Yahoo Autos Should Chevy Bring This Three-Row Blazer to the U.S.?
Chevy has revealed a three-row version of the Blazer crossover for the China market.
The Blazer is only sold in the U.S. in a two-row version with five seats.
There are no immediate plans to bring this model to the U.S., Chevy says.
The Chevy Blazer has sprouted an extra row of seats for its China-market debut. A three-row version of this mid-size crossover will go on sale in China soon with a slightly different shape than the two-row version we get in America. Its taller, more squared-off roofline aft of the C-pillar means it can accommodate seven passengers, whereas the Blazer sold in the U.S. seats up to five.
We reached out to Chevy to see if it might have a chance of coming stateside, and a spokesperson said there are "no plans to bring it to the U.S." But we're not ruling it out entirely, as our spy photographers spotted a three-row Blazer prototype testing in Michigan, and this model could potentially fill a gap that currently exists in Chevy's crossover lineup between the Blazer and the Traverse.
The three-row Blazer appears to be a similar size as the GMC Acadia, which offers an optional third row of seats but rides on a short-wheelbase version of the platform underpinning the larger Chevy Traverse. The Traverse is more than a foot longer than the Blazer overall and resides on the large end of the three-row SUV segment. Even if that might seem like a thin slice of the pie, strong crossover sales across the industry could make this a viable business proposition for GM at some point in the near future.
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