![]() The Market is the market.Ĭar and Driver thrashed it around and found it had excellent handling. Shipping costs must eat into the near-slave-labor rates in China. Yet the Envision is the most expensive one. They are also made in China alongside the Envision there. Mine was made in MX, although most of the ones on the dealer lots were from Canada. The '18 Equinox shares a chassis with the Envision & Terrain (D2XX platform). Pretty much just oil changes and tire rotations for the first 3 years. Leasing (39 months) means its under warranty and I can decide just to give it back at the conclusion. GM rebates of $3k and an additional GM credit card rebate of $3k more meant I gave the Equinox a hard look, and I got a great lease deal on an LT model with a few options (AWD, heated seats, side collision alert, power liftgate, etc.). This is the most popular type of vehicle in the U.S., crossovers of this size, and there are plenty of choices. This is all I have for now as I have only driven the Equinox on several occasions. AND this 3rd gen "AWD" is better than the 2nd gen "2WD" and my buddy is getting that better MPG as well. A nice touch that has been in some of the Equinox's competition for some time now.įuel economy is EPA'd better in this 1.5T compared to the 2.4L. A cost cutting measure that all MFG's are doing w/o hurting overall quality.Ĭargo area seems similar between the two gen's however, the rear hatch area has convenient pull levers to lower the rear seatbacks. In addition to the interior materials, I don't care for the seat fabric in any new vehicle today(including my own vehicle) and other than a leather option, there is NO other upgraded/optional cloth material and the Equinox is no different compared to its predecessor. However, the center box is still HUGE as before. On the standard interior for example, the center console box cover is a hard rubber covering instead of the vinyl/stitched covering(nicer) from the 2nd gen, making it feel/look cheap(er). Some interior materials are still the hard plastics from the 2nd gen such as door panel plastic where you rest your arm(out the window). Yes, there are interior function difference for example, the rear seat don't slide for/aft due to the fact that they fold further down into the floor to give the cargo are a flat floor.an improvement! However, this is a good machine like the last generation. I'm less impressed as they feel the same and more like a reskinned & redesigned interiored carryover. I was hugely impressed with the 2nd gen Equinox/Terrain(SIL also owns a Terrain) for how good they were when new. Interior room and comfort seems as though this vehicle, even though it's a complete redesign, feels more like a step sideways than a makeover.again, in a good way. And I have seen this a lot with this 3rd gen. What I have noticed with this 3rd gen Equinox across the board, on dealer lots as well as in some video reviews on Youtube is that the chrome exterior door trim is not lined up correctly especially on the passenger side. I believe the automotive PRESS measures the 1.5T to be slower than the previous 2.4L but, you'd be hard pressed to know it. But, it's fine for everydayness and smooth/responsive on the hiwy. I guess I might notice T-lag under hard(er) to WOT acceleration. Under normal acceleration, it's just fine and I don't really notice any turbo lag. Standard 4 cyl(1.5T) powertrain is still quiet(to my ears) and reasonable responsive while having less HP but, more TQ. It feels solid and quiet with similar door slam and tight ride & handling which is very absorbent over broken pavement and one of the nicest in this segment. I'll start out by saying that this new 2018/3rd gen feels very much like the 2nd gen in a very good way. I may make some references to the previous gen(2nd gen) Equinox but not really compare to it's competition as I haven't driven them in some time. Here are some of my views of this new for '18 GM offering. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year.So, my buddy sold his 2011 Equinox 2.4 LT 2WD and bought a '18 Equinox AWD listed in the title. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. Our subscribers provide great insights into their satisfaction by answering one simple question: If they had it to do all over again, would they definitely buy or lease the same model? In addition, respondents also rate their cars in six categories: driving experience, comfort, value, styling, audio, and climate systems. To learn about satisfaction, CR has collected survey data from our annual survey on more than half a million vehicles.
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