Load up an all-wheel-drive Sport with most all options, including a navigation system, and you’re nudging $34,000. The next step up from the base LS is the LT, then the LTZ, then the Sport. Standard on all models is air conditioning, a six-speaker AM/FM stereo with CD player, cruise control, antilock brakes, stability control, keyless entry and a five-speed automatic transmission to go with the 3.4-liter V-6. The least expensive Equinox starts at $22,995, including shipping, and even at that price, the base Equinox is very well equipped. Had we wanted the all-wheel-drive model, that would have added $1,600. So does the sticker: Base price of our front-drive Equinox Sport is $27,380. The Sport is more than just a bigger engine, though: Quite a bit of suspension work has been done to the SUV, the numb electric power steering was replaced by a much better hydraulic unit, handsome 18-inch tires and alloy wheels replace the 16- or 17-inchers on other Equinox models, and some modest but effective body trim identifies it as something different. Hard to get excited about that.įor 2008, that sensible-shoes Equinox remains, but it’s joined by the Equinox Sport. It’s an attractive, utilitarian vehicle marketed at a reasonable price, powered by a reasonably old-fashioned, Chinese-built 3.4-liter V-6 engine with 185 horsepower. Though offered in all-wheel-drive, the Equinox is no off-roader, and most sold are front-wheel-drive. The Equinox, introduced as a 2005 model, has filled an important but moderately low-profile niche for General Motors: As a five-passenger “crossover,” sharing bits and pieces with the Saturn Vue, it targets consumers who don’t need the ruggedness of the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, or want a minivan like the Chevrolet Uplander.
The 2008 Chevrolet Equinox Sport is the answer to a question I thought no one was asking: “Why isn’t there a deluxe, high-performance version of the Equinox?”
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