The 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer gains some modest updates, including new front styling and improved interior tech, but is it still Chevrolet’s best subcompact SUV? We tested a Trailblazer RS with all-wheel drive and a sticker price of nearly $35,000 to find out.

The interior technology, including the newly standard 11-inch screen, is among the best in the class and nicer than many bigger, more expensive vehicles, but the rest of the interior falls flat. It would be less disappointing in a more affordable vehicle — like, say, Chevy’s own Trax — but at our test vehicle’s sticker price and in a world where the Kia Seltos exists, the Trailblazer falls flat.

The driving experience is nothing to write home about; the Trailblazer handles competently and is peppy enough around town, but it’s clear Chevrolet didn’t spend money on driving refinement. Again, the problem is that there are competitors that do some or multiple aspects of the driving experience better: The Seltos is more engaging to drive with its optional turbocharged engine, the Subaru Crosstrek is cushier and more capable, and the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid blows everything else out of the water when it comes to fuel efficiency — and on top of that, again, the Trax is just as good. All the Trailblazer has going for it compared to the Trax is available AWD and slightly more utility.

Join Road Test Editor Brian Normile as he drives the new Trailblazer and takes you through its pros and cons in the video above.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Subcompact SUV comparisons
1:26 - Interior
2:11 - Technology
2:28 - Interior materials
3:30 - Driving
5:06 - Fuel economy
5:48 - How does the Trailblazer compare?
6:29 - Outro

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