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CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SUV ADDS "EXT" MODEL FOR GROWING FAMILIES

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Khatir Soltani

DETROIT — Chevrolet will offer a TrailBlazer EXT model in Spring 2002 that is spacious enough to seat seven people comfortably with room for cargo.

"Chevrolet's all-new TrailBlazer EXT demonstrates our commitment to families that need more room," said Russ Clark, Chevrolet TrailBlazer Brand Manager. "Extra space means extra friends — and they can be larger than kid-size friends."

The third seat, which can easily accommodate two 6'2" passengers, has a full foot well. The second seat folds and flips forward (on both sides) for easy access. The third seat back has been optimized for unparalleled comfort, and all seven seats have lap-shoulder seat belts. The TrailBlazer interior is also spacious enough to allow more than 22 cubic feet of cargo space behind the third seat.

The standard, 65/35, split second row of seats flips and folds to allow people/cargo flexibility. Cargo space is especially accommodating when the second and third row of seats in TrailBlazer EXT are folded flat to provide 100.2 cubic feet of storage space, more than TrailBlazer's major competitors.

TrailBlazer EXT also provides a cargo shelf with three positions behind the third seat. The shelf is easily accessible when the rear hatch is opened. Grocery bags can be hung from the shelf's hooks when the shelf is set at its vertical position. The first position is for a flat load floor, and the third position can be used to conceal items beneath the shelf.

Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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