2023 Chevy Equinox Gets New Radiant Red Tintcoat Color: First Look

October 21, 2022 4:06 pm

The 2023 Chevy Equinox adds three new exterior colors to its palette: Harvest Bronze Metallic, Sterling Gray Metallic, and Radiant Red Tintcoat. Here’s our first look at the new Red hue.

Assigned RPO code GNT and touch-up paint code WA-170H, Radiant Red Tintcoat is one of eight exterior colors offered on the compact crossover, which include:

Blue Glow Metallic
Iridescent Pearl Tricoat
Iron Gray Metallic
Mosaic Black Metallic
Summit White
Harvest Bronze Metallic (new for 2023)
Radiant Red Tintcoat (new for 2023)
Sterling Gray Metallic (new for 2023)

Radiant Red Tintcoat is an extra-cost item that adds an additional $495 to the crossover’s price. It is available on LT, RS, and Premier trim levels, but not LS. It can only be combined with the Jet Black and Medium Ash Gray interior colorways.

For reference, here are all three available interior colorways offered on the 2023 Equinox:

Jet Black
Jet Black/Maple Sugar
Medium Ash Gray

Representing the sixth model year of the current, third-generation Chevy Equinox, the 2023 Chevy Equinox ushers in a few noteworthy updates and changes. One of the biggest ones is a new engine, with the turbocharged 1.5L I4 LSD gasoline engine replacing the turbocharged 1.5L I4 LYX.

In addition, the 2023 Equinox will get a new e-boost braking system, while also seeing the return of the Sport Edition and Midnight Edition packages. Pricing for the 2023 Equinox increased $300 across the board over 2022.

The third-gen Equniox rides on the GM D2 platform. Production of the 2023 Chevy Equinox began at the GM San Luis Potosí plant and GM Ramos Arizpe plant, both located in Mexico, on August 22^nd, 2022. The online configurator tool is now live for the 2023 Equinox.

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