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The sliding second row is a nice touch, although taller adults are going to need it all the way back.
Ergonomically, everything works fairly well, though the driver's reach for some radio adjustments and the far corners of the touch screen nav system are excessively long.
some plastics have sharp edges and most are hard to the touch
rides quietly at highway speeds, but the suspension can get jiggly over broken pavement
And the triple door seals, acoustic glass windshield, and front-door windows have pretty much eliminated -- eliminated -- A-pillar, wiper, and mirror-patch wind noise at speeds up to about 65 mph.
QUALITY | 8 out of 10
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The sliding second row is a nice touch, although taller adults are going to need it all the way back.
Car and Driver
Ergonomically, everything works fairly well, though the driver's reach for some radio adjustments and the far corners of the touch screen nav system are excessively long.
Jalopnik
some plastics have sharp edges and most are hard to the touch
Consumer Reports
rides quietly at highway speeds, but the suspension can get jiggly over broken pavement
Edmunds
And the triple door seals, acoustic glass windshield, and front-door windows have pretty much eliminated -- eliminated -- A-pillar, wiper, and mirror-patch wind noise at speeds up to about 65 mph.
Motor Trend
Back seats are great and the seatbacks can be clicked into several different rake positions; knee room is among the best in its class, too. There's a retractable cargo cover, stretchy net, and two deep cargo wells in back, and the center console well is very deep.
Best of all is the four-cylinder's noise cancellation system; it works like noise cancellation headphones and helps eliminate sounds that tend to make four-cylinder engines feel cheap and coarse. Door openings with triple seals and glass with integral sound damping further quiet things down inside, helping create a driving experience that feels more Cadillac-like than bargain-basement. Overall, the Equinox would make a great highway vehicle for a small family; the ride feels more settled, less pitchy, than former vehicles on this platform—and versus some compact crossover alternatives.
While the Equinox has clearly been upgraded, there's still a stray piece of trim or two that seems too plasticky, even at this price point—but mostly it's handsome and tightly constructed. We haven't been quite as fond of the base "premium cloth" seating; some of the trim around the dash and doors feels a little too hard and hollow, and the small latch for the big storage bin up top, which you have in view all the time, is memorably flimsy and jagged plastichrome.
Conclusion
The Equinox hits the mark in many ways with respect to practicality and comfort, and only lets down on a few cost-cut material details.
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