![]() ![]() When you think about this crossover, think of a vertically enhanced sedan.īut the Equinox, especially compared to its competition, suffers from a lack of utility. Close your eyes (for a sec, anyway) and you could swear that you’re driving a very inviting and easy-riding car.Īnd, if your daily (or almost daily) driving involves transporting two babies or very young kids, and/or less than four people total, the dynamics, style, and convenience of the Equinox may be all you need. The suspension is compliant and unobtrusive. Steering is light and can be managed with mere fingers. Meanwhile the 3-liter, 264-horsepower, V6 engine enjoys its work and sings a nice song at high RPMs. I’m five-foot-eight and could raise the electric seat aplenty, and the added height gave me an uncharacteristic but appealing, ute-like perch. I encountered a meaty, driver-oriented steering wheel, clear instrumentation, and a sleek, enveloping cowl that houses the navigation/entertainment/communication screen (and the GM-signature button overload). From behind the wheel, my tester vehicle ($33,640), a gussied up, all-wheel-drive, “2LT” version felt as intimate and sporty as an SUV-let can feel. Open the driver’s door and again, car-ishness is everywhere. Plus the Equinox strikes a compact stance, and the numbers bear out the notion: At 15-plus feet (188 inches), the Chevy is shorter than a Toyota Camry sedan. The Equinox unquestionably succeeds at the former: Its exterior looks like a second skin pulled over proportionate and brawny shoulders and chest-the front end, fenders, and hood swell in appealing ways. Too bad I don’t want to wear-or drive-something resembling an Italian suit every single day.Ī crossover is a blend of car and sport-utility vehicle, and is meant to provide families and empty-nester types with the best of both worlds: Car-like sensations with SUV-style usefulness. The leather driver’s seat hugged, the interior cocooned, the handsome exterior tidily enclosed. ![]() Chevrolet’s 2012 Equinox crossover fit me like an Italian suit. ![]()
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