The Chevy Blazer is currently the brand's oldest model, aside from the commercial Express van. It launched in 2018, and aside from a few mild facelifts it hasn't seen much love. Last year, we heard reports that the big crossover with Camaro styling would get the axe in 2026, leaving only the electric version on sale.Now it turns out the Blazer might still burn bright. The CarBuzz spies have just snapped an all-new internal combustion Blazer getting put through its development paces. New Blazer Looks A Lot Like The Old One CarBuzz/Valnet When the Blazer was relaunched, it moved away from the utility part of the SUV name that it had embraced before and leaned more toward sport. A crossover instead of body-on-frame, it also had plenty of design influences from the Camaro. That was best seen in the grille and the dashboard design.This prototype looks like it keeps a lot of that. Thin LED headlights, a kick-up in the rearmost side glass, and a white two-tone roof all give it a sportier appearance. At the rear, thinner lamps and two very prominent exhaust tips complete the look. However, we expect the pipes to be toned down a bit when it makes production.CarBuzz/Valnet There are signs that it is an extensive refresh rather than a completely new, wheels-up vehicle. Our spies say that it has several hardpoints that seem to be in the same place as before. Second-generation vehicles that are still largely the first are becoming common across the industry as automakers juggle developing electric and gas vehicles at the same time.Just like the outside, the interior is all new. We can't see as much of the cabin; Chevy engineers have it well-hidden. But we can see what looks like the steering wheel indicator, suggesting this SUV has GM's hands-off Super Cruise advanced driver assist system.We're told it will have new screens instead of a traditional dashboard cluster. Picture a design similar to the current Blazer EV. It should be no surprise, as Chevrolet is using a similar layout in many of its newest vehicles. New Blazer Will Have A New Home In The US CarBuzz/Valnet The current Chevrolet Blazer is assembled in GM's Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. It's the only combustion-powered vehicle built there, made alongside the Blazer EV, Equinox EV, and Cadillac Optiq. GM has confirmed the new Blazer will move to Spring Hill, Tennessee, in 2027. That will almost certainly coincide with the new generation.At the new plant, the Blazer would be built alongside the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq EVs, as well as the gas-powered Cadillac XT5. Last year, GM announced it was spending $4 billion on that plant, as well as factories in Michigan and Kansas, to expand American production of gas and electric vehicles.The current Blazer starts from around $34,000, and sits between the slightly smaller Equinox and much larger three-row Traverse in the brand's line. It is offered with a 2.0-liter turbo-four or a 3.6-liter V6. Cadillac's XT5 uses the same engines, so the new Equinox could end up with the same power or GM could ditch the V6 for the 2.5-liter four used in the Traverse and the 2.0 for the 1.5 in the Equinox.28ChevyBlazerICE.g02.KGP
