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The Chevrolet Blazer is a long way off from its original 4X4 roots but has some amenities that make it worth a look as a family car.
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What is New for the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer?
Are we collectively over the revived Chevy Blazer not being a body-on-frame proper 4×4 anymore? Cool! Because two years post mid-life refresh, the first-generation Blazer crossover still has virtues in areas besides the off-road trail.
As a family runabout with decent looks, an eclectic line of trim packages, and enough tech and features to satisfy, is the Blazer worth the investment compared to offerings from Toyota, Nissan, and Jeep? Well, that’s a complicated question. But let’s pick apart the facts to see how it stacks up. Spoiler alert, the only “new” addition of any significance is the Habanero Orange exterior color option. Still, it’s worth a look.
Carsforsale.com Score
7.75/10
Powertrain
Score
7.75/10
Interior
Score
8/10
Technology
Score
8.25/10
Value
Score
7.5/10
The Breakdown
Sporty Looks
Optional V6 Engine to Match
Acceptable Features
Expensive Even at Entry Trim
Drab Fuel Economy
Warranty Could be Better
YEAR MAKE Specs
- 228 horsepower from base engine
- 258 lb-ft of torque from base engine
- 4 available trims
- 30.5 cu-ft of cargo capacity
- 64.2 cu-ft of cargo capacity with seats down
- 10.2-inch infotainment screen
- 3 year/36,000-mile warranty
2025 Blazer Powertrain 7.75/10
First thing’s first, we’ll be sure to profile the Blazer EV in a separate item. As you’ll find, it’s so different from the ICE (internal combustion engine) car that it merits a deeper dive with more details later. As for the strictly ICE side of things, Chevy isn’t always the best at providing bang-for-your-buck engine performance outside of the Corvette and Camaro.
But in the case of the Blazer, prospects look a bit better than the norm. For one thing, the peppy 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder base engine with 228 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque means you won’t hold up traffic merging onto highways.
For those who want something better, Chevy has your back with a 3.6-liter naturally aspirated V6 jetting 308 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. In this V6 outfit, you’ll do zero to 60 in 6.6 seconds. For a certified mom-mobile with enough space to raise a family for two decades inside, that’s not bad at all. Nor does the 9T50 nine-speed automatic transmission lack sophistication. Compared to the CVTs that some automakers sometimes slap inside SUVs of this size, the response of traditional gears is quite welcome.
Granted, you will sacrifice a bit in fuel economy with the extra power, to the tune of 22 MPG in the city and 29 on the highway in front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder configuration, and a staggeringly low 19 MPG city, and 26 on the highway for the six-cylinder. In today’s economy, it’s hard to imagine a family of five wanting to drop $60, $80, or even $100 per fuel fill-up to keep this 21.7-gallon fuel tank quenched. Still, you can’t argue it doesn’t make the Blazer more compelling to drive.
2025 Blazer Interior 8/10
Since this is a modern GM product, you can expect drab-looking interior plastics hanging around at least somewhere, whether it’s a Blazer, an Equinox, a Malibu, or a Corvette. But if you’ve spent the last two decades driving Chevy SUVs, the interior space in a 2025 Blazer will feel very familiar.
Besides, it’s not like it’s a 2005 Tahoe inside. There’s still plenty of tech and features to feel contemporary. Even in the lowest trims, you get a healthy suite of driver assistance software.
Cloth seats give way to proper leather coverings as you work your way up the model range, and a 10.2-inch center capacitive infotainment screen with iOS and Android connectivity does at least make connectivity on par with slightly newer platforms.
You know, platforms like the Blazer’s cousin, the Blazer EV, which gets two tandem displays at 17.7 and 11 inches, respectively. But with funky two-tone accents on the HVAC vents and an ergonomic-looking cockpit layout, everything important is well within reach of the driver without diverting their eyes from the road. Not bad by GM standards, but it could still be better.
2025 Blazer Tech and Features 8.25/10
When you get into the mid-to-high $30’s and even low $40 thousand for an SUV, it better darn well be rife with features. While the Blazer isn’t exactly pushing the envelope, it does at least have all the features you’ve come to expect from new SUVs these days.
The above-mentioned mobile phone connectivity is an expected addition at this point, as is a pair of USB ports in the front and back, as well as heated/ventilated front seats. Heated rear seats are also a nice bonus for the little tykes in the winter.
Meanwhile, optional extras like a Bose eight-speaker sound system and Wi-Fi hotspot are nice to have, but it’s hard to see the suite of features in a Blazer stacking up to the low-level German and Japanese crossovers you can lease for around the same money.
All Blazers come with standard driver-assistance safety suite with collision warning, automated emergency braking, lane-keeping assist and more. And the NHTSA has awarded the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer an overall five-star rating
2025 Blazer Trims and Pricing
2LT – $35,400
Simple, down-to-earth, capable, but still on the pricey side. Just a few words you could use to describe the 2025 Blazer 2LT. With all the safety and infotainment as the upper trims but with a simplified exterior and interior trim package, the absence of a V6 option is perhaps the biggest differentiator. Still, it’s sufficient for the money.
3LT – $39,300
With the 3LT, items that were optional extras or just unavailable on the 2LT become standard equipment. That includes the power liftgate, the Sound and Technology package, 360-degree cameras, and a rear-view camera mirror. Add the option of V6 power and up to 4,500 lbs of towing capacity with this engine, and there’s a lot to like here for the extra money.
RS – $42,800
We’re getting into entry-level luxury SUV territory by the time we hit the RS. But rather than layers of refinement, a sporty flair is on the agenda. This includes black exterior trim accents unique to the RS, plus a jet-black leather interior with red accents. Add on 20-inch alloy wheels as standard with optional 21-inch baller rims, and that V6 up front has some style in tow.
Premier – $42,800
Okay, let’s assume you want an executive mid-size crossover but dead set on something American-made, the Blazer Premiere is the trim level for you. The Premiere nets an equal and opposite exterior trim package to the RS with model-specific standard 20-inch and optional 21-inch wheels. The model-specific Maple Sugar leather seat package is perhaps the highlight of the Premiere’s interior, the one thing that sticks out as being on par with Mercs and Lexuses.
2025 Chevrolet Blazer Overall Value 7.5/10
The 2025 Blazer does bring lots of positives for such a rapidly aging platform. Just be warned, the three-year, 36,000-mile basic warranty and five-year, 60,000-mile warranty could be better. But if you’re a driver looking for a grocery-getter with relative class and more subtlety in highway traffic than an Audi? Well, here ya go. The Blazer was practically tailor-made for you.
Carsforsale.com Overall Score 7.75/10
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Sadly, mediocre fuel economy and a high cost of entry degrades the amount of value you can squeeze out of a Blazer. It’s to the point we would almost recommend the smaller Equinox or Trax instead if you’re deadset on Chevrolet. Both are cheaper and more efficient and don’t require too much space. Essentially, the bad is at least counterbalanced by the good.
The 2025 Blazer feels at least a little bit nicer than you might think. With compelling engine options, a serviceable interior with good legroom, comfort, and storage, plus a handsome facelifted front fascia, it might not be the classic 4×4 of the past, but it’s good enough at what it does.
