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Chevy Equinox and Land Rover Freelander

By: Matthew C. Keegan

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The sport utility market continues to expand despite higher than



normal gas prices. The reason? Because, these



do-almost-everything-vehicles provide just what consumers want.



Sure, sales are down right now, but they will recover as more



economical vehicles enter the mix. SUVs carry people, haul



stuff, pull stuff, can go off-roading [okay, maybe not the



Equinox], provide superior handling than many cars, etc.



Fortunately, not all are gas guzzlers either. Chevrolet's



Equinox and the Land Rover Freelander are two that come to mind.



Let's take a look at these two compact SUVs.







Chevrolet Equinox - I like the looks of the Equinox,



Chevy's car-based SUV that is only slightly smaller than the



mid-size TrailBlazer. By car-based I mean a vehicle that handles



and drives more like a car and is actually built on a car



platform [like the Ford Escape and Toyota RAV4, for example].



This means that the Equinox is built chiefly for the road, so if



you want an off road experience you would need to opt for the



TrailBlazer or get the Freelander. Okay, I digress.







The Equinox is available as either a front wheel drive or all



wheel drive vehicle. Seating five passengers, the Equinox comes



equipped with a 3.4L V6 that produces 185hp. The engine is



paired with a five-speed automatic transmission; no manual



transmission is available. A traction control system is standard



with the front wheel drive Equinox while all models come



equipped with ABS and electric steering. Standard equipment for



the Equinox includes power windows, power mirrors, and power



locks with Remote Keyless Entry; AM/FM stereo and CD player with



six speakers; and air conditioning. The Equinox has received a 5



star rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety



Administration for frontal crash and side-impact crash tests.



Starting prices for the Equinox are very competitive with



comparable models in its class. Base MSRP for the FWD is just



over 22K; 24K for the AWD.







Land Rover Freelander - The smallest of all Land Rovers



is the Freelander, a compact full time all wheel drive vehicle



available as either a 3 or 5 door SUV. Unlike the Equinox, the



Freelander has full off road capabilities as do every Land Rover



model. The Freelander comes equipped with a Four-wheel



Electronic Traction Control system; ABS; a 2.5L Quad Cam V6



engine paired with a 5 speed automatic transmission; an AM/FM



stereo/CD system with RDS radio; air conditioning; fog lamps; a



perimeter security system; and much more. The Freelander, a five



passenger vehicle, sells for a price starting at just over 27K.







The Freelander is produced in England while the Equinox is built



in Canada, In all, both the Equinox and Freelander represent



well built compact SUVs with two different purposes: the Equinox



is built primarily for the highway and around town and has the



stronger engine, while the Freelander is built for both highway



and trail.



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