Topic: Quick spin: 2013 Chevrolet Equinox V6

[Autos_Editor]

Chevrolet bucks the turbocharging trend and adds a 3.6L V6 engine option to its compact Equinox crossover.

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[Mike]

http://youtu.be/EzoazPPC7b8

[Mike]

http://youtu.be/kGhjOPeOMmE

[Mike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUlw3ACdN5s

[dewey9315]

I drive a 2012 Buick LaCrosse with the same 3.6L engine, and average 9.5L/100km in roughly 50/50 highway and city driving....how the heck are you guys getting over 14??

[rrocket]

I drive a 2012 Buick LaCrosse with the same 3.6L engine, and average 9.5L/100km in roughly 50/50 highway and city driving....how the heck are you guys getting over 14??

I would guess there might be a weight and gearing difference.

[Mike]

Yeah, and AWD.  Our drive was more 75/25 city/highway

[dirtyjeffer]

Yeah, and AWD.  Our drive was more 75/25 city/highway

also, as i have mentioned in numerous threads (including the Hyundai ones), a "test drive" is often not indicative of "real-world" fuel economy...you are usually going to put the vehicle through various "tests" to see how it performs/responds... acceleration, braking, swerving (roadholding), corner-carving, etc...i suppose you could include driving the vehicle and setting the cruise on at 100 km/hr and make note of the RPMs and displayed fuel economy (reset when at speed to try and gather an accurate reading of "real-time" fuel economy), but that's what the EPA (or other ratings) are for.

[Mike]

All true too.  I try not to flog a vehicle more than I would normally, but do need to evaluate different scenarios.

[dewey9315]

All true too.  I try not to flog a vehicle more than I would normally, but do need to evaluate different scenarios.

I'm all for the need for various types of vehicle testing....but wouldn't it be worth while to at least drive for a half a day, even an hour or two in "normal conditions", to give us an idea of what real world economy would be like?

[Mike]

Those numbers were obtained over 6 days