2018 TrailBlazer?

Mooseman

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Well, this may be possible but it's sporting a 6.2L with 465hp and 460lbs/ft of torque. And it's not even an SS. Not sure if this is fake or not. And at $40k for a maxed out version, it would be cheap. Sounds like fake news to me.
https://ussuvs.com/2018-chevy-trailblazer/

Reason I was looking into this is because I spotted a 2018 Traverse and thought it looked like the current non-US TB.
http://www.chevrolet.ca/traverse-mid-size-suv.html

I'm pretty sure it was an RS I saw all blacked out.
 

Sparky

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Hm, dunno doesn't seem very well written to me. Don't know. Sounds fake.. Guess we'll see?
 

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Definitely fake; I've seen similar writing style for other makes / models.
Only thing I can figure out is that they're creating the sites / pages in order to sell ads / create revenue. Not to mention that a standard 6.2L with those HP / TQ numbers would be a): offered (a CAFE nightmare for a volume platform), and b): that GM would sell it for under $40K, much less $30K

I think the Traverse that Mooseman linked to is definitely an improvement from the old minivan-looking one, although I don't like the difference between the chrome surround on rows 1-2 and the lack of same on the rear. IMO, a nice overall design that, split up the way it is, makes the rear look like it came from a different vehicle. I suppose the upward swoop of the lower rear door trim emphasizes it (basically a Hofmeister kink in the wrong spot.) Without that, this could be a 3/4 scale Suburban, IMHO.
 

Shaw520

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Don't care much for the look of the rear quarter window,... I like the traverse better.
 

Capote

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I smell fakeness. And for that price range, you're better off getting a TBSS, they're getting way cheap and almost on par with that "6.2".
 

Mooseman

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Yep. $40k for a 6.2? I think not. There were a couple of other sites with the same fakery.

I only saw the Traverse from the rear but it was definitely the RS with emblems blacked out. I liked the look. Only thing I don't like is the transverse engine setup. Call me old fashioned but I'd rather have a longitudinal setup. I'd also rather have a selectable 4x4 to reduce fuel usage.

If I ever do get one, I'll replace the Traverse emblems with TrailBlazer just to screw with everybody. Don't like the name anyway.
 

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Yeah that article was a load of bs. As far as the Traverse, somewhat pleased to see it taking a more SUV look. Never been a fan of the Traverse, being it looking so crossover & soccer mom-ish until now.
 

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Jeffrey gray

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I guess no matter what they come up with from here on out will be inferior to our current trailblazer in that; any new crossover will not have a full frame.... maybe, something like that will be ok for some but, I like the fact that trailblazers have full frames under them. A feature I’ll be looking for in my next vehicle purchase. Maybe a Toyota. I know it blastfamy but that’s the only crossover I know of with full frame.
 

Sparky

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Go full size, get a Tahoe. Or big old Suburban :biggrin:

No crossover will have a frame. Crossovers are a unibody "tall car." They call a lot of them "SUVs" still, but in my mind an SUV has a frame, so that limits it to the likes of a Trailblazer, Tahoe, the older Explorers (new ones are unibody so those are now crossovers IMO), the old Nissan Pathfinders (they are now unibody too), etc.
 

Shaw520

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Full frame x3,.. Ive always owned full size gm's and still wouldnt trade my HD2500 Duramax for anything on 4 wheels. My Dmax was built in Canada, a fed version without egr and cat, (no emmisions) and was custom ordered with 1 ton rear axle and brakes.
 

littleblazer

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I agree with the fake news and the body on frame and everything else. I think that's just a stock photo for the overseas model tbh.

Full frame x3,.. Ive always owned full size gm's and still wouldnt trade my HD2500 Duramax for anything on 4 wheels. My Dmax was built in Canada, a fed version without egr and cat, (no emmisions) and was custom ordered with 1 ton rear axle and brakes.
Got a 2500hd as well just the gas version. (utility box, it's a beast) I was under the assumption that all the HDs or at least the diesels had the 14bolt 11.5 or whatever the 3500 rear was.
 

Shaw520

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That could be correct,.. but when I ordered rear brake pads for HD2500 the were too small,.. when I took them back he told me I had over sized rear rotor's and proceeded to give me the correct ones. Could be mis-informed.
 

JPutnam

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Not a Trailblazer without the 4200 option. Sorry guys, as much as I love the LS engines and am a hardcore SBC fan, you just can't compare to how refined the I6 is. It is night and day difference to anything else I have ever driven. I like it even more after being forced to drive a Dodge Journey for months. That thing sucks!!!
 

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