This Is The All-New 2025 Chevy Equinox
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General Motors has officially unveiled the all-new 2025 Chevy Equinox, debuting the crossover’s latest fourth generation. Highlights include larger screens in the cabin, additional safety features, and the new-for-2025 Activ trim level, offering a more-rugged setup for outdoorsy activities.
“With more than 20 years of production and three million-plus units sold, Equinox is a long-term leader in the compact SUV segment – the market’s largest segment,” GM states.
Outside, the 2025 Chevy Equinox presents new styling and proportions inspired by Chevy’s truck lineup. Although the new Equinox once again rides on GM’s D2 platform, the wheelbase is a bit longer than that of the previous model, while overall length has also increased. The largest exterior dimension gains, however, are in overall width, which was increased both up front and in the rear, growing 2.3 inches compared to the outgoing model. The styling also incorporates a shark-fin style C-pillar treatment, a design trend expanding across the Bow Tie brand’s lineup. Further details include all-LED lighting and wheel sizing up to 20 inches in diameter via the sporty RS trim.
The new-for-2025 Chevy Equinox Activ features a unique front fascia, all-terrain tires, and an available white roof with a two-tone body finish, as well as blacked-out badging, 17-inch aluminum wheels, a Maple Sugar and Black interior colorway, a standard heated steering wheel and heated front seats, and premium Evotex upholstery with sueded microfiber.
Inside the cabin, the 2025 Chevy Equinox equips an 11-inch diagonal driver information center and a new 11.3-inch diagonal infotainment screen, the latter of which is 30-percent larger than the biggest infotainment screen offered by the current model. The interior also features a new electronic transmission range selector on the steering column, a folding 60/40 split-bench for the second row providing up to 63.5 cubic feet of storage, standard six-speak audio, and available wireless device charging. Chevy Safety Assist is standard, equipping Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Alert, Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, and more.
Under the hood, you’ll find the familiar turbocharged 1.5L I4 LSD gasoline engine, connected to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) for FWD configurations and the GM eight-speed automatic when equipped with AWD. The four-cylinder engine is rated at 175 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque in FWD variants, or 203 pound-feet of torque in AWD units.
Look for the 2025 Chevy Equinox to launch this year, with pricing details set to be announced closer to the start of production.
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YAWN!!!! Has the same gutless 1.5L engine as before.
GM used to lead the segment in HP/TQ, with the 3.6L!!! Now they are so obsessed with pushing EV’s down our throats, they neglect one of their most important vehicles. So disappointing.
Let’s just think for a minute: how important is “class leading HP/TQ” to buyers in this space?
Given the fact that the last-gen Equinox was consistently in the top three best-selling models in its segment, I would say that power is very low on the list of priorities for customers.
With the 2025 Equinox, Chevy addressed issues most important to ACTUAL BUYERS: exterior styling, tech, and ride quality. If they can produce these without any hiccups and in the right volumes, sales will only increase.
I live in the suburbs of a major city, I DO NOT want a truck. I do however have a small boat (1800 pounds) that I tow. 2,000+ towing capacity is a deal breaker for me. The 2.0L equinox (and 3.6L before it) fit the bill (so does Rav4 Adventure). The 1.5L Equinox might as well be a Chevy Spark, as it serves no other purpose than a platform for commuting to me… GM built the company on offering options for all tastes, styles, wants & needs. Now we get Henry Ford’s unsistainable race to the bottom philosophywith Alfred Sloan pricing….
Ford is offering the Escape and Bronco Sport with two available engines The 2.0 Ecoboost is now a reliable unit (not so much in the past) with 250 HP and 275 lbft torque, 3500 pounds towing capacity. The new Equinox deserves a similar powertrain.
@ Alex Luft
Keep telling yourself that!!! The Rav4 has more HP/TQ, and sells better than the Equinox. The 1.5L is a terrible engine for the size of the SUV the Equinox is. This engine is for the Spark not for a midsize SUV..
Says someone who’s likely never owned an Equinox with the 1.5T engine. In a 2019 with a 6-speed it does just fine loaded with luggage through the Smokey’s at 85-80 mph and still gets 29 mpg. That works for me. However, I do agree that a larger engine should be an option for those who want to tow or just burn more gas.
Typo, should say 75-80 mph
@TNT
“Keep telling yourself that!!!”
I don’t have to tell myself anything. It’s you who is pushing an agenda, not me.
“The 1.5L is a terrible engine for the size of the SUV the Equinox is.”
And yet, around 250 THOUSAND people voted with their wallets and bank accounts in 2023 in buying the vehicle with the same engine. Have a latte while looking over the historic sales data:
https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/chevrolet/equinox/chevrolet-equinox-sales-numbers/
“This engine is for the Spark not for a midsize SUV.”
Equinox is compact, not midsize.
I don’t see the problem here. It’s probably best if GM carries over the engine from the previous gen Equinox if it has proven to be a reliable engine. This is how Toyota and Honda get marks for reliability. Sometimes sticking to what works but make some improvements is a better way forward than taking the risk of a whole new ground up approach. Plus the new 8-speed would better handle the power in that engine.
I know. I have that engine in my XT5. Its not a speed demon but to add to Alex Lufts point it has plenty of power for what I need and I don’t plan on racing people with it. Its also proven reliable so far. If I wanted to do that I would get a Blackwing equipped CT6 Platinum.
You already said all of that once. I drive a Silverado and don’t drink lattes. The wife has a 19 Nox with this engine. She bought it new and it now has 40k miles on it with zero issues. I have driven it on several trips including what I described. Of course you still didn’t mention any direct experience to base your incorrect assumptions on. FYI, it’s a compact not a midsize.
I’ve had 2 Equinox vehicles in the past 6 years with the 1.5 4 cyl 170hp engine and the engine has plenty of power. Problem is these younger people are in a hurry to go nowhere!!!
Right – it’s not the numbers that matter to this client-base / these buyers. What matters and what sells the vehicles to the masses is the driving experience. Is it swift and silent? Does it feel light and quick? Are the shifts seamless? Does the AWD work without groaning and vibration?
I drove an Encore GX AWD for a few months, with its 1.3L three cylinder. I normally drive 4WD / V8 (GM) trucks. The Encore and its drivetrain were smooth, optimal and swift. I wouldn’t be racing with it – that’s not the purpose. I was never left feeling i needed more power. It got up to speed and beyond quickly,..was powerful feeling went merging onto the freeway and could keep up and pass on the highway very well. I drove through a blizzard of sorts, unplowed highway from Lansing MI to the Indiana boarder. The traction and stability were flawless.
Not everything needs to be a track star – or a lifted off-roader.
After having a stiff riding and raspy unrefined sounding Rav4 SE, I learned to appreciate smooth and quiet rides. And GM delivers this. This is why I went for an XT5 and am eyeing an Envista or Encore GX to replace my Rav.
Hey, that’s my handle, you stole it.
A larger vehicle means a heavier vehicle, and that means a lower power-to-weight ratio with the same power, which effects safety, such as accident avoidance, and passing. I would have been an actual buyer before the 1.5, and definitely not anymore!
It’s in the top three selling models because it’s slightly cheaper than the rest of the class. Not because the nobody cares about having reasonable power. The Equinox’s slowness is well known and well complained about. A new generation should have made this a priority. FWD models even lost some torque. It’s not okay that every new car or generation gets a little weaker each time. Sure, nobody was expecting 0-60 in 5 seconds, but they literally just used the same engine. Except with a power dip. It’s not acceptable.
ever heard of the 70’s? Power losses familar to anybody?
I’d personally prefer the 2.5L. Would get better gas mileage as well
My only thing is, Chevrolet customers expect engine choices more than some other brand loyalists. We are conditioned to it, going back many decades. Now we’re told to expect less. To take what we’re offered and hush up. Why shouldn’t we be heard? Why do the Chinese get a 2.0t option, but customers in the land of baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and CHEVROLET only get the 1.5, even in the Activ and RS? Seems wrong to me.
I really like the looks of the new Equinox. The LT in the photo looks great. If I could get the LT with the Activ’s wheel/tire combo, it would be perfect. With a 2.0t.
#1 RAV4, #2 CRV, #3 Rogue…….
I live in Wisconsin, and trust me those EVs aren’t doing well in the cold temperatures we have had recently. It’s ICE all the way for me. I have a Chevy Impala with that 3.6 and am wondering why GM would get rid of that wonderful engine. I am NOT buying anything with a pissy assed 1.5 four banger! If I did, I already took note that the competition gets more power from their small engines.
The 3.6 “high feature” V6 cost more to make than chevys 6.2V8. It weights between the 6.2 and 5.3 in terms of mass. It’s a good engine, but IMHO, between its heft and age and the need to cut costs, it’s time to retire that engine.
Now, quick question, who remembers the vortec 3800? A small block V6. Take the new 6th gen 5.3, lob off 2 cylinders, and make a 3.9LV6 for the SUV’s/crossovers.
Yes! This makes sense. You should be working for GM. I hope that engine would also work in Chevy and Cadillac sedans.
I remember the 3800, and raise you the LV3 / LV1, which was a V6 based on the fifth-gen Small Block.
Which I would have loved to see in the traverse. A bit big for the blazer and equinox, but fun fact, at 380 lbs, it was only 35 lbs heavier than the 2.5l 4 cylinder, shorter and lower as well. If they would have added DFM to keep the economy on par, this would have been a perfect engine in many crossovers.
It probably wouldn’t have played well with CAFE and emissions that they need to plan for and ultimately meet. The EVs help in offsetting, but not at the current (low) volumes GM is moving them.
I like longitudinal uses. Camaro base, awd hatch, sedan base, off-road pick-up & suv, 1500 base.
Yup that’s how they got the 4.3, it was a 350 minus 2 cylinders and was a great engine.
GM is not pushing anything down anyone’s throats when it comes to EV’s, all of this was initiated by the EPA Set Mandate and the Biden Administration, remember, everyone within the press was jumping on Mary Barra about being too slow to get the ball rolling when it came to EV production as if she knew that she had to be careful with GM’s customer base knowing that most of them was not all in on such a transition in comparison to what Tesla had already established years in advance; while pushing the narrative towards such a transition at the same time.
In the beginning that was true until MaryJoe came out with her all EV prefer by 2035. That’s dumb and all on her.
They could have at least put the 2.0T in it as a standard engine. I almost forgot about WHERES THE LS TRIM ?? 🫤
There is no LS trim.
The LT will reach down to where LS was before, and will be capable of being optioned up to better-equipped levels.
Correction:
There is no LS trim, as the vehicle will be substantially more expensive than the previous Equinox, and that price differnce will attempt to be masked by “eliminating” the base-level trim package.
“It’s more expensive, but look, its an LT! See!…”
I guess we’ll see when pricing comes out.
Something tells me that the LT will reach down into the price point of where the current LS exists, but that it will be configurable with packages to have substantially more features/content.
When LT came out on the 1973 Chevy Camaro it meant Luxury Touring. And it really was. It sure doesn’t mean that today.
Then they’d lose their competitive price and MPG in the segment. As long as it’s the top selling domestic SUV, they’ll keep doing what they’re doing. I’d love to see a 2.0T offered again as much as anyone, but first they need enough customers willing to spend a few extra grand to make it worth building.
Everyone’s mad about the engine output 💀 I’m sure gm will reintroduce the 2.0t or a new engine that hasn’t been in the talks yet. Remember gm spent about 1M or 1b all towards new engines
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but a 2.0L turbo engine is not in the cards for this vehicle.
I don’t know where your information is from, but hopefully you’re wrong. At the rate things are going, lawnmowers will have more power than these vehicles soon!
Straight from the team responsible for this vehicle, which I interviewed last week.
Alex,
Is there any possibility that the Equinox will have a hybrid engine at some point?
Fred – here is the reason a more powerful engine option is not offered:
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/01/2025-chevy-equinox-heres-why-it-doesnt-have-a-more-powerful-engine-option/
Ernie – from what I know, the hybrid is a China-only affair, since it was SAIC that paid for the development of the plug-in system.
I disagree, the 2.0 isn’t out of the picture. This will likely share much with the next terrain, which as a GMC will demand a more premium engine. 2 almost identical vehicles, made on the same line? They will offer the 2.0 for a markup.
I thought so initially, but have since changed my thinking.
Question: how many GMC vehicles sold today offer a powertrain that’s more powerful than their Chevy platform mates? Answer: not a single one.
As a result, I see no reason to think that the Terrain will be any different. Don’t shoot the messenger.
I like it, I like it a lot. But didn’t I see a article here that the new Equinox will be getting the 2.0L turbo? Or is it only the Chinese version? Is lower case gm really going to fulfill my prediction about the power train being the 1.5L and even possibly offering the 1.3L turbo three cylinder for North America?
Nope, GMA specifically reported that a 2.0L turbo will NOT be in the cards.
The article in question was actually about the 2025 Equinox for China, so they may get the 2.0L turbo but not North America.
Dang Nice! Will continue GM’s dominance in every sector it plays in.
Just looking at Chevy CUVs:
Trax: Winner
Trailblazer: Winner
Equinox: Has been Solid, will now be a Winner
Blazer: Has been solid… should be updated to WIN
Not only based on my opinion but also sales data.
Go GM. No reason to shop anywhere else.
Yep! Chevrolet is going a far way trying to get back lost customers with their CUVs. However they need to step up marketing even more and reestablish overwhelming presence, they have the products now to do so.
They need better and more creative marketing. Their stupid “Real People Not Actors” campaign was a joke. As if anyone would believe those were not paid actors. The only thing is they all seem to be making crappy commercials these days. Nissan, Toyota, my favorite is Kia with the lady willing to damage a $40k SUV over a $1000 iPhone taken by an eagle.
Yay ! Another Blazer clone.
I can’t tell the difference between the Blazer, Traverse, Equinox, Trailblazer or Trax.
They all have the same front end.
The Blazer indexes as the best-looking model in its segment (and often beyond its direct segment). Given this, the fact that the 2025 Equinox is styled after the Blazer is not at all a bad thing.
Yes it is a bad thing. “Indexes as the best…” according to whom? The models are barely distinguishable.
Go ahead and spend a few hours at a Chevy dealership on a Saturday and observe what people say. Real people love the styling trend started by the 2019 Blazer… the same styling that has now made its way across the Chevy crossover portfolio.
To answer your question – according to whom? Cross-sell reports (filter by reason for purchase) and clinics performed by any automaker that competes in the segments we’re discussing. Whether you like it or not, the Blazer has been the vehicle to beat in terms of design. It catches the eye and makes people take a second look. This same effect is present on Trax, Trailblazer, Traverse and now Equinox.
Not a single customer walks into a showroom and says… “I can’t tell these apart.” What they end up saying is more along the lines of “wow, these look really good… which one should I buy?”
The Blazer is a nice looking vehicle and looks different. However, the Trax, Trailblazer and now this Equinox all share the same design language. It is intellectually dishonest if you think that the non-auto following person would look at this in a parking lot and not think this could be a Trailblazer.
How do I know this? I asked family members and they all said the same thing. Looks like a Trailblazer.
Some people like brands that share design language amongst models, that’s perfectly fine. You can’t say in the same breath though that their easily distinguishable. When you make a new model look like another model only larger, it’s a little boring. It doesn’t mean that it’s not nice looking.
Never did I make the argument that the models in question are “easily distinguishable.”
My point, however, is that this will not be a reason NOT to purchase. Nothing more, nothing less.
Fair enough.
What’s wrong with you Chevrolet? Touch screens without visors to shade from glare, fingerprints, dust just plain suck. They also take away focus of a person’s driving. Plastic lower body cladding? Didn’t you learn from the 1986 Pontiac STE 6000 and the Pontiac Montana minivan that the cladding holds small stones and sand that vibrate against the paint causing rust and holes in all the northern climate states? You don’t even put a 2L high performance engine in the new Equinox, even though almost all your competitors offer it! What is the problem? Need new engineers? On a bright note, glad to hear sunroof and white or black roof is an option rather than a mandate!
Was really hoping for a power increase on the 1.5T which is already lowest in class and not too thrilled about the CVT or silly electronic gear selector. It also looks like they are carrying over the fixed 2nd row seat that only folds and doesn’t move back or forth like the older Equinoxes did. The styling looks nice and hopefully they continue the Premier trim level and don’t replace it with the Active. Also I am expecting base prices to be up sharply with the LS eliminated so that will be interesting to see where they go with that. They had better offer more than one interior color too
Only the Chinese 2025 Equinox will get more power: “The 2025 Chevy Equinox Activ’s rear section also gets cosmetic upgrades to the lower part of the bumper, with a satin gray molding that simulates a metal guard, along with Activ badging. In addition, the AWD badge indicates that the Equinox Activ comes standard with an all-wheel drivetrain and the most potent powertrain, consisting of the 227-horsepower turbocharged 2.0L I4 LXH engine mated to GM’s nine-speed automatic transmission.”
About time it was updated. The current generation is all too forgettable.
Column mounted (drive-by-wire) shifter and the 1.5L engine. Wow, GM must really hate their customers. Just because EVs and Mercedes use column mounted electronic shifters doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. It may seem like a nitpick, but most mainstream customers are not going to like this, especially loyal customers of prior gen versions used to the traditional console mounted shifter.
As an owner of a 2nd gen 3.6L V6 Equinox, I was leaning towards the 2025 if it had the 2.0L engine. Now I see it is still 1.5L and then the column shifter, and it is immediately off my list. I also don’t want heated seats or a heated steering wheel. Now that they are standard that will just further increase the price.
Unless its a stick, counsel shifters are an incredible waste of space that could be used for more storage, better/bigger cupholders, phone charging, etc. Good riddance to them.
Ok, speak only for yourself when saying “most customers”. I would bet most in this class want storage, and putting the shifter on the column is much preferred than on the console where it wastes space.
The 1.5 is inline with the rest of the segments standard engines (yes there is no optional engine here but many don’t either). The HP is on the lower side but the torque which is much more important in most instances is much higher and downlow. Would I have like to have seen a 200+ HP 2.0 engine? Sure, but I bet most don’t care for it. They do tons of studies before making decisions, and this class of vehicle usually gives zero hoots on power and performance. As long as it gets good MPG and drives well at a good price with everything they want they are good.
Hybrid owners tend to only go hybrid options. I really think GM should have gone this route with many of their vehicles but as an earlier article pointed out they are probably behind the ball to do that. I know we will go hybrid for my wifes next CUV and those options are limited.
Seems like a good vehicle and will continue to sell well or better as most items have been addressed. It is what number 3 or 4ish in the sales column? They seem to be doing something right with those numbers…
Floor shifters are wasted space.
3 on the tree FTW!!!
This is a vast improvement inside and out. They need a hybrid option ASAP! Maybe they can team up with Honda for a hybrid.
Same design language across the line is boring. Trailblazer and Equinox are barely distinguishable.
Just buy a diesel HD 3500, and your manhood will remain secure.
No gold bow ties on any model. I wish they’d use a hollow logo rather than black center.
Where is the Premier trim line? Not everyone wants blacked out package….. Bring back Premier, on the Traverse also please!!!
The Shark Fin …. going backwards .
The perfect metaphor .
It’s OK, although I can see folks disappointed with the one engine. I’ll need to see specs to delve deeper, but that cargo capacity behind the rear seat is smaller than the current one. ???
I do like the new styling. However, I’m not a fan of a CVT in the front wheel drive models.
Probably they did it so they have a model they can boast a higher mpg figure for. I don’t know for sure if it’s cheaper to build a CVT than an 8-speed but that could be another reason. They know the majority will go for AWD anyway.
Bigger tires and heavier than Malibu. I would have guessed more would have raised the same concern as you.
Don’t like the rear side window ‘inserts’ (similar to Traverse). ??Why not ‘all glass’??
Yeah, where’s the guy who rips the Terrain for the tiny rear quarter window? He’s gonna have a breakdown.
I’m here. I can see the actual quarter glass daylight opening is a lot smaller than is suggested by the square inch size of the glass on the new Equinox (the view OUT is the most important aspect of having glass in a vehicle!) But at least the new Equinox’ tiny quarter glass viewing area comes down to the beltline, and isn’t elevated to ludicrous mail slot status, like the current Terrain. Thanks for thinking of me, Phil.
I was going to buy one but after reading all the reviews I will not being buying one. I especially hate the stupid shark fin!!!
I call BS. There are no reviews since no one has driven it yet.
What you probably read are comments from those who were never going to buy one anyway unless it had a billion horsepower and could do 0-60 mph in half a second.
Sounds just like you.