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The Chevrolet S-10 Blazer (4WD model T-10) and the similar GMC S-15 Jimmy (4WD model T-15) were mid-size SUVs from General Motors. Production began alongside the larger K5 Blazer and Jimmy in 1983 and lasted through 2001 for most models. The Jimmy was replaced by the upscale GMC Envoy in the United States, but the Jimmy name was retained for the Canadian market. The Chevrolet Blazer remained in production, with 2-door models offered to the public and for 2005, 4-door models were sold only to the fleet market, until April 20, 2005.

The S-series SUVs were produced in Moraine, Ohio and Sao Paulo, Brazil (the Brazilian version is based on the second-generation S-series; even though production ceased in the U.S., new Blazers are locally produced in Brazil with their own sheetmetal stampings).

1983

:See also GMC Typhoon
and Oldsmobile Bravada
.

Upon the introduction of the S-10 pickup truck in 1982 to replace the Isuzu-based Chevrolet LUV, the S-10 Blazer was introduced for the 1983 model year, along with the GMC S-15 Jimmy.

Styling cues were based on the first generation K5 Blazer and Jimmy (such as the angled C-pillars and lift glass panel); the S-series Blazer and Jimmy did not feature removable hardtops like their full-size counterparts.

The early years of the S-10 Blazer (between 1983 to 1987) used the 2.8 L V6 as the base engine (this engine was also used in archrival Jeep's Cherokee until 1987). 1988 and later models had the 4.3 L Vortec V6 based on the small-block Chevrolet V8.

In March 1990, 4-door versions of the S-10 Blazer and Jimmy were introduced; the 4-door had a 6.5 in longer wheelbase (2-doors had a 100.5 in wheelbase - six inches longer than the Ford Bronco II) and a one-piece front grille (1990 2-door S-10 Blazers and Jimmys had the 3-piece grille). This came just months ahead of the introduction of the Ford Explorer. At the time, Jeep was the market leader with the Cherokee.

The upscale Oldsmobile Bravada
appeared the next year. Although the first generation S-series Blazer and Jimmy were initially sold as 2-doors upon its original introduction, an episode of Motor Trend TV (c. 1991) stated that the thumbs up was for the introduction of the new bodystyle, and the thumbs down was that the 4-door bodystyle was based on the first generation model, which was in the process of a makeover.

All 4-door S10 Blazers and Jimmies came with anti-lock brakes as standard equipment; unlike the 2-door model, only two 4.3 L engines were optioned - the base TBI and the CPI (introduced in 1992 for the S-series and Chevrolet Astro vans; these engines had the "Vortec" logo on the intake plenum). Some consider the CPI as the ancestor of the Vortec engine later introduced in 1996.

Engines:

1983-1984 - 2.0 L OHV I4, 2-barrel carbureted, 83 hp (62 kW)/108 ft·lbff (146 N·m)
1983-1985 - 1.9 L Isuzu I4, 2-barrel carbureted, 84 hp (63 kW)/101 ft·lbff (137 N·m) (California)
1983-1985 - 2.2 L diesel I4, 58 hp (43 kW)/93 ft·lbff (126 N·m)
1983-1985 - 2.8 L LR2 V6, 2-barrel carbureted, 110 hp (82 kW)/148 ft·lbff (201 N·m) (VIN B)
1985-1989 - 2.5 L Tech IV I4, TBI, 92 hp (69 kW)/132 ft·lbff (179 N·m) (VIN E)
1986-1993 - 2.8 L LL1 V6, TBI, 125 hp (93 kW)/150 ft·lbff (203 N·m) (VIN R)
1988 - 4.3 L Vortec 4300 V6, TBI, 150 hp (112 kW)/230 ft·lbff (312 N·m) (VIN Z)
1989-1992 - 4.3 L Vortec 4300 V6, TBI, 160 hp (119 kW)/230 ft·lbff (312 N·m) (VIN Z)
1990-1993 - 2.5 L Tech IV I4, TBI, 105 hp (78 kW)/135 ft·lbff (183 N·m) (VIN A)
1992-1993 - 4.3 L Vortec 4300 V6, CPFI, 195 hp (145 kW)/260 ft·lbff (353 N·m) (VIN Z)
1994 - 2.2 L L43 I4, MPFI, 118 hp (88 kW)/130 ft·lbff (176 N·m) (VIN 4)
1994 - 4.3 L Vortec 4300 V6, CMFI, 195 hp (145 kW)/260 ft·lbff (353 N·m) (VIN W/Z)

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