When Chevrolet first announced that it was going to be bringing back the Blazer name and slapping it on an SUV, four-wheel-drive enthusiasts around the country were thrilled. It was thought that maybe Chevy was going to get back into the true off-road SUV game thanks to the perennial popularity of the Jeep Wrangler and the mad interest in the still-unseen, upcoming 2020 Ford Bronco. Then we saw what the brand had in mind for the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer when it was unveiled at a private event in the summer of 2018: It wasn’t a rugged off-roader at all, but rather a stylish two-row, five-seat crossover SUV meant to challenge the Ford Edge, Hyundai Santa Fe and Nissan Murano.
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