General Motors introduced a mildly updated version of the Chevy Equinox for the 2021 model year, however the COVID-19 pandemic forced the automaker to delay the arrival of the revised version of the crossover until 2022. Despite the delay, all the new equipment that was to arrive on the 2021 Chevy Equinox will carry over to the 2022 Chevy Equinox – including the RS trim level.
The RS trim level for the 2022 Chevy Equinox adds a unique front grille treatment/fascia, different rear fascia, black exterior accents, black Equinox badges, black-painted 19-inch wheels and a quad-tip exhaust. The interior also gets some sport-inspired enhancements, including contrasting red stitching and an RS-branded shift knob with a stitched leather shift boot.
Chevy says it has sold more than 140,000 vehicles in the RS trim since 2018. The trim level has been particularly popular among Chevy Trailblazer buyers, with a quarter of all Trailblazer sales so far being RS models. The RS trim also has the highest penetration rate of any special edition vehicle in the small-to-mid-size SUV segment in the United States.
The refreshed 2021 Chevrolet Equinox has the same four-cylinder engine options as before: a standard turbocharged 1.5L LYX inline four-cylinder and an optional turbocharged 2.0L LTG inline four-cylinder. The 1.5L LYX engine is rated at 170 horsepower and 203 pound-feet of torque and is paired to a six-speed automatic transmission. The 2.0L LTG is the more powerful of the two, doling out 252 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. It also comes with the more up-to-date GM nine-speed automatic transmission.
The mildly updated 2022 Chevy Equinox will enter production next year. The crossover is built at the GM CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, as well as the GM San Luis Potisi Assembly and GM Ramos Arizpe Assembly plants in Mexico.
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Do we know when the 2022 Equinox will ship to dealers?
Could you please give me a DATE. Thanks Jim Hayes.
They aren’t being built til the week of 6/22…Should start seeing them in early July.
I wish RS was synonymous with more hp
Now you did it, there will be people who come to this web site to condemn you for wanting more horsepower, to have choices that you don’t deserve, to want thing the way you work hard for, shame of you. ;-).
RS always been an appearance package. SS brings HP.
RS has never been associated with HP boosts. It’s always been an appearance package.
If I were in the market for a small crossover I’d take this over a Blazer for sure. These are actually nice to look at.
gm shouldn’t be in such a flurry making rs vehicles when they’re still having reliability issues. this is a non story.
Gee Baker, your ads are not that reliable either.
Baker’s not 100% reliable yet either. He would have won last week if he had not had an interception.
For gods sake this is an value priced CUV not a sports car.
Too many of these thing flip over as it is with the power they have.
Better to press GM for a real off road suv with power..
gm vehicles blow chunks an not in a nice way.🗑🗑🗑
@baker mayfield
Gotta ask, are you from Cleveland or just a Baker fan?
The one thing I do not like is the look of the rear quarter window design-wise, it makes the side profile look unbalance, just me. I hope that is OK with most of you here since some of you don’t like it when someone doesn’t have the taste same as you;-).
Nice job by Chevy the RS looks great and I think 252 hp in this size suv/cuv I’d plenty. As for Barker they must work for consumer reports lol…if you want a reliable but ugly vehicle by a Honda, funny how you never hear about Honda reliability problems like the brand new engines going in CRV cuv. I own two GM vehicles one is 2010 Equinox and the other is a 1996 Chevy Blazer both are great and never leave me stranded.
Do we know if Chevy has fixed the timing chain issues with The Equinox? I think I will be passing from now on…Thanks but no Thanks!
If you note that was the V6 in the last gen Kim.
I believe it was the 4cyl engines in the 2010-11 models. The current model uses a different 4cyl engine.
C8R also the 2.4 liter four cylinder had a boat of load of problems….ya know what they say about b.o.a.t.s., bust out another thousand! Lol
It’s so exciting I nearly fell asleep reading the article.
There’s so many new and or updated competitors in the sSegment that I still cannot believe that GM decided to update the Front and rear fascias but do nothing with the interior which was behind in the segment to begin with.
GM desperately needs to update the Nox interior as well as the Enclave, Traverse, and Acadia when they refresh those models. Interiors are becoming so futuristic and with such great materials even on Kias that GM is falling further and further behind. And it sounds like the Nox will will be around for a while before a new Gen comes out. If true, they cannot afford to continue with the current interior in my opinion.
Great to hear GM is bringing back the 2.0 in the Equinox. My wife’s 2020 has the 2.0 and it is quick…actually fun to drive.
What’s sporty about them? Cheap cheap cheap
I own a 2012 Equinox…..was fine with it til I got a warning of ” low brake fluid “….Master cylender leaks !
No warning until it sounds like a VW diesel that there is VERY low oil !
WTF
I bought a new Ford Ranger today…. congrats to me !
At least Dennis bought American made…and I have to say this but that Jeep Gladiator thing…yes it looks amazing but there is no room in the bed…what’s the point of having a pick up truck with no bed room? The Colorado, Canyon and Ranger are better looking, have more room, and are cheaper to purchase! Good job 👍👍
I hope the next generation Equinox grows up some. The size of the 2010 through 2017 was perfect. The current generation is a little small for me and the Blazer is too big.