It looks amazing!! Excitement!! I live my 2020 !

Nope...they dropped the 2.0T for the 1.5T slug. Chevy's reasoning was poor sales?!??! First, that is BS. They build more 1.5T's because that is the standard engine. The 2.0T is optional. Is that number split 50/50 when a shipment arrives at the dealership? NOPE...1 - 2.0T for every 5 or more 1.5T's. That is why the sales stats are lopsided. Idiotic marketing! Prior to the drop, the Equinox was one of the most powerful in its class. Now its the weakest!!! I road tested the 1.5T and was ready to walk out the door and the salesman said we have a 2.0T which has almost 100 more HP. What a difference between the two! I'm glad I got my 2020 with the 2.0T. They did 1 thing "almost" right though. Got rid of all that extra chrome that no one wants lol. I like chrome, but my Equinox originally came with more chrome than a Harley! WTF!!!

I have 1.6D 2018 Equinox Premium fwd. But in my opinion the 2.0T AWD model is a better choice. But it's disappointing why the 2.0T can't be selected in this year's model.

JUNK as usual

Interior seems cheaper. 2nd row seat little reclining omg... they just followed toyota and honda cost saving structure. I can easily assume this car came from cost saving mindset.

I thought the same thing when taking a picture of the front at night!

I just did too I got the midnight edition!

I got the Equinox Premier with tan/black interior and it's gorgeous 😍 I absolutely love my equinox!

Just purchased a 2022 LT with 50k miles. How is everyone’s a year later?

How has it been? Are you still driving it?

Do they have brake hold as an option?

Just brought mine today, and not disappointed.

My 2018 has been great. Same bodystyle. Love it.

@@chynacash3138 I had the 2018, for 2 weeks, when my Durango was totalled. I really enjoyed the ride, and comfort. Plus it had enough room than, my son's Honda CR V, so getting the 2020 I was a great choice.

We just upgraded from a 2001 Dodge Durango to the 2022 Chevy equinox a few days ago and we love it so far! How could we not as it was such a major upgrade lol. Lelia, I know your vehicle is only about two years old, but how is it holding up? How’s is maintenance? I see some hate on the vehicle online, but it just seems like a personal thing and not any real issue. I’m just curious, thanks!

@@margaritaramos3393 Crazy because we just upgraded from a Durango as well! Love it so far as well!

Just bought mine and I love it

Honda has better handling than Toyota. Toyota probably installs the best A/C in their autos. Toyota has the most patents on solid state batteries, it is reported

One big problem with east Asian cars: driver’s seats are back killers but I admit I havent tried a full-size SUV from them. The new RAV4s and Passports may also be comfortable in driver’s seat

@@moribnd passport seats are great!

Ugh so much for "buy American".

They never learn, keep churning out cheaply made overpriced junk for suckers to buy.

@@robbrown6240 it’s absolutely hilarious that they think people will buy this over other suvs in that class. People will buy the escape, cr-v, corsair, and other cars over this all day. The facelift isnt even changing much. GM really dropped the bag when ford and fca have stepped up their suv segements

Should go with nissan rogue instead ? Took a short test drive . The CVT has come a long way now feels no more strained (not peppy though as auto gear boxes). I think its better going with that

@@sumeetghai8867 nahhh I don’t buy any CVT anything. Hate the jerkiness and the constant “gear searching”

@@ep3578 GM has almost never been a good value, comparing sticker price to sticker price, but that’s not a useful comparison. Out the door price is what actually matters. GM is no longer slapping four grand on the hood, the way they did pre-pandemic, but they still maintain a real-world cost advantage, on a couple of fronts. Though they’ve mostly stopped the crazy rebates, their financing deals are still leaps and bounds ahead of what competitors offer. 0% for five years, 1.9% for six. $299/month lease with only $1k down (or nothing down if you currently lease another car). No one else is this aggressive on the back end, and it saves buyers thousands, real world. Also, unlike most of their competitors, GM is, in the current market, actually manufacturing the lower trim versions of the vehicle. Check dealer inventories, and you’ll find them relatively swimming in LS and lightly optioned LT models. Meanwhile, Honda nominally makes a CR-V that stickers for $30k, but in this market, it’s entirely theoretical, as Honda stores rarely ever order LX or Special Edition models. It’s all EX-L and Touring, and larded up with four figure mark-ups or useless add-ons the dealer won’t budge on. You haven’t lived until a Honda salesman has, with a straight face, told you the CR-V you just test-drove could be yours for $45k out the door. It’s not quite as bad at Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda and Ford, but if you want a compact SUV, the Equinox is one of the cheapest real-world options, and far from the worst in the segment.

Thank you so much! That means a lot. As of right now I don’t know when I can get one. I’m supposed to be getting a G70 down the road but hopefully I can get access to a dealership and grab one anytime.

i have the 2021

Do you like it ? 🤓

@@elchulo1977 yes

You don't want the pano roof??

Yess i love my 2022 premier i bought it brand/new took 7-months to come in the only thing i didnt quite understand is my didnt have the bose/speakers maybe that's a special add/on

I agree. They did the same thing with the cruze, malibu, blazer, etc. I will never understand what makes them do that. It’s ugly

Brake.

Exactly. I’ll have to hold on to my 2019 until I can go EV. The 2.0 turbo with the 9 speed is very satisfying to drive. That extra power got me out of the way of crashes more than once, acceleration is just as much a safety feature as breaks.

Hey Gene978, since you own one, does it come with Sirius XM radio? Lots of cars have it and provide from 90 days to 6 months of free trial.

@@ofcbob6391 yes

I own a 2007 Equinox...I love it & would recommend the Equinox. 170,000 miles & still going strong. Had a Blazer before that and it lasted 12yrs before I got the Equinox..I got tired of the color but it was running fine.

For 22 no heated seats b/c of chip shortage, Chevy's anyway. They are built as heated & Chevy will activate when Chips are plentiful 50.00 credit for inconvenience. They had to get cars on the lots.

Yup I wont be trading my 2019 2.0T for this new one since GM got rid of the motor, so they lost 2 sales so far lol.

This is why I purchased a 2020

The original 2.0 would not meet pollution certifications that were increased in California. They have a new 2.0 but with slightly reduced numbers. It is in the Envision now. But unfortunately with covid affecting parts supply chains, they have limited number available and are keeping it in the Buick’s for now. It was planned to be in the Equinox and Terrain until covid affected supplies.

Same

x1000

CX-5 is way too boxy. I do really like the CX-7 and 9. I guess there is no CX-7 anymore?

@@Raphael-jz6nf too boxy? Im confused…

@@chih6654 To square of a shape not like the CX-7 and 9

Thank you very much!

Followed from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Thanks for stopping by!

You’re right, I’m sorry! Thanks for the correction 👍

Those 2.0s are so fast.

Ford either!

That’s a good question because this refresh was supposed to come sooner than this so no telling when they will actually go with the new generation. Traverse refresh was supposed to come earlier too but is coming for this 2022 year

@@PrimeAutotainment - GM Authority states a next gen will be 2025 my. That makes 8 years for this current gen.

Dang that stinks. Seems like it’s a pretty low priority for them right now

@@PrimeAutotainment - It also said it would be on the same platform as the Encore GX and Trailblazer. I hope it would obviously be a stretched version of it, but still that probably means a crappier ride versus being on a larger sturdier platform.

This is the first refresh. It was completely redesigned for the 2018 MY and this refresh was delayed a year due to Covid

Thanks for stopping by Miguel!

I'd drive this anyday over a Rogue, yuck. CX-5 is a good option.

I just ordered a ‘22 Equinox LT earlier this week with nearly all the bells/whistles you can get on the LT trim, very excited to pick it up when it comes in. I had a ‘20 Trax LT and having something that small and underpowered just wasn’t cutting it for me anymore

@@wns808 Good luck with it and keep us informed about the car when you get it.

@@danieljarvis9183 will do. My in-laws had a ‘19 Equinox LT before upgrading to a Blazer a few years ago, they loved it, they even let me take their Equinox for a drive a few times and I felt jealous of them at the time bc of how nice their Equinox was and how smooth it was too

@@wns808 how’s it driving ?

@@tommydub7785 2 months in & so far so good. Very smooth ride

Have you asked your GM dealer for one of those Winter Grille covers? My Buick dealer gave me one when I purchased a 2013 Buick Encore and when I went in to look at a 2022 Encore GX, they said that they also had the winter grilles for that car as well if I wanted to buy it

@@marco.morel04 I did over the winter, but they warranty installed the "active grill shutters" instead. I'm unconvinced they're a superior option.

The 22's now on lots DO have the disable button right next to the emergency flashers button. As for holding gears (obviously for good fuel economy) can you tap the manual buttons on the top of your shifter (even with it just in D) and downshift that way (without having to drop the shifter into L) ? I know Subaru my Acura MDX will allow you to do that, nice feature.

@@ofcbob6391 Yes, you can certainly do that ... some days I do. What I find bad about that is if I have a passenger with me, due to the location of the buttons on top of the shifter and it's position when in D/L, I'm elbowing them in the side in order to do it unless I do a little funky chicken dance move and wave my elbow up in the air to tap the buttons. Ergonomically, it's truly terrible. When I'm driving solo, yeah, no problem. Double tap down just before the apex of the turn and it's golden. But it shouldn't need to be that much work. It should respond to my foot on the pedal and drop ONE gear, instead of waiting until I have to floor it, drop two gears, rev up to 4,000rpm and make me look like boy racer. LOL

@level7041 Buying one without a block heater isn't even an option here. LOL No, it's an actual design flaw. The issue has recurred EVERY winter now, at least once, and I won't leave home without a code reader in the vehicle if it's below freezing. Dealer just applied the latest and last "fix" GM offers for the known issue and clearly stated that they don't have any faith that the fix will make any difference with the issue. It's a design flaw, at the engineering level. In our town of less than 8,000 people, they have over five dozen customers with the same issue with the Equinox, 2018 and up. (current generation) If you live where it never freezes, you're fine. They shouldn't sell the vehicle in Canada, or anywhere north of Georgia as far as I'm concerned. A bit sad, because it's really the only issue we've had with it - just happens to be a big one!

Yep, lifelong chevy guy here and it looks like my current will be my last. Such disappointment from their current offerings.

I had a 2018 with the 2.0T & 9 speed combo...it was a great combo. However the take rate was miniscule for the 2.0T.

Love my '19 Equinox 2.0T. It's cute and faster than both of those cars you mentioned since I actually test drove the Kia before I bought my car. The Mazda looks a little nicer but way more expensive than the $19k I bought my car for last year.

My 2016 CTS says what...will never overpay for a BMW or Merc again.

Wanna talk about lowly power? Downgrade 2 notches to a Trax. Those are woefully slow and can’t even get out of their own way

Chevy Equinox is the best selling vehicle after the Silverado it has been a success and they will not mess with it to much on a mid cycle refresh

@@mikeske9777 oh no doubt, it sells very well, considering. It’s a no frills, everything you need crossover for sure.