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First of all, the car is grossly underpowered. The engine struggled to effect acceleration and was noisy to boot. The car felt ponderous to drive, too heavy, sluggish, tippy.
Much has been made of how quiet the Equinox is but I found it to be just average. As mentioned above, acceleration was punctuated by a noisy drone to the engine.
The switches and cabin controls did not feel smooth or solid. They felt cheap and flimsy. This is very surprising because my 2006 Chevy Impala SS has very solid switches and controls. You would never think the vehicles were made by the same car company! Is this the result of government control of GM??!
The center console controls are too busy, very confusing and not ergonomic at all.
Overall, I did not find the vehicle to be satisfactory in any respect except appearance. It is badly underpowered. I can't imagine what the four cylinder iteration feels like under acceleration!
That would be Tucson! Having lived there, I might be a little oversensitive to the spelling.
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However, having checked one out myself it is on my short list. GM has a winner.
Your complaints on noise are also surprising given the wind noise in the Impalas. I suspect you are talking about the engine and again, you are likely comparing a V8 to a V6.
If you want something more comparable, look at the Traverse.
With a programmable option offered, I'm wondering if the standard liftgate will hit my garage door/opening.
Thank you in advance.
The Equinox has 222 lb.-ft. or torque powering an approximately 4,000 lb. vehicle. Yes, it IS underpowered by any reasonable estimate.
Thank you.
That's the exact reason GM has been trashed by the economic community. GM is migrating to fuel efficiency and sustainability, even the MPG for the Camaro is up. No, for 99.9% of use, that and the 4cyl engine are a fine match for the target market.
Thank you.
I'd measure it for you now, but the light in my garage has burned out. If no one else can do it, I'll do it tomorrow. Kind of curious myself.
Just checking to see if the liftgate will hit the door frame, the garage door, the door opener, the roof, the moon, etc.
Thanks.
I would not consider the vehicle on this fact alone.
I will most likely acquire another Outback, this time the six cylinder which has more torque and a lot less weight than the LTZ six cylinder AWD Equinox. Too bad, because I really wanted to buy GM but their vehicle is just not competitive. The mileage figures are better for the six cylinder Outback as well compared to the six cylinder Equinox: 18/25 vs. 17/24.
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That is the slowest time I've heard for a V6 equipped model. Heck the I4 FWD is rated at that figure.
The V6 FWD is around 7.8 and AWD is 8.2 0-60. If you rely on CR for your information, then that's half the problem.
If you're looking for speed in an SUV then look elsewhere. The Chevy is not designed for drag races. It has more than adequate power with it's V6 but is not a NASCAR model.
It may not be designed for drag races but it should certainly be able to merge in fast traffic. The one I drove was absolutely not. It definitely does not have "more than adequate power."
The measurement I came up with (from the driveway to the opened liftgate was 83 inches. I measursed to the rear windshield wiper blade mechanism which measures about 2 inches above the liftgate.
I hope this answers your question.
Again, thank you.
I don't think I'm off by more than a fraction of an inch.
I don't know why my measurement is so different from the other. 1LT with 17" wheels here.
If I personally relied on the 83 number, I'd be smacking that lift gate.
Tire pressure might be a variable here as well as other environmental considerations, such as slant of the ground, etc. My driveway is pretty flat fwiw.
Also, I noticed that when I opened the lift gate, I was able to push it up a bit higher after it opened, so it's all the way up here.
So dbreeze, if I were you, I'd want to hear at least one more owners measurement.
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I always laugh when I read comments like this. It's ironic that we all need vehicles that have tremendous power these days. When I was in my 20's (the 1980's), 4,000 pound vehicles with 150HP were the norm and we did fine. 0-60 times were often 11 or 12 seconds at best.
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Your racist epithet is not appreciated. I'll buy what provides the best feature set for a designated amount of money, be it Japanese, German, American or whatever. The Equinox is definitely not it.
Your defensiveness notwithstanding, the Equinox still has some serious deficits. :sick:
I really wanted to like this car but could not get by its shortcomings.
The supply of 3.6R's is still pretty thin but they should increase as time goes by.
In the 2010 Buick Lacrosse, on Buick's own website, the 3.0 liter in the CXL gets 17/27 city/highway ratings. The 3.6 liter in the CXS gets....17/27. The exact same. I would guess because the 3.6 doesn't have to work as hard. The same would likely hold true in the Equinox.
Looking around the small SUV world, the offering from Chevy is not much different though.
One reason I bought it is it is a beautiful vehicle. :shades: Another reason is I wanted to support an american car company as I have never owned an import but I was looking at a CRV when I decided to get the Nox. I really like the technological features in the vehicle as well. That is also one of the Nox's shortcomings the tech is cool when it works but when it doesn't good luck getting someone to figure out WTF to do to fix it. I initally asked the salesman about the takeoff speed and he told me that should losen up as I drove it. Well almost 5K miles later it hasn't improved much at all. So there is your justification as to why I bought it. Also there are things that you dont find out about a vehicle until you have driven it for a bit. Let me end by saying this Im sure some of my criticisim has to do with the way Chevrolet as well as the dealer has treated me so far but IMO this vehicle is not ready for prime time yet.
The one thing I've noticed with the past couple of days is that when I'm going through the commands for the blue tooth, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't understand me correctly and ends up hanging up on me. Yesterday I spent 20 minutes during my drive home from work trying to get one call through. Never happened. Ironically enough my dealer called me earlier in the day to see how the car was running. So, I called him back and explained my situation. All he could tell me to do was uninstall my cell phone and reinstall it for the blue tooth. Did that, still doesn't work right.
My main frustration is that I'm not sure if it's actually the car, or my cell phone during the pass through that is having difficulty understanding me. Does anyone know if the NOX's blue tooth pass through has a time limit for how long you can try to make a call? Below I have typed out exactly what I say, and what the car does and how my cell phone responds during pass through.
::Push blue tooth on steering wheel::
Me: Blue tooth.
Car: Blue tooth ready.
Me: Voice
Car: Okay, activating (says my cell phone).
Cell Phone: Please say a command:
Me: Call Husband
Cell Phone: (This response varies from contacts, I did not understand you, did you say ___ and gives wrong name).
Me: I say Call Husband (again).
Cell Phone: Attempts to figure out what I say when the car interrupts and says...
Car: Call ended. Goodbye (and hangs up on me).
So, do you think it's my cell phone or the car? Any thoughts are appreciated!!
P.S. Overall I really love this car.. and feel like the bluetooth thing is just a hiccup I hope to get past. I had patience to order the car to begin with, so I'll have some patience with this too! Maybe I'll get lucky and it ends up being a problem with my cell phone, and not the car. I will have to oad my husbands cell phone and see if it works or not.
Does the same thing occur when you use the " dial " command?
You might try using short distinct name tags - it might be easier for the system to recognize them. You must have a few favorites for your husband - My wife has many for me!!
I haven't received my vehicle yet so I'll go thru exactly what you're going thru. As a matter of fact I don't have a bluetooth phone yet. That'll be another experience.
I'll look forward to your solution to your problem.
Good luck
Things that bother me about NOX
Windshield seems compressed. The front window posts are extra wide to contain airbags. the right rear mirror seems to dominate your rear view. I am uncomfortable with right view on cars that I cant see. The rear end is nonexistant compared to RAV. NOX much longer but somehow not hardly any rear storage. Rav is wider. When I layed down the rear seats it wasnt as smooth as Rav (2006). I get 24 average with rav. I like the 6 speed tanny on NOX. Looks on Equinox are great but I really dont know if this is a step up from my RAV
The 2009 Rav 4 was noisy (wind and engine noise) and very unrefined inside compared to the Nox. I did not like the 4 speed tranny, caused too much revving. The seats were hard. The instrument panel and radio/hvac control console section was unattractive. It did ride OK, but the steering was unimpressive. They put really cheap tires on them, the tires on the Nox (4 cyl versions that have the Michelins) are a superior all around tire to any you will find on ANY other automobile new. I haven't seen specs, but the Nox seems wider inside to me, not the other way around. I like the individual bucket seats and really like the design of the center console/gear shift area between the seats.
There are some tranny behavior issues described in detail on other threads in the forum, but those can be largely resolved by a new tranny calibration (software) install from the dealer. They just took some of the fuel saving features a little too far with their initial production calibration.
GM didn't have their 60 day guarantee when we bought ours. Now that they do, I don't know why anyone on the fence wouldn't buy a Nox (or Malibu or Traverse or Arcadia or new LaCrosse - as they all hammer their respective competition). We were mad about the whole bailout and union pandering stuff, so the vehicle itself really had to be superior to the competition for us to buy it, and it was.
OK, Nox doesn't have the reliability factor yet, keep my fingers crossed. There is a 100,000 mile engine and drivetrain warrantee to cover that bet. I like the Ford Escape, but other than Sync, it's a 10 year old design, pretty much the same as Rav 4 and CRV. If you want the newest technology,engine and interior, plus newly designed body, there is no comparison, the Nox is it. If you just want a good track record, go with the other two.
My 4-cyl. 2010 Nox LS now has 5000 mi. I'm very satisfied so far. I didn't buy a 4 cyl. expecting quick acceleration. I bought it in the "clunker" program so I was looking for high gas mileage. Which was my only disappointment. I get 23 city/26 highway which is quite a bit below the EPA estimate of 32 highway. I quess that's why they call it an "estimate". But it's better that the 6 cyl.'99 Chrysler minivan that was turned in as a clunker.
I tow a 1300lb boat with no problems. It's very quiet at highway speed. My only other comment is the lack of rear vision compared to the minivan.