahoe the smaller version of chevy suburban
yeah
I own a 04 gmc envoy with the straight six. My God it's so smooth especially when I Rev it up to pass a car on th highway. You don't feel the engine struggling just smooth power. The downside is that it's freaking hard to get change the last spark plug if you don't have the right tools lol
That trailblazer looks like it was loved many of these back when they were 2-3 years old had all the buttons peeling
4:44 it’s not a sign of the times if people still want real cars and not hipster trash with real car name badging
I've got about 185,000 miles on my '08 Trailblazer and it's great! Everything works like it should (though I've upgraded the head unit and speakers). With an actual 4x4 system and a G80 locker in the rear, the chassis is significantly more capable than the front bumper - especially in snow. 2 winters ago I got a foot of snow and it didn't bat an eye.
The old Trailblazer is king.
I have an 04 LT with the 4.2L at 159k which is low miles compared to what most people have on their TBs in 2021. Still runs strong, albeit the thing sounds like a diesel which is one of my favorite quirks about mine. It's very reliable too, never broke down and I have never, ever, once got it stuck in snow. in 2wd it might slip around on the all-seasons but as soon as 4wd kicks in, it hauls ass and doesn't even care about the snow. Love it so much I named it Hank. Hoping to get countless more miles out of this. And from what I hear, I will.
Now, I haven't driven or owned a new TB, obviously. But given they ruined the iconic size, stance, aggressive and determined look in the front, gave it a 3 cylinder, and made it relatively small, I don't think the new TB is something I'd ever want to buy. I like my cars to match my personality and Hank does that very well. Hell I took it down to NY last week, then went to NJ, then back to NH and 1, it barely used as much gas as I thought it would. 2, still runs and drives perfectly fine with no issues or changes. It's surprisingly amazing on gas... The person I followed to NY was terrible at keeping a consistent speed and there was also plenty of traffic, but through the whole trip, I only used about 3 and a half quarters of the tank. I got 20 bucks in while I was in NJ, and had it filled in NH before the trip. it honestly surprised me.
Even right after I bought the thing, I took it to Maine for a long trip. 4 days, we drove all over Maine, more than 15 hours of driving every day. God knows how many miles we did. But it held up strong and took it. Overall, I love the old TB. I don't think I'd expect the same reliability in the new one as there is in the old. But that's how it usually is with vehicles anyways.
This man doesn't know that that switch was for the rear wiper blade. I have an 03. 232k miles. Still running strong.
I had a 2008 GMC Envoy.....that 4.2 L in-line 6 ran forever without incident....but there was electrical gremlins. I miss that SUV
The new Trailblazer sucks....Period! Give me the older ones any day!
Of course is funniest to tow a boat or a caravan and climb a muddy hill, but really the less people takes their vehicles to do extreme off road... that’s a fact.
Besides considering the automotive industry is Business, they have to compite against cheap vehicles from Europe or Asia, that saves lots of money to be build, that contaminate less and more practical to use on a daily base.
Times are different than the eighties. America needs to contributes to reduce pollution, contamination and global warming (is the country that contributes largely).
We need to help our planet and ourselves to survive.
Get the V8
@@MemoBar100 oh please go tell that to china and india
Yeah bring back the old ones
The Chevy tracker was the small SUV in the Chevy lineup in the early 2000's
2004 Oldsmobile Bravada owner here, bought it last year with 88k miles on it. I'm at 93k miles now. LOVED Olds and I love how smooth the 4.2L I6 is! Definitely a gas guzzler however... Best I've gotten was 21 MPG - which is actually not bad for this SUV lol. My 2018 Jeep Compass is getting 27.8 MPG right now for comparison sake and our Telluride has hit over 30 MPG. I also have a 2008 Saturn Aura 3.5 V6 that I've had for almost 10 years now with 105k miles and still love driving it too. The new Blazer and Trailblazer are trendy, but long live the 90s & 2000s!
I've got a 03 trailblazer LT, and it has alot more features than the one he shows. They have pretty high tech features, for the time of course
Chevy had the Tracker, which was discontinued in 2003 I think. Then there was the S10 Blazer in 2 and 4-door which was discontinued in 2005. The Equinox was available with AWD and was smaller than Trailblazer but was a unibody mall crawler. Frankly, I wouldn't take the old Trailblazer that far into the weeds. And Tahoes got soft with lower front air dams after their 2007 redesign.
Why would you take it far into the weeds? I have an 07 envoy and it’s great! I would take it anywhere!
I have a 2002 and have had since new. It's been a powerful reliable truck. I am very disappointed with the new one.
I envy you...I slammed my blue 02 LT into a median on the highway..
I’m not the only one . I6 has so much torque, takes huge hills no problems. The engine is smaller than a Chevy Cruze engine . Very disappointed :(
The old one can easily go off road and it kept the blazer spirit alive and the new one gets stuck in a puddle
I have the old trailblazer. An 04 ext with the 4.2 actually. They kinda ruined the new one they should have made it an off road-ish SUV and not a crossover
I know that white Trailblazer was available to you but it would have been nice to see comparable trim. My Envoy has Heated leather, power, memory seats. Power Adjustable pedals, rain sensing wipers, etc. I wouldn't trade mine for anything and for 2006 it could have been equipped very well.
BRING BACK REAR OPENING GLASS!
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Honestly I have a 2002 Trailblazer that I LOVE. Been cross country 4 times and it still runs well. I don't feel that the gas mileage is bad. Not sold on the new one. Having a motorcycle engine doesn't seem to me will last. Yes I agree about the instrument cluster
What, there's actually an engine under the new Trailblazer? A 1.3 liter INLINE THREE-CYLINDER?!
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I have a 2006 GMC Envoy SLT with the LL8 Vortec 4200 4.2L i6 and I freaking love because I got from my grandparents and if you want to put it this way mine is the more luxurious version of the Trailblazer. Also I wish GMC could bring back the Envoy because it would be cool
210k on an 08 tb ls. Still runs exactly like it did at 150k even with hard abuse on it. The 4.2 is really reliable, if youre looking for a cheap good suv. The trailblazers are great
Edit: the tow hitch saved me large amounts of body damage from being rear ended. However does not do good at hauling more than a four wheeler on a trailer
Would rather have the old “MERICA” one. GMs been making nothing but crap lately
When you say three cylinder, I think of the Ford Focus rental with the turbo I3 which I had to suffer with for a few days. A blender with rocks is more preferable than that car.
I have a 2002 Chevy Blazer LS and I love it! 4.3L V6 runs strong and fast all metal and Mint Original Paint! Easy To Work On And Drive!
In 2005, Chevy was transitioning from the Blazer to the equinox. That was the last year they made the Blazer before the redesign and name change.
I drive a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer and it serves me well. It pulls my trailers with no problem and rides well on long trips. The new 2021 is a joke. It looks like you would stick the key in the back and wind it up
Growing up we used to make fun of the little Geo Metros with three cylinder engines. Lol
Hi, nice job, i own 2 Chevy trailblazer, 04 LT and 05 LS i love them both, my gas mileage is not that bad, around 24 city 28 highway, and both of them age nicely very little wear and tear for 16 and 15 years👍👍
Keeping my 2005 With 270k miles still looks and drives BRAND NEW, with actually some muscle under the hood thank you!
I have that same car as my winter beater. I love it. I got it for $750 clean as hell no issues.
I have a 2006 Isuzu Ascender with only 36,000 miles on it. Really nice condition. 14 MPG.
Jump scare at 5:50 I was falling asleep until he popped the hood 😂
Nice comparison for OLD vs. NEW. 9:43 One of the nice things about the rear- wiper vs. 4WD switches on the OLD one is that even though the switches are close together, they have unique shape and texture to differentiate and help you do a blind grab and find the right one.
My 04 trailblazer was one my my favorite cars ever. Navigation, DVD player, leather, and it was quick as hell. Got 232,000 miles outta her. I miss her but I traded up for an Escalade 😉
13:02 your thinking of the blazer, the jimmy was the GMC version
Gmc Jimmy and Chevy s10 blazer are basically the same.
It was the envoy after 2002 Jimmy was the old body style
I had a 2000 Blazer that was good for a couple of years, but it then started eating fuel pumps for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, a midnight snack and Sunday brunch.
I wish they never stopped making those. The straight six is a awesome motor. The atlas project started with the 4.2. those motors last for a long time, and surprised me when I found out that the block and head used heat treated aluminum. Replace the servo with a Vette servo and getting a tune on the ecm can easily get you to 300 go.
The '06 and up ones had 291HP stock and they make almost 500HP with a turbo at 10 psi. The 4L60E has to go though if you make anything over 350HP and the rear axle needs to be swapped out for the 8.6 from the long wheelbase trucks or the 9.5 from the SS.
Just hit 200,800 miles on the inline 6 2006 trailblazer. Still a daily driver. My wife cracked a head cylander letting it over heat, but still runs
I own a blue 2003 Trailblazer LT trim never had any complains with mechanical issues it runs smoothly great the engine sounds real aggressive when you trun it on ,it's an insane powerful vehicle in it's era I wish these old ones are still in manufacture till now, but the 2021 model year ruins the name Trailblazer it's not a real midsize SUV anymore in my opinion it looks like a knockoff car, the face of it looks awful, I wish that General motors could rescue the brand name in a way that it could redesign the whole platform all over again
I agree
its mostly likely 2005 and up when they added the cylinder deactivation. that caused problems. and not just in the trailblazer
Exactly correct