GENERAL Motors SA has finally entered the seven-seat, D-segment SUV market with its Trailblazer, which takes direct aim at the Toyota Fortuner and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport models.Launched in the picturesque town of George, the new Chevy is built in Thailand and, much like its rivals, boasts a body on frame type architecture similar to its bakkie sibling, in this instance the imminent new Isuzu KB.Stocky in its design and boasting a rather bold front end with a trapezoidal, two-tier grille replete with the signature bow-tie emblem, the Trailblazer, though toned-down slightly compared to the concept model we ran in Motor News earlier in the year, is handsome at worst.The actual design, particularly when viewed from the rear, is reminiscent of the Toyota Fortuner with the narrow rear light clusters and wraparound rear windscreen. So it was no surprise when Alastair Ironside, GM of marketing, mentioned in no uncertain terms at the launch that the Trailblazer’s existence is to upset the F...
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