11-07-2025
2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS First Test: Is It Really Super Sporty?
Pros WHOA, it's quick
SS good looks
Solid range Cons Not the fastest charging
We'd like some sound, please
On the heavy side
The button looks suspiciously like a bat signal. Press it, and a whooshing, pulsing, thrumming sound fills the cabin and lets you know you just did something substantial—something like unleashing the full potential of the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS AWD. All 615 electrified horses are now at your command and stand at the ready to hurtle you and 5,729 pounds of SUV toward the horizon. Hammer the go pedal, and WOW, best to have your C1 to C7 vertebra pressed firmly against the seat, because they're in for some serious snap-back otherwise.
The 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS AWD impresses with 615 hp and a blistering 0-60-mph time. It offers a 303-mile range but slower charging. The interior is comfortable interior with a standout digital display. Price starts at $62,095.
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For the uninitiated, WOW stands for Wide Open Watts, the drive mode that, at the press of an onscreen button, uncorks the full power enchilada. It's a kitschy catchphrase, but there's nothing cheesy about the wow factor you feel when you're barreling off the line in the SS EV, a vehicle that Chevy claims is the quickest SS-badged car it's ever produced—quite a statement considering the lineage of Chevy's Super Sport subbrand. Just How Quick Is the Quickest SS Ever?
The sheer power and performance of today's vehicles, especially huge and heavy EVs (this vehicle weighs only 700 or so pounds less than two '67 Camaro SS 350s) with dual motors, a huge 102.0-kWh battery pack, and 615 hp and 650 lb-of torque all in with WOW engaged like the Blazer SS, would no doubt blow the minds of the muscle car drivers of yesteryear and blow them away at the dragstrip. Our 0–60-mph test number of 3.4 seconds is spot on with Chevy's estimate for the vehicle, with the quarter mile requiring only 11.8 seconds, at which point it's traveling 117.5 mph.
There aren't a ton of all-electric-powered performance SUVs on the market right now at or near the size class and price point of the midsize Blazer EV SS. The closest is arguably the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, which is roughly 1,000 pounds lighter with a 3.7-inch-shorter wheelbase and is capable of a 641-hp burst off the line. Predictably, the 5 N was far quicker: 2.8 seconds to 60 mph and an 11.0-second quarter mile at 124.9 mph. Pirouetting It Around and Hauling It Down
Chevy's SS cars weren't always about simply doing burnouts from a stoplight or dropping the hammer when the Christmas tree lights went green, they were also fitted with some gear to help them corner and stop better, too. The Blazer EV SS is in the same vein. We wouldn't call it a world-class handler, especially given its heft, but it doesn't embarrass itself, either.
That said, once again, the Ioniq 5 N handily bests it in our topline dynamic tests, including our figure-eight lap, with a 24.1-second rip at 0.82 g (average) versus the Blazer's 25.1-second time at 0.80 g average. The story's much the same on the skidpad, where the Hyundai out-grips the Chevy 0.96 g to 0.85 g.
Braking is an area where the Blazer SS receives a special merit badge, with a strong pedal that doesn't fade or overheat during hard track work like some other heavy General Motors EVs we've tested, and not a lot of brake dive. But you guessed it, the 5 N also crushes it stopping from 60 mph, needing only 102 feet as opposed to 114 for the Blazer SS.
It bears repeating that the Chevy is much bigger and is hauling around far more poundage, so it's worth taking these results with a couple of grains' worth of electrons. In fact, it's the Blazer's plus size that many prospective buyers may indeed be looking for over the 5 N, regardless of how much better the smaller Hyundai performs. And given that both the underlying Ioniq 5 and the Blazer EV were former MotorTrend SUV of the Year winners, we continue to dig them both as overall propositions. Range and Road Test
There is one area where the Blazer SS takes down the Ioniq 5 N, and that's in the range department. Thanks in part to its huge battery pack, the Blazer's 303-mile EPA range number dwarfs that of the 5 N's 221 miles. On our highway mile MotorTrend Road-Trip Range test that runs EVs down from 100 to 5 percent charge, the Blazer SS EV manages 276 miles, a solid number. It also outscores the 5 N in the EPA city/highway/combined numbers at 92/77/84 versus 84/72/78.
As for juicing it up, however, the Blazer isn't exactly a top performer; it's another area where Hyundai EVs are far superior. Its 5-to-80 percent charge time of 54 minutes at a 350-kilowatt fast charger is average at best, and it took a whopping 97 minutes to reach 100 percent. That's the runtime of many movies, so you might want to have one cued up and ready to watch while you charge.
If you do plan to spend a lot of time in the cabin of the Blazer SS EV, you'll find it a fine place, with comfortable seats (they could use some bolstering, however, for high-speed cornering) and more than enough room for all passengers. The large wraparound digital screen, which is oriented toward the driver, is one of the best in the business from a display and usability standpoint, and this business of not having CarPlay or Android Auto is maybe a smidge overblown. Its Google integration is well executed, and you can natively set up most of the features you normally use on your phone.
The room is expansive inside, and the optional dual-pane panoramic power sunroof on this car is worth the $1,495 outlay. Outside, other than the Halloween-themed color scheme (Habanero Orange, if you were wondering), the Blazer SS looks the part of a sport-themed SUV without being garish, much like its SS forbearers.
On the highways and byways, you'll notice that the ride over road imperfections is on the firm side. The shocks aren't adaptive, so the ride is the same in every drive mode. The good news is the long wheelbase helps filter out the worst ride impacts. It all comes with the territory; you want the SS sporty appeal and massive 22-inch rims, don't you? If you don't, there are always other Blazers from which to choose. One-pedal driving aficionados will love the two modes you can select, which to us are aggressive and neck-snappingly aggressive.
We do wish, though, when you're silently whooshing away from a stoplight that you could dial in some cool sound modes. May we suggest a Chevy small-block LS V-8 or similar? Also, this isn't the type of vehicle that shrinks around you, more like drops on top of you. You feel its heft when maneuvering at speed.
Yes, it has a few dents in its armor, but taken as a whole, the Blazer EV SS is an impressive modern interpretation of the Chevy SS ethos, done up in a future fancy package. We think the muscle car mad hordes of the '60s would be duly wowed by it.
