The Chevrolet Blazer EV SS Has More Power Than Initially Announced

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.