Comparison Test: Chevrolet Blazer EV vs. Ford Mustang Mach E 

Don’t you think it’s a little unfair to compare Mach-E CA R1 to Blazer EV RS? GT is actually more comparable to RS.

California route 1 Edition is discontinued. Curious if the 2024 trims compare differently.

Fake engine noise in a Yaris or Prius EV should be the Jetsons’s flying car bubble noise.

Yeah I think I'll take interior space over a frunk

The RS RWD should be the one to buy. The RS AWD is odd.

I am in the process of researching which 5 seat EV SUV I will get to replace my current ICE 5 seat SUV. The Motor Trend reviewer touched on many of the criteria that are important to me: space for tall adults front and back; ride comfort; minimum of 200 miles; ergonomics - I want buttons for common items. I don’t want to have to scroll through a screen for everything; high tech convenience features;good looks; and acceleration better than my current SUV (my current ICE SUV is quite quick but I am “greedy “ and I want my EV to be even faster). Since 95%+ of the time I will be charging overnight at my home, then charging speed is not high on my list. Thus this video touched on many of the items on my list except ergonomics and optional convenience features. NOTE: I do watch Out of Spec and TFLEV and European reviews etc so I do have access to the technical specs. But even without all the tech specs, I still found value in this video and I enjoyed it

So one is a "crossover" that was supposed to be a car and the other is a "crossover" that is supposed to be a truck/suv 🤪

Big rims are dumb. On an EV, they’re extra dumb. Harsher ride, more likely to get damaged, and a considerable reduction in range and efficiency. I appreciate any automaker that is willing to sell smaller, comfortable rims on top end EV trims.

I’m sorry, but big wheels on an SUV are just moronic. They are way beyond stupid. Big wheels and tires cost more. They aren’t enabling huge disc brakes, so they are only there for style. The low sidewall results in a terrible ride and you are far more likely to damage the tire and bend a rim on a pothole. In addition, with all the mass being further from the hub, they increase the angular moment of inertia, resulting in worse acceleration and braking. Anything bigger than 18” is just moronically stupid. I can’t wait for big wheels and the enormous grilles on 1/2 ton trucks to finally go out of style. You know that big wheels are stupid, so why in the world are you saying you wish it had 23” wheels? You know that they make the ride worse. You know that they make acceleration and braking worse. You know that they make the wheels and tires more expensive and more likely to be damaged. So why in the ever loving world are you promoting big wheels when you know they suck?

Carplay? Tesla charge connector? Charge speed?

You keep calling them replacements for the old family sedan but I don’t remember old family sedans costing $60k…

It seems like the domestic oems must benchmark the model y and say " we won't offer anything in our vehicles which is popular in the Tesla". How do both charge and their charging network, why are they slow compared to a model y and it seems like they are putting performance in vehicles over 100k. EVs have brought performance to the mass at a more affordable price.

Long live EV SUV's and the coming variants...

how much did chevy paid you?

Man, no one says anything good about this vehicle. I have one that I got through work as a fleet vehicle, and I really like it. I would not pay 60k plus for it, but other than that its really great. My personal vehicle is a model Y Performance, and other than than the acceleration difference they are both really comparable to each other. They put a ton of effort into making this thing super tech forward. I has so many options you can tweak on it. In fact It has almost all the settings my Y has, and even some it does not. It also is a very smooth ride. My Y is great but it is defiantly not a smooth ride, at least its not as smooth as the blazer. All in all I like them about the same but for different reasons. If they can drop that price a bit it makes for a very compelling little ride.

Have you seen this new minivan? Canoo. !

What is with MotorTrend shilling so hard for the Blazer? They gush over it despite the underwhelming performance numbers and infortainment issues. But all other publications are more balanced in their coverage or have had issues and/or strandings with the Blazer.

So, Chevy's top trim against Ford's bottom trim? I'll take the Mustang Mach-e premium extended range all wheel drive and save money.

Great video but terrible music….sounds like those musics play in Aliexpress product demo video….

Are we biased?

at the prices being asked, these vehicles won't replace nothing.

They are also twice the price of a sedan. I'll pass. I'm not paying 50-60k for a car. That is complete waste.

Nice mullet

Talking about flogging a dead horse... No wonder so few watch offerings from this bloke the video could be mistaken for a GM/Chevy Ad. The Mach-E is a far superior car compared to the Blazer but he spent the entire video trying to convince us to the contrary. Shame really as as far as I know the Mach-E has been out a few years now without any issues with software etc and Ford has not order a stop sales on the Mach-E shame bias has replaced objective reviews. Hope MT realises this before it's too late.

Wonders if Cadillac’s ride quality better than

I have the same Color Ford Mustang Premium RWD.

Two classic names that continue to have their faces pushed in the dirt.

GM just stopped sales of the Blazer EV, because of major technology issues. 😢

Ev’s are great down south. Terrible for colder climates. Especially colder climates and wide open spaces like Canada….gas powered for me until we get 300 miles IN 0 degree weather

Blazer is totally old-fashion!

In 2021 I purchased a Mustang Mach E Premium all-wheel-drive extended range battery for $56,440. That was MSRP. After all the recalls I decided just to sell it and get rid of it so I ended up selling it to AutoNation for what I paid for it minus The tax and license of course. I actually ended up making money from that deal because the tax credit was higher than the tax and license I paid. So for fun I put the Vin number into Carvana and now that vehicle is worth $30,000 less than I paid for it, that is unbelievable. I’m glad I got rid of it.

Am I surprised that a car developed in 2018 loses to a car developed in 2023? No, not at all.

I don't like Ford calling the Mach E a "Mustang", either. Maybe they shoulda called it the "Model T2".

Are GM Executives still making hundreds of millions every year? Oh good~!!!

As tested prices at or above 60k. Ha, no way.

Right out of the gate comparing an AWD Blazer EV to the most efficient RWD Mach-E should be interesting. The Ultium powertrains are more efficient than a lot of people realize, or at least are willing to acknowledge.

Both of these are sort of boring. Since neither is the sport edition, you almost dont even need to review them, just look at the specs, look at the body, if thats ok for you, great. The Mache E GT vs the Blazer SS will be a good review.

Door pulls are weird?? What a strange thing to say.

I stopped watching when he said the Mustang looks like a rental car but the Blazer looks better. No idea why anyone would spend that much on such a mediocre EV with a Chevy Blazer badge.

Yea, they compared the the top end blazer to the mid range California machE. Talk about tone deaf. Also, he wants larger rims? On an EV? That already tells me this guy knows nothing about EVs

Dude the Mach E has been out for years and the blazer is literally brand new. Lol, this comparison is silly. Motortrend needs new people to do their videos.

I thought Jonny worked for Motor Trend, not Good Housekeeping. Spends a meager 30 seconds at the end on how the Mach-E outperforms the Blazer in every meaningful way- and it’s the clear loser? Is this Motor Trend? He never touches on Blazer unavailability of Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, nothing about no supercruise available yet while Mach-E has Bluecruise- gee Jonny, an embarrassing hatchet job on Mach-E from the first 5 seconds of the video. And let’s not forget Mach-E has been out 3 years already (so maybe a few things can use a refresh) while GM can still barely get these things, or any other Ultium products, out the door. Guess the accommodations from GM for the test drive were first rate…

Ah motor trend and it’s nonsense. Ford didn’t build the Mach-e to be an SUV. It’s attempting to be a sporty Mustang with some of the utility of an SUV. But it’s trying to have that Mustang DNA in it. The Blazer is a blazer. Nobody cares about Blazers. The Mustang competition is the Tesla Model Y. Not the Blazer. Bad review Johnny.

The Blazer seems way better but is it a fair comparison given that the Ford is older ?

Lol, GM just issued a "software related" stop sale for the Blazer, but sure MT, I'm sure it's as awesome as you say...

Ease up on the Chevy Cool-aide

Not a fair review. The Chevy RS is the top trim level where the California Rt 1 Mach E is basically the base model! 100% chevy biased and that sucks. if this was really a fair test you'd actually use comparable models and you would be UNBIASED! Two thumbs down for this "review"

I think Johnny leans a little.....

“New normal” 😂, BS! They have their place, I’m not denying that, but they are not the new normal. These are more like a niche vehicle similar to how the VW TDIs were in the states before the scandal.

Eh…Mustang looks unique and blazer looks run of the mill SUv.

This is NOT the new normal.

You can just hear the sadness from car enthusiasts everywhere.... Jonny included.

Major problem with the Ford Mustang's Mach - E trunk. There is NO drain. Any rain water that get in there stays. The trunk is slopped so any water run forward on to the car floor.

It's obvious these old automotive media still don't understand EVs, what a useless comparison! No mention of efficiency, no charging rates or charging testing done. Let's talk about the weight, the Blazer EV gets up to 5500 lbs, that's the highest in the class. I'll stick to Out of Spec Reviews and european channels who actually understand EVs!

I believe that consumers need to educate themselves with EV’s. Do your research. Charging, software updates, efficiency,etc. GM, Ford, they are so behind in technology. They promise but where are the cars?

Range , charging speed, price and NACS.....must have all 350 plus miles, 250kw dcfc , competitive price nacs charger- no adapter bs

Nem se compara, o Blazer é mil vezes melhor e mis bonito que o Mustang.

The Mach E looks better. I don’t agree with Johnny’s take on design.

Horrible work on reporting, comparing and fact checking. Wildly biased.

OMG! So annoying music.

New normal. Lol

The Mustang looks like a big blob, the Blazer looks much better

Motor Trend brought to you by GM, Mary Barra and Xi Jingpin.

The russh to make ridiculous fast accelerating consumer EV's scares me. Most people can barely handle an 8 second 0-60 car without being an incompetent driver, we don't need every person staring at their cell phone equipped with a 8,000lb monster that can do 60 under 5 seconds.

I don't know why they still have Johnny doing reviews. He is too full of himself, no one likes him and the number of views reflects it.

I understand, Jonny. He gets paid from Chevrolet, not from Ford.. But, Ford marc E has the best look and performance

60k 😳😂👎

Chevy is not always better then ford not all the time so chill out

The reviewers Chevy Fanboy is showing

“this is the new normal” ummmm.. have you seen the evs sitting on parking lots of dealers

The Chevrolet Blazer EV clearly is leaps and bounds above that of the Ford Mach-E. The exterior and interior design on the Chevrolet just look more premium and less “I’m a Tesla alternative”. It also drives better than the Ford even on larger wheels, which speaks for their engineering and suspension tech. Not to mention the build quality in the Ford is nice but it’s even better in the Blazer. i understand many have been programmed to hate *gm* but at some point you gotta grow up and start being honest with yourselves - Chevy knocking these Ultium products out of the park.

So you're comparing a crossover with an SUV and trying to say they're in the same category?? 😂 Maybe next time you could compare a Toyota Yaris to a Bugatti Veyron, and complain about the fuel mileage on the Bugatti... Come on guys, do better, make an actual fair comparison.

Can you give a comparison w/o being biased? I don't think I'll finish watching 😢.... Sorry!

I have an ev. Its a 🚲. 😂

I wonder how much they were paid by GM for this, because wow they ragged on that Ford for no reason

He actually said GAS pedel!!!😊🤦

Comparing these two failures is just a waste of time and feels like you people have to advertise these "cars" to keep that sweet dough coming to your bank account. It's so pitiful it's not even funny!

The Mach e is hideous in the front end

Gasoline forever

If i unfortunately had to buy an EV. It would be a Tesla. All EV’s are horrible with resale and the charging infrastructure is simply not there outside of CA

Compare to a Model Y. Pretending it doesn’t exist crushes your credibility.

They blow up, no good

Motor Trend is dead

new norm my rear end. not enough lithium in the world OR the electricity grid to power them all

They are both ugly,but the Mach E actually doesn't look generic.

Nobody cares.

Very biased...

And neither company is able to sell them 😂

Nobody is buying mach-es. That tells you a lot

Unless there is a radical and rapid change in manufacturing, infrastructure, these EV's will be found in museums as marginal ideas gone bad. Nothing about them is "green", nothing about them is a good buy, but they sure do fit the narrative. They are niche vehicles, but go ahead, get one as your daily driver.😂

Tesla beats both.

Still trash and worse for the environment than gas and diesel vehicles

In the end, we're all losers from the push to end ice engines for evs that just move the pollution elsewhere in the vehicles life cycle

NOBODY wants ev’s

nobody can say with a straight face that EVs are the future of transportation... not by carbon footprint, not by affordability and not by reliability. I'll stick with fossil fuels.