The 2027 Chevrolet Equinox arrives in Allentown as two genuinely different vehicles wearing one nameplate. The gas Equinox opens at $29,000 before a $1,995 destination charge, carries a 1.5L Turbo four rated at 175 horsepower, and now runs an 8-speed automatic on front-wheel drive as well as all-wheel drive. The Equinox EV is a separate, larger, battery-electric SUV that opens at $34,995 before an $1,800 destination charge and travels an EPA-estimated 319 miles on a charge in front-drive form. For a Route 22 commute that ends in a driveway with a 240-volt outlet, those two cars answer the same question in opposite ways, and the honest comparison is worth more than a preference.

Outten Chevrolet of Allentown sells both, services both, and this page covers both. What follows is the powertrain, the trim ladder with real prices, the space, the safety content, and a straight recommendation of which one to buy for how you actually drive.

2027 Equinox Engines and Powertrain Options

There is one gas engine and one electric drive unit, so the powertrain decision is not really a decision within either car. It is a decision between them.

1.5L Turbo four-cylinder, gas Equinox

175 horsepower at 5,600 rpm, on regular unleaded, through an 8-speed automatic. Front-wheel drive is standard and all-wheel drive is a $2,000 step on any of the three trims. The change worth knowing for 2027 is the transmission: front-drive models now use the same 8-speed automatic as all-wheel drive, so the whole lineup shifts through fixed gears. If you drove a 2026 Equinox and did not care for how the front-drive car held revs on the climb out of the Lehigh Valley toward the Lehigh Tunnel, that is the specific thing that changed. The tank holds 14.8 gallons, the final drive is 3.47, and Automatic Stop/Start and a Drive Mode Selector are standard.

Single-speed electric drive, Equinox EV

An 85 kWh battery through a single-speed direct drive, front-wheel drive standard with all-wheel drive available. There is no engine, no transmission to warm up and no oil interval. The charging hardware is what has changed for 2027: the EV now ships with a NACS charging port as standard equipment, and the onboard charging module is rated at 11.5 kW. On a 240-volt home charger, a full charge takes about 9.5 hours, which is an overnight. On public DC fast charging, Chevrolet publishes up to 80 miles of range added in 10 minutes.

What each one returns

Configuration	City	Highway	Combined	Total range
Equinox, front-wheel drive	25 MPG	29 MPG	27 MPG	400 miles
Equinox, all-wheel drive	25 MPG	29 MPG	26 MPG	406 miles
Equinox EV, front-wheel drive	—	—	—	319 miles
Equinox EV, all-wheel drive	112 MPGe	95 MPGe	103 MPGe	307 miles

Gas figures are EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov. The 319-mile range figure belongs to the front-drive Equinox EV specifically; an all-wheel-drive EV is rated at 307. That distinction is worth holding onto, because all-wheel drive is the way most Equinoxes leave this lot.

Equinox and Equinox EV Trim Lineup and Pricing

Six trims across the two cars, and the ladders do not line up with each other. Every price below excludes destination, which is how Chevrolet publishes them and which differs between the two nameplates.

Trim	Starting MSRP	With all-wheel drive	What it adds
Equinox LT	$29,000	$31,000	Heated front seats and heated steering wheel, 11.3-inch touchscreen, available HD Surround Vision.
Equinox RS	$33,900	$35,900	Black mirrors, moldings, emblems and badging; flat-bottom steering wheel; 19-inch wheels standard with 20-inch machined available; available two-tone black roof.
Equinox ACTIV	$33,900	$35,900	All-terrain tires, uniquely tuned suspension, Evotex and sueded microfiber seating, available two-tone white roof.
Equinox EV LT 1	$34,995	Available	319 miles of EPA-estimated front-drive range, 17.7-inch touchscreen, over 20 standard safety and driver assistance features including Adaptive Cruise Control.
Equinox EV LT 2	$41,795	Available	Everything on LT 1 plus heated steering wheel, heated front seats and heated mirrors, HD Surround Vision, wireless phone charging.
Equinox EV RS	$44,095	Available	Everything on LT 2 plus unique front and rear fascias, black exterior accents, flat-bottom steering wheel and 21-inch black wheels.

Two things to read off that table. RS and ACTIV are both $33,900, and each spends that money on something different: RS buys the blacked-out exterior treatment, the flat-bottom steering wheel and 19-inch wheels with 20-inch machined available, while ACTIV buys all-terrain tires, its own suspension tune and Evotex and sueded microfiber seating. Pick the one whose hardware you want. And the step from a gas LT to an EV LT 1 is $5,995 before either destination charge, which buys a larger vehicle, 319 miles of EPA-estimated range and Adaptive Cruise Control as standard.

Technology and Connectivity

The gas Equinox runs an 11.3-inch diagonal infotainment touchscreen with Google built-in, OnStar connectivity, and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. The Equinox EV runs a 17.7-inch center touchscreen with Google built-in standard and Google Gemini available.

The larger difference is not screen size. Super Cruise, GM's hands-free highway driver assistance, is available on the Equinox EV and is not offered on the gas Equinox for 2027. If hands-free driving on the freeway run to Easton or down I-78 is something you would genuinely use, that narrows the lineup to one of the two cars before anything else is considered.

Interior and Comfort Across the Lehigh Valley

Both cars seat five. The gas Equinox carries 104.3 cubic feet of passenger volume, with 40.0 inches of headroom and 40.9 inches of legroom up front, and 39.2 and 39.9 inches in the second row. Upholstery runs Artemis Gray or black leatherette, or black cloth, with the ACTIV's Evotex and sueded microfiber as its own thing.

The Equinox EV is the roomier car up front, at 39.2 inches of headroom, 41.7 inches of legroom and 58.6 inches of shoulder room, and slightly tighter in the second row at 38.5 and 38.0. It rides on a 116.3-inch wheelbase against the gas car's 107.5, which is most of why. On the stop-and-go stretch of PA 145, MacArthur Road, through Whitehall, the EV's extra length is something you notice in a parking structure and never notice on the road; from Emmaus or Nazareth on an open commute, it simply reads as the bigger, quieter car.

Cargo and Passenger Space for Allentown Families

This is the one place where the smaller car wins outright.

Measurement	Equinox	Equinox EV
Behind the second row	29.8 cu. ft.	26.4 cu. ft.
Rear seats folded	63.5 cu. ft.	57.2 cu. ft.
Seats	5	5
Maximum towing, properly equipped	1,500 lbs	1,500 lbs

The gas Equinox holds 63.5 cubic feet with the seats down against the EV's 57.2, despite being the shorter vehicle, because a battery pack and a floor have to coexist. In practical terms both swallow a family's weekend: strollers and coolers for a day at Dorney Park, a folded-down run to the garden centre in spring, bikes for the Trexler Nature Preserve trails with one seat down. Roof-mounted side rails and cross rails are available on the gas car and standard on RS and ACTIV; on the EV, side rails are standard on LT 2 and RS and are not offered on LT 1, which is worth knowing before you plan a roof box.

Both cars are rated to tow 1,500 pounds, properly equipped. That is a small utility trailer or a pair of personal watercraft, not a camper.

Safety and Driver Assistance

The gas Equinox carries over 15 standard safety and driver assistance features, built around Chevy Safety Assist: Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert, a Following Distance Indicator and IntelliBeam. Available equipment adds HD Surround Vision, Side Bicyclist Alert, a Rear Camera Mirror and Rear Cross Traffic Braking.

The Equinox EV carries over 20 standard features, and the list is materially different: Adaptive Cruise Control is standard rather than optional, and Enhanced Auto Park Assist, HD Surround Vision, Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking and Super Cruise all appear. At the 15th Street interchange on Route 22, where the ramps are short and the road is already full, the camera coverage and the cross-traffic braking are the features that earn their money, and both cars can be had with them.

Which 2027 Equinox Is Right for You?

If this is you	Buy this	Why
You want the lowest price on a new SUV and you park on the street	Equinox LT, all-wheel drive	$31,000 gets heated seats, a heated wheel, the 11.3-inch screen and all-weather traction. No charging to arrange.
You have a garage with a 240-volt outlet and a commute under 60 miles a day	Equinox EV LT 1	$34,995 buys 319 miles of front-drive range and Adaptive Cruise Control as standard. An overnight charge covers a week of that commute.
You drive the freeway daily and want hands off the wheel	Equinox EV LT 2	$41,795 adds heated seats and wheel, HD Surround Vision and wireless charging, and Super Cruise lives on this side of the lineup.
You haul gear, go up unpaved roads, and want the most usable space	Equinox ACTIV, all-wheel drive	$35,900 buys all-terrain tires, its own suspension tune and 63.5 cubic feet folded, the biggest hold in the family.
You want it to look like the quick one	Equinox RS, all-wheel drive	$35,900, the same money as an ACTIV, for the blacked-out treatment, the flat-bottom wheel and available 20-inch machined wheels.

A well-equipped pick that suits most buyers around here is an all-wheel-drive Equinox LT at $31,000 excluding destination, or the EV LT 1 for anyone who can charge at home. See the gas Equinoxes on the ground, look at the Equinox EV, or get pre-approved first.

Why Buy the 2027 Equinox at Outten Chevrolet

Both cars carry 3 years or 36,000 miles of bumper-to-bumper coverage, and the Equinox EV adds 8 years or 100,000 miles on the battery and electric components. We sell and service both under one roof at 1701 W Tilghman St, and sales reach us at (484) 244-2822. That matters more on this pairing than on most, because the two vehicles need different things from a service department: the gas car wants oil and filter work on its own oil-life schedule, and the EV wants a technician who knows a high-voltage system and its 8-year, 100,000-mile battery coverage. The same store does both.

Salt season runs from late November into March, and salt and anti-skid go down heavily on Route 22, I-78 and PA 33; and what that does to brake hardware and underbody fasteners has nothing to do with the odometer. Buying from a store that will still be servicing the car in year six is worth something in a market that salts as hard as this one. Trade appraisal, financing and a test drive in either car can be lined up before you arrive, and drivers come to us from Bethlehem, Easton, Emmaus, Nazareth, Whitehall, Slatington, Quakertown, Bally and across the Lehigh Valley.

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