The Chevrolet brand of General Motors Co. in Detroit has refreshed the next-generation 2025 Equinox with modern connectivity, new safety tech, and an updated design.
Now, every Chevy crossover and SUV, including Trax, Trailblazer, Blazer, and the 2024 Traverse, is new or has been refreshed within the last two years. Compared to the current vehicle, the new Equinox will offer more choices, including larger screens, new safety features, and Equinox’s first-ever outdoor-inspired trim, ACTIV.
“The 2025 Equinox brings to one of our most important nameplates bodylines and proportions inspired by our brand’s truck DNA, also adopted in the upcoming Traverse,” says Scott Bell, vice president of Chevrolet. “It also builds on the core strengths that have earned Equinox tremendous customer loyalty over the past two decades, and made it the second-best seller in our lineup, after Silverado.”
Chevrolet will offer Equinox in LT, RS, and ACTIV trims, raising the level of standard content for all Equinox vehicles.
“This generation of Equinox has taken on a broad-shouldered, athletic appearance that conveys confidence and versatility,” says Phil Zak, executive design director of Global Chevrolet. “We leaned into distinct appearances and material selection for LT, RS and ACTIV so everyone can see themselves in an Equinox.”
The all-new Equinox is 2.3 inches wider than the outgoing model, enhancing its more planted stance. A revamped interior is meant to convey a more contemporary, spacious ambiance that, along with other recently introduced Chevy crossovers and SUVs. The design puts a stronger focus on technology and user experience.
In front of the driver is an 11-inch-diagonal configurable driver information center. Layered against the driver information center and angled slightly toward the driver is the interior focal point — a new 11.3-inch-diagonal infotainment screen that’s more than 30 percent larger than the largest screen offered in the current model. This matters because the screen is the gateway to music, media, maps, and other connected services via Google built-in.
When it comes to safety and driver assistance technology, the 2025 Equinox offers more than ever, starting with standard Chevy safety assist — a suite of features that includes:
- Automatic emergency braking.
- Forward collision alert.
- Front pedestrian and bicyclist braking.
- Following distance indicator.
- Lane keep assist with lane departure warning.
Additional standard safety and driver assistance features include side bicyclist alert, rear vision camera, rear seat reminder, adaptive cruise control, lane change alert with side blind zone alert, enhanced automatic emergency braking, rear cross traffic braking, rear park assist, and enhanced lane keep assist.
All trims include teen driver technology, which was engineered to encourage safe driving behavior by letting parents activate customizable vehicle settings and view their teen’s driving performance through a new connected teen driver feature in the myChevrolet mobile app.
Equinox debuts with a 1.5L turbo engine that produces 175 horsepower and is matched with a continuously variable transmission in front-wheel-drive configurations, or an eight-speed automatic transmission with available all-wheel-drive.
Equinox is trailering-capable, with a maximum capacity of up to 1,500 pounds when equipped with available AWD.
For the first time, Equinox offers RS and ACTIV customers driver-selectable modes, accessed via a rotator on the center console. The driver can select from normal and snow on FWD-equipped vehicles. AWD adds Off-road mode. Drive modes adjust the propulsion system performance to best handle the conditions.
The 2025 Chevrolet Equinox will be available in 2024. Additional details, including pricing, will be available closer to the start of production.
