I don't know if the roof rack counts but the difference in ground clearance between the RWD 4runner and FWD equinox was under 2 inches... closer to 1 actually IIRC.

Yep, I'm happy with it.

It does want to downshift when going up hills on the interstate... especially at 75-80mph where it's already taking significant throttle just to fight the wind. I put it into manual mode (it has paddle shifters! lol) and force it to stay in 6th... it seems to apply maybe 35% throttle and from there just accept the speed loss which it quickly regains once the incline stops.



That was me. Yes that was for the base 4Runner 2WD vs the base Eq 2WD. Looking back I think I was wrong about the 900 pounds... I think what I was looking at was the Limited 4WD V6 4runner compared to the LTZ AWD I4 Eq (instead of the V6). Adding the V6 probably brings it back closer to the 500 pound difference (though still over, likely).

 

V6 = 400 lbs more than I4?

 

I said closer to 500 pounds.

I don't know what the actual difference is... I checked Chevrolet.com and they seem to only have the 4-cyl's curb weight published in their spec sheets.

 

Yes, Chevy's website is maddening if you want detailed specifications.

 

I know on our Equinox It feels pretty low to the ground (for an SUV). It throw me off the first couple of times when I stepped out of it and expected the step down to be a lot lower. I don't know about actually numbers but from the seat to the ground it feels a few inch's lower than my Colorado or my old room mates 4runner (2001).

Same with Nissan, they only gave the FWD weight for Murano. It goes off base features for the model and the Equinox is offered with a 4cyl. on all models.

 

For specs, check edmunds.com. They listed different weights for FWD and AWD for the models that I checked. I know they don't have data on every model.

Equinox 2WD I4 - 3761 lbs
Equinox 4WD - 3975 lbs (this one could be I4 AWD, not necessarily V6)

 

This is just a hair under 70 mph.