A grocery getter doesn’t need to be boring. Try this souped-up model of one among Chevrolet’s hottest sport-utility automobiles. Not solely does it have a stealthy black-on-black coloration scheme and 20-inch wheels, but it surely additionally receives momentum from a Corvette powertrain.

The Choose of the Day is a 2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a supplier in Pleasanton, California. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“All authentic TrailBlazer SS, runs and drives excellent,” the itemizing begins. “Earlier proprietor took superb care of the automobile.”

Despite the fact that the TrailBlazer identify itself first debuted as a trim stage for the compact S-10 Blazer in 1999, the Trailblazer that arrived on the scene a couple of years later in 2002 as a standalone mannequin is the main focus of at the moment’s spotlight. This sport-utility automobile rode on the truck-based GMT360 platform. It featured an unbiased entrance suspension and a five-link rear suspension, and it stayed in manufacturing by way of 2009.

Quite a lot of trim ranges have been provided, together with LS, LT, LTZ, and the high-performance Tremendous Sport (SS). This go-fast model had the guts of a sixth-generation Corvette: a 6.0-liter LS2 V8. Rankings for this drivetrain have been 395 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque. Since getting all that energy to the pavement was essential, the SS got here with an out there all-wheel-drive system. The mannequin additionally acquired distinct polished aluminum wheels, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and particular embroidery.

The odometer on at the moment’s TrailBlazer reveals 135,127 miles, so it has been pushed some, however based mostly on the pictures, it seems to have been well-kept. The Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires are new in line with the itemizing.

The TrailBlazer was changed with the Traverse in 2009. Despite the fact that performance-tuned sport-utility automobiles are nonetheless a factor (see Acura ZDX Sort S), we’re already seeing that inner combustion V8 powertrains are a factor of the previous, as producers transfer towards electrification and earth-friendliness. That being stated, I think about the 2002 to 2009 TrailBlazer SS to be a particular future collectible.

“In all probability not a cleaner Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS to be discovered,” the itemizing concludes. This is able to make a fantastic entry to the upcoming Future Collector Automotive Present hosted by Barrett-Jackson. It is going to be happening on Sunday, January 21 at Westworld of Scottsdale. Registration is obtainable on-line at this hyperlink. 

The asking worth is $26,000. To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Choose of the Day.