Chevrolet has been dominant in recent years when it comes to producing quality vehicles. More vehicles from this maker are seen on the roadways thanks to their ingenuity and a great number of features. Two vehicles that have stood out are the Chevy Trax and the Chevy Blazer. Each of these vehicles has advantages over its competition that has kept them at the top of their class. When comparing the two to each other, they offer many great features both together and on their own that our Bristol drivers continue to appreciate.

Pricing and Trim Levels

The Chevy Blazer, the larger of the two vehicles, has a basic starting price of $28,800. There are six different trim levels available:

  • The Blazer L starts at $29,995.
  • The Blazer 1LT starts at $33,495.
  • The Blazer 2LT starts at $33,995.
  • The Blazer 3LT starts at $38,195.
  • The Blazer RS starts at $41,795.
  • The Blazer Premier starts at $43,895.

Looking at the compact Chevy Trax SUV basic starting price is $21,300. There are three different trim levels available:

  • The Trax LS starts at $22,295.
  • The Trax LT starts at $24,195.
  • The Trax Premier starts at $28,595

 

Performance

Both the Trax and Blazer offer quality engines with excellent efficiency to get around Waterbury with ease. The Trax comes with a 1.4-liter Turbocharged Ecotec engine with 138 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque. This offers excellent fuel efficiency, getting 26 miles per gallon in the city and 31 miles per gallon on the highway.

With the Blazer, it comes with a 2.0-liter Turbo engine with 230 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. This gives the vehicle an efficiency of 19 miles per gallon in the city and 26 miles per gallon on the highway. With the optional 3.6-liter V6 engine, the Blazer can tow up to 4,500 pounds.

Interior Space

On the inside, these vehicles offer ample storage and seating space for their passengers. The Trax can seat up to five comfortably while offering 18.7 cubic feet of storage space. That storage space jumps up to 48.4 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down. The Blazer can also seat up to five passengers with 30.5 cubic feet of storage. With the rear seats folded down, it increases to 64.2 cubic feet of cargo space.

Both the Trax and the Blazer offer a similar headroom in the front and rear seats, but the Blazer offers more legroom in both the front and rear seats. With the Trax, the front seats have 39.6 inches of headroom and 40.8 inches of legroom. The front seats of the Blazer come with 39.8 inches of head room and 41 inches of legroom.



 

 

Standard Features

Both the Chevy Trax and Chevy Blazer come standard with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto help keep you connected to your smartphones. The touchscreen display allows you to access your music, vehicle features, and navigational abilities with an easy to read monitor. Chevy also offers several great features with both the Trax and Blazer that help enhance driver safety. Some of these include the adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist, cross-traffic monitoring and alerts, forward collision alerts, and enhanced automatic braking when an impact is detected. These features, along with myChevrolet mobile app, allow you to stay connected to your vehicle better than ever on Avon streets.

Test Drive a Chevy Trax and Blazer Near Hartford

With so many great features found with the Trax and Blazer, Torrington drivers can't go wrong with either choice. Now is a great time to come to Sullivan Automotive Group to shop and test drive one for yourself and see what they have to offer.