Autosite Home Your Key to Automotive Research
Autosite HomeNew car and truck prices, reviews, pictures, forums and researchBuy used cars and trucksCar finance and research, car loans and leases, auto loan calculators
Free car and truck dealer quotes Car and truck reviews and ratingsCar and truck videosCar and truck pictures, photo gallery and videosCar and truck forums, car and truck discussions

News Flash: Chevrolet 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee!

Chevrolet is now offering a 60-day money-back guarantee on most new vehicle models. Your local Chevrolet dealer has the details. To contact a dealer to learn more and get a free no-obligation price quote, click here. Act soon before this offer expires!

2005 Chevrolet TrailBlazer Review

Improved safety features for a superb family vehicle.  by Sam Moses, New Car Test Drive

Overview


» Overview
» Lineup
» Walkaround
» Interior
» Driving Impressions
» Summary

 

» Get Pricing
» Get Email Updates

» Get Consumer Ratings
» Read More Reviews

» Send a Letter
» More Auto News

New Car Test Drive

Chevrolet TrailBlazer is powerful, rugged and capable, yet smooth, comfortable and civilized. Its rigid chassis, sophisticated suspension, powerful brakes and impressive details place it among the best of the mid-size SUVs. It's stable and manuverable, and provides a smooth ride. It handles rough washboard surfaces well and is capable off-road, offering a sophisticated four-wheel-drive system and skid plates. TrailBlazer comes standard with a superbly smooth and modern inline six-cylinder engine.

An extended-wheelbase model called the TrailBlazer EXT adds three-row seating, accomodating up to seven people. It comes standard with the same excellent six-cylinder engine, but a new V8 is also available.

New for 2005, the Vortec 5300 V8 with its Displacement on Demand technology promises about 8 percent better fuel economy than the engine it replaces. Equipped with the V8, a 2WD Trailblazer EXT can tow up to 7,000 pounds. The EXT needs the V8 due to its heavier weight, and because of its much greater length, the EXT lacks the handling and stability that make the standard TrailBlazer such a great family vehicle.

Curtain side-impact airbags with a rollover sensing system designed to provide increased head protection are available on 2005 models. Also new is an occupant-sensing system for the front passenger-side airbag. There are also improved seats, refinements to the navigation system and more bright trim for the interior.


    Next >>
 
del.icio.us Save This Page   Digg!
 
 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
 
» FREE Price Quote
» Still looking? Pricing, safety info, reviews and photos
 
 
 SEARCH
 
SHOPPING TOOLS
» Auto Insurance Quotes
» Get Auto Financing
» Free Credit Reports
» Vehicle History Reports


or

or

or

or
BUILD AND PRICE

 
A D V E R T I S E M E N T