I absolutely loveeee seeing the huge touch screen AND a ton of physical buttons and switches. So glad to see automakers actually going back to physical controls

@_sabot

Жыл бұрын

I don't understand why it seems all people want to constantly tweak around with their climate controls? I adapt the temperature, i dunno, 2-4 times if at all a year and in the meantime it does everything automatic. Total waste of space to fill up the dashboard with physical buttons for that. At least in European cars there were many years you had to pay big money to get an automatic climate system as an extra and nowadays when every car has it, the people don't use it? Or is it the same thing like when people comeback to their cold home, put their heater on max only to notice sometime later „oh man it's hot in here...“ and put it down, wasting a lot of energy only because they simply don't understand that it would not take longer to get their desired temperature when they had put in on an appropriate level in the first place?

@117johnpar

Жыл бұрын

I have come to hate screens in cars. I'd rather all buttons and knobs.

@ryze9153

Жыл бұрын

@@117johnpar it's actually just right in my dads Ram. Nice big screen but not too big but there's plenty of physical buttons and dials and knobs.

@tomsing98

Жыл бұрын

You don't get in the car sweating on a hot day, and turn the a/c on full blast to cool off, or the reverse on a cold winter day? I definitely don't want a nice, constant 74 degrees or whatever in those situations.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@tomsing98 The 2024 Blazer EV imo is 383bhp.

The RS model will actually be offered as RWD as well as the PPV version so regular customers can get one of these in any combo of FWD, RWD, RWD+eAWD, or full AWD. Crazy!

@pcfry8732

Жыл бұрын

An RS AWD has 290 miles (est.) of range, and that's the one I've told my wife will be a future purchase.

@fortheloveofnoise9298

Жыл бұрын

@@pcfry8732 Is her boyfriend ok with it though?

@fortheloveofnoise9298

Жыл бұрын

Doug is misinformed, as usual. xD

@louiearmstrong

Жыл бұрын

@@fortheloveofnoise9298 emasculated Boomer jokes, cool story bro.

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

Жыл бұрын

RWD would be great for whooping shitties and doing donuts, probably why the police might want them so they can turn 180° on a dime.

The Blazer EV is really cool but I'm much more interested in the Equinox since it's in a market position that'll make it way more accessible to more people. I'm looking forward to your inevitable overview of that model.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

9.3/10.

@trevorstevens2889

Жыл бұрын

Same.

@paulholterhaus7084

Жыл бұрын

Only 2 more Years to wait.............Paul

@majinbuu19831

Жыл бұрын

To hell with an equinox that’s not even electric

@aidankline3902

Жыл бұрын

@@majinbuu19831 they’re making an ev version of it too smart one

Looks really nice! The really long wheel base makes it look more like a concept car than the actual production version.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

9.3/10.

@Sevan_UP

Жыл бұрын

The new design looks way better than the previous gen blazer. Much cooler and sportier that I desire one now

@alexlevoyageur3412

Жыл бұрын

Yes but an other boring suv

Doug's the type of guy to read the owners manual to his kids as a bedtime story

@bigmacdaddy1234

Жыл бұрын

And you are the type of guy who thinks the Quarterback is a refund.

@ricardolinterna4041

Жыл бұрын

I laughed so hard at this 🤣

@yuuycockdemnations69420

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmacdaddy1234 g g

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

"if your car won't start try replacing the key fob battery"

@pinut187

Жыл бұрын

@@ricardolinterna4041 old joke already

Front cargo areas are excellent for theft prevention, far more useful than the tailgate/hatch area.

@jefferycampbell9182

Жыл бұрын

Yes. They don't use it because it is not there. I would use it all the time. I like having the "frunk" I don't know why all electric cars don't have them. It should be easy to mount any mechanical stuff to the sides. I mean the corvette has 2 trunks. LOL

@jeffreysmith4586

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Also a great spot to put level 1 EV charger and tire air pump and the like since you rarely ever use those items.

@luvmyiroc

Жыл бұрын

My frunk holds my portable charger, an ice scraper, a couple blankets, and some cloth shopping bags. Any shopping trips where I come out with more than one bag of groceries they go in the frunk. Chevy needs to reconsider the "most people don't use them" stance.

@swaroop40

Жыл бұрын

I live in San Francisco. Frunk is a must for me!

@focused313

Жыл бұрын

If there is something valuable in a vehicle, thieves will learn how to break into that area efficiently. What I want to see are people dressed up like a seat, and when someone breaks in....

I really like the looks of this! GM is stepping up their game with all the new variants of the Corvette, the new interior of the trucks and larger SUV’s. I used to not be a fan of Chevy or a lot of GM products

Best looking EV. I'm sure it will have a $50,000 market adjustment above the $60,000 MSRP.

@merovingian688

Жыл бұрын

Do like Tesla and Ford. Bypass dealerships who want to mark up everything

Nice to see the commonly used controls (HVAC, stereo volume, etc) are physical controls and not part of the screens - using muscle memory and less eyes off the road is safer.

@pesto9

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely yes to this.

@flavioa6351

Жыл бұрын

Nah on the screen is safer especially the way tesla does it. You can use voice command to control it instead of taking hands of the wheel to press buttons or turn knobs

@JetsetDruid

Жыл бұрын

@@pesto9 seconded

@ThatChargerPursuitGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@flavioa6351 Increase the temperature 3 degrees. I'm sorry, I didn't understand that, please try again. Increase the temperature by 3 degrees. I'm sorry, I didn't understand that, please try again. Increase the temperature by 3 degrees. ... ... ... Cancelling... You see, voice recognition isn't exactly best, and what happens if you have a speech impediment? And with a screen you have to look at screen cause every button location changes. Direct inputs will always be better. Change my mind.

@ShashwatPanda

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, POSITIVELY yes to this. Haven't understood as to why has this recent trend of pushing all buttons to a touchscreen has even caught up at all. It is an unsafe practice to have to take your eyes off the road for something as basic as controlling the AC

It looks better than the previous model, but I still think they totally blew the opportunity to make it a retro competitor to something like the Bronco.

@rsplines12

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. It would have devalued the "Blazer" brand name except Chevy did that ALONG time ago. An "affordable' offroadable SUV EV would be very attractive alternative to the Rivian.

@spin_kick

Жыл бұрын

I'm tired of everyone going retro all the time. It's lazy

@mangotail6808

Жыл бұрын

That,s the issue purists, also me, dont like about it. Yes, its pretty boy SUV but it,s not a 4x4 like the oldschool Blazer and the Bronco

@jaydawg2023

Жыл бұрын

Another boring EV SUV. There was a time American cars looked different. This car looks just like any other Hyundai, Volvo or Audi SUV

@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365

Жыл бұрын

@@spin_kickretro style is certainly a nostalgic attempt at a cash grab from those Foeks who romanticize the past and want to relive their glory days. I can't imagine when I'm 70, I'm 45 now, that I'm gonna look back and be like, why can't they remake the Dodge Intrepid R/T so I can drive the first car I loved and purchased with my own money from my first job. These are the same people who go to the bar and it's playing the same 20 songs from 30 years ago no matter what time or day it is when you go to this specific bar lol

GM killed it with the infotainment in the Escalade, and this one looks even better; those bezels are soooo good.

@Nickoboss29

Жыл бұрын

Cause these are the only things that matters in a car right now... it doesn't matter if the Blazer became a shitty useless crossover... the infotainment system is the only thing that counts...🤦🥱

@JamarD421

Жыл бұрын

@Nickoboss29 No, however, who's going to buy a car if the technology isn't good? Particularly if the main piece that's interacted with the most isn't good?

@WrenchesOnJunk

Жыл бұрын

@@Nickoboss29 hey man, I didn’t say anything else about the blazer cause I’ve never had the desire to buy one. But if more cars get infotainment like this, I’ll be stoked!

@Nickoboss29

Жыл бұрын

@@JamarD421 car enthusiasts don't care about screens but just pure driving...

@JamarD421

Жыл бұрын

@@Nickoboss29 I wasn't talking about car enthusiasts. That's obvious.

This looks amazing, I love that GM is really stepping the game.

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

The front feels like a Lamborghini, the back is also a Lamborghini Urus.

@vladimirtalijan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, because stepping up means making a better looking car :) :)

@TotalMCAddict

Жыл бұрын

If only the quality matches the effort of styling.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@jwalster9412 or more like downgraded Cadillac CIEN.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@vladimirtalijan but also more expensive price.

This is cool, but I'm just BEYOND hyped to see the review on the Spyker C8 Spyder!!

@Printastic7

Жыл бұрын

Same here, i saw his old video of the spyker, can't wait for the new one.

@thadynakat

Жыл бұрын

@@Printastic7 yh that review was amazing

@Games_and_Music

Жыл бұрын

@@Printastic7 Yeah but i wonder why he would decide to reboot that review, i mean, unless he drastically changed his mind about it, it would still hold up as a typical Doug review. It doesn't look to be a carsandbids thing, because i see no information about Spyker on it. So i am kinda hoping that he actually bought this one.

@thadynakat

Жыл бұрын

@@Games_and_Music if he bought it then that'd be a whole lot of cars...

2:45 the Honda will be built by gm in Mexico, the Acura version will be built by gm in Spring Hill TN

Excellent review with lots of good information (as usual from you). Congratulations to Chevy for this vehicle. I will be super interested to see the longevity of their batteries over time given their accelerated charging rates. All the best.

@truekaio

Жыл бұрын

Chevy is new and GM's previous battery ev's constantly caught fire. I don't believe this vehicle will be efficient not so I want to risk fire.

@dalelong4716

Жыл бұрын

@@truekaio Constantly catching fire? 16 battery fires out of 142,000 vehicles, Chevy and LG went into panic mode and decided to replace every battery at a cost of 1.9 Billion. You, just repeating BS.

@paulholterhaus7084

Жыл бұрын

You won't have accellerated charge at Home where You normally charge.............Paul

@paulholterhaus7084

Жыл бұрын

@@truekaio Fire danger greater in Your gas car than the worst EV.............ALL NEWS propaganda.......Paul

cant wait for the (upcoming?) Tahoe/Surburban EV!

Chevy dropped the ball with the Blazer and missed the opportunity to compete with the Bronco in terms of old school style.

@markw2917

Жыл бұрын

Same mistake Pontiac made with the GTO years ago.

@bigmacdaddy1234

Жыл бұрын

Nobody wants an 'old school' crappy Chevy Blazer.

@ricardolinterna4041

Жыл бұрын

4RUNNERSUMMER i agree

@4runner4summer

Жыл бұрын

@@markw2917 Agreed, although they look retro now in 2023.

@flakes369

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmacdaddy1234 Jeeps sell 200k Wranglers a year. The market for a good offroad blazer is there

it's cool that Chevy already forgot they sell the Bolt and it doesn't have the "E"

The side profile is gorgeous. The front and rear grill and valance are really messy. One of the benefits of a vehicle being electric is that it eliminates the need for so many vents and go-fast plastic.

Oh man, this thing looks really cool inside and the outside is pretty interesting too. Love watching your channel to see all of these vehicles I will never be able to afford in my lifetime.

This is one of the better looking EVs I've seen recently. And they nailed the mix of touchscreen & traditional controls.

@slimhardaway8

Жыл бұрын

Imo GM should’ve just waited until the blazer ev was ready to introduce instead of the previous model junk!

1:22 Chevy: Hey Volvo can I copy your homework? Volvo: sure but don’t make it too obvious. Chevy:

I appreciate the fact that Chevy is still giving us 1) a sliding sunroof 2) physical buttons and knobs with their Ev's. 👏👏👏

@xxZerosumxx

Жыл бұрын

Buttons and knobs are overrated.

@cricho15

Жыл бұрын

@@xxZerosumxx At least with kids who only have to look at the cars and not drive them. I don't feel like taking my eyes off the road at 220 km/h and looking for any controls. Good cars can be operated while you sleep. Everything else is just a substitute because you couldn't deliver the quality

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@xxZerosumxx yep. The front grille also.

I’m excited about both the new EV Blazer and Equinox. They both look great and like a giant step up in quality.

Doug, great overview as always. Can't wait to get a Doug Score!

Either I'm blind or I don't see a Chevy Blazer.

We are getting close here, but the $30K Equinox EV is when we really hit the mainstream with EV vehicles.

@bob15479

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’ll be $30k just like the lightning was $39k 😂

@farriskhan2352

Жыл бұрын

@@bob15479 The Bolt is currently UNDER effective price of $19K if you can find one. No reason to think that the Equinox EV will not start at $30K.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@bob15479 it maybe $77k.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@farriskhan2352 the Bolt and Blazer maybe gonna reach $66k soon.

@eedre4864

Жыл бұрын

The Bolt EUV starts around $31k for an LT and it was based on an existing Trax design. They will draw people in with a “projected” affordable price, but they’ll need to recover all the design costs for that new vehicle. Plus, it’s just bigger than the EUV with newer tech and inflation will have done what it does by the time the Equinox finally starts getting delivered. It will be $40k starting. Still not a bad price and cheaper than Tesla Model 3 for a larger EV SUV-ish size vehicle.

Love how he looks at all cars, none are below him. Love it.

Wheel size is totally out of control in new cars... and no spare!! Nice open garage by the way, that library and sofas are cool there, perfect to chill admiring your... Blazer ;)

@bs1820

Жыл бұрын

Yea I was noticing his surroundings too. Is this is house because damn it looks really nice

@watchreport

Жыл бұрын

@@bs1820 no this is not his house or garage. He shows his little garage when he does the talking head videos discussing topics. This is likely a spot he found to film at or a spot Chevy wanted him to film at.

@flurpoid

Жыл бұрын

Idk why automakers insist on the comedy donk wheels on these pedestrian SUVs. It doesn't need the tiny increase in steering response, it makes ride quality way worse and increases the likelihood of cracking a wheel on a pothole.

@eskimochild87

Жыл бұрын

@@flurpoidI love my OEM 22s on my MKX.

@gaberansom7666

Жыл бұрын

@@bs1820 no this is wherever Chevy decided to display the new vehicles for reviewers and journalists, the new electric chevys are concept cars that don't move as he said in the video

My dream EV SUV! Awesome video Doug.

I used the frunk on the Porsche boxster nearly everyday. Super convenient. I think more people would use it if available.

There have been a handful of cars that were available as both FWD and RWD, most notable I can think of was the Rover 75/MG ZT which was RWD with the Ford V8 and FWD with all other engines. The Chrysler LH cars were designed with that intention too, but never actually built that way.

I feel like a last gen "Blazer SS" with the C7 Z06 powertrain would have been pretty insane. 650 HP blazer...Same thing with a Silverado SS...but oh well! 🤷‍♂️

I like how Doig challenge him self with reviewing interesting cars. Keep up the good work, Doug.

I use my car's front storage all the time. It's really convenient being able to load and unload smaller things that would otherwise be in the trunk without having to open the garage.

@ElliotGeno

Жыл бұрын

I use it mostly for holding my charge cables. BUT it's extremely useful for long distance travel and even better... to store take out food so it doesn't stink up your new car!

@robertnewhart3547

10 ай бұрын

Open the garage? You have room in front but not the rear?

I wish chevy brought the blazer back as a bronco and wrangler competitor, I would love to see more SUVs in that segment. Instead, we got another Crossover. The EV version is interesting, but they should've used a different name.

@daniel0atk

Жыл бұрын

@@Bobspineable I agree that doing an EV crossover was a good idea, and they will most certainly sell; however, I just believe they should have used a different name for them to honor the Blazer's legacy. I think making an electric Camero would also be a good move for GM as well or doing something similar to the new Corvette E-Ray would be smart.

@BeefIngot

Жыл бұрын

Thats such an inefficient shape

@ryze9153

Жыл бұрын

@@daniel0atk electric camaro? You've lost your mind. E-ray? Totally fine cause it still has an engine. Basically, every car we know and love will be fucking RUINED by electricity.

@ryze9153

Жыл бұрын

@@Bobspineable how bout just stick with good ol Dinosaur juice... anybody thought about that? It's been pretty damn good for the past 100 years or so. Why change now?

@daniel0atk

Жыл бұрын

​@@ryze9153 Haha, I don't mean get rid of the ICE one, rather have it as a separate car. I just meant it would be a cool concept, like as an electric Dodge competitor. I would hate to see the Camero meet the same fate as the Challenger and Charger.

4:25 Doug fails to mention that, prior to Chevy, Mercedes also produced a number models as SS versions. (jk)

Great work considering limitations. Best reviews on KZread.

The Honda Prologue with GM's partnership will end up being their Epilogue 😅

This looks 1000x better than the Model Y and the Mach E! Happy to see normal door handles as well. The door handles or the Lyriq are over designed, look ridiculous, and complicate something that should be a simple process. I have always wondered why car manufactures felt like they had to complicate basics functions on EVs. Was hoping to see a little better performance on the SS given what an all electric powertrain can achieve, but I understand GM wanting to nail the basics before unleashing the full potential. If the under 4 second 0-60 is accurate this SUV will be in the class of Porsche, Maserati, and AMG offerings without having to deal with single digit MPG. Now GM can work on educating their dealer network. I went to my local dealer and they knew nothing about the Blazer EV. All they could do is pull up the public website and read it verbatim. I feel there are alot of dealers who either don't care about EVs or straight up don't like them. I can respect the love of ICE vehicles as they have been around for decades, but EVs are the future and they blow ICE out of the water when it comes to performance, efficiency, and reliability.

@frankcastle1578

Жыл бұрын

Performance is measured on a lot more than 0-60 any actual auto enthusiast would know that, so no, if you add up all the metrics that equate to “performance “ , evs do not in fact blow ICE out of the water, look at the Tesla plaid as the ultimate example: the breaks suck, after a few launches it needs to cool down, simply can’t stack up.

@noseonscent1935

Жыл бұрын

@@frankcastle1578 Frank with all due respect (Punisher lol), you are referencing THE fastest accelerating and fastest top speed sedan costing under $130k on earth that literally blows the pants off many "super" coupes and your only complaint is that "brakes" suck. Tesla is now or will in future be offering brake package upgrades al la Porsche. They (EVs) are vastly more efficient in terms of converting stored energy and have way fewer moving parts than ICE cars. The torque on even a very small EV would usually put a similarly sized ICE engine to shame. Cheers.

@jeffs6090

Жыл бұрын

I don't feel like it's just the new EVs coming out that the salesmen know nothing about...the vast majority don't really know much about any car they sell. I've even gone to the sales managers with questions and get a deer in the headlights dumb look. They have the mindset that the cars sell themselves and therefore don't need to be knowledgeable of their products, especially at Chevy and Ford dealerships.

@noseonscent1935

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffs6090 pathetic. I'd fire everyone in store that did not at least know the basics.

@blairoutlan6042

Жыл бұрын

I work at a Chevy dealer and like to learn about basically all vehicles. Evs are a fad though, once the government stops incentivizing it they’ll become an alternative and not the norm.

I love how Doug timed the video playing on the center screen almost perfectly so when he touched the heated seat button it opened up the options.

@drewbrown5447

Жыл бұрын

I think its programed to have basic interaction. As if you touch it, the options opened for both showing that option. but not actually working. The same happened with one of the steering stalks he touched, and you could see the screen change in the background, but again, probably wouldn't do much other than demo those items. And its alot easier to say it dont work, then to explain how some controls demo etc. .

Impressive. Will look into it further when it comes out.

I imagine the interior space with the rear seats folded down must be quite impressive.

@T-rick

10 ай бұрын

64.2 cu feet with seats down from one source I found. Not crazy big, but still sizeable

super excited for the Blazer and Equinox this year

Ever since Doug complained about being snubbed for not getting a C8 Corvette to test, GM has really stepped up their game, lol.

As soon as I saw the Cars & Bids ad with the Spyker C8 I almost spill my drink, I loved the review he did on it a couple of years ago

I like the dashboard knobs & switches

I'm a Ford fan, but I'm liking the electric vehicles GM is releasing.

GM's use of 6 bolt hubs on passenger cars goes back to the Chevy Uplander minivan. The brake rotors were warping and wearing out too quickly, so they decided to upgrade to better ones, and the next ones up that would fit came from the light trucks.

@bwofficial1776

Жыл бұрын

I drove a Cadillac XT5 compact crossover with 6 lug wheels. We have a Jeep Grand Cherokee that only has 5 lug wheels despite weighing a thousand pounds more. At least this Blazer EV has the excuse that EVs are massively heavy. Every GM product has some weird design "feature".

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@bwofficial1776 XT5 and Buick GNX still better than Blazer EV.

Looks great hope it drives great now!!!

I remember what a “Cool Blazer” was, and THISSS, will never be that.

I can't wait for evs to get affordable to the lower end of customers. $40k+ is a lot of money for the average person

@4literv6

Жыл бұрын

The average person doesn't buy new cars though. Evidence as the average new vehicle sold in the U.S. in 2022 exceeded 49k. Most people buy used instead. 80-85% of new car buyers are homeowners with six figure household incomes. Those are the right target for evs until all those cell plants get built out and ramped up by the end of 2025. Then they can bring in 30-45k products with point of sale $7,500 rebates under the ira. And used evs under 25k will get the 4k incentive. 👍🏻

The whole model range may be available for purchase in the next 6 months or so, but GM has shown us (with plenty of data out there) that GM is absolutely unable to produce these vehicles. Lets start with the Hummer. GM invested 2.2 billion into engineering the vehicle and completely redoing the assembly plant in which it will be produced. The Hummer started to be produced in mid-November of 2021. So we are now 14 months into production. In the first 9 months of 2022, GM has only produced 2,570 units of the Hummer EV Pickup, which is way less than the 90,000 units needed just to meet reservations. Now for the Lyric. It was launched last Summer. GM only delivered 122 Cadillac Lyric EVs in 2022. There are around 100,000 on order. So GM has shown us they can preview, take orders, do videos and eventually production launch electric vehicles off these two new platforms. But they can't build them at volume. Some of the people who have their vehicle on order will be dead before they receive it. Yet no one at the top of GM's manufacturing division has been fired yet over it's inability to launch these vehicles. Billions of potential profit is being left on the table because of the manufacturing divisions inability to launch these vehicles at volume. And what to we hear from Mary Barra and the GM board of directors over this failure? Crickets. So if you have any plans to order the Blazer or the Equinox or the Prologe or the Acura version of the Prologe. Prepare yourself for a very long wait after your order has been placed. You can order and receive a Lambo quicker than getting one of these.

@MrDRSMAX

Жыл бұрын

Did they spend 2.2 billion on engineering the Hummer, or did they spend 2.2 billion on engineering the ultium platform? Because all of their EVs, including this blazer, are built on the ultium platform. The Hummer was always intended to be a low production high price halo car.

@vnitto

Жыл бұрын

It’s almost like there were supply chain issues in 2022

@ibrahimriaz248

Жыл бұрын

Yes so many car options but very limited production. Especially for the Hummer and Lyriq people have been waiting forever.

@gmi109

Жыл бұрын

@@vnitto Oh, that must be why Tesla was able to produce 1.3 million vehicles in 2022 then huh?

@CalmDownShh

Жыл бұрын

@@vnittoEV Sales topped 10 million vehicles sold globally in 2022. Gms contribution was 39,000 Evs. Seems to lean more on the side of leadership issues as other car companies are getting things together.

also this screen looks so fluid. It matches the diagonal slant on the right and the left fades into the black on the left

Did anyone else notice the perfect timing of the video playing on the screen when doug showed us the heated heats 11:55

Really love this cars design Have one on order and hopeful it will make a good first EV

@bikes7777

Жыл бұрын

It won't. Ev's suck and you'll regret it.

@JumpSquadAuto

Жыл бұрын

@@bikes7777 Haha. Wont give up the ICE TRX or C8 but want something that is an around town car.

Not something I'd personally buy but this looks to be a great product from GM. Although I'm not a fan of SUVs, I got to say that it looks good.

@ryze9153

Жыл бұрын

I dont like SUVs either but I'm also not a fan of EVs at all. So, according to me this would be a crap product from GM. I cant understand why we keep seeing all these fuckin ev unveilings. Nobody wants this crap and the sales absolutely show. 90 fuckin % or somethin like that of new car sales are still GAS.

@slowery43

Жыл бұрын

"Great product" and GM should never be in the same sentence

@ahastar1141

Жыл бұрын

@@ryze9153 I think manufacturers have to build an EV pipeline in case the government decides to crack down on gas-engine vehicles. If I recall, they also help offset vehicles like the corvette or raptor where emissions don't matter. I'd also say consumers still have range anxiety when it comes to EVs and their performance drops in cold climates. I think a lot of the EVs people would want to drive are still out of the price range of the avg consumer. If companies create vehicles that people like the design like Rivan, and make them more affordable, I can see people making the switch. At least maybe switching over one vehicle in the household.

@ryze9153

Жыл бұрын

@@ahastar1141 and that's another biggy, price. People probably want rivians and shit but can't afford em. I also think Evs are just too "foreign" and they have stupid bare bones interiors with a giant fuckin screen and nothing else. And then you start the damn thing, but because it's electric, the general experience is crap.

@ahastar1141

Жыл бұрын

@@ryze9153 yeah I’ll agree with you on interiors. Lots of Evs are going the way of Tesla with a more utilitarian interior, but I think a lot of higher end EVs from the luxury brands are bringing better interiors to the EV space. But you your point 99% of us will never get to experience that other than sitting in one at the auto show.

Nice garage! Thise awesome green club chairs! Imagine, sitting, sipping drink and looking at your new Blazer!

As soon as Doug said RWD, my head instantly went to the Camaro. Seems like the days are officially numbered for the ICE Camaro as we know it, with this model/tech being a precursor.

@marclangman4836

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Could definitely see the Camaro on this platform in the future.

@RickFurnival

Жыл бұрын

They will need to call it the CAMERO.

Fun fact The Rover 75 was mostly FWD but it was also available with RWD and a Ford V8. All this in the BMW E46 platform.

@WatanabeNoTsuna.

Жыл бұрын

Quero ver se é finalmente este ano que compro um 75! ❤️

@davidvitan3590

Жыл бұрын

The Rover 75 didn't roll on the BMW E46 platform. It shared a very few parts with the E46, but it was its own separate platform

@TSL73

Жыл бұрын

@@davidvitan3590it’s like a British version of a Lincoln Town Car

@davidvitan3590

Жыл бұрын

@@TSL73 Not really. The Lincoln is RWD and a lot more boaty than a Rover 75. Trust me, I have a Mercury Grand Marquis and even that is a barge compared to a 75

Personally, I love the front trunk concept. It's a great place to put stuff that isn't obvious and exposed.

@drewa3597

Жыл бұрын

Like drugs and bodies

@gabriellundmark

Жыл бұрын

Yeah… like the rear trunk you mean.

Doug, I'd love to see you review the new Fisker Ocean!

The headlight controls ARE in the left stalk - high and low beam lights are accessed by pushing and pulling the stalk back and forth.

I think companies are making EVs not because they intend to sell a lot of them but moreso to stay within the EPA guidelines. The EV infrastructure just isn’t there ATM, especially for people who live in apartments or in suburbs and don’t want the hassle of slow charging.

@AnthonyAllenJr

Жыл бұрын

I still don't get why they didn't go the hybrid route first and then ease into full electric down the line.

@bwofficial1776

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyAllenJr Toyota has the right idea. They've perfected hybrids and you never have range anxiety or major loss from the elements.

@greytsecks5937

Жыл бұрын

It'll take a couple decades or so but don't worry we'll get there

@mitch9521

Жыл бұрын

@@bwofficial1776 Toyota is far superior and smarter than any domestic manufacturer, thats why lmao. All these shitty American makes are panicking while Toyota is just improving on what they already developed 25 years ago.

@RobbieFitzgerald

Жыл бұрын

Theyre doing it because its the future and they need to start yesterday and accelerate adoption. People seem to think all of the gas stations we have now existed in the first 20 years of petrol vehicles. It took time. Just as it will for this.

The current blazer looks good especially in RS trim, don’t know why everyone hates it. GM could bring back the Jimmy as a retro SUV like the Bronco if they wanted too.

Another great video.. the Blazer looks awesome

Those Bright Red Seats are really an Eye Catcher. Love it

I love that once again Doug has stepped into his time machine and brought another vehicle back from the future!! He is the BEST!!!

LOVE the looks of this Blazer!! 😍

@pnnedbydougdemuro7786

Жыл бұрын

T͟h͟a͟n͟k͟s͟ ͟f͟o͟r͟~͟~͟w͟a͟t͟c͟h͟i͟n͟g͟!͟!͟!͟ ͟E͟n͟d͟e͟a͟v͟o͟u͟r͟ ͟t͟o͟ ͟m͟e͟s͟s͟a͟g͟e͟ ͟m͟e͟ ͟o͟n͟ ͟w͟h͟a͟t͟s͟a͟p͟p͟✙͟①④⓪⑥④⓪②②⑧②⑦🔥͟🔥͟..

Doug the type of guy to go into a restaurant and say "I'm just looking thank you." and walk out again.

i wanted the front trunk. i was excited to see a crossover with full size space

Well, time to put my two cents in again.. This Chevy is very good looking! I love the lines and edges inside and out. I'm so happy to see that cars are getting their shapes back rather than just looking like every other bean on wheels. As I have stated before it is really cool to see that some functions, namely the climate controls, are being taken out of the touchscreen and put back as real buttons and knobs as they should have been all along. BUT they done went and flubbed up with putting headlight controls in the screen. No. Come the hell on... That's almost as ridiculous as Rivians (I like them too, but...) having to move a digital picture of a vent around just to aim the vent. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. It's bad, and they should feel bad for doing it. Same for this headlights in screen silliness. As the owner of a car with a "frunk" (84 Fiero) I used the hell out of that extra space under the hood for storage of items that could live in there with the spare tire. (remember those? Actual spare tires instead of a can of pressurized goop? IF you're lucky to get even that. Yeah, me too.) So Yeah leave room for storage up front. We don't need fake plastic engines to make it look like there's an engine in there. (Ahem Cadillac, I love ya, but for f--ks sake..) Now here is where I'm may piss some people off. (I don't G.A.F.) This Chevy has a similarity to Fords' Mach-E. Just like the Mach-E has no reason to be called a "Mustang", (It should have been the "Ford E-scape") The same is true for this. Yes, it's a promising car, it's beautiful. but it is NOT, nor could never be a Blazer. Blazers are 4 wheel drive, off-road capable, rugged and truck-like. This lovely thing is a station wagon. A damn fine one, but a station wagon nonetheless. Call it the "Townsman" like the Chevy wagon variant of the 70's, but not a Blazer. Ok, that was about 5 cents worth, but if you regularly read my comments, you already know I voice my opinions freely.

@postersm7141

Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind this is a pre-production model and Doug often gets a lot of stuff wrong even on cars that have been out for decades. I think what you were seeing in the screen was just letting you know that the headlights were on. Again this is a demo model. I can’t imagine them putting headlight controls in the screen. If they do however put the headlight controls in the screen, they are going to get a lot of backlash from consumers. I mean how are criminals supposed to quickly block out their lights when running from police lol but seriously I think it’s a production demo thing at least I hope.

@Cammi_Rosalie

Жыл бұрын

@@postersm7141 Good points! I didn't consider that it could be just and indicator that the lights were on. So that's quite possible. However, Doug did mention not seeing any headlight controls. But then, of course in the Unimog video, he didn't know that the heated mirrors switch was, and called it a "Tire on a pole" icon. Not hing against Doug,, not at all, Just after doing so many reviews, I suppose you do miss a quirk or feature or two. Now regarding your second point, I think headlights, and running lights should come on when the ignition ( or power for an EV) is turned on. Forget the criminals. These "drivers" around here are so horrible it should be a crime.. Here in SW Pennsylvania, I see so many of these yuntsers, driving down the road in dark or very low light with no lights on at all. They're like: "Uh huh huh yunts! I can see nat! I dont need yunts stinking lights to see nat! GO SDILLERS! uh huh huh! nat!" (yeah they talk like that, and no I don't know WTH a yunts is) It's not about you being able to see, it's about you being seen.

@wesleywalls7582

Жыл бұрын

Nobody ever touches the headlight controls anymore. This makes complete sense.

@cynterslave

Жыл бұрын

I set the aim of my vents in position one time. It’s very rare that I will ever need to adjust them. I’m fine with controlling it digitally

@SuzukiKid400

Жыл бұрын

I can’t remember the last time I touched a light control. Auto on auto off has been a GM staple in all their cars for 20 years.

The should make a retro styled Blazer that competes with the Bronco and Wrangler. They could have called this the Nomad or some other past name.

@sachinmistry1

Жыл бұрын

It should be called the Blazer K5. In the 80s-early 90s, there were two Blazer models.

@mike168168

Жыл бұрын

But the Nomad does not have an E in it. 😉

@JL-sm6cg

Жыл бұрын

@@mike168168 they could use the M and have the lines vertical. lol

Beautiful styling!

The vehicle proportions have me checking my computer display resolution.

@sts-31

Жыл бұрын

It really is extremely American.

Climate vents ripped straight from Mercedes, and taillights ripped from the Lexus LC500. Brilliance.

@pnnedbydougdemuro7786

Жыл бұрын

T͟h͟a͟n͟k͟s͟ ͟f͟o͟r͟~͟~͟w͟a͟t͟c͟h͟i͟n͟g͟!͟!͟!͟ ͟E͟n͟d͟e͟a͟v͟o͟u͟r͟ ͟t͟o͟ ͟m͟e͟s͟s͟a͟g͟e͟ ͟m͟e͟ ͟o͟n͟ ͟w͟h͟a͟t͟s͟a͟p͟p͟✙͟①④⓪⑥④⓪②②⑧②⑦🔥͟🔥͟.

So excited for the Prologue. Paying close attention to its GM cousins and I really think the Honda could be game changing. People are interested in EV’s but some can be intimidating to normies that don’t want or understand all the tech. The Honda will be a normal car that just happens to be powered by batteries

@kinglumpy6145

Жыл бұрын

And like every EV, it will suck

@thomas.nd2

Жыл бұрын

@@kinglumpy6145 Just keep your mouth shut if you don‘t know nothing about cars.

@MB-jz3uu

Жыл бұрын

Why would Honda be game changing and not Toyota. Toyota already has an electric car.

@bwofficial1776

Жыл бұрын

It's not the first time Honda and GM have collaborated. Honda supplied engines for the Saturn Vue. I don't like GM but hopefully Honda can fix the GM badness. The Prologue looks good and more usable than this.

@piuthemagicman

Жыл бұрын

EV hypeists are the normos 😅

I hope they can make more than 26 a month like the Cadillac LyriQ (still have my order since last yr). I should correct that... They made 2500 a month, but no ultium batteries to put in them. Let's hope Chevy has a bunch of those battery packs ready to go.

@dougdemuro you started with my favorite car the Spyker C8 is awesome.

I love the horizontal screen instead of the absurd vertical Tesla-like screens in so many BEVs today, as well as keeping physical buttons/dials for climate & audio … don’t care for the drive modes on the stalk, though… wondering where the bright-lights switch is…

I hope GM scales up production quickly, otherwise if I ordered one now, I'd be waiting a minimum of 5 years for delivery.

@sipher3516

Жыл бұрын

The ramp will probably continue to be really slow for the short term. They're building their own battery manufacturing plants so until those hit full speed that's the bottleneck on their production capability. The good news though is once they're up and running they control their own battery supply, so no fighting with other manufacturers for allocations.

@thewolfdoctor761

Жыл бұрын

@@sipher3516 Being a senior there's probably a 50-50 chance that I will never get my Blazer EV. I could buy a Tesla, but I'd have to drive for an hour and a half to get service. Yes, I know they have mobile service but that only covers around 80% of problems/maintenance.

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@sipher3516 yes. It maybe GM's main downfall sadly.

It is quite nice looking. Almost like a raised wagon like the Volvo's cross country models.

@jeffk464

Жыл бұрын

yes, thats a station wagon.

@jasonk9779

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffk464 And it's nice to see wagons making a comeback, even if we now call them crossovers. I like this overall. The front end is a bit "meh" and I don't like the interior climate vents, would rather they be not so in your face, but the rest looks nice.

Doug is showing this car at my wedding venue. Smog Shoppe in Culver City!

GM U-Body vans also had 6 lugs so going by the transitive property, the Chevy Blazer EV is basically a Saturn Relay

Looks like just another crossover to me

Nice Lexus taillights and Volvo headlight styling cues. Really unique.....

Hey Doug just look to the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV badging on how they get around the E with a name that doesn't have an E in it. They simply added EV and EUV to the 2023 and beyond model names

I'm thinking that some police forces may opt for the RWD so they can do a 180° power turn on the spot to go pursue a suspect vehicle...although some will likely opt for AWD to deal with snow in northern climates or muddy back roads in the deep south. Really one should be able to just change between any available drive setup if it is AWD with the flick of a switch. =/

The platform is used by a few different makes, while the taillights are from the Toyota sienna mini van

I said it before and I will say it now: GM has been improving since 2013 and it's finally reaching a point where even their previous haters can't deny it.

Literally looks like a range rover

Kinda lovin this, and the interior is really nice. Way better then the EV mustang. That’s what my grammy would drive. No offense gram! Love you! You too DM! You legend!

The people who have been spelling it Camero for 55 years might finally have it right!

@joelness

Жыл бұрын

Genuine spit-take right there.

@bikes7777

Жыл бұрын

Camaro

This is beautifully penned and seemingly well executed. Nice work Chevrolet!

Imagine being the car salesman that sells Doug's kid his first car?

One of the best parts about this EV future is that cars are looking incredible again. Every time the car industry goes through the same two phases: curves and squares, most cars always look dull and similar except for tail lights. There is so much variety now. I think this is a result of computer-aided design, where we let the computer figure out the most aerodynamic shapes, which are also pretty natural because they conform to the laws of the universe better than old designs.

@Funnyk2m

Жыл бұрын

Incredibly ugly

@uscars9207

Жыл бұрын

You talking about its generic, present trendwise other cars adapted design clues like "stick any badge and it will sell"?

@Mike-dd8bd

Жыл бұрын

I have noticed a lot of EVs have weird proportions though. Like the center part of all of them is long because of the battery.

@Techjunkiero

Жыл бұрын

Incredible? LOL

@_zigger_

Жыл бұрын

Evs are shit, and most of them look like shit

Still a slap in the face to the Blazer nameplate and real Blazer fans.

@LordCyler

8 ай бұрын

Nah.

@trucksandheavymetal

8 ай бұрын

@@LordCyler Yah.

RIP to the word "sedan" and "hatchback", now they say crossover to all short heighted car by adding bigger wheels

Very nice! I would use a frunk. Great place to carry small valuables or stinky stuff like takeout or road kill.

"What happens if you have a car without an E in its name?" "It hasn't happened yet." *Bolt cries in a corner*

@WaywardBoyz

Жыл бұрын

That car is officially the ‘Bolt EV’, and the E has been blue since 2017.

@davidsanders7530

Жыл бұрын

I found some 2024 Bolt EV photos, and the Blue Bolt EV badge has been removed from the front quarter panel, Couldn't find any of the rear, so I wonder if they are modifying the logo to fit this new design... perhaps making the E of EV with the blue bars?