The Chevrolet Blazer EV SS was announced way back in July 2022, promising an impressive 557 horsepower from its two electric motors. Now, two-and-a-half years later, the Blazer EV SS is soon headed to dealerships, with even more power—615 hp and 650 pound-feet of torque to be exact. That power is good for a 3.4-second 0-60 mph run when using Wide Open Watts (WOW) mode, yet the range is still a respectable 303 miles.
Chevrolet only just confirmed the bump in horsepower in a release about the Blazer EV SS Daytona 500 pace car—the first EV to pace the race. Road & Track was the first to report the horsepower increase last week. Coincidentally (or perhaps not), the Blazer EV SS's output matches that of the new Cadillac Lyriq-V, which rides on the same GM platform. Cadillac quotes a 0-60 mph time a tenth quicker than the Blazer EV SS. GM's got to maintain the hierarchy somehow.
The Blazer EV SS also just showed up on Chevrolet's online configurator, with a base price of $61,995. For your money, you get a unique chassis tune plus Brembo brakes, to help the Blazer EV SS handle all that power. There aren't many options for the crossover—a couple of up-charge paint finishes, $2,950 black 22-inch wheels, and a $395 Performance Package that brings summer tires and some braking upgrades, plus the usual offering of dealer-installed accessories. That said, the Blazer EV SS is eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit on EVs, at least while that's still a thing. Factor it in, and this is a horsepower-per-dollar bargain.
It's been a long wait for the Blazer EV SS. Chevrolet initially planned to begin sales in 2023, but that was pushed back to 2024, and pushed back again until now. GM had a lot of issues with its early EVs, but now the problems are seemingly in the past, and its electric-car sales have been strong, led by the Blazer EV.
