The Chevrolet TrailBlazer is a medium sized SUV that is manufactured by General Motors’ Chevrolet division. It was first introduced in the year 1999 as an upscale trim line of the Chevrolet Blazer. In the year 2002, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer was upgraded to a new platform. Up until the year 2005, the TrailBlazer and Blazer’s productions overlapped.
In the year 2002, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer was given the North American Truck of the Year award. Between the years of 2002 and 2004, the truck won Ward’s Best Configuration thanks to its many innovative features, including Variable Valve Timing on the car’s exhaust camshaft, the Lost Foam casting process of General Motors, and DOHC.
The Chevrolet TrailBlazer is built on a truck platform. All models of the TrailBlazer come with a four wheel drive option. The TrailBlazer is fit for moderate to heavy off road utilization. The only real disadvantage of the truck is that it has an increased width and lack of suspension travel, which makes it high side when it encounters large rock or high camber variance terrain. The Chevrolet TrailBlazer also lacks locking hubs and a limited slip differential. A G80 locking rear differential is available as an option for most models of the TrailBlazer, however.
