Ford dared to put the Mustang name on an electric crossover.
Now Chevy is doing something similar with the Blazer.
Chevy or Ford. Which do you prefer?
We have had both a Ford plug-in hybrid
and a Chevy PHEV
so I feel personally invested in this topic.
Lets take a look at the Blazer EV.
Available in 3 trims.
LT FWD
RS FWD or AWD
and SS AWD.
The RS tops out at 320 miles of range
while the SS only gets 290 miles.
But
560 hp
and 650 pft
and that gets you to 0-60 in
under 4 sec
Thanks to what they are calling the
Wide Open Watts or WOW mode.
Chevy beats the Mustang with faster charging at 190 kW.
Also available is Chevy’s SuperCruise.
Now for the Mustang Mach-E.
Base RWD or AWD
With a range of 310 depending on the trim.
The GT version AWD
Gets 270 miles.
With their unbridled mode
0-60 comes in 3.8 seconds.
If you go all the way for the performance edition
that drops it down to 3.5 seconds.
Fords charging tops out at 150 kWs.
A little under Chevy's 190.
But what about looks?
The Blazer has Camaro inspired styling inside and out.
A scooped out detail behind the front wheels
incorporate the charging door.
Will future Camaro’s get something like this?
This new from the ground up platform
the Blazed is lower and longer than the gas one it will replace.
A large 17 in center screen
is titled toward the driver in landscape layout.
And it has a volume knob in the top left corner of that screen.
Very busy looking interior
but it has the round air vents from the Camaro.
It’s roomy in the back
and offers a panoramic glass roof
that DOES actually open.
No frunk offered though.
To achieve the low looking proportions
Chevy uses a blacked out roof,
wheels pushed to the edges,
21 or 22 ins offered,
and lights pushed all the was to the corners of the car.
The LT model starts at
$45-50,000
The SS at $66-70,000
and the RS fall in the middle.
What about the Mach-Es looks?
Mustang style lights
front and back
paired with a long hood.
On the side a lack of door handles is a key design choice.
Will this make it to the regular Mustang?
Inside there is a large 15.5 in screen
centered in portrait layout.
And there is a volume knob
attached to the bottom of it.
For GT models there’s a badge on the back
and a more mustang looking grill or shield up front.
Very clean looking interior
with nods to the past
like the dual cowl dash.
Roomy in the back
if maybe less so and offers a panoramic glass roof.
It does NOT open though.
However as a bonus
there is a front trunk under that long hood.
To achieve its more coupe like looks
Ford uses an arched body color
over the windows
and a black section to hide the rear hatch design.
20 in wheels offered
but I hope they offer 21 or even 22s in an upgrade.
Starting at $46-55,000 for a base
or $62-70,000 for the GT.
So are these companies messing with something they shouldn't?
Or are they just trying something new?
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