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#21 of 2239 re: EQ or NOX ??? by tidester HOST Dec 21, 2002 (9:40 am)
How about Ox?   tidester, host
#22 of 2239 bporter1 by dindak Dec 27, 2002 (10:36 am)
Equinox base is an ohc 2.2L Ecotec. Not sure what this Chinese made 3.4L will be but it sounds like an ohv motor for sure. I know GM is a little behind in the development of the new breed of ohc series of engines, but I was hoping for a smaller version of the Envoy I-6.   More details should be out in a week or two when the Equinox debuts at the Detroit Auto Show.
#23 of 2239 dindak by bporter1 Dec 28, 2002 (12:05 pm)
I would have thought that the engine would be the V6 currently in the Saturn VUE. If not that one then maybe the Honda V6 that is supposedly going to be in the VUE. Apparently GM is designing a new family of OHC engines and one of them will be included in the new Chevy Malibu. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
#24 of 2239 bporter1 by dindak Dec 30, 2002 (11:13 am)
The Honda - GM engine and transmission swap is a Saturn only thing. As for the 3.0L in the VUE, my guess is it's not powerful enough to be a Chevy. My thinking is GM wants 200+ HP in the Equinox. It's strange that they will import engines from China though, not sure I understand why they can't be sourced in North America.
#25 of 2239 my guess ... by steve_ HOST Dec 30, 2002 (11:27 am)
Bringing engines to North America was probably part of GM's "cost of admission" into the Chinese market.   Steve, Host
#26 of 2239 by dindak Dec 30, 2002 (1:05 pm)
Bring some hard currency to the Chinese economy kind of thing?   Make sense I suppose. China is a pretty closed economy aside from Hong Kong.
#28 of 2239 First Equinox pictures released! by dindak Jan 05, 2003 (12:08 pm)
Great looks for sure! http://www.autonews.com/files/2003_detroit/03detroitshowart/General%20Motors/Chevrolet/Equinox/
#29 of 2239 NICE by dan165 Jan 06, 2003 (8:56 am)
I like the looks of that truck!   My daughter wants to get a small SUV. Maybe I will help her get one of these.   What are the avilable power plants? The thing looks very Lexus like, probably the best small SUV I have seen.
#30 of 2239 by dindak Jan 06, 2003 (11:43 am)
140-145 hp 2.2L Ecotec is standard and a 200-220 hp 3.5L V6 will be optional.   Not sure of the V6 details though I know it will be imported from China. Why I don't know but it's been suggested that it's a hard currency export trade off to stay operational in China for GM.   I'm sure it will be peppy. Replies to this message: clebo1 (Jul 09, 2009 12:00 pm) rvoth (Jul 09, 2009 3:01 pm) dmathews3 (Jul 09, 2009 5:17 pm)

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