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2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Review
Improved safety features for a superb family vehicle.
2005 Trailblazer Review Summary & Specifications
Chevrolet TrailBlazer is among the best of the mid-size SUVs. TrailBlazer sports a nice design and a well-executed interior. A wide range of options and option packages should allow most buyers to tailor their TrailBlazer to their particular needs.Smooth, stable, and powerful, TrailBlazer works well around town, on the open highway, and in the back country. Almost none of that applies to the long-wheelbase TrailBlazer EXT, however, which surrenders much of the standard model's ride and handling for third-row seating capacity. New Car Test Drive correspondent Sam Moses reports from the Columbia River Gorge, with Mitch McCullough reporting from Los Angeles.
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| Vehicle Category | Sport Utility Vehicles |
| Editor | Sam Moses |
| Model Lineup | Chevrolet TrailBlazer LS 2WD ($27,720); LT 2WD ($30,370); LS EXT 2WD ($29,840); LT EXT 2WD ($32,020); LS 4WD ($29,970); LT 4WD ($32,620); LS EXT 4WD ($32,090) LT EXT 4WD ($34,270) |
| Engines (standard) | 4.2-liter dohc 24-valve inline-6 |
| Engines (optional) | 275-hp 4.2-liter dohc 24-valve inline-6; 300-hp 5.3-liter ohv V8 |
| Transmissions (standard) | four-speed automatic |
| Transmissions (optional) | four-speed automatic |
| Safety Equipment (standard) | dual-stage front airbags, three-point seatbelts including center rear, ABS, rear-door child safety locks |
| Safety Equipment (optional) | side-impact head-curtain airbags, traction control |
| Basic Warranty | 3 years/36,000 miles |
| Assembled In | Moraine, Ohio; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Manufacturer Phone | 1-800-950-2438 |
| Manufacturer URL | www.chevrolet.com/trailblazer |
| Base Price MSRP | 27720 |
| Model Tested MSRP | Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4WD LT ($32,620) |
| Standard Equipment | dual-zone air conditioning, eight-way power driver's seat, AM/FM/CD audio, deluxe overhead console with Homelink and Travelnote, programmable automatic door locks, automatic headlamps, deluxe lighting (perimeter, theater dimming, reading lamps, puddle lamps, illuminated entry), rear split folding seats, power windows, tilt steering wheel, trailering hitch and harness, intermittent front and rear wipers |
| Destination Charge | 685 |
| Options as Tested (MSRP) | side-impact head-curtain airbags ($495); Preferred Equipment Group 2 ($1180) includes leather seating surfaces, dual eight-way power reclining bucket seats with lumbar support; OnStar Package ($70) includes OnStar and cruise control; Bose audio ($495), Rainsense wipers ($70); skid plates ($130) |
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| Price as Tested | 35745 |
| Layout | four-wheel drive |
| Horse Power | 275 @ 6000 |
| Torque | 275 @ 3600 |
| Fuel Economy | 15/21 |
| Wheelbase | 113.0 |
| Length/Width/Height | 191.8/74.6/74.5 |
| Track Front/Rear | |
| Turning Radius | 36.4 |
| Seating Capacity | 5 |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room | 40.2/56.0/42.9 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room | |
| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room | 39.6/58.2/37.0 |
| Trunk Volume | 80.1 |
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| Towing Capacity | 6100 |
| Front Suspension | independent, double A-arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar |
| Rear Suspension | live axle, upper and two lower trailing links, track link, coil springs, anti-roll bar |
| Ground Clearance | 7.8 |
| Curb Weight | 4594 |
| Stock Tires | P245/65R17 |
| Brakes Front/Rear | ventilated disc/ventilated disc, w ABS |
| Fuel Capacity | 22.0 |
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2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
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