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| © Chevrolet The new engine is available with front- and all-wheel drive, and its 230 horsepower puts it between the base 2.5L four and the optional 3.6L V-6. |
By Joey Capparella, Car and Driver
- The Chevy Blazer mid-size SUV is adding a new engine to its lineup for 2020.
- It's a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four with an estimated 230 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. The other engine options remain a 193-hp naturally aspirated inline-four and a 308-hp V-6.
- The new turbo-four engine will be available on 2LT and 3LT models with either front- or all-wheel drive.
The Chevrolet Blazer just hit the scene for 2019, but it is already
adding a new engine for its second model year. The 2020 Blazer will
offer a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four with 230 horsepower and 258
lb-ft of torque, Chevy has confirmed to C/D. This slots in nicely between the current base engine, a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-four with 193 hp, and the upgrade engine, a 3.6-liter V-6 with 308 hp.
Like those other two engines, the new turbo-four will come with a
nine-speed automatic transmission and offer engine stop-start
capability. Unlike the base four-cylinder, which comes only with
front-wheel drive, the new 2.0-liter motor can be paired with the
optional all-wheel drive system. It will come standard on 2LT and 3LT
trim levels; the base Blazer L and LT still come only with the 2.5-liter
engine, and the Blazer RS and Premier models come only with the 3.6-liter V-6.
Chevy has not yet released fuel-economy estimates or pricing for the
new 2.0-liter engine, but we assume it will start somewhere in the
mid-$30,000 range (the current Blazer 2LT with a V-6 and front-wheel
drive starts at $34,495). Fuel economy should sit somewhere between the
2.5L Blazer, which is rated at 24 mpg combined, and the 3.6L Blazer,
which gets 22 mpg combined with front-wheel drive and 21 mpg combined
with all-wheel drive.
2020 Blazer models with this new engine will
start reaching dealerships in October, and pricing will become
available within the new few months.
