![]() ![]() ![]() The body sides get various creases and character lines, while the wheel arches are much less pronounced than before. Stacked vertical taillights have been replaced by horizontal lamps that are visually connected by a full-width crease across the liftgate. The new model is only 0.9 inch lower and 0.1 inch wider, but it appears more squat. The redesigned face closely aligns the Equinox with new Chevy styling seen on the Cruze, the Malibu, and the Traverse. The headlights no longer encroach into the hood’s territory, and the grille, which now features active shutters, is higher and wider. The new Equinox isn’t knockout gorgeous-what small crossover is?-but the fresh styling imparts a restrained, handsome look, like a post-haircut Gordon Hayward. There is a smidge of body movement, specifically some dive during hard braking, but overall the suspension is firm and well damped, largely keeping disturbances to a minimum. The cabin is quiet, the sense of isolation enhanced by a chassis and suspension setup that’s more refined than in the previous Equinox. Engaging the AWD system also cures the torque steer, but in either mode the 2.0T feels legitimately quick, significantly more so than the 1.5T. One need not come to a stop to engage the rear axle, and once the button is pressed, all-wheel drive will remain engaged even if the car is turned off and restarted. If the car senses wheel slippage, it triggers an alert on the instrument cluster suggesting that the driver switch to all-wheel drive, which is accomplished by pressing a button on the center console. And when it is, there’s a noticeable amount of torque steer, because all-wheel-drive Equinoxes like the one we drove default to front-drive by decoupling the rear axle in the interest of fuel economy. The Equinox is positioned in Chevrolet's crossover SUV lineup between the more affordable Trax and Trailblazer and the pricier Blazer and Traverse. The lower power peaks make more sense for a small SUV that’ll likely spend most of its time tooling around town-it’s better when the oomph is easily accessible.īoosted engines can have turbo lag, and, foot to the floor in the Equinox, there’s a definite pause before the bowstring is released. The price rises to 26,900 and 30,100 for the midrange LT and RS trims, respectively, and it climbs to 31,000 for the Premier trim. The 2.0’s output reaches 252 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 260 lb-ft of torque at 2500 rpm versus the previous V-6’s 301 horses at 6500 rpm and 272 lb-ft at 4800 rpm. After years of living under a dark cloud in the United States, 2015 was shaping. The base, turbocharged 1.5-liter inline-four with its modest 170 horsepower might trigger flashbacks, but the optional 2.0-liter turbo that replaces the previous 3.6-liter V-6 as the step-up choice has much more life, and it pairs with a new nine-speed automatic transmission that is smooth and well programmed. The 2018 Equinox diesel is a fuel miser extraordinaire with highway fuel economy of 43 mpg and range of 670 miles. ![]() The new 2018 model wants to suppress those memories with a revamped engine lineup. ![]()
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