Retro Review Shows How Much The Chevrolet Blazer Has Changed: Video
When GM announced it would bring back the Chevrolet Blazer, many off-road fans rejoiced that the automaker would manufacture a genuine offroad vehicle that is a true rival to the Jeep Wrangler, Toyota 4Runner, and upcoming Ford Bronco.
What we got instead was a crossover that shares its underpinnings with the GMC Acadia, has Camaro-inspired styling, and doesn’t belong on anything off the beaten path.
Retro Review: 1989 Chevrolet Blazer
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But the Chevrolet Blazer wasn’t always a pretty face with a rugged name. There was a time when the Blazer was an actual truck that used a body-on-frame construction and was powered by a good-old stompin’ V8 fitted with a “bulletproof” 4×4 system. The Blazer was the Ford Bronco rival. In fact, the Blazer K5 
was pretty much pickup truck with a cab over the bed.
In this retro review, John Davis from Motorweek walks around the boxy, truck-based K9 Chevrolet Blazer from 1989. Extra points for his jacket!
While the new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer rides on the GM C1 front-wheel drive architecture, with its engine sitting in a transverse configuration, the 1989 Chevrolet Blazer had a longitudinal setup that sent power to the rear wheels first.
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Interestingly enough, the enormous 5.7-liter V8 engine only developed 210 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. By 
comparison, the current Blazer’s base engine, the naturally aspirated 2.5L LCV I4 makes 193 horsepower, 17 less than the 5.7L V8, while the optional 3.6L LGX V6 churns out 270 pound-feet of torque. What’s more, while
But the best part of this Retro Review is when Davis mentions the Blazer’s price, saying that at $20,669, it isn’t “cheap.” That equals roughly $36,000 in today’s dollars. Meanwhile, a fully-loaded 2019 Chevrolet Blazer Premier kicks off at $43,895.
After the Blazer K5 was discontinued, it became the Chevrolet Tahoe, leaving the Blazer name for a smaller body-on-frame SUV, which is what the market demanded. And now, the Blazer has become a crossover, which also follows market demand. My how the times have changed.
the new Blazer utilizes the new GM 9-speed automatic gearbox, the 1989 Blazer – which was simply a pickup truck with a cab – relies on a GM four-speed automatic unit.
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