Yeah, it was an EMP. There’s a bit of a laundry list of components in a fuel injected vehicle that would be FUBARed with an EMP. The starter solenoid would just about be the last thing I’d checked; if the EMP was strong enough to short/break that coil (technically possible) then the rest of the electronics are surely…

As much as these trucks have been picked apart, I’m surprised to see no one ranting about how it doesn’t have round wheel openings.

Personal opinion: The front view looks so ridiculous because someone needed to use a camera with a longer focal length. The 3/4 view shows that while the grill is large, it’s not so comically large as the front view suggests.

The only reason politicians are so pissed about GM’s announcements is because it runs counter to the narrative they’ve been spinning ever since the last presidential election.

Well that bind doesn’t get infinite, eventually the tires will slip. Granted, based on how much noise I’ve heard in some videos from the tires I expect they never really stop slipping until way down the track.

Yeah, I can definitely see that in the slower trucks, but in a truck like this I just didn’t expect them to bother or try to put it in 2wd. I just imagine something in this league would still blow off the tires in 2wd even past the 1/8 mark.

I’m pretty certain they just leave it in 4-hi for the entire run. There's really not much reason to try to shift it into 2wd.

Why even mention the 1st Gen? I guess my assumption is that if you’re going to compare to the SRX, it may as well be the 2nd gen. Granted, I realize Scotty didn’t mention which he had in his first post.

Might depend on the year too. We have a 2012 SRX with 105k and it's been pretty darn reliable so far.

Honestly I think I'm in the market for this blazer. The wife has a 2012 SRX that we both like, but going forward the xt5 is too expensive, the traverse is larger than we need and finding a v6 equinox is near impossible. Near as I can guess, the blazer would be the closest in size to our SRX.

Our 2012 is rated at 308 hp and, on average, gets 21-23 mpg running down the intersrate every day.

Other than the excessive front overhang, both my wife and I don't puke at the sight of our 2012.

While doing field testing in Idaho Falls, I decided to take the service truck to Yellowstone (2006 f-350 with a 9' service bed, just north of 10k lbs). The day goes great and I’d been enjoying some stellar weather (except getting haled on while hiking Mount Washburn) when I finally notice between the Tetons and Idaho…

Top notch! I saw it was body on frame in the first pic and saw the front hub in the second which led me to believe it was a suv. Bumper hardware and core support design reminded me of Mitsubishi, but I just couldn’t place my finger on another Japanese manufacturer. Great work!

Neutral: it matters enough that despite there being a few Chrysler vehicles I seriously considered buying, their reputation was bad enough I didn’t even bother test driving. Re: Dodge Dart, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Renegade.

“Why would you want to live in Kansas? “

Yeah, 100% luck. Why some people always attribute survival to good design is beyond me. I think it’s reasonable and obvious to say GM had no intention for the interior volume to peel open like that.

Agreed. I’m willing to wager the key halves hung back up on each other, which would also explain the retarded timing. That or it never completely sheared to begin with and just retarded enough to stall the engine.

It’s hard to say. The story is more of an example of needing a dealer service tool to do something like calibrate a new transmission. So it’s not so much that Deere says a licensed dealer needs to unlock this new transmission, it’s more that there are software changes needed; this isn’t really unique to Deere or the…

But trucks and SUVs are already more expensive than cars. Yes, increasing the cost to purchase one will deter some from the purchase, but people are already accepting a higher cost to own these vehicles.