Honda Prologue vs Chevy Blazer EV SS - ACTUAL OWNER Comparison and Buyers Guide

I own two GMs, sorry, three GMs. This one over here is the result of a wonderful financial decision. This one kind of got me out of a financial jam, but kind of made it one itself. And I'll let you be the judge how well this one works out. But today let's not worry about this beautiful one that belongs to my son. Let's find out the difference between these two. So why do people buy cars? Comfort, convenience, practicality, utility, range, efficiency, performance, handling, ride quality, infotainment, technology, cost and value, service, brand recognition, reputation, interior materials, ergonomics, most of that stuff. So I'll compare those in kind of a yes, no. Let's try that at least. And we're gonna really dive deep today. So at the end, after presenting all the evidence, I'll give you 20 reasons to buy each. I was gonna release this video the day after my fleet update. I was also gonna make this a first impressions video, but here we are in the middle of summer and a lot of things happen and a lot of traveling. And I've already put 2000 miles on the Blazer, several road trips to all kinds of different parts of the United States. And I've got a pretty good idea of how things are gonna play out with my ownership. I also wanted to make this video a direct comparison between the two cars that I owned, but I feel like I'm cheating a lot of people out of a lot of value there. Let's compare every single one of these cars, the Blazer LT, RS, SS, the Prologue, EX, Touring, and Elite and put it all together in one big shopping sandwich. If you're looking for the right answer, this video will help you find it. But before we go there, I've had a lot of questions about Iona. Basically, how do I get Iona chargers into the Google navigation system? Well, here's your full complex answer. First of all, go to EV payment filters. That's the lightning bolt and then the filter icon and then payment. If you notice, there's no Iona on this list, but that's not the end of the story because currently Iona doesn't have a payment filter. What do you mean by that? Their app isn't complete. When you go to one, you just pay with the card, at least as far as I know, hence the absence from the payment filter list. Now, it'll be a little harder for me to tell because I don't live near any Iona stations. And if you don't, obviously they won't show up for you either. But if you do, I can prove that they are in the system and the system knows to use them to help you. You would just need to make sure you keep your EV payment filter off, essentially. So all charging stations would be considered. Once you've done that, you're all set. For example, if I move to the Scranton area and I click search this area in the right-hand side of the navigation screen, there it is, Iona charging station, six super fast, four very fast. So in the event you navigate somewhere and that route warrants an Iona station to be the closest and most convenient for you, it will suggest it. However, currently the United States map looks like this and only the black and orange ones are active. The others are coming soon. In fact, there are some near me, for example, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, but they're not open yet. So if you live near Columbus, Ohio in parts of Pennsylvania and North Carolina and along I-70 in parts of the Midwest, you're not gonna get any Iona suggestions and stay tuned. There's plenty more from Iona later in the video. And since we're talking about charging, let's Google first, I guess. This one says 190. Lower trim levels have the 85 kilowatt hour pack, has a maximum of 150. Can this vehicle charge at 190 kilowatts? Is it possible to learn this power? Not from a Jedi. And I'm sure you're interested, so let's do a quick crash course in physical differences. Manual charge port door on the Prologue. The Blazer obviously has the electronic charge port door, which allows you to press one side of the long button to open and the other side to close. On the inside, the cup holders in the Blazer are much smaller in the front than in the Prologue. You've got a rubberized material in the center console just beyond the cup holders in the Prologue, couple USB-Cs there, and a storage compartment below, whereas the Blazer has some rubberized material on its lid for a single super deep cubby. There's also a little storage behind it. The Blazer has Super Cruise. That's a blank in the Prologue. Same story for the heated steering wheel. The left-hand side has the same parking brake, auto hold, lane keep assist, and brightness options on both vehicles, but the monitoring hardware above the steering column in the Blazer is absent, obviously, from the Prologue. The trunk open button is on the backside of the inner door cubby in the Prologue, whereas it's the front of the same cubby in the Blazer. There's lumbar for the driver and passenger in the Blazer SS, just the driver in the Prologue. The wireless charging pad is landscape and slanted in the Blazer, whereas it's more of a portrait-oriented cubby in the Prologue, and down below that cubby, there's a recessed hole, but that area has a USB-C port and a 12-volt accessory in the Blazer, giving the Blazer three USB-C ports in the front. The two front USB-C ports in the Prologue, however, are exposed and easy to access, along with the 12-volt accessory port. Obviously, the Prologue lacks the battery percentage that is loud and clear on the lower left-hand side of the center gauge cluster. I want it now! If you download the A Better Route Planner app in the car's Google Play Store and let it link to the car data, it'll show live state of charge. Have any of you tried this? Let me know in the comments. The climate vents, however, are triplicate in the Blazer and offer a much more versatile range of motion from the more pedestrian, driver- and passenger-focused twin ports in the Prologue. In the rear of the Blazer, two vents, two USB-Cs, and two rear heated seats. Same deal in the Prologue, minus the heated seats. Instead, there's a nice cubby. The driver's front window is auto-up in the Blazer, whereas in the Prologue, for some reason, the driver and front passenger windows are auto-up. Also, by the act of some deity, the Blazer has excluded the piano black inner door handles, whereas it's obviously present on the Prologue, hence the barrage of dust. The Blazer sits on 275-40-22s, whereas my touring Prologue features 255-60-19s. Finally, the Prologue has that power button, which the Blazer does not. To start the Blazer, just enter with the key fob and it starts up once you sit down. And I know what you're thinking. How many of these features could I have gotten with the Elite trim at $57,900? The first thing to consider is this trim was not available when I bought my Prologue. The only trim you could get was the Touring. There was no EX, there was no Elite. In fact, the one I bought was the only one I could find in the Eastern United States at the time I bought it. That said, we can still answer the question, how many of these features in the Blazer SS are also on the Elite? And does the Elite have anything that I don't have? We've got range. I have 30 more miles of range than the Elite trim. So that would be one sacrifice. My Blazer only had 305 miles off the lot, but after a software update, it's 360 plus. Just think you need an update. The fact that your range estimate updated does not change the amount of range you had. It's just an improvement in the way that the sensors are measuring the number of volts in each one of your cells. Unfortunately, it doesn't actually add range. And final thought there, never trust the range estimate in the bottom left corner, which is harder for my prologue people because there's no percentage for the battery. Horsepower, 288. I have just over twice as much. Almost exactly twice before I hit the wide open Watts button. Google built-in wireless CarPlay. There we go. That's the first one, wireless CarPlay. I don't have any CarPlay at all. So I did lose this with the Elite. And I haven't had any issues with the Google software. Also the streaming is nice as a silver lining. Honda Link connected by OnStar. I will say the MyChevrolet app is much better than the Honda Link app. Now that's not giving it an A plus grade. It is so bad. I wanna give you a zero, but it definitely is better. So I couldn't even get the app open quickly enough to show you because it updated instantly with my exact status. That's number one, but let me show you why the MyChevrolet app is better. Activate public charging. So I've already activated EVGo. As soon as I activated this toggle here, AutoCharge Plus was enrolled. It's the only way to enroll. In fact, I drove all the way to Pittsburgh to my nearest EVGo to enroll like I did in the prologue, but it's a simple sign in for your MyChevrolet app. This video reminded me why I don't want an EV and waiting 30 minutes at a charging station. 99% of the driving I do is under 30 minutes. How crazy to go sit somewhere like that. I'm looking at a RAV4 Prime though. I do think plug-in EVs are more viable. If 99% of the driving you do is under 30 minutes, then you would obviously never need to sit at a charger for 30 minutes. And if you're looking at a RAV4 Prime, you probably have a place at home to plug it in, which means in the event you had a full electric, you would never need to plug it in anywhere but at home. Maybe at some point the charging network will be just as simple as the gas station network for those once-a-year road trips, though a once-a-year event probably shouldn't eliminate vehicles completely off my radar. He solved his own argument here. For a once-a-year event, you're asking for an engine, a secondary powertrain, oil changes, and a massive cut in electric range just so you can save 30 minutes. And I believe integrations like those on the MyChevrolet app can help plug-in hybrid-centric drivers switch to full EV. Speaking of that, ChargePoint is eligible for plug-in charge, but I still have EVgo money. And until then, I'm going to activate them with EVgo so I can take advantage of my credits. But EVconnect, which I am always intimidated to use because it's not a great user experience, to be honest, EVconnect is now plug-in charge through the MyChevrolet app. Now, Iona says supports plug-in charge. If I hit activate, find use and pay for charging on multiple networks to get started, select a payment method, enable plug-in charge for compatible networks. Order or use an authorized adapter if needed. Use the MyChevrolet app to find and pay for charging and click get started. All right, so I hit get started and I've got to add my payment method. So let me put my card information in. Then you scroll down, hit save. So activate. Start charging by just plugging in. Plug-in charge allows you to start and pay for charging automatically simply by plugging in to a compatible charger, eliminating the need to open the app. Available on 2025 Blazer EV, compatible networks Iona, enable plug-in charge. Activation complete. And I guess there's only one thing to do now. Okay, a little swing arm there. Turn blue immediately. Preparing session, initializing. 42 cents a kilowatt hour. Already authorized the card. Nope, already started. 25 is our start. Okay. It was pretty simple. So definitely didn't have to press anything. Let's see how we did on our trip here. Three miles per kilowatt hour, 154 miles for me. So that's the closest Iona to me is 154 miles. Here's all your stats. The Iona, by the way, is not a touchscreen. You use these buttons down below. And right now we're looking at the end of my session. Let's go into charging detail and take a look at the curve. And this charge curve can tell us a whole lot about the Blazer. For me, there was a real big dip right around 50%. I hopped back in the car around 65% and the climate turned on. That's your little dip here. With GM, one thing you can't do is actually charge the vehicle while simultaneously cooling the cabin. GM really needs to fix that. No argument here. The Blazer can definitely do 190 kilowatts. And the session's gonna end right around 95 kilowatts. It also tells us that this is a 400 volt car. You can see the voltage is at 400 near the top of the pack, which also validates our nominal voltage. And finally, I have a hunch that today's charging session was limited by thermal issues because it was 90 some degrees. Okay, there it went. Car says it is charged. See if it's already disconnected. Yep, sure has. Here's your final onscreen result from the charging session. But my receipt from GM showed almost $2 less, which is what I was actually charged as well. But either way, that's the MyChevrolet app at IANA. And I think you can use the HondaLink app to enable some of these chargers, but I never did because I don't trust its functionality. Okay, back to the Elite comparison. I know that was a tangent. The timeline skewed into this tangent. Surround vision is available on both. The torque number is about half. Dynamic drive modes. I have normal, sport, snow, and ice. Then I can customize and obviously the wide open watts. The wheels on the Elite are very close at 21 by 9.5. I also have a self-sealing Michelin tire. The ground clearance definitely has me beat. We got 8.1 in the Elite, whereas the Blazer EV SS is 7.5. Approach and departure angles are definitely gonna be better because of that higher ground clearance. Curb weight, the Elite's probably got me beat there. Welcome light. This is the Elite and this is the Blazer. So the Elite wins there. The rear kick sensor. You kick on the Prologue and the Blazer, well. Illuminated footwells. No welcome light, but I do have the footwells. Illuminated beverage holders. Yes on the Elite and no for me. So if you're into lighting, I think the Elite's gonna be the winner. Illuminated door panels. Again, just the Elite, but with all that lighting, you would think the charge port was illuminated. It's not, but it is in the Blazer. I don't have key cards, but I'm not really gonna miss them. Automatic dimming rear view mirror. I do have, I also have a digital rear view mirror that I have access to. And finally, the 110 volt rear console power outlet. I don't have that, but instead I have. Hi, this is Barbara with General Motors Energy. I'm reaching out about your brand new Blazer EV. We're excited to offer you faster home charging solutions. And did you know your EV can also serve as a backup power source during outages? To learn more and unlock these powerful features, give us a call back at 833-647-6937 and select option one. So of course, to make the final comparison, I chose elementary school chicken scratch and color coding for our low res charge. Whose idea was this? Blue is minus and red is plus. I'll just go through it. The Elite has a welcome light, a beverage holder light and a light in the door. The leg room in the Elite is more in the front and the same in the back. The Elite has wireless car play, a 110 volt outlet. It's 500 pounds lighter. There are key cards. It has six tenths of an inch more ground clearance and it has a better approach and departure angle. Whereas kick to open is more difficult to operate than the stand there and wait for the four beeps in the Blazer, you can let me know your thoughts in the comments. You lose 30 miles of range. You lose 327 horsepower and 317 pound feet of torque. You lose 2000 pounds of towing. Blazer can tow 3,500 pounds. The Elite is only 1,500. You have HondaLink, which is a curse to humanity, whereas my Chevrolet is reasonably functional. You lose drive modes in the Elite. No snow and ice, customization or wide open watts. The Elite has a 21 inch wheel instead of a 22. It does not have vehicle to home. You lose two inches of headroom in the front and one inch of headroom in the rear. Somehow the Blazer has more headroom. I can't make sense of it either. There's no charge port light on the Elite as well. So extremely poor elementary school, low res chart complete, except for streaming of course, which we all know can't be done in the Prologue at all. And if you're shopping for one or the other, there may be one specific feature that you don't need or are definitely looking for and we can dive deeper, starting with the Prologue. The Prologue Elite gets 21 inch wheels instead of 19, like the Touring. All Prologue Elites have black door handles, regardless of body color and body color handles come on the Touring model. There are two NFC cards you can use to lock and unlock your vehicle that aren't included with the Touring model. Cooled seats are standard on the Elite and not available on the Touring model. There's a 120 volt outlet in the rear seat. The Elite also gets heated wiper zones, welcome lights, illuminated footwells, beverage holders and door panels, and a heads up display. And finally, you can swipe your foot under the rear bumper to open the tailgate on Touring and Elite trims. With the EX trim, you lose the fog lights, the moon roof, the power tailgate, roof rails, leather wrapped steering wheel, auto dimming rear view mirror, leather seats, seat memory, power seats, and the 12 speaker Bose system. So let's talk about wireless car play and the Bose audio systems, because the system in the Blazer EV is not the same as the system in the Prologue. And even that has layers. The base stereo in the Blazer is a six speaker Bose where the SS gets eight. The EX Prologue has six speakers, but it's 12 in the Elite and Touring. So that's the difference there. But now we have to talk about car play, which is a wifi connection. Yes, it's wifi. It connects through Bluetooth and then uses a wifi connection. Does it degrade the audio? I hope so, because if not, the Prologue stereo has four more speakers and I can't explain or figure out where the extra sound might be going. But I've done all the tests and I think I've got it figured out. There's one speaker in the door of each of the four doors of the Blazer. There are two speakers in each of the rear doors of the Prologue, one speaker in each of the front doors. And then you've got two dashboard mounted tweeters that are visible on each side of the Prologue dash. While there's just a mystery in the front of the Blazer, but I would assume since four of the speakers are visible, the other four live in the front dash. So the backseat rider is gonna get a little more high end in the Prologue while the Blazer's front passengers will get most of the audio. So if you've just recorded something in your recording studio and you wanna go out in the vehicle and have a listening session to test the master recording, the backseat of the Blazer is not the best for you. But let's be honest, no place in either one of these cars are. And I can't find the wattage of either one of these stereos online. Help me out in the comments if you could, but I'll just show you what I do to make them sound good. These are my equalizer settings in the Prologue. And I turn each of the three available knobs down to prevent a muddy sound at higher volumes. This is how an EQ should look and basically the more adjustments, the better. I can't turn any of them up because some of these knobs, knob, increase parts of the frequency that create a very muddy sound. That said, the high end is the highlight of the Prologue's stereo. And it's pretty crisp once it's dialed in. My test song was nothing but a G thing by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg because it's repetitive and easy to benchmark. And Dr. Dre is one of the all-time kings of audio, hence the headphone brand. I tested it in both the Prologue and the Blazer. Here are my EQ settings for the Blazer. It's still a quest for a less muddy sound, but the treble actually needs a boost here to create a crispy output. Finally, the volume in the Blazer seems to be higher overall. And in my opinion, it has something to do with carplay and the fact that the audio is being streamed to the phone and then sent via Wi-Fi to the vehicle. 30 to 35% is my optimal listening volume in the Blazer with no carplay, while it's closer to 50% in the Prologue. Overall, the Blazer stereo gets a B plus and I give the Prologue a B minus. And Honda makes trim levels easy. Always has. So let's talk Blazer trims, which are the opposite. The LT has a manual liftgate, doesn't offer rain-sensing wipers or heated wiper park. And the comfort and convenience package stuff is optional. Eight-way power driver's seat with lumbar, six-way power passenger seat with lumbar, both heated, Evotex material, that's your vegan leather, wireless charger, heated wrapped steering wheel, auto-dimming interior rear view mirror, say that three times fast. All the things on the outside mirrors and a power liftgate. The moonroof is available, but not included on the LT. Roof rails are silver, wheels are 19-inch. On the RS, the convenience and driver confidence package adds heads-up display, digital rear view, heated rear seats and heated wiper park. And I'm skipping a lot of stuff on this chart because GM makes the shopping process unnecessarily hard by listing after-sale accessories as packages like the cargo convenience package. The exterior choreography LED lighting isn't available on the LT because there's no front light bar, but there are a couple packages that add the light bar. My SS got the all-season tires, not the performance summer option, thank goodness. The mirror stuff can be had on the LT, but there's no mirror indicators. Super Cruise is standard on the SS, but can be had on every trim. The LT would need a dozen upgrades, making it smarter to just upgrade to the RS or SS if you want to get it. And just to clarify, this is as good a time as any to point out the RS rear wheel drive trim is no longer available if it ever was. If you've got one, let me know in the comments. Another significant difference between the Prologue and the Blazer SS is the rear wheel drive bias. It definitely changes the acceleration feel and driving dynamics. It's also fun to point out that the 2025 Prologue EX Lease for $209 a month is an ad on this Blazer info I looked up. My favorite option on the LT trim is the white roof. It gives a super legit K5 old school type of vibe, and I think it's a great alternative to the moonroof. Another easy way to identify the SS is with a black painted roof, and it makes mine look like a tuxedo, even more than my Prologue or Ocean or Model Y did for that matter. No matter what package you add, you can't get the ventilated seats on the LT. The eight speaker stereo is standard on the SS. It's six for the others as standard equipment. Climate control is single zone on the LT, and the LT is also the only way to get cloth seats, but there's no ambient lighting. Driver's seats are six way manual on the base LT without the comfort and convenience package, eight way power on the other two, but you can add lumbar to the LT. The flat bottom wrapped steering wheel is standard on SS and RS trims. The steering wheel on the Prologue is round, no matter what trim, and no driver's seat memory on the LT. Enhanced parking assist is part of Super Cruise. Heated steering wheel is standard on RS and SS trims. This one hurts a little bit, but no universal home remote on the LT, and I really like that feature. The technical name for my seats is Adrenaline Red Perforated Evotex. The SS trim can tow 3,500 pounds, except you're gonna need an aftermarket tow hitch. The suspension on the SS is fully independent, and you can tell. LT and RS get 85 kilowatt hour batteries. It's 102 on the SS. Dual level charge cord is an add-on accessory and was listed on my window sticker for $295, but I didn't get one. And of course, I notified the dealer that I didn't get one, and they told me to come pick it up. So I headed up there. So here's what I got. This is the box that it came in, and it was in this bag, but this is what I ended up with. And as you can see, we're missing something here. Nothing to go into there. These are completely separate parts from GM that you need to order, and the part numbers have changed. So this is your 515. This is your 1450, and this is the brick. But when I went to pick it up, I just got the brick. It took me forever to find these actual parts, because when you type this in, this doesn't come up right. You would think this would be one thing, but it's not. However, when you type in the old part number for this, which is what I found online, because I found these for sale online, different places, just this single thing. When you type that in, it changes to this part number. So it was a trip to see Harper to get the original part, and then another mailing of these two adapters that go with it. So in the event you were supposed to get a dual charge cord and you didn't, you're probably gonna end up without these. The actual units that come in the car have these, but the replacement part does not. So be very careful to check your Maroni sticker and make sure that you weren't charged for one if you didn't get one, or if you were charged for one, that you open the box before you leave the dealer, because these might not be in there. And speaking of charging, the SS trim adds battery range of 20 miles, which is due to the larger battery, and also adds voltage, which means it adds charging speed. Can this vehicle charge at 190 kilowatts? But why would it charge faster? It's all down to the battery pack size. Remember, the Altium platform can be charged extremely fast, but it all depends on the number of cells. Okay, I know, that was a lot. Charging speed is measured in kilowatts. Kilowatts are measured by amps times volts, and amps is to charger as volts is to car. Volts are calculated by adding the total voltage of each cell together. So the more batteries, that means the more voltage. The more voltage, the higher the number that comes out multiplied when it's time to charge in number of kilowatts. 85 kilowatt hour pack in the Prologue with a 288 volt nominal voltage. Let's look up what the 102 kilowatt hour pack in the Blazer is. And thanks to the fact that the Altium platform is in every GM, all I need to do is find another GM with that 102 kilowatt hours. Oh wait, it's the Lyric. So there's our nominal pack voltage, 345 volts. And as we know with the Prologue, all you have to do is multiply volts times the amperage of the charger to get around what your charging maximum will be. And we have completely explained the 190 kilowatt maximum. 288 divided by 345, that's 83.4. 85 divided by 102 is 83.3. Final test, 155 divided by 190 is 81.5, which is definitely close enough. So the charging speed of the Blazer SS is faster than the Prologue, but that doesn't mean it adds miles at a faster rate. And the Prologue has to be more efficient, right? Today, we're gonna see the difference between the Blazer EB and the Honda Prologue as far as efficiency. And we're gonna use route 43 and 857 in Pennsylvania to do it. I'm in the Prologue, there's no drive modes, both highway and two-lane road driving. We'll get an efficiency number right at the speed limit. Right now, I'm coming up on a 45 zone, so I'm gonna set at 45. Even though I just had a really dangerous motorcyclist pass me at 100 miles an hour. Now we're turning onto 857, and we're just gonna follow whatever the speed limit signs are. The reason we're using 857 and 43 is because traffic is almost always light on these roads, and you can pretty much do the speed limit no matter what. Right now in the Prologue, it's 1 p.m., and we'll do the same thing in the Blazer. Turn here. And then we'll hop back onto 43. We'll go the speed limit into Morgantown. And then once we hit the highway, we'll take 68 West to Sabreton, and I'll end the trip there. 73 is the setting on the climate control. In a half mile, take exit four for West Virginia 7 towards Sabreton. And for the 18 and a half mile stretch, we ended up at 3.5 miles per kilowatt hour. Same test, but in the Blazer. We've got our trip meters ready, and I will reset when we get to exit eight. Onto the ramp, reset, trip two. The default baseline in the Blazer EV was 2.8 miles per kilowatt hour, so that's what it expects to get. The Prologue expects three, and we're gonna head right back down Big Six Road onto 857, which somehow is mapped on Super Cruise, and we're gonna Super Cruise our way. Looks like we got some chickens there in the back of that one. Same deal. There's your 45, and there's your 45. I took Big Six Road to 857, turned back onto 43 at the Ganz Road intersection, hopped back on the exit ramp, turned on the Super Cruise, walked on down 43, hopped onto 68, set the cruise to the speed limit, and at the Sabreton exit, same distance as the Prologue, I was at three miles per kilowatt hour, where the Prologue did 3.5. But that test was at different speeds on mixed roads, even though the conditions were identical. What about at 70 miles per hour? So here's my town, and over here is a Sheetz. This Sheetz has a Tesla Supercharger, which we can definitely charge at to test how fast this thing actually charges. But in order for me to get to 190 kilowatts, I need to be pretty low in the pack. I'd say 25%, and I-68 East would be equivalent to a range test that I've already done in the Prologue to compare the actual efficiency. And the last time I tested the range in the Prologue, I took the 219 exit on I-68 East, and then I turned around. That's what we're gonna do. Now, I believe the temperature today is a little bit higher, 88 degrees today, and it was 73 degrees or so last time. Well, I need to drive to the 219 exit and back to test my 70 mile per hour range, and then when I get back to Sabreton, hopefully I'll be low enough to test the charging speeds. I've got it preconditioning the cabin, and these are the backseat Prologue cup holders. 212, 62%, this is where I wanna go. Dropped pin, there it is. As I back out of my driveway, I just want you to hear the absolutely no noises. You see the red? The violation, violation, violation. You hear how there's no sound, and my butt is vibrating. Lots of vibrating in the seat, especially on the right-hand side of the seat. And I obviously have my number one, which will lower the garage door, and the 360 view is fantastic. It's not huge, it's not super high res, but man, does it help. Also just wanted to show that I'm exact, dead on 38, 38, 42, 42 pressures, so we'll get a really good, legitimate test. Reset, trip two. Let's see what happens. Top of Cooper's Rock Hill. Looking beautiful, not efficient. 1.9, 8.4 miles, 2.4. I have the climate set at 73, because the temperature is 90 instead of 73 from when I did the other test, but I also never need to go any lower than this because of the cooled seats. So six of one, half a dozen of the other. I do have about the same amount of climate on, but this is how I'm comfortable. And in the prologue on this type of day, it would be set at 70. So I've just set it at my comfortable setting, and I am the same human no matter what car I'm in. When you have autopilot, a lane ending like this can be a problem, like right here. The white lines end, the Tesla would just start centering itself in this massive lane. In two miles, take exit 14A for US 219 South toward Oakland. But Super Cruise is mapped, so it doesn't do that. Hey Google, end route. Stopping navigation. Hey Google, navigate to home. For help with that, first you'll need to allow personal results in this car. When it's safe, you can go ahead and make the change in assistant settings. Hey Google, navigate to home. Home, all right. I gotta get out and get a picture here, but I have to press that if I wanna keep my data. And we're not doing too well at the 219 scenic overlook as I'm turning around to get back on the interstate. 2.2 miles per kilowatt hour. Morgantown, 41 miles. Super Cruise is all on set at 70. We'll be auto lane changing our way back. Let me see if I can get an example of why I like Super Cruise so much. So this is completely hands-off. I don't touch, as long as I'm looking and it knows I'm looking right there, I don't have to touch the wheel at all. Now that's really cool, but the coolest thing about Super Cruise is that I don't have to completely accept its current path. I can divert from the path a little bit if I want to and still get the results that Super Cruise wants. See, look, here's a big pothole. I'll just go around it. The light stayed green the entire time because I continue to look and it gives me that leeway to live within the lane. Same thing here. We got another one coming up. I wanna dodge it. Completely dodged it. Now it did turn blue there, but I didn't get a beep and I didn't get a warning and my passenger would have had no idea that that happened. That right there would have disengaged autopilot completely. And as we cross the Cheat Lake Bridge, I think what we are about to learn today is that form factor is more important when it comes to aerodynamics than horsepower. I don't think it's gonna stay at 27, which would make it the same as the Prologue, but I am counting on two six. All right, here is your verdict. We are coming up on the Sabreton exit and I believe it was 85 miles for the Prologue test. We'll definitely be able to check and see, but at 85 miles, I am right here at 2.6 miles per kilowatt. I'm still recording because the superchargers are right there and now we have to test that. So I'm going to go to charging, fast charge prep start and we've done that now. And of course I am taking the pull over one, not any of the other ones, even though they're all empty. So I am not blocking anyone. This is what I recommend that you do if you have a left-hand front EV. This is the routine when it comes to this, controls, charge port door. It is definitely faster than the Prologue. There is no question. I'm at 173, 174 at 33%. I pressed fast charge prep right before we got here, 176. So I believe there is probably more to get and obviously we're at 34, not 10, 177. So yeah, there's more to get. So yes, 190 is definitely going to be possible. There's 179, 180, 181. And the bad news here is that after I got to 181, which was my highest rate, I attempted to shoot a time-lapse and it did not save to my camera roll. But luckily I started taking screenshots at 50%. The funny thing is between 32% where I plugged in and 80% where the session ended, it was exactly 30 minutes, which gives us a great opportunity to compare the number of kilowatt hours I got at 30 minutes for my Iona session, which was two kilowatt hours less. And if we want to believe the guess-o-meter, I had 107 miles of range when I plugged in and 267 miles when I unplugged. That's 160 miles in 30 minutes or 320 miles per hour. And assuming this part is an estimate, here's the charge curve. Now, if you notice, I didn't close the charge port door because I won't have to. Brake, reverse. After the charge, I'm at home and I'm parked and here's the sound it's making because I discharged it to 80% when it was 90 degrees out. And if you remember from my highway efficiency video, I also did a session that was exactly 30 minutes in the prologue. At the beginning of that charging session, I had 37 miles of range and after 30 minutes, it was 211 miles, which gives me a figure of 348 miles per hour in the prologue. Obviously, the two sessions weren't exactly the same because in the Blazer, I went from 32% to 80% and in the prologue, it was 13% to 73%. So the prologue was lower in the pack, which would give it a little advantage. But since it's really close and it's all back of the napkin math anyway, based on the Nemesis range-o-meter, I do feel safe concluding that the prologue and the Blazer SS each add about the same amount of range in 30 minutes at a supercharger. And while the Blazer SS has more power, it's also a little tiny bit better when it comes to drag coefficient, making our net result for 70 mile per hour efficiency, 2.7 miles per kilowatt hour on the prologue versus 2.6 for the Blazer SS. And at this point, I think we've got enough data to get some conclusions drawn. Comfort, you kind of got to give it to the Blazer because they don't have the SS trim as an option and it's really comfortable inside. Convenience, I've got to go with the prologue. And even if it's just for one reason, it's the power button. You know when your vehicle is on or off. Sometimes you step out of the Blazer and you're not ready to turn it off. Maybe you're at a charging station. I have to press that if I want to keep my data. And that's really going to make you annoyed until you get used to it. Also the convenience of the manual charge port door is enough for it to take the cake as well. Practicality, I'm going to give this one to the prologue. It's a little bit better of a use of space and the materials have been selected for a practical reason. Utility, the Blazer EV SS does have that higher towing and the vehicle to home. So I kind of got to give that to the Blazer as well. Range, obviously the Blazer EV SS has more range than any of the other trims of any of the other vehicles. But efficiency is definitely going to go to the prologue. Interior materials, that's the Blazer for sure. There's just too much piano black in the prologue if not for any other reason. Also the Ecotec Adrenaline seats in the Blazer SS are luxury almost. They lack a little bit in the bolstering department but otherwise they're extremely high quality and very comfortable seats. Cost and value are both going to go to the prologue. The prologue can be found for lower cost in basically every way. And because of that, it offers more overall value. Ride quality, I'm going to go ahead and give the Blazer the win on this one because the independent suspension on the Blazer SS is really good and still pretty comfortable. Technology goes to the Blazer because of the streaming services and the larger screen. And the MyChevrolet app really pushes the Blazer into the win column here. It really feels high tech in the Blazer even if it's just because of the larger screens. Handling, I'm going to give this one to the prologue because they did tune the suspension more stiff for better handling. Performance is a no brainer. The Blazer SS is going to get this one. Service, same deal. Honda's had trouble finding people to service the prologue because it's not a Honda. And brand recognition and reputation are going to be a split. We're going to give brand recognition to the Blazer, obviously, because it's a very popular name that goes back decades and many, many different iterations. Whereas reputation is definitely going to go to Honda. A lot of prologue buyers knew they were getting a GM but still had that Honda trust. Infotainment, I'm going to give this point to the Honda very confidently because of wireless car play. Also an extremely easy decision for ergonomics. That's definitely going to go to the Honda. It was designed to be as easy as possible for anyone, especially a first-time EV owner. If the prologue was a person, its job may be a CPA. It got the least credit, value for money, efficiency, everything you need, nothing you don't. If the Model Y was an appliance, the prologue answers the question, what if my Maytag had car play? That said, the prologue knows how to listen. So let's test the Blazer together to see if it can. I haven't connected my car to Bluetooth yet. I've got 2,000 miles. It's probably time to do that. Hey Google, call Shane. Okay, calling Shane. You're my first phone call in the Blazer. How do I sound? Further away. It sounds like I'm further away? Yeah, so like you put your phone on like in the table. That's about how you sound. Okay, let me try something else. How about now, how do I sound? Any different? No, not super different. Out of five, what do we got? 4.4. 4.4, I love it. So if the Blazer was a person, it could be the same CPA or anyone from HR to marketing with a shroud of mystery. And it's also a little bit because of the name. Almost anyone could have a really fond memory of a Blazer in the past and want some of that nostalgia in their current car. But the Blazer SS is an enthusiast. I won't spoil the type, just whatever you picture when you think enthusiast. Numbers, facts, history, highlights, breakdowns. There's something this person knows a lot about. And like it or not, if you're in their presence, they're talking to you about it right now. And for the sake of this video, they probably feel that way about their Blazer SS. I would call the prologue club Honda Plus because Honda enthusiasts will welcome you and they won't say anything negative about the fact that you're an imposter, at least while you're in the room. But you're also right at home with the EV enthusiasts because they know you've got a one-off. Either way, both the Honda and the EV enthusiasts will invite you to the party. The EV enthusiast knows that your prologue is a GM and GM has been doing really well with EVs from a if-it-ain't-broke perspective. The approach is something like if it works in here, just put it in everything. And this was a proof of concept. And they've only really built one other EV and that's the Hummer. The rest were just, what parts can we take from each one of these two that we've built to build the rest of our lineup? Everything in the Blazer is borrowed from one or the other. Let's take the motors from the Hummer and the software from the Bolt and put some screens in between. It's also how the prologue's built. If you're a Honda person, and trust me, I know, I'm a Honda person, the whole point of the Honda is cheap and efficient for the sake of cheap and efficient. Typically, that is one with above-average fuel economy and above-average resale value. With the prologue, it's one with phenomenal fuel economy and unbelievably low payment. Either way, the prologue is doing the prologue's job. It's being a Honda. And the Blazer does all those things as well. But the Blazer SS transcends EV culture. I had a conversation with a rural truck owner. We speak to each other every time we see each other. He works at my local grocery store. What the hell is that? Was his reaction to my Blazer SS. I started talking about all the statistics, how fast it is. And when I got to the zero to 60 time, he said, what the hell do you have under there? And I have a prepared answer for this. Two electric motors. You could see the light bulb come on. I continued, the Corvette is the only Chevy that can beat this in a race. He replied with an expletive. But he wasn't reacting to what I said. He was just staring at it. After a few more seconds, he asked, electric, huh? That don't even matter if it's that dang fast. His final question, how big are those wheels? And by that point, I knew he no longer cared about the fact that it was electric. He wanted to know more. And this guy made fun of my Tesla and my Ocean, and he didn't notice my prologue, frankly. But the wheels, the horsepower, the SS badge, and the bow tie transcend EV culture. So I've lost the anonymity of the rural and enthusiast communities, but Japanese car drivers could not give a single hoot about my existence in the blazer. The same woman who would cut me off and beep at me in the prologue just let me go ahead of her and rolled down her window to let me know she's just gonna enjoy checking out my sweet ride. I have never seen such a polar opposite set of observations from what is essentially the exact same car. All right, 20 reasons, quick rundown. The prologue leases are insane. However, 0% financing is available on the GMs regularly. If you're loyal to Honda, that's a reason to go with the prologue, obviously. But if you like a little bit of spice, the SS trim, definitely not available in any type of capacity when it comes to the Honda version. The conservative styling in the prologue is very regular, but the air vents in the blazer will make a difference if you live in a hot or cold climate, as they are much more adjustable. Yes, air vents is a reason to buy the blazer. Apple CarPlay, you can only get it on the prologue. It's definitely a legitimate reason, and even if all of the other reasons don't matter. What? Screens. The prologue has a 110 volt outlet in the elite trim, but the blazer has vehicle to home. The prologue has a manual charge port door. That's a reason to get it. But the MyChevrolet app is way better than the HondaLink app. I want to give you a zero. If you like the power button, that's a reason to get the prologue, because there's no power button in the blazer, which I would also argue is a reason to get the blazer. The prologue has ABC options. That's the home charger with some money, the portable charger with some money, and the $750 at EVgo. The blazer gets three years of OnStar though. That's right, everything. That's the low jack option, and the premium this, and the wifi that, and the hotspot this. All of it is free for three years. The prologue is definitely a one-off. There's no more contract. After this model, it's over. But if you like reliable service, there's probably way more likelihood that a trained technician will exist at your local dealership if you have the blazer. The prologue has outsold the blazer basically since it existed, which makes it more you want, you, you can do so, you, you do, you can, you, you want, you want. Common. Real rappers, it's hard to find. The blazer would be a little bit more rare. The ergonomics in the interior of the prologue are better appointed. However, the blazer is a blazer. Oh, that's a blazer. The blazer is a cool name. The prologue has more ground clearance, but the blazer has more available towing. The prologue boasts a simple daily user experience, whereas the blazer has available drive modes and customization so you can make the driving experience your own. The Honda prologue's ambient lighting is a little bit cooler, but in the blazer, there are higher quality interior materials available and there's less piano black. The prologue's exterior was designed by Honda and the blazer's exterior is a living, breathing example of the current GM design language. The prologue is a little tiny bit shorter, a little tiny bit taller, and offers more driver leg room. The blazer is a little tiny bit longer, a little tiny bit shorter, and offers more headroom, ironically. If you buy a prologue, you will own the first volume EV from Honda in the United States. And conversely, the blazer SS is the fastest available SS model ever. I won't talk about the Cobalt SS. The Honda prologue, while having a less slippery drag coefficient, is slightly more efficient overall, but the blazer has a softer tuned ride. But those are hopefully 20 reasons why you should get either one. And of course, now it's time for me to say goodbye to the prologue. I didn't sell it because I didn't like it. And if I didn't like it, I wouldn't have replaced it with essentially the same car, just more horsepower. I had a 7.7% interest loan and a 10.50 a month payment. I had to sell another vehicle to get out from under the equity and that wasn't quite all of it. My sale to Carvana on July 9th was $28,000. My blazer EV was $58,000 out the door. And even though I borrowed $4,000 more, the loan is at 0.9% for 72 months instead of 7.7 for 60, which makes the monthly payment on the blazer 7.72. Yes, I could have leased, but the lease deals weren't great on the blazer and my wife will not lease a car. If you had $58,000, would you get something else? Do you think I made a mistake? And are you mad that I sold my prologue, even though I still have the exact same car, just more horsepower? Let me know your thoughts, your experiences, and what you drive down below. How does the SS ride compared to the ZDX Type S? Funny enough, I've got a ZDX video coming soon. Subscribe so you don't miss it. I haven't driven the Type S yet, but I would assume very similar. If you have a Type S and you'd like for me to drive it, please let me know in the comments or reach out. And as far as Waze, Google actually bought Waze in 2013. And if you navigate with Google, I get objects in road, police, construction, and a couple other notifications as well if I navigate through Google Maps. It also suggests faster routes very well and offers alternate routes live on screen throughout a trip. But admittedly, I never was a Waze user. Am I missing something by not using Waze? Let me know your thoughts down below. How do you like the extra power? I don't use it very much, but when I do, I absolutely appreciate it. Does it make a big difference over the 290 horse the prologue had? I think Palpatine can sum up how the Blazer feels. I'd think the SS would be a bit stiffer as it's a sportier car. Lucky for me, it's not a car. It's a massive SUV. And because there's so much surface area, it feels a lot less stiff than it is. Carplay has been very good to me, but I'm willing to switch. If the Google system is good enough, it's definitely good enough. I've got 2000 miles of road trips on this car already. And while the Blazer has forced me to learn how to use the Google navigation, now that I have, it's fabulous. I haven't had to look at my phone yet. I really appreciate you watching this video to the end. It took 2000 miles from the Blazer, two months and over 200 hours of research, editing and filming to produce this video. Anything you'd like to do, like, subscribe. Thank you so much for your support. You can join Patreon or become a YouTube member. If you wanna go a step further, you'll get early access to videos in return. I have an entire catalog playlist in order of importance about the prologue right here. And you can check out my opinion of the Blazer compared to my other EVs over there. Subscribe for more and we'll see you on the next one. Smash the like button. Thank you.