First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox - LeftlaneNews.com

[shwndh]

I never even considered a crossover (much less an Equinox) before I started looking at this car. Very good styling nice interior and milage is like a car! Great job GM.

[bassist4dalord]

I really like the looks of this car.

[PorscheORviper]

americans need to be buying american cars . why not put the money back in your economy. so you can stop complaining about recessions or bail outs.

[MilesPrower88]

Glad to see GM getting better.

Our 2008 Pontiac G6 is holding up amazingly, MY first car will be a newer 2004-2008 Grand Prix GT.

Also, I have no plans on ever buying a Japanese vehicle, and I am Canadian!

I talked my friend into trading his 2009 Lancer for a Pontiac G8 GT. Goodstuff.

[PIZZAGUYPOOP]

@MilesPrower88 pontiac sucks buy the HYNDAI santa fe its the best and has ALOT OF SPACE

[randy109]

My son and his wife have ordered their Equinox and should get it soon. He's an Engineer, and thinks like one too. He test drove virtually all of the "crossover" vehicles and said that to him the Equinox was the most Driver Friendly and much better than the comparable Ford and Honda models. Also, the V6 has an amazing amount of horsepower and torque while still getting pretty good mileage. I just hope the new GM V6 is as good as the old 3.8. We will see...

[MrIrreversible]

the dashboard looks like the Cadi srx

[HankFidel]

D*ck riding much? Got d*amn lol jk

[jnsleeper1]

can u get the trailer equipment with the 2.4 dohc 4 cylinder AWD

[hahano2369]

@jnsleeper1

Yes you can

[lhsraider75]

this thing is fast as hell.we got one yesterday

[MPLSTORM]

GMs trucks are good but this is a POS vehicle

[BabyButtLOL]

gm tucks suck balls the camaro is good tho

[hahano2369]

@MPLSTORM

Your a POS....i guess it wouldn't make any sense that these cars are so in demand and sales are up 89%...yes i guess they are POS....FAIL

[KatiushaVN4]

the interior looks very nice, not cheap looking as before...Much improved. Good job GM!

[ilovevsboy25]

Hondas are pretty good reliable cars, they have been for me anyways. Never had a Chevy but are they al in all pretty good cars?

[AnotherUglyMan]

They don't have the best history, but they are improving, from what I know.

[DeadofWinter321]

Plus Kia/Hyundai's quality has jumped up near Honda and Toyota. That's even better than expected.

[puffrooster]

*break

[camaroguy2496]

Id buy a Gm, ford or chrysler any day of the week before ever owning a pos jap car. Gm has definitely come back with quality. Oh and since everyone is being a little baby about bailing out GM, think of it this way. IF everyone would stop giving a shit about foreign companies and making them happy we wouldnt have had to bail out gm and chrylser, ford just got lucky.

[zoomping1]

@camaroguy2496

One thing I've always appreciated about GM in particular has been serviceability and accessibility: Every problem I've had with my old Chevy truck (and yes, I've had my share of problems with my trucks), it's easier to get parts and it's been an easy fix. Oh and btw my old Chevy still ran strong after I retired it as a farm truck: over 220, 000 miles with the original powertrain (350 V8 of course). And Ford's are definitely a pain to repair.

[DeadofWinter321]

Well the reason why people didn't buy GM and Chrysler vehicles is because they sucked. Today, they're average. Honda is still aceing (however you spell it) GM/Chrysler and barely passed Ford. Kia/Hyundai are doing better than GM and Chrysler too. Look at the new Sorento, Tuscon and Sonata. The new Sonata is definately going to be a Fusion/Malibu killer.

[jpride1127]

If you say so. I know 20 somethings that would never consider buying a Kia. Me being one of them.

[DeadofWinter321]

@jpride1127 Well, then they must be brainwashed. If someone were to choose a newer Chevy over a newer Kia (I am aware that the older Kia's sucked) then they must enjoy visiting a the garage every now and then because the new GM cars have average reliability. Kia and Hyundai are are not excellent in it but they above average in reliability according to Consumer Reports.

[bananapantie3000]

Kia and Hyundai's quality is far more outstanding then Chevys. Hyundai hires adept italian designers and engineers, and Kia recently hired a designer that worked for Audi.

[AmericanIdleNH]

and the Equinox is built on a German platform. Just like nearly every GM car in the last few years

[trollsALWAYSneedmeds]

@DeadofWinter321 stop crying about other peoples thoughts. what the hell is this? deadofwinter321tube? no dont think so, idiot. you get my point

[FrostyC5]

Xiber, EVERY GM vehicle I've owned has lasted over 140K miles with ease. Hell, the current fun car I have is an 89 Trans Am GTA with 143K on the clock WITH 8#'s of boost going through it from a Procharger. Not too shabby. The mere fact you want to gloss over a 2.3 million car recall for a MAJOR recall that can cause death proves you're just fanboi. Toyota makes good cars but don't kid yourself, they're not immune to screw ups. The self-proclaimed kings of reliability can have issues too...

[jpride1127]

@FrostyC5 Have a 2002 Yukon going on 250K and the trans just quit the other day.

[Xiber1]

Dont buy this crap, go for a Lexus or Toyota, much much better.

[LS1Hawk]

Toyota recently issues a 2.3 million vehicle recall for cars uncontrollably accelerating and GM is crap? How about all the frame rot on Tundras? Not to mention Toyota beat out every manufacturer for the most recalls for 2009.

[Xiber1]

minor issues, not a crap car like GM

Toyota, longivity, quality and reliablity is well proven, no one can dispute that not withstanding the current minor recall issues.

[LS1Hawk]

To brush off a recall that has already resulted in deaths as a "minor issue" is being naive. No manufacturer is without flaws, yet GM has been consistently putting out product like the Equinox that have received great reviews and awards for design, safety, and reliability. Take for example Buick, which is currently ranked #1 in JD Power Dependability reports.

[Xiber1]

Dont believe the magazines and other consumer groups out there, they are there to make money and detriot has been "feeding" them to get favorable reviews, compare detroit cars over the last 5, 10, 15, 20 years and no domestic car comes close to quality as the japanese cars do.

[LS1Hawk]

The media gives a pass to foreign automakers all the time. The Japanese government has even investigated Toyota in the past for quality problems, yet no one seems to know about it.

[puffrooster]

Asian cars are like cell phones and mp3 players! They are cool when they first come out and some people really want them, but after a couple years, nobody notices anymore.

If they brake, they are expensive to fix and waiting for parts is a bitch and nobody wants them anymore.

And nobody cruises the strip in a Lexus or a Toyota; nobody would notice anyway. Don't mistake my prejudice for ignorance, they are okay in Europe or Ozzy land, but I would never buy Asian trash.

[Xiber1]

wrong dude, Honda, Toyota can easily reach quarter of a million miles with no problems...............its common for Corolla to reach a million miles or more on the original engine....there are some in the Guinesses book of world records and in its museum..........No GM or Ford can claim that, they start falling apart after a few thousand miles......their max life is like 100k with hundreds of trips to the repair shop.

[puffrooster]

I do heavy haul for a living and see lots of accidents and if the car(s) involved are Asian designed, the occupants are almost always carried out in body bags.

In my early years I have had a couple Chevy's roll the clock over and start at zero again. Almost any car will last forever if you maintain it properly and take care of it.

Big American cars are better and safer; its all over for Toyota now anyway. Nodody will buy a Toyota after this debacle and now Honda is doing a recall as well!

[Xiber1]

what big American cars?

Japanese cars are bigger in every category, Lexus is bigger than Cadillac, the Camry is bigger than Ford Fusion, Corolla is bigger than Focus.Tundra is same size as any full size pick up.

[puffrooster]

the majority however are mid-size and economy cars, Xiber, you know that!

mazda's, hyundai's, mitsibushis's, or whatever, kia's...

[Xiber1]

All cars are going to be mid size and smaller from now on, no matter who makes them. Japs are experts in making small cars, GM, Ford are like a joke when making small cars.......Look at Gm now defunct Saturn, crappiest cars ever made.

[puffrooster]

Saturn owners are very happy with their cars. I never heard anything bad about them.

Japanese and Korean cars are made by Chinese slave labor and are not unionized. The North American car market fell because of the mobster controlled unions and lazy workers, not because of quality.

Your just very bias for some reason! Do you work in a Honda plant or drive a Toyota?

I only drive German, British, Italian and American cars. I won't even look at an Asian car let alone buy one; now hush!

[Xiber1]

I am a Toyota owner as well as a BMW, both which are 2004 and bought new..Previously I had a 1989 Camry, which I bought used in 1990 kept it till 2004, put on more than 300k miles on it. Car ran like a charm, used it like a mule and it kept going, sold it to someone I knew and its still running!

I am talking from exprience.

[puffrooster]

I can say the same thing about my 67 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme or my 77 Chevy Impala. And the farmer who farms my land still uses his grandfathers GMC trucks...

My Mom's Blazer has well over 600 000KM on it and we have hard winters in northern Canada; she doesn't want to give it up.

That is why I came to see this video. I'm deciding whether to get her an Equinox or a GMC Terrain. She likes the Equinox better.

But I love my mom which is why I won't buy her drive a Toyota or a Honda!

[Xiber1]

Why does a Canadian wants to support American cars?

[puffrooster]

There are many reasons!

The Camaro, the Equinox, as well as many other GM, Ford and Chrysler products are made in Canada.

We make some Toyota and Honda cars here as well I think but not enough to make a difference in the economy; just a token gesture I guess...

And where I live in can get down to -50 celcius with the wind chill and we measure snow fall by the foot. You need a reliable vehicle here or your in a world of hurt!

[scottwilkins]

Don't forget that the profit made from Toyota and Honda still is sent home to Japan, not kept here in the US. Assembly of a car is less than 1/2 of the cost. There are still a ton of well paid engineers, marketing, finance, and many others that are required to make and sell a car. Toyota and Honda only make them here to get out of the high tariffs otherwise put on their cars. It's pure politics and nothing else. The fact they build them here is a black eye to ALL of North America.

[puffrooster]

Yes, I know, scottwilkins, which is why I will never buy an Asian made vehicle of any brand.

[jpride1127]

Let's see how biased he is when that Toyota won't brake and he ends up in a body bag.

[puffrooster]

In a body bag!??

So are you gonna track me down and shoot me, or something, jpride1127, because I don't like Toyota?

Wow, you sure like your cars; or don't believe in liberty of conscience and right to opinion, but still, wow...

[07SiPOWER]

actually your a bit wrong.....the cars recorded to have hit 1million miles....was a volvo, a toyota with a second engine and a honda cc1500.....ford has lots of cars specially truck hitting 300k easy......but like i said...mostly trucks....i drive a toyota 92 paseo 1.5...with 275k same engine same tranny....fucking reliable as hell

[Xiber1]

Don't forget the Mercedes 180D on the original diesel engine.

[aaronfitzy26]

@misterwipedown

Ford got there own bailout a few years ago when they re-financed every asset they had their hands on...right down to the very last No. 2 pencil on the top floor, DON'T KID YOURSELF!

[Sara19992]

It's a beauty, but the black coulor is nicer!

[misterwipedown]

government motors. I worked my whole life for Ford my dad and my son does now. We spent our lifes work sweating for this company. And, after all that work the government bails out a competitor that the rest of us put out of business in tough times. Its like you got the game won in the fourth quarter and the referee gives the other team two touchdowns. Thanks, we will get back to work now.

[kndrice]

Ford thoguht about it long and hard, so don't kid yourself. The current Chevy designs were made over 3 years ago. And GM has already started paying back their debt. Judge a car by its merits, not by political BS. GM did a good job with this vehicle, and the millions of dealers and workers should not be penalized by the actions of a few Upper GM's. This vehicle is 10X better than an Escape.

[Basketball58192]

Not even close, I' m Ford guys and a proud own of my 2000 grand marquis. I owned two GM - 2002 Chevrolet Malibu and a 2002 Pontiac Montana and they had one thing in common they were crap.

[ThePatriotHour]

Must be Jap owner.

[meltaylor]

i drove a 4cyl, fwd today. i am 6-4. plenty of leg & head room for me. nice seats. but cheap plastic on dash tho. acceleration adequate. base stereo is weak. i would upgrade the sound system for sure. i will certainly consider.

[type2mike]

Love it. Would front-drive/4 cylinder be powerful enough? I would prefer a manual transmission option, but thats ok.

[rcpmac]

I love that you can drive in reverse at highway speeds (see clip at 1:18)

[a1mint]

1:19 that's really weird ! It's like it's driving backwards...??? wtf ?

[chewchewg]

Minivan/Station Wagon back light..

Do they have to save $20 for that?

Still Dumbass GM trying to cheat..

[RossTheHick]

Owning the 2010 4 cylinder equinox, I am very pleased with it so far. The review seemed to focus on the v6 only. The 4cyl gets 32 MPG, and considering the size, is impressive. The ride is smooth, and the acceleration is just fine.

[AdnanD17]

Just a tip for you the 4 cylinder will not last as long as the V6 engine. Your 4 cylinder will have to work harder to tug around the midsize equinox.

[nickblaze420]

excuse me sir do you find the truck to have ample leg room in the drivers seat? I am 6 foot 4 and i am looking for a car that can handle my size.

[adoodas]

i just test drove it, it has amazing leg room like you wouldnt belive. i am 6 foot 1 and when it was all the way back, i could barely reach the pedals.

[a1mint]

The 4 cyl does not get 32 mpg. It's decent, but not 32.

[rcpmac]

@a1mint

EPA has very strict testing standards as revised a few years ago. The listing for the Equinox hwy IS 32mpg vs 31 for the Eclipse. The eclipse shines in city numbers where it gets 34mpg and combined 32mpg while the equinox has combined mpg of only 26. If you are primarily driving highway a hybrid may not be the optimal choice.

[a1mint]

I stand corrected. The 4 cyl fwd indeed is rated at 32 mpg and the EPA does have some credibility.

The numbers they report in Canada however, make no sense, never have.

What's not so nice is that the awd version looses a whole 10% in fuel economy. Couldn't they have made things a little smoother? I mean, 10%, holy crap.

And what's teh "Eclipse". Surely you don't mean Mitsubishi Eclipse...?

[rcpmac]

Sorry, meant to write "Escape".

[a1mint]

Escape hybrid is so much more expensive, plus unknown mystery expenses down the road, plus probably ongoing maintenance you can't slack on as much as with regular vehicles.

The Equinox is definitely a contender.

I really wish it could carry 7 people though. If only they made it a tiny bit more boxier and put in a fold up third row like the Mitsubishi Outlander....

Any suggestions for a 7 seater?

[MrEbm14]

I think the cloth looks fine to me. I think the steering wheel and emblem are they only turn offs. The bow tie looks very cheap.

I think something else should replace it. Maybe a Sliver C.

[rahul1248]

budgetdecoratie - I am sure you work in non-american car company.. Sure you should be afraid of this car... I got one and is JUST BEST!! I love it alot..

[nickblaze420]

Hey is there good leg room in the driver seat im 6"4 and i wanna buy this car but im not sure i can sit in it!

[budgetdecoratie]

The car is not so beautifull like a model before, The front look like chevrolet captiva( JAPANESE CAR) See it on google and be fair, does this car look like chevrolet Captiva??? I don't like it. But the inside is really good.

[mykallb]

I'm dying to know just what the reviewer meant when he said that the V-6 wasn't as "engaging" as the I-4. The word "engage" has a variety of meanings and this could either be good or bad, although from the context I gather he preferred the 4-banger. It's a shame that he doesn't explain why....especially since he had considerable time with both.

[todon8181]

The I-4 gets 32 MPG instead of 25 MPG like the V-6

[missouriteen]

I wish they would redesign the Trailblazer so it could get great gas milage like this, and good go GM on such a wonderful new SUV

[tblack21]

Me too!

[cu29640]

With bigger size comes less fuel economy...law of physics. Trailblazer is being discontinued this year.

[bigblockjunkie]

Not sure what your meaning of "economy" is, but weight is the enemy of fuel economy, size has little to do with it.

[cu29640]

Trailblazer is heavier than a unibody crossover. I think body on frame midsizers will be phased out in favor of crossovers.

[xexkxex]

Law of physics?

....FAIL.

[pens71malkin]

i agree. we had a GMC envoy excatly same as trailblazer and we liked it. and it as an suv not a crossover like this so u could get 4wd not awd. tht really paid off

[tanman1346]

the gmc envoy isnt even close to the same thing as a trailblazer, the inside maybe but completly diffrent extior looks to it, i would know i have a envoy

[pens71malkin]

i was saying tht it is the exact same mechanically and they did look pretty much alike. the envoy was more rounded while the tb was more sharp amd agressive. but the new equinox and this terrain look nothing alike. and tht is good

[08RamandRogue]

This is the kind of car I like to see from the General. Gorgeous styling inside and out, respectable fuel economy, good power, fairly large interior, overall a very solid effort from GM. I hope they can build more cars as nice as this one.

[unknownstudd69]

@08RamandRogue Oh no way dont use word "Gorgeous" for this car no damn way...

[08RamandRogue]

@unknownstudd69 And why not? My comment was posted about a year ago. The previous gen was crap. Juxtapose this Equinox with the previous one at the time. It doesn't take an Einstein to tell it was a big step foward in styling and overall quality for GM and especially Chevrolet. But I will admit styling is subjective and what looks great to me doesn't mean it looks good to you.

[bgmarksu]

The 4 cyl gets 22 / 32 and that is worth bragging about. Better than anything in its class and it looks better too.

[GerryK61]

18mpg city 25 hwy is nothing to brag about. The new 2010 Camaro's with 426hp & 6spd trans do better.

[missouriteen]

The Camaro is a fucking car not a suv.

[GerryK61]

So what! with 426hp it still get better fuel ecnomy.

[tblack21]

Drag coefficient of an SUV is usually higher than a car and they are heavier.

A worthwhile observation nonetheless.

[tmchicago]

its almost 3 timer bigger than camaro

its heavier

and its a v6

if u want a better fuel economy go with the 4 cyl

it gets 32 mpg

better than 2009 toyota camry

[ILVRACN]

Very very nice!!!!!

[bajabusta]

Very Artistic at 1:19 !! I really like the new EQ, great review