Comments on: Preview: 2010 Chevy Equinox Will Get 30 mpg Highway Even Without a Hybrid Drivetrain

By: ch

ch — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:00:53 +0000

Just bought the 2010 Equinox and I am trading my Dodge Charger for it. I liked the Charger but it lacked some creature-comforts that I want in a car. I really wanted the Volt but gave up on waiting for it.

I see alot of mention about gas mileage and the need to get off of foreign oil. I agree with the thought. I think the best way to get there is to heavily tax oil and use those taxes to reduce our income tax. We Americans, including myself, react to the price of oil. When gas is cheap ($2.50 per gallon in US versus an equivalent of about $8 per gallon in Europe) we will not change our driving habits or our choice in vehicles. The only reason I went with a higher mileage vehicle is that I think gas prices are going to shoot back up soon.

By: TK

TK — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:35:54 +0000

I just bought this car after trading in my gas guzzling Dodge Durango that got 14 mpg!! I am absolutely loving the 2010 Chevy Equinox with its 32 mpg!!! The ride is sooo quiet & comfortable with such spacious leg room in the back! It drives like a car with all the benefits of storage & good looks of an SUV.

By: jmls

jmls — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:03:15 +0000

Maybe the american auto industry isn’t rocket science, but it is the backbone to the economy. Some of you bashers of ford, gm and chrysler will never let yourself admit it is a good product while you drive your foriegn products. I hope, when you lose your american job you don’t go asking for an american handout in your foreign car. Its very sad that some people are so against the american products and rely on the american economy for there income, but thinks they would be lowering themselves if they buy an american auto.

By: Rochelle

Rochelle — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:52:43 +0000

OK GM Looks like you got it right. I was sorry to hear you won’t be producing Saturn Vue’s in a couple years but it looks like the Equinox will be taking it’s place. It’s to bad American’s who don’t live in Detroit realize there are alot of good American cars. Instead they sell out and buy Japanese cars that have just as many recalls or more. You just don’t hear about it or it’s in tiny print in a corner of the last page of the newspaper. Let’s help ourselves and buy American!!!

By: Ben Goddard

Ben Goddard — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:02:39 +0000

Also, I see a lot of ICE diehards. I hope people will really do some research and compare a well built electric vehicle motor to a well built internal combustion engine. When they do (1) they will see that an electric motor will out last its petroleum powered competitor many times over. (2) No matter how old it gets it will retain its designed level of performance. (3) And, when necessary, repairs to an electric motor should be much cheaper than rebuilding an ICE after 200k miles. (4) An electric motor should out perform an ICE on a comparable horsepower basis in any application.

In 50 years Internal Combustion motors will probably only be seen in museums and people will wonder why they were ever used. (Like the Stanley Steamer now).

By: Ben Goddard

Ben Goddard — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:35:06 +0000

(1) The Volt should be priced very reasonably to entice the first users. If cost concessions are achieved all of GM’s vehicles should come down in price and be competitive on the world market. (2) The Equinox should not be built AT ALL if it can’t be done in some alternative fuel source; e.g., hydrogen/electric. If GM introduces any “new” line of vehicles it must be required they get over 40 mpg, if gas or diesel, or utilize some alternative fuel source (and I don’t mean ethanol or cooking oil!). Violation of this “rule” should require immediate repayment of the money WE are loaning them.

By: Ames Tiedeman

Ames Tiedeman — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:14:14 +0000

This is a superb crossover. It looks great. If you want bigger buy a Tahoe. This is made to compete with the BMW 3 series suv, the Honda Pilot and others. It is better looking than both of those. Ya’ll are conditioned to just bash GM at will. This is a damn good looking auto. Wake up a bit.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:52:14 +0000

GM’s not pushing clean diesel at all…I think they should be, but we don’t need to get into that. Nor do we need to get into the realm of “sabotage,” “hoaxes” or “liars.” Let’s leave that talk to the less civil forums out there.

By: Doug Korthof

Doug Korthof — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:13:15 +0000

Already starting to advertise GM all-gas trucks, eh? As the years roll by, and GM sabotages the VOLT, more and more “clean diesel” and other hoax ‘green’ cars will be pushed by the liars at GM.

By: jbfalaska

jbfalaska — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:41:28 +0000

I’m a believer in the Volt. The Volt should be a national security priority of our government to move us all away from Middle-East anarchy oil. Like many here, I believe electric is the future of the auto industry, and the saving solution to need to transport using domestic energy.

Gas (NCG)? T Boone’s insincere attempt to rest the nation from the Oil monopoly and move it over to a gas monopoly took flight today. Russia, hardly friendly to free nations, introduced GPEC, the equivalent of OPEC led by Russia setting world prices for natural gas. Soon we’ll be gaggled over natural gas prices.

Only electric offers promise. Let’s hope the Oil president departing includes those policies so damaging to our nation’s freedom.

US Air Force retired.

I see the frustration building in the blogs here. Agree. Once Bob Lutz said this (Chevy Volt) was the surest thing to a sure hit he had seen in his long life. Well, now oil is down to $38 a barrel and the Volt can’t compete with the Chevy Cruze on value. We should do as the Swiss and subsidize 50 percent of the vehicle price paid not with tax dollars but with a MPG tax. Lower the MPG, the higher the tax. Implement the GET US THE HE )) OFF OIL NOW TAX.