We are in Florida, I rented a full size SUV, rental agency (some discount place thru Priceline) got us a deal. We ended up with their LAST vehicle, and it was a little Chevy Trailblazer. OK, that aside, I've now had the vehicle almost a week, 600 or so miles.
Exterior looks on the vehicle are meh. Looks like a Toyota Rev-4 that is not quite as rugged looking, not quite as sporty, just not quite much. But that is a personal choice.
Interior:
Very basic, easy to read layouts and basically comfortable.
This is not an upper end model. Not a complaint, it seems functional, it seems comfortable.
Cup holders in the center console are fore/aft as opposed to side by side, I strongly prefer the functionality of side x side.
There is a phone holder between the 2 cup holders, which is a nice touch.
Storage cubbies both forward of the cup holders and behind the cup holders, again, nice to have those.
No small "pocket change" holder/cubbie
Cloth seats are actually comfortable, so high marks on the seats.
Rear seat legroom is compact car size. Not sure any adult human could fit behind me as I have the seat adjusted. I sit rather upright, so the seat-back angle is not a problem, but the rear legroom will probably not fit any human older than perhaps the age of 12? High marks for making it easy to install a child safety seat in the center rear of the back seat, with all appropriate connection points both "hidden" and yet accessible.
Electronics and infotainment:
This car makes a LOT of beeping and buzzing and warning noises! OMG so damn annoying. I was able to figure out how to disable some of them, but not all.
I personally like the automatic 'lane assist' that we have on 2 of our personal vehicles, but I disabled it on the Trailblazer.
The dash has 2 screens. 1 over steering column, 2nd is centered. Brightness controls for both are 1 knob, and they have different brightness, and can NOT be individually set. So if you are like me and don't like a super-bright screen at night, you turn it down a bit. Problem being screen 1 is more dim than screen 2 which is still too bright. Dim it more and screen 1 is too dim but at least screen 2 is not totally blinding. Should have 2 different brightness controls
Comes standard with "Apple CarPlay" and "Android Auto" ... but, at least CarPlay is not well integrated into the system. Only uses the center screen, not both screens like other 2023/2024 vehicles. It also was a PITA to get set up, but once set up is working well. I don't seem to get as much info during navigation on the Chevy Trailblazer screen as I get on either my personal Toyota or Honda screens.
Engine:
High points for the performance. No race car, it's a mom's compact SUV. But it is responsive and it doesn't whine or feel like it is underpowered. Not sure what the fuel economy figures are.
Gas tank is smaller than I'd like. I really want to full up and get close to 500 miles per tank, the more the merrier. Neither of our NEWER personal vehicles hit that mark but both come close. Fuel capacity seems to top out about 400 miles on the Trailblazer.
OVERALL: I'd take a pass on this and buy something else unless it is really inexpensive compared to comparable size/utility vehilcles. A Toyota Rav-4 would easily surpass this in many ways, but, again, I don't know the cost comparison. Just my observations.
Exterior looks on the vehicle are meh. Looks like a Toyota Rev-4 that is not quite as rugged looking, not quite as sporty, just not quite much. But that is a personal choice.
Interior:
Very basic, easy to read layouts and basically comfortable.
This is not an upper end model. Not a complaint, it seems functional, it seems comfortable.
Cup holders in the center console are fore/aft as opposed to side by side, I strongly prefer the functionality of side x side.
There is a phone holder between the 2 cup holders, which is a nice touch.
Storage cubbies both forward of the cup holders and behind the cup holders, again, nice to have those.
No small "pocket change" holder/cubbie
Cloth seats are actually comfortable, so high marks on the seats.
Rear seat legroom is compact car size. Not sure any adult human could fit behind me as I have the seat adjusted. I sit rather upright, so the seat-back angle is not a problem, but the rear legroom will probably not fit any human older than perhaps the age of 12? High marks for making it easy to install a child safety seat in the center rear of the back seat, with all appropriate connection points both "hidden" and yet accessible.
Electronics and infotainment:
This car makes a LOT of beeping and buzzing and warning noises! OMG so damn annoying. I was able to figure out how to disable some of them, but not all.
I personally like the automatic 'lane assist' that we have on 2 of our personal vehicles, but I disabled it on the Trailblazer.
The dash has 2 screens. 1 over steering column, 2nd is centered. Brightness controls for both are 1 knob, and they have different brightness, and can NOT be individually set. So if you are like me and don't like a super-bright screen at night, you turn it down a bit. Problem being screen 1 is more dim than screen 2 which is still too bright. Dim it more and screen 1 is too dim but at least screen 2 is not totally blinding. Should have 2 different brightness controls
Comes standard with "Apple CarPlay" and "Android Auto" ... but, at least CarPlay is not well integrated into the system. Only uses the center screen, not both screens like other 2023/2024 vehicles. It also was a PITA to get set up, but once set up is working well. I don't seem to get as much info during navigation on the Chevy Trailblazer screen as I get on either my personal Toyota or Honda screens.
Engine:
High points for the performance. No race car, it's a mom's compact SUV. But it is responsive and it doesn't whine or feel like it is underpowered. Not sure what the fuel economy figures are.
Gas tank is smaller than I'd like. I really want to full up and get close to 500 miles per tank, the more the merrier. Neither of our NEWER personal vehicles hit that mark but both come close. Fuel capacity seems to top out about 400 miles on the Trailblazer.
OVERALL: I'd take a pass on this and buy something else unless it is really inexpensive compared to comparable size/utility vehilcles. A Toyota Rav-4 would easily surpass this in many ways, but, again, I don't know the cost comparison. Just my observations.