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Review: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox sets the tone for New GM

Chevrolet: Equinox Review

It's fitting that General Motors has a vehicle named after an astronomical phenomenon that marks the seasons. The first Equinox came from the "old" GM during the autumn of its long slide. Since then, the General has emerged from a government-funded chrysalis, and the Equinox has followed suit with a redesign. Hopefully, the freshening signifies a springtime in GM's fortunes; a future desperately in need of a green infusion of the cash variety. Its products need to not only compete – ... Read the rest of the review →

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Review: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox sets the tone for New GM 1 month ago on Autoblog

It's fitting that General Motors has a vehicle named after an astronomical phenomenon that marks the seasons. The first Equinox came from the "old" GM during the autumn of its long slide. Since then, the General has emerged from a government-funded chrysalis, and the Equinox has followed suit ...

REPORT: GM considering boosting production of four hot sellers: Camaro, Equinox, Lacrosse and SRX 2 months ago on Autoblog

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First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox ushers in New GM era 5 months ago on Autoblog

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GM pledges to use plug-in hybrid tech in only one brand 7 months ago on Autoblog

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New York Preview: 2010 GMC Terrain prepares to polarize 8 months ago on Autoblog

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2010 Chevy Equinox priced $1,800 less than 2009 model 8 months ago on Autoblog

Chevrolet has just announced pricing on its new-for-2010 Equinox crossover, and it will carry an MSRP of $23,185 (including $745 destination), a handy $1,800 less than the outgoing model. That $23k and change will net you the base front-wheel drive LS model with the 2.4-liter, direct-injection ...

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Spy Shots: 2010 Chevy Equinox 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Equinox. The stealthy lensmen at KGP have caught the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox making the rounds at General Motors' internal testing facility, and they've provided us with a better glimpse of Chevy's new crossover, beyond the low-res image that ...

LA 2007: Lutz and Peper show off Chevy's high efficiency fleet 2 years ago on Autoblog

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Army takes delivery of Equinox FCV as Project Driveway kicks off 3 years ago on Autoblog

The US Army took delivery of the first Chevy Equinox fuel-cell vehicle yesterday during a Washington, D.C. ceremony that marked the kickoff of GM's new Project Driveway initiative. Maj. Gen. Roger A. Nadeau (above), commander of the US Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command, was on ...

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Equinox SS in the works? 3 years ago on Autoblog

That's the best guess of Autoblog reader Johnathan Stein who runs the blog How Bourgeois. He snapped these spy shots of a lightly camouflaged Equinox with his Treo. It hardly appears as if any modifications have been made to the front and rear that are under wraps, but Stein notes that nearly all ...






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