Compare the2023 Ford EdgeVS 2023 Chevrolet Blazer

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Economic Advantages
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Ford Edge have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Chevrolet Blazer doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The Ford Edge has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Blazer doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.

The Edge has standard Post Collision Braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Blazer doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Edge. But it costs extra on the Blazer.

The Edge has a standard blind spot warning system which uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. A system to reveal vehicles in the Blazer’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Edge has a standard rear cross-path warning system, which uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. Rear cross-path warning costs extra on the Blazer.

The Edge’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Blazer doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Edge and the Blazer have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras and available front and rear parking sensors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Ford Edge is safer than the Chevrolet Blazer:

	Edge	Blazer
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Neck Compression	21 lbs.	25 lbs.
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	282	313
Chest Compression	.4 inches	.8 inches
Neck Injury Risk	35.2%	43%
Neck Compression	44 lbs.	140 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Ford Edge is safer than the Chevrolet Blazer:

	Edge	Blazer
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	84	93
Hip Force	192 lbs.	369 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	103	251
Spine Acceleration	41 G’s	45 G’s
Hip Force	635 lbs.	673 lbs.
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	257	265
Spine Acceleration	38 G’s	39 G’s
Hip Force	425 lbs.	695 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

For its top level performance in IIHS driver and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, side impact, roof strength and head restraint tests, its standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention system, its standard vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention system, and its available headlight’s “Acceptable” rating, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Edge the rating of “Top Safety Pick” for 2022, a rating granted to only 175 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Blazer last would have qualified as a “Top Safety Pick” in 2017.

Warranty

The Edge’s corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Blazer’s (unlimited vs. 100,000 miles).

Reliability

The Edge has a standard “limp home system” to keep drivers from being stranded if most or all of the engine’s coolant is lost. The engine will run on only half of its cylinders at a time, reduce its power and light a warning lamp on the dashboard so the driver can get to a service station for repairs. The Blazer doesn’t offer a lost coolant limp home mode, so a coolant leak could strand you or seriously damage the truck’s engine.

To reliably power the ignition and other systems and to recharge the battery, the Edge has a standard 175-amp alternator. The Blazer’s standard 170-amp alternator and largest (V6 FWD) 155-amp alternator aren’t as powerful.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2023 Auto Issue reports that Ford vehicles are more reliable than Chevrolet vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Ford 2 places higher in reliability than Chevrolet.

Engine

The Edge’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 22 more horsepower (250 vs. 228) and 22 lbs.-ft. more torque (280 vs. 258) than the Blazer’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder. The Edge’s 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 10 lbs.-ft. more torque (280 vs. 270) than the Blazer’s optional 3.6 DOHC V6. The Edge ST’s standard 2.7 turbo V6 produces 27 more horsepower (335 vs. 308) and 110 lbs.-ft. more torque (380 vs. 270) than the Blazer’s optional 3.6 DOHC V6.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the Edge gets better mileage than the Blazer:

			MPG
Edge
	AWD	2.0 turbo 4-cyl.	21 city/28 hwy
Blazer
	FWD	3.6 DOHC V6	19 city/27 hwy
	AWD	3.6 DOHC V6	19 city/26 hwy

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Edge’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Blazer:

	Edge	Blazer
Front Rotors	13.6 inches	12.64 inches

The Edge ST’s standard front and rear disc brakes are vented to help dissipate heat for shorter stops with less fading. The rear discs on the Blazer are solid, not vented.

The Edge stops much shorter than the Blazer:

	Edge	Blazer
60 to 0 MPH	108 feet	126 feet	Motor Trend
60 to 0 MPH (Wet)	137 feet	139 feet	Consumer Reports

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Edge has larger standard tires than the Blazer (245/60R18 vs. 235/65R18).

The Edge SE/SEL’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 60 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Blazer’s standard 65 series tires. The Edge ST’s optional tires have a lower 40 series profile than the Blazer RS/Premier’s optional 45 series tires.

Suspension and Handling

The Edge has standard front and rear gas-charged shocks for better control over choppy roads. The Blazer’s suspension doesn’t offer gas-charged shocks.

The Edge’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The Blazer doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

The Edge ST handles at .88 G’s, while the Blazer RS 4x4 pulls only .82 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Edge ST executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.3 seconds quicker than the Blazer RS 4x4 (26 seconds @ .7 average G’s vs. 27.3 seconds @ .67 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the Edge has a greater minimum ground clearance than the Blazer LT (8 vs. 7.5 inches), allowing the Edge to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged. The Edge ST’s minimum ground clearance is .6 inch higher than on the Blazer RS/Premier (8.2 vs. 7.6 inches).

Chassis

The Edge is 3 inches shorter than the Blazer, making the Edge easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

As tested by Car and Driver, the interior of the Edge Titanium is quieter than the Blazer RS 4x4:

	Edge	Blazer
At idle	37 dB	38 dB
Full-Throttle	68 dB	74 dB
70 MPH Cruising	65 dB	66 dB

Passenger Space

The Edge has 6.1 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Blazer (113.9 vs. 107.8).

The Edge has .4 inches more front headroom, 1.6 inches more front legroom, .3 inches more front hip room, 1.2 inches more front shoulder room, 1.7 inches more rear headroom, 1 inch more rear legroom, 3.3 inches more rear hip room and 1.9 inches more rear shoulder room than the Blazer.

Cargo Capacity

The Edge has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Blazer with its rear seat up (39.2 vs. 30.5 cubic feet). The Edge has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Blazer with its rear seat folded (73.4 vs. 64.2 cubic feet).

Ergonomics

The Edge’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Blazer’s manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted. The Edge ST/Titanium’s standard wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically according to the amount of rainfall on the windshield.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The Edge’s available headlights were rated “Acceptable” by the IIHS, while the Blazer’s headlights are rated “Marginal” to “Poor.”

To help drivers see further while navigating curves, the Edge Titanium/ST offers optional adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle. The Blazer doesn’t offer cornering lights.

The Edge Titanium/ST’s optional Active Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, with the driver only controlling speed with the brake pedal. The Blazer doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

Economic Advantages

According to The Car Book by Jack Gillis, the Edge is less expensive to operate than the Blazer because it costs $354 less to do the manufacturer’s suggested maintenance for 50,000 miles. Typical repairs cost much less on the Edge than the Blazer, including $175 less for a water pump, $64 less for front brake pads, $220 less for a starter, $75 less for fuel injection, $127 less for a fuel pump, $156 less for a timing belt/chain and $238 less for a power steering pump.

Recommendations

The Ford Edge has won recognition from these important consumer publications:

	Edge	Blazer
Consumer Reports® Recommends	TRUE	TRUE
Car Book “Best Bet”	TRUE	FALSE

The Ford Edge outsold the Chevrolet Blazer by 27% during 2022.

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