It’s no secret that GM is developing a longer variant of the Blazer crossover and the automaker has already previewed its design with the FNR-CarryAll Concept unveiled in China last year.
Expected to carry the Blazer XL name, the three-row crossover will initially be available from 2020 in China, where it will also be built. Later on, Chevrolet will reportedly offer it in other markets as well, including South America and South Korea.
The seven-seat Blazer XL is not likely to arrive in the United States, however, given the ongoing trade war with China and the fact that it would overlap with the Chevy Traverse.
Chevrolet FNR-CarryAll Concept
Europe is among the last places we’d expect the Chevy Blazer XL to become available in, since Chevrolet’s only models currently on offer there are the Corvette and Camaro. Still, the first spy shots of a Blazer XL prototype come from Europe. More specifically, this fully-wrapped prototype was spotted by our photographers in Germany.
Does this mean the Blazer XL will eventually be available in Europe? That’s highly unlikely; the SUV’s presence in Germany probably has more to do with the country’s superb infrastructure for vehicle development and testing which includes the Nürburgring Nordschleife and the derestricted Autobahns.
As you can see, GM is keeping the design of the Blazer XL secret, although we expect it to look just like the FNR-CarryAll Concept. As with the normal Blazer, the XL version is expected to use the short version of the GM C1 platform and gain around 5.5 in (140 mm) in length. Most of it will come from the longer rear overhang as the wheelbase will only be around 0.2 in (4 mm) longer.
In China, the Blazer XL will reportedly be available with a 240 hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, with other markets likely to get it with the 305 hp 3.6-liter V6 currently offered in the regular Blazer. Both powertrains will come as standard with the nine-speed automatic transmission.
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