CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER test drive since 2000 SUV

National hero

The popular Jeeming SUV of Chevrolet Blazer was resurposed by the role of narrow-chain shortness. In the new Ipostasi, he matured, rose tightly on his feet. And for solidity, lengthened his own name. Hero of the day - Chevrolet Trailblazer.
 
Perhaps, no one will challenge that, despite the scanned reputation, the famous American-Elabuga-Brazilian SUV Chevrolet Blazer is a serious car. And on the image, both at the excess, and by driving abilities. However, it looks pale against the background of a silent and athletic successor named TRAILBLAZER.
 
SUV, whose biography began a year ago, is essentially larger in size and, accordingly, closer in spirit to the benchmarks of the overseas jigoretum. This is confirmed by more classic than the predecessor, forms. Looks like a sample for TrailBlazer served as Senior Chevrolet Tahoe rank - aesthetic parallels are obvious. If it were not for the original elements of the facade - a slightly rocking optics on a characteristic bunk front, modern rear lights and other nuances - it would be good to argue about the replication of the idea. However, is it bad to take a positive example with adults?
 
Everyone who is one of the advantages of Uncle Sam's cars considers space, give the novelty due. TrailBlazer is quite extensive, so that five of his inhabitants lived like Christ for the sinus. Of course, a place for utensils, corresponding to the needs of the crew, here is also provided. Some disharmony in the layout of the cabin introduces the central console - shifted to the right, it limits the freedom of the front passenger.
 
But on the equipment of the SUV it is not necessary. The car in our version of LTZ (relatively inexpensive for machines of this formation - $ 46,000) is very comfortable. The number of buttons and keys whose focus is the captain's bridge, stunning. Adjusting the front seats is electrified, and the two positions of the driver's seat electronics remembers.
 
Using the steering wheel, you can not only set the course, but also to receive information from the on-board computer, as well as control the audio system and the climatic installation, which allows you to create a personal microclimate in the left and right parts of the cabin. Sitting rear have their own meteo-musical console.
 
In addition to banal electric drives, heated and guard, there are more sophisticated chips in TrailBlazer - let's say, the janitor and the paphoras affect the rain. There is even a voice recorder hidden under the skin above the windshield. You can, almost without failing to control, record a message (phone number, address, etc.) for a duration of four minutes. In short, TrailBlazer, from the point of view of comfort, is one hundred percent Yankees.
 
On the course of the SUV also pronounced national affiliation. He energly accelerates, declining (after a short ponday) adaptive automatic latter; Rounded in turn, like a yacht under the impulse of the side wind, and at the same time smoothly runs the gender of the road surface waves.
 
The womb 4,200 is a row of 4.2 liters. The new motor has an aluminum unit and head, four valves per cylinder and changing gas distribution phases. This achieves high specific power (273 hp at 5750 min-1) and the non-launcher (with a peak of 373 nm), 90% of which are available in almost the entire revolutions range (from 1600 to 5600 min-1). With a high energy potential, the engine does not suffer by gluttony, spending on average 13 liters of fuel per 100 km, works quietly and almost without vibrations.
 
Slightly adding the accelerator, you will specify the machine power forward movement. If you press the motor upgrade with electronics and the automotive automotive car will make the car to meet the lescape at ten accelerated seconds and subsequently approach the two hundreds of maximum speed.
 
The steering wheel without a zero is somewhat nervous, but still allows you to save control over the machine at high speed. If that, impeccable disc brakes will come to the profog. Despite the solid length, TRAILBLAZER, thanks to the small radius of the reversal, is a fairly trees and ready to move during urban maneuvers with more compact techniques.
 
In case, under the wheels, gravel or a snowy slush will be provided, the automatic full drive mode is provided, which is turned on by a small rotating handle on the center console right while driving. The system works quickly and efficiently. It is worth the leading rear wheels to hint on slip, immediately the front axle is activated. Look, doubtfully flashing the Ledska lifting or risking from the rainfold already behind. The self-locking rear differential and the rigid full drive mode with the distribution of thrust between the axes of 50/50 (included by the same handle) will help to overcome more serious off-road, like wet loose sand.
 
To emergency aid, the demultiplier resort almost no - the engine and in Hi-mode pulls the two-ton car from any captivity. But a slight road lumen in 170 mm can be a hill on a hilly crossing.
 
TrailBlazer is inclined not only to scratch the belly about the overtakers of the earth's crust. The front suspension breakdown on serious bodies is another harmless, but the low-apparent feature of the car (even on the eye is noticeable, as she ashed the front, limiting the move the suspension).
 
But we will not forget that Chevrolet TrailBlazer - SUV, and is called an SUV allegorically. Therefore, the developed abilities of kneading dirt make him honor, at least in the eyes of Americans. Most likely, they forgive the car even difficult (due to a narrow doorway) landing back and call the TrailBlazer National Hero. Well, despite some flaws, a car is not bad, and our Russian souls tend to support credibility credit.
 
Text: Igor Kuznetsov
 

A source: Magazine 5 Wheel