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Vehicle Information
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Price:
$10,495.00
Year:
2002
Mileage:
87000
Transmission:
Automatic
Bodystyle:
SUVs
Exterior Color:
Victory Red
Drivetrain:
Four Wheel Drive
Engine:
Inline 6
Dealer Stock #:
87216433
VIN #:
1GNDT13S222218354
Title:
N/A
Warranty:
N/A
Seller Type:
N/A
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We feel comfortable when we drive the TrailBlazer. It looks sturdy and neat, with confident lines that express utility. The pillars and window lines are graceful, while the headlamps, taillights and turn signals are stylish. Big fender flares express the vehicle's boldness. The most dramatic thing about the TrailBlazer may the new engine is called the Vortec 4200, an all-aluminum, double-overhead-cam, 24-valve inline six with variable valve timing. It is so smooth and quiet you may have to look at the tach to see if it is idling. The Vortec 4200 is no ordinary straight six. From 4.2 liters, it produces a stunning 270 horsepower, 30 more than Ford Explorer's new 4.6-liter sohc V8. This truck is also quiet because it is stiff, no squeeks or rattles. The chassis rails are shaped by hydroforming, a process pioneered in the Corvette, that makes the rails stronger and lighter. No less than eight crossmembers contribute to a claimed 260 percent increase in torsional rigidity, and there a
Not since the legendary Buick Regal GNX, GMC Cyclone, or even the GMC Typhoon has a similarly quick, turbocharged American product existed. Unfortunately, Chevrolet's TrailBlazer Twin-Turbo exists only as a concept vehicle, and we can't give you an on-sale date. Yet. What we can offer is a behind-the-wheel view with a fully instrumented track test of this 400-hp engineering study. And we can report that this agile TrailBlazer and its twin-blown Vortec 4200 engine are being evaluated for produ...
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