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The Chevrolet (S-10) Blazer and its badge engineered GMC (S-15) Jimmy counterpart are compact/mid-size SUVs manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet and GMC from the 1983 through 2005 model years, over two generations – until the early 1990s alongside these brands' full-size SUVs with near identical nameplates, but lacking removable hardtops.
The engine is a modified version of the Vortec engine found in the standard Jimmy, which originally produced 190 hp (142 kW). [2] The engine uses a Mitsubishi TD06-17C/8 cm 2 turbocharger producing 14 psi (0.97 bar) of boost and a Garrett Water/Air intercooler , as well as revised intake manifolds , fuel system, exhaust manifolds, and a 48 mm ...
After trailing the rest of the C/K series for nearly five years, one-ton crew cab trucks, the Suburban SUVs, and the K5 Blazer/V-Jimmy all adopted the GMT400 architecture. To end nameplate confusion with its compact SUVs, GMC renamed the Jimmy as the GMC Yukon for 1992, with the Chevrolet K5 Blazer becoming the Chevrolet Tahoe for 1995.
Being GM's smallest full-size SUV, the K5 Blazer is part of the C/K truck series. Introduced to the Chevrolet line for the 1969 model year, the K5 Blazer was replaced for 1995 by the Chevrolet Tahoe. In 1970, GMC introduced its own model of the truck, called the Jimmy, which was discontinued in 1991 and replaced by the Yukon.
The Chevrolet S-10 is a compact pickup truck produced by Chevrolet.It was the first domestically-built compact pickup of the big three American automakers. When it was first introduced as a "quarter-ton pickup" in 1981 for the 1982 model year, the GMC version was known as the S-15 and later renamed the GMC Sonoma.
Following the Syclone's production, the similarly powered 1992–1993 GMC Typhoon SUV was based on the GMC Jimmy platform. Also following the Syclone, the 1992 GMC Sonoma GT truck was offered as a sport package with the looks of a Syclone but without the price and performance of its turbocharged predecessor. Only 806 Sonoma GTs were produced.
For the 1992 model year, GM full-size SUVs underwent their first redesign since 1973, becoming part of the fourth-generation C/K model family. Nearly five years after pickup trucks made their debut, the Suburban (marketed by both Chevrolet and GMC) was released, again derived from the crew-cab pickup truck body (itself debuting for 1992).
GMC version of the Chevrolet Blazer: S-15 Jimmy: 1983: 2005: GMC version of the Chevrolet Blazer Tracker: 1989: 1991: Canada only, GMC version of the Geo Tracker Typhoon: 1992: 1993: High performance version of the S-15 Jimmy Yukon: 1992: current: GMC version of the Chevrolet K5 Blazer (1992-1994) and Chevrolet Tahoe (1995–present) Envoy ...