1981 Blazer vs. Bronco - Dealer Film GM200
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2022
- From the GM200 laserdisc "1981 Truck Comparisons", the Blazer goes head-to-head with the Bronco on performance, economy and available equipment. Includes a hill-climb demo and new auto-locking hubs.
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This one is too close to call but there is one thing we can all agree on, it is time to bring back 2 door, 2 tone, V8, 4x4 SUVS. 🤩
Please, K5 Blazer. Not even close!!!
Chrome trim packages with real metal real Chrome
ifs on ford is a 4x4 embarrassment
Exactly !
I loved this show.
It was mighty thoughtful of General Motors to let the Blazer go up the hill first and really trench it out good and deep... lol
Ladies first
@@samholdsworth420 LOL !!
Butthurt ford crybabies
Sloppy seconds for the Ford.
@@AsteroidsDeluxe Yeah,,,, VERY sloppy !!
30 years later, blazer became to a ordinary family suv, and bronco still has its
genetic inheritance.
I like how they let off the gas up the hill.
I was just going to say
totally you can hear it
Sounds like it was bogging down. They should have had the blazer go again to prove the ruts weren’t the cause
@@Mogachaffe bronco was always better off the two a commercial by Chevy for sales proves nothing
It just didnt have the power apparently
well i own both, an '89 Bronco Eddie Bauer 5.8 liter and an '87 K5 Blazer Silverado 5.7. i love them both
Lucky you,I'm jealous.
Ugh you got me with the Eddie Bauer and 5.8 .... Damn. Otherwise for general messing around, the blazer is far superior as a driver imo.
@@dexterlecter7289 I agree
The Chevy is exponentially easier to work on than the Ford, where you have to remove ten things to get to what you want to do. Everybody says this. And no Ford V8 can match the superior engineering, performance, and reliability of a small block Chevy. And that twin I beam suspension?..Nope. Chevy for the win!
@@user-gw3se6sg8q I also have an '84 Chevy K10 Scottsdale 4x4 short bed stepside
Always loved that 1973 to 91 Blazer but that Bronco got sloppy seconds on that muddy hill climb.
The hill climb test has absolutely nothing to do with power. What a bullshit test. Both trucks were in low-range, you can hear the whine.
Bronco probably had car tires on it, plus the Blazer already loosened up the sand and trenched it out deeper. I’ve owned five K5 Blazers and currently own 2, so I’m not a Bronco guy by any means. It’s all about the tires and the driver when it comes to off-road capability (discounting locking differentials of course).
@@MrSpartanPaul I love my blazer
Even if it's an s-10 😭
@@samholdsworth420 Me too, as soon as I am in one I relax and drive much slower. Normally I would drive over the speed limit but in a Blazer I pull over to let people pass so I can drive mellow.
@@MrSpartanPaul Yeah they kinda did the bronco dirty lol. I'd imagine your average consumer back then wouldn't notice or even question that comparison though haha
Both sweet rigs but it’s bronco for me.
Yes they let off the gas on the bronco going up the hill. So now in 2022 we know that the auto hubs were junk. This is why in the 90s every auto parts store had warn hubs on the shelf.
Yes bro for sure
I had to turn it off when he had the audacity to say that the Blazer was aerodynamic. Never trust a man in a 4 piece suit - jacket, vest, slacks and hairpiece.
biden.. all politicians etc.
Bronco can make it up that hill
but it didnt lol
Yeah, operator error
Whoever was driving the Bronco, clearly let off the gas as they approached the top of the hill. Of course it got stuck. Lol😂
I would still take a Bronco with a 300 / 4 spd over the nicest Blazer they have.
Yes I have the flareside pickup model with the 300 and a 5 spd stick, goes pretty much anywhere you dare
That's crazy talk! 🤪
Ya if you like to have problems in your life.
I have an 84 K5 that was my first truck I bought in 2009. Its been in storage since 2018 and I'm ready to bring her home to fully restore. I love this channel!
Used to love running the Eldora track in with my K5 and watching them Bronco's pulling off in the infield because they wouldn't turn when the Clay built up in the wheel wells. And they were over heating..
I love the hill climb one things for sure salesman and sales ads haven't changed much they know what and how to spin it there way to make there products look better
Oh so you think if Ford did A comparison it would be any different
They literally contradicted themselves minutes apart. First they tell you: "You have to pay extra for automatic locking hubs on a Ford",
but then they tell you that you have to purchase a K-Series Blazer in order to have 4WD while it is standard on a Bronco. The price for Automatic Locking Hubs isn't not extra on the Blazer, it's just included in the extra price for 4WD. You can still use a Bronco in 2WD even if 4WD is always equipped, so i don't see GM's point. Funny how they didn't test the 305 V8 against a 302, ans instead used the 300 six🤔.
300 six is a legend!
305 is a turd!
They did. The 5 liter ford is the 302
@@williampremo2197 They didn't compare Horsepower, only MPG's which were 1-3 MPG apart according to the EPA, which doesn't actually hold any meaning in real conditions.
@@williampremo2197 no, the 4.9 ford is a straight 6 known as the 300. The 302 is ford's small v8.
@@xijinpingsfavoritehemorrho1328 yes I know
He let off the gas going up the hill lol. I would of made that
Strange that they don’t bring up torque when that’s what matters
Especially when discussing the Ford 300 straight six, that engine made torque out the wazzu and did so right off idle. They were great engines.
I bought a 1991 Bronco Last November pretty cheap that needed a bit of TLC, 1500 later and shes running fantastic and have had 3 different people offer to buy it even though its not for sale. Really like both the K5 and the Bronco but that 4.9 I6 is something special
With the Bronco🚙, you can say you drive the same type of vehicle as O.J.🚘, that would do it for me.
Bronco comes complete with one black glove!
Redrum
I lost it at aerodynamics 😂
They hit the brake pedal on the bronco haha. But is normal in a war for the sales. Both are great vehicles.
I'm a die hard GM square body guy but, I'd be happy to have either one of these OR a Dodge Ramcharger today. I'll take mine with a 350, 351W or 360 respectively.
Dodge ram charger is probably better then both of these at off road. They're nice to drive too, in front or back. I have never seen why someone would willingly buy a bronco when there's far superior products for cheaper. It's evidence marketing can influence behavior lol
Yeah screw that I’d go big block 454 Chevy
@@marcustrue1213 Only if you do an engine swap. While you're at it, you'll be upgrading the transmission, transfer case and both axles too. There's no need for a big block anything in a Blazer/Jimmy or Bronco.
Ford still had the 400 available in these years for the Bronco
The Bronco was late for dinner,cool vintage video.
Man's just said a square body was aerodynamic 🤣
Too bad they didn't include a Ramcharger in the comparison...now THAT would've been cool
It broke down on the way, typical dodge fashion.
I'll happily take either one
i just got my first truck at 15 which is a 1980 k5 blazer she is a beauty
1981 disco era. Freaks. And soul train on. Saturday morning
What this videos missing is that off road vehicles are all about gearing and Torque. Not horsepower. I have a 77 K10 short bed with 4” lift and 35’s. I also have an 86 Bronco with a 4” lift and 35’s as well. The Broncos ride is extremely more noticeably comfortable than the Chevy. They are both beautiful trucks. And its a shame trucks like these arent being made anymore.
As for the ride quality difference, they're a decade apart and both on aftermarket suspension, so that's kind of irrelevant when comparing them. Agreed they're both beautiful classics.
@@Leo9ine they may be a decade apart. But the Chevy retained the same leaf sprung suspension up until the late 80’s. Whereas Ford adopted coil spring front suspension in the 60’s. Then full IFS in the 80’s. Making them decades more advanced. Both my vehicles have modified suspensions. But even stock. The Bronco always had a much more luxurious ride as well as nicer, more modern, regularly updated interiors. Chevy had the same interiors for the entire square body run.
" Blazer with its aerodynamics " ... Yeah like a brick underwater haha
I feel like the Bronco was going faster off the line.
Either way, sweet rigs
This was Teds 30th birthday. Still did the promo.
I don’t know why GM hasn’t offered a 3-door version of the Tahoe and Yukon yet, they have nothing to go against the new Bronco and Wrangler, and developing from scratch will take significant time and money.
That Bronco looks good though lol.
The Bronco is the superior truck when it comes to reliability.
@@andrewYashua7490 that all comes down to personal opinion and maintenance. I’ve owned quite a few of both and they equally treated me as well as I treated them.
The late ‘70s and early ‘80s was not a great era, but by the mid ‘80s on with overdrive transmissions and computer controlled sensors you could run vehicles to 300,000 miles with proper maintenance and regular fluid changes.
Before the introduction of that we were lucky to run these old oil consumers up to 150,000 miles. Through the ‘80s the life of these drivetrains doubled due to technological advancements in oils, care and maintenance.
You’ve sold me. I’ll take one please.
You reckon that compared mpg’s with a base k5 (2wd) to the bronco that only came 4wd?
the dude literally let off the gas going up the hill so dumb
Bring back full size k5 an bronco !
I know of plenty of 4.9 L inline 6’s still on the road. When is the last time you saw a 305 rolling?
I have one runs like the day it came off the line oh wait even better
There is no way in Merle haggards left testicle that a Chevy blazer will get the draw on a Ford bronco at any time
I remember when these were just old cars and you could get them cheap
1:10 "New Aerodynamics" ITS SHAPED LIKE A BRICK
I really wouldn’t call the Chevy blazer aerodynamic! The term square body comes to mind
Gm also had a 4 BBL carb as standard on all V8s. Something Ford barely ever tried. FF 6 years and Fords 302 had more power than the 4BBL Chevy 350 so.....🤷♂️
3 Concrete blocks in the back of a bronco, I smell a lie.
No lighted shift indicator? I'm out dude!😂
both are great but the blaze really is better
Yep, bring them back with the old school style
This man just sold me on a 1981 Blazer lol
That was the point it was a commercial by government motors
Will a full size 92 blazer or bronco able to hold a full sheet of plywood with tailgate down of course?
Yes
I'll take one of each.
imagine OJ running away in a Blazer lol
then no one would make jokes about him being guilty because chevy people believe they're trucks have 0 faults. cant tell you how sick I am of hearing about "square body" this or that. so played out. They're just trucks.
@@DS-mo6md Aren't Chevys technically Swiss cars not US, since Louis Chevrolet was swiss?
@@SilverBullet93GT ya French for cheap garbage
I thought he was French. The "bowtie" came from a wallpaper pattern in a French hotel.
I'll have a Ramcharger.
Gee a whole gallon per mile when depending on driving habits and location I would say dead even, now comfort, looks, reliability, I will take the Bronco all day
look we can all agree that the dodge ramcharger wasn't the best suv back then either, and what's up with dodge these days, gm brought back the "blazer", not a k5 :( and ford brought back the bronco, so like what happened to the remake of the ramcharger? note: my favorite suv back then would be the squarebody blazers or squarebody suburbans
305 was a crab. That power rating was wrong.
I have a 1984 k5,just like this,,same color,,,,,
Good one
Blazer aerodynamics. WTF?
I like the 70s-80s Ford and Chevy trucks both. Back when both car brands were competing hard to see who could make customers the most happy, not how cheap they could make their products without getting sued.
That beeing said I think Ford made slightly higher quality trucks. Chevy seems to be a bit more utilitarian and economical, but Ford adds that little extra dash of luxury and style.
Fords 2022 Bronco actually looks off-road worthy while the Chevrolets Blazer looks like just another typical city based SUV. Ford gets the last laugh with this one.
I wouldn’t say ford dropped the ball, but maybe they did drop a valve
I’ve always loved the blazer but they really should have put a manual trans in them
They always had a manual option
There are no fan clubs for the Chevy 4.1 engine like there are for the Ford 4.9.
Fan clubs are a little gay.
Because a monkey can build and maintain a Chevy.. and they don’t break down as often.. fords are always broken and you never know the issue so it takes 20 guys.. so the forums in reality are the old; “how many guys to change a light bulb joke”, in action..
You aint liking the Chevy 2-fiddy?
@@davidhicks2178 I've never driven one so I don't know if I like it or not. I'm just staying that no one has ever built a race engine out of one like they have with the Ford engine.
@@nathanduke5323 they love blowing head gaskets lol
where can I put my order for 1981 Blazer please?
Hmmm.. Where's the Ramcharger. Used to see alot of those.
The Blazer is nicer looking then the Bronco, but I have to say that except for the 300cid 6cyl Engine which had oil pump issues, the Bronco was better built. I had a friend that bought a Blazer back in 85 and when he retrieved from the dealer the truck had to be repainted due to excessive orange peel and paint runs , then it started rusting a couple of years later. My uncle had a similar Ford pickup with the 300 engine new and the engine oil pumps was the only issue
Agree
At least one of them can still offroad if you buy a new one......ahhhemmm..."Bronco"......
Imo 1981 was the best year for GM trucks
I’m agree I have one ☝️ 👍✌🏼
Lol....who is driving a 4.1 today? The 4.9 is still out there AND still towing!....
Man this brought back memories! I had an 81 Bronco, and I remember those manual locking hubs! What a pain! 😅
All my 4x4’s have the manual hubs and shift lever. Theres no inconvenience to this set up at all. Just get out when you get to the trail. Simply turn a dial and go. How is that a pain? Unless you’re the type who waits till they actually get stuck. Then put it into 4 wheel drive. And if you are that type. It just means you dont have the correct experience with 4x4’s
@@johnnymula2305 it was a pain crawling up muddy hills, sliding into ruts and roots, spending an hour trying to figure out what's wrong with my system, only to have a Suzuki Samurai snatch me out, clean the mud from my hubs, and realize 1 was twisted out of place and I didn't have to be stuck at all if I would have known earlier that things like that were a possibility! Or when u r on a long road trip and there are snow storms along your route (intermittently) and u have to pull over to lock the hubs, but u have to unlock them on the dry patches because locked hubs dont like dry pavement, 5 stops to lock/unlock b4 gettin out of Ohio, and 2 more for good measure in Tennessee. I stand by my previous statement: What a pain. I was too happy when technology made locking hubs unnecessary to have fun.
@@nicolasbsmith78 you can leave them engaged on long trips with winter snow conditions. They wont harm anything but fuel mileage. Ive never had one of mine come out of locked position once in. Im assuming you didnt fully lock the hub. Or there was something wrong with it. Im on my 5th vehicle with manual lockouts. I even converted my 90 wrangler to manuals. ( its a dedicated rock crawler). I hear more people having issues with the auto hubs than manuals. Thats why they’re prefered in the off roading community. Autos are prefered for the street crowd and weekend warriors.
I used to leave my hubs locked for weeks at a time. I once shifted into Four Hi at 50 mph on a paved highway and went straight into the dunes in my Bronco.
I will take the Bronco!!
Lets see the Blazer go up the hill again MR Sleezy car salesman.
9 times out of 10 the blazer is the first one to have issues
Wonder how long ago this guy passed away?
I love chevy
I see GM was making half truth, bs videos back in 81 too. My 82 Bronco had the unobtainable Lariat package and the 351 Windsor, and it would eat that pos blazer for breakfast.
No way let me drive the bronco
Oj would have made it up that hill 💪🏿✌🏿
Aerodynamic? Are you kidding me?
#Ramcharger
I miss proper 4x4s. Chevy, Ford, Land Rover and so forth. All of them.
😮
Os americanos sabem fazer carros já aqui pro Brasil só vem as carroças
Ah the 208tc over the superior 205tc.
1:10 bro it's still a fucking box
Funny how bullnose Broncos are increasing in value but blazers are going down in price 🤔
Also on the hill climb you can hear the chevtard that's driving let off the gas some half way up smh just sad
Probably because GM made quite a lot more, sold quite a lot more, and has quite a lot of spare parts out for Squarebody Chevy’s than Ford ever had with Bronco.
The less there is of something, the more it’s price increases.
Also, Price doesn’t mean quality, and it certainly doesn’t mean reliability.
@@MrBradjr1234 the blazer doesn’t let off the gas. Incase you don’t know how sound works, that blazer is moving farther away from the camera, and is also on uneven terrain/climbing.
It got considerably quieter as it made its climb up the hill.
If you want to try smearing dirt all over Chevy, make sure you have your facts straight.
@@MrBradjr1234 the Chevy also started farther back and got the advantage.
@@__chevytrucks__ Everyone knows gm parts are cheap.. keep telling ya self it's worth it but for the hill climb I'm talking about the chevtard that's driving the bronco if there was a ford guy behind the wheel it would have made it no problem
I've always thought that Ford's from this era were ugly as sin. Especially compared to the 6th generation Ford's.
Idk mane. I think the bronco looks better in this comparisons. That blazer looks like they peeled it with a huge potato peeler from the front.
Idk still looks better then most new trucks I hate my front end on the f150 the new ones are even worse...
Some chevys had nice front ends on some models. Just in this case of this 2 I give it to ford but I think we can agree that dodge trucks are some with the most ugliest trucks in the past.
bull nose are my favorite... I think the OBS looked bad... those "happy lights"... they looked better on 4th gen econolines but I HATE obs F150 / Bronco look. There's not enough of these Broncos out there.... ITS BIGFOOT
The 90s Broncos and really great looking trucks my grandpa had 1 and upgraded the back into a living space where we could seat the family across from each other on long trips
Yea chevys 305 was a boat anchor but how many hot rods
Street machines and buggies are rolling with the sbc 350 the best and most iconic American V8 😂
You have to love the propaganda, they both used the same NP208 transfer case and the automatic hubs are the exact same with different decals on the outer cover.
Chevy for the Win!
fuel economy... yeah. It takes fuel
25p? That is odd.
The height of the cars is different so the comparison is not specialized
Which rearend did those trucks have....? Oh, that's right Ford had the venerable 9 inch and Cheby had what....an 8.5 inch 10 bolt? That's a laughable comparison...also the TH 350 vs a C6?
Funny I put a 9'r on my blazer and my 289 has a shortened 14bolt.
@@sloppyoppie a 14 bolt is a beast....just the shape of it gives up 2 inches of ground clearance
Aerodynamics? It's literally a brick lol
Who the hell is gooing to put 16 cindervblocks in the back. And the hill climb, chevy stunt driver just dropped the towel,
I’ll take either over the $40-50k bs they sell today
And they stopped making cool vehicles like this. Look at today's Bronco and Blazers. Lol
Modern Broncos are okay but the Blazer is the real joke. GM didn't even try to make it live up to what it once was. The Blazer today is equivalent to being declawed, defanged, and a eunuch
20 mpg 😂😂 Never!
Love them both. Ford vs gm.. the nasty 1 would dodge.. they suck soo much
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars, trucks and busses including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one state operated central gas station per city. From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.
My 300 6cyl is still on the road. Oh and dodge sucks