2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV

IveBeenRued said:
Visibility while driving was really bad. The solid C-pillars on the Equinox, compared to the C-pillars with windows on the Blazer, made a big difference.

Also, the placement of the side mirrors was poor on the Equinox EV. We parked the Equinox EV, Blazer EV, and then my 2020 RAV4 in the same parking spot, with a 2500 HD parked directly and perpendicularly behind the space about two car lengths back. Through the driver’s side mirror, I could see from the front bumper to the rear taillights (but not the rear bumper). With the Blazer EV, I could see from the front bumper to nearly the back of the rear door. As for the Equinox EV, I could only see from the front bumper to about one-third of the way through the front door.

When driving around my town, I can see three lanes of travel about 6–8 car lengths behind me in my RAV4. In the Blazer, I could see 1.5 lanes of travel, and in the Equinox, I could only see about 0.75 of one lane. Same road, similar traffic density.

So both Chevys suffer from poor visibility compared to the RAV4, but the Equinox had exceptionally bad blind-spot visibility on both sides. The Blazer had adequate visibility on both sides but could benefit from larger mirrors.
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Gotcha. When we had the Prologue that one was tough sometimes, we only had the mid-trim (Touring) and it didn't have the 360 camera. That was tough to park haha.
 
4WD said:
I just flip the rear camera on when I get near Houston - problem solved
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It's not so much the rear mirror I find deficient. It's the side mirrors. We have a lot of distracted drivers, new-to-the-area drivers, and people bottling up the left lanes here, so I find myself passing people regularly. But the mirror is too small to provide a broad view of the adjacent lanes.

The normal adjusment for the side mirror is that vehicles should appear in your field of view as they transition from the rear mirror, to the side mirror, then peripheral vision. The Blazer mirror has to be turned way out to get a car into peripheral view when it's no longer visible in the side mirror. I guess technically I can adjust it further and use the camera when parking, but it also impacts how far back you can see in the lane directly adjacent.
 
jghall00 said:
It's not so much the rear mirror I find deficient. It's the side mirrors. We have a lot of distracted drivers, new-to-the-area drivers, and people bottling up the left lanes here, so I find myself passing people regularly. But the mirror is too small to provide a broad view of the adjacent lanes.

The normal adjusment for the side mirror is that vehicles should appear in your field of view as they transition from the rear mirror, to the side mirror, then peripheral vision. The Blazer mirror has to be turned way out to get a car into peripheral view when it's no longer visible in the side mirror. I guess technically I can adjust it further and use the camera when parking, but it also impacts how far back you can see in the lane directly adjacent.
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I see more than all three mirrors combined using the camera …
Coming alongside - they are no longer in any mirror when the camera still shows them passing …
 
2027 Equinox EV order guide out at gmfleetorderguide.com

- J3400/NACS charge port
- “Charge Station Communication Equipment” for expanded Plug&Charge access.
- Black Sport Package
- Bose 8-speaker audio available
- “White Sands” paint color
 
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