Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

If there’s one thing the TrailBlazer wasn’t crying out for it was more power. A new interior, maybe… but not more power!To my mind, the 300-hp, 5300 Vortec V-8 offers about as much performance as the ...

The Chevrolet Trailblazer SS occupies a strange sweet spot in the modern performance market, part muscle SUV and part future classic. Built around a 6.0 liter V8 and a short production run, it now ...

Going for a pre-owned performance SUV doesn't mean you have to be saddled with Porsche prices or BMW reliability. Today's Nice Price or No Dice Trailblazer SS gives you a domestic alternative to those ...

If you think an SS-badged sport/ute sounds oxymoronic—or maybe just moronic—we have to admit we felt much the same way when we first heard of Chevrolet’s plans to build a TrailBlazer SS. Of course, at ...

Remember the S-10 pickup truck-based Blazer from the '80s? GM dropped the S-10 prefix for the 1995 redesign, and not long after that, Chevrolet added the Trailblazer as a separate model in North ...

Although it lived a noticeably short North American life (2001 to 2008 model years), the original Chevrolet TrailBlazer will surely remain imprinted into the memory of GM fans. After all, it was the ...

For those who care about the car side of the world, you know GM is expanding the legendary SS badge to vehicles like the Malibu, Cobalt, Impala, and Monte Carlo. Elsewhere in this issue, we've ...

Jay Traugott has been writing about and testing cars for over a decade. His passion for everything with four wheels began when he saw "Back to the Future" as a kid. The DeLorean DMC-12 remains his ...

GM introduced the Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS for the 2006 model year, stuffing oodles of power into an SUV body style to create one of the first true performance utility vehicles. These days, the ...

All of that power is very usable and thrilling when you're driving around town, and the five-speed manu-matic transmission keeps shifts smooth and quick. Roll down the windows for an earful of the ...