[spacedout]

If you get an AWD 2.4L, and think it's a race car, sure. My in-laws have one - it's fine.

Two of my family members have them as well, I've driven them thousands of miles. I found even the FWD version with the 2.4L is under-powered with not enough low end torque for a car so large. 75MPH with a cruze automatic will never leave 6th gear on most interstate grades, An equinox/terrain downshifts to over 4000RPM to maintain 75mph on every hill. Really shows how the turbo and its much lower peak torque improves how a car drives. Sure a 2.4L makes 24lb-ft more peak torque than the 1.4T, however the 2.4L needs to be turning 4900RPM to hit those numbers while the automatic 1.4T has peak torque starting at 1850RPM.

I've heard rumors that the Malibu's all new 1.5T will be replacing the 2.4L with the redesign, hopefully next generation will get better than 22-24MPG at 75mph(2.4L FWD).

 

[money_man]

My 2009 escape which is fully loaded and v6 awd gets 21 us mpg city and 27.5 us mpg hwy.

 

[Patman]

The Equinox is back where it belongs at the dealer. I had it for 2 days and it was enough to say I would not buy one! First day coming home got stuck in traffic and it burned lots of gas(not sure if that was in Eco mode or not) and the new car smell was horrendous LOL. Co worker has a 2007 Equinox and seems to like it. Anyway happy to have my car back for $350 for a new clutch and oil change.

 

[MP81]

I've heard rumors that the Malibu's all new 1.5T will be replacing the 2.4L with the redesign, hopefully next generation will get better than 22-24MPG at 75mph(2.4L FWD).

The in-laws average far more than that, with AWD - and neither of them as a light foot.

 

[spacedout]

The in-laws average far more than that, with AWD - and neither of them as a light foot.

Best I could ever get with an Equnox/Terrain 2.4L FWD is 32mpg going 55-65mph. At 75mph+ though the 2.4L is really working to move all that weight and over 4000+ miles I averaged 22-24mpg. Most people like me that drive 80% highway or more average 28mpg or less still. My parents have a 2015 Equinox 2.4L/FWD and drive 80% city, even driving it easy they only average 17-22MPG.

 

[jblackburn]

Best I could ever get with an Equnox/Terrain 2.4L FWD is 32mpg going 55-65mph. At 75mph+ though the 2.4L is really working to move all that weight and over 4000+ miles I averaged 22-24mpg. Most people like me that drive 80% highway or more average 28mpg or less still. My parents have a 2015 Equinox 2.4L/FWD and drive 80% city, even driving it easy they only average 17-22MPG.

I did about 23.7 for the day in my rental. Heavy city driving. Still, that's better than my family's other V6 small SUVs (01 Escape FWD/05 Liberty 4WD - they'll do that on a 100% highway trip).

 

[money_man]

I did about 23.7 for the day in my rental. Heavy city driving. Still, that's better than my family's other V6 small SUVs (01 Escape FWD/05 Liberty 4WD - they'll do that on a 100% highway trip).

Escapes didn't get descent mileage until the 2009 model year. The 6F35 made a huge difference.