The versatile and appealing Chevy Equinox was able to celebrate 2023 as quite a successful year here at the Mid-Missouri Powerhouse: it’s a 5-passenger vehicle with a heaping amount of charm, and the best-selling vehicle next to the Silverado pickup! The Equinox has not yet made the move to embrace a hybrid option, but the 2025 Equinox model is on track to hit lots with plug-in charm and efficiency. It is slated to use a completely different architecture boasting a sleeker look, sheet metal, and various new parts.
The Equinox’s exterior styling on deck for next year looks more rugged and truck-like, while still deriving power from the 175-horsepower 1.5-liter turbocharged Inline-4 cylinder. There will be two new transmissions specifically engineered to boost well-shifting bandwidth and off-the-line power. Front-wheel drive versions get a continuously variable transmission that sees a modest drop in peak torque from 203 lb-ft to 184. All these changes are engineered to guarantee the Equinox a better response time and fuel economy, along with new off-road and snow-drive modes.
The Equinox can now tow 800 pounds in the front-wheel drive version, and 1,500 lbs with the AWD model. The overall stance is 2.3 inches wider, and the goods have been slightly lifted to share some cool traits with its relative in the form of the Traverse. For an extra dose of stealth attitude and more interior room, the roof line now goes straight back and gives the entire vehicle a boxier look. With the wheel wells still possessing a squared-off look, this adds a more curvaceous and accentuated visual flow.
Active-spec Equinoxes will now be spruced up with a white two-tone roof, a Cacti exterior color, and standard 17-inch all-terrain tires. Taking a cue from the revved-up and heavily capable Colorado family, each trim has a unique fascia to set it visually apart. Every manufacturer out there with their head firmly rooted in the game has made more features standard across their lineups, and Chevy has gone to extremes to do the same with the Equinox.
Designers and high-up execs alike wanted to ensure that the LT was not a completely entry-level and bare-bones trim and were hard at work adding a dozen top-notch safety features as standard. You can help prevent intersection mishaps, stay in the proper lane, and detect vehicles in your blind spot along with anything obstructing your rear pathway. Screen space has been a huge selling point with many customers over the past two years, and manufacturers have risen to the occasion by jumping quickly at demands for enhancement. The Equinox now has an 11.0-inch driver display and an 11.3-inch touchscreen, representing a 4-inch gain from the outgoing model.
Even though the Equinox has fared amazingly well as a budget-minded option for today’s consumer, it still possesses the class and charm to chauffeur the visiting client or instigate a formal night out. The 2025 model’s upgraded electronics allow for easier over-the-air software updates, and heated front seats and steering wheel come standard on all trims. The sense of practicality the Equinox possesses was always capable of intersecting amazingly with gift-wrapped and once unattainable charm. The Driving.ca review staff was thrilled with the AWD models and the 8-speed automatic, as well as the undeniably classy interior.
