Description: Compact Crossover Sport Utility Vehicle/Station Wagon
Base MSRP: $21,400 - $23,900
Invoice Price: $19,945 - $22,275
Where built: Canada

Chevy's car-based wagon measures larger than other SUVs in the compact class, with a broad track and the longest wheelbase. The wide and long platform sets up a passenger compartment that seems as spacious as a mid-size wagon. Plan for the cabin pitches a pair of bucket seats on the cockpit row and a three-place bench on the second row that slides fore and aft by eight inches to vary legroom. The bench's seatback, split 60/40 percent, reclines to two positions and each side folds to make way for cargo.

Equinox feels frisky due to the 3.4-liter V6 bringing 185 hp with an automatic five-speed transmission.

In the back bay Equinox adds a power outlet and a panel that fits in three positions for stacking cargo in tiers. There are two trims -- LS and LT -- with front-wheel-drive (FWD) and AWD options for each.