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Shopping for the 2025 Chevy Equinox for sale in Alexandria puts you one step closer to driving Chevrolet's best-selling SUV. Only outsold by the legendary Silverado 1500 pickup, the Equinox has a stellar reputation and a rich history regarding its reliability, engaging driving demeanor, and feature-rich packaging. The 2025 model continues that tradition, with Chevrolet adding more standard safety and driver assistance tools to heighten your experience behind the wheel. Here's a closer look at those features and what they do… more Front-Facing Features Every trim in the 2025 Equinox lineup comes with Chevy Safety Assist, a suite of advanced driver assistance features with front-, side-, and rear-facing tools. These work together to equip the Equinox with virtual spotters dedicated to keeping you safe on the road in Alexandria and beyond. The suite's forward-facing tools include Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Alert, Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking, a Following Distance Indicator, and IntelliBeam high beams. Automatic Emergency Braking Automatic Emergency Braking has become an unofficial standard over the last few years, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration making the feature a requirement on every passenger vehicle by 2029. Automakers like Chevrolet have gotten a head start. So, how does it work? What's the difference between the standard and enhanced version? Automatic Emergency Braking mitigates the potential for collisions by working with other front-facing tools. It works at speeds between 5 mph and 50 mph, relying on a camera to monitor what's in front of the Equinox. If it senses traffic ahead has stopped, it will alert you to apply the brakes. From there, it will enhance your braking or, if you fail to respond, provide hard emergency braking to prevent or lessen the severity of the impact. Alternatively, the Equinox's Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking works at a broader range, from 2 mph to highway speeds. Following Distance Indicator It's easy to follow someone too closely, but tailgating increases the risk of a collision. The Equinox's Following Distance Indicator reduces the risk of tailgating and promotes safer driving habits. You'll see the indicator on the Equinox's Driver Information Center, along with alerts if the system detects you're following too closely. This situation initiates the next tool on our list… Forward Collision Alert Like the Equinox's Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Alert uses a forward-facing camera to monitor traffic ahead of the SUV. The technology works simultaneously with technologies like the Following Distance Indicator to detect the potential for a frontal collision. For example, if it detects you're following too closely, the Following Distance Indicator activates. If the vehicle ahead slows or you're approaching too quickly, the Forward Collision Alert provides an audible and visual cue to apply the brakes. Then, depending on your response and the situation, Automatic Emergency Braking can enhance your braking or apply the brakes as needed. Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking Thanks to tools like Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking, you can confidently navigate any area in the city. The technology engages at speeds between 5 mph and 50 mph, working similarly to the Equinox's Automatic Emergency Braking. However, the technology looks for pedestrians and bicyclists instead of watching for vehicles. Like Automatic Emergency Braking, it can enhance your braking or provide hard emergency braking to prevent or mitigate the severity of a collision. Side-Facing Features The 2025 Equinox's Chevy Safety Assist looks beyond the front of the SUV to heighten your situational awareness where you need it the most: in your blind spots. The Equinox's sleek and sporty design offers outstanding visibility from the driver's seat. Yet, blind-spot and lane-keeping technologies take that visibility further and instill confidence as you navigate the local Alexandria landscape. Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning is a crucial feature in Chevy Safety Assist because it's engineered to keep your Equinox safely in its lane. This tool relies on a forward-facing camera that activates at speeds above 30 mph, monitoring the Equinox's position relative to the lane markings. If it senses the Equinox drifting out of the designated lane, the technology gently adjusts the steering wheel to correct the SUV's positioning. Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert Lane Change Alert enhances your situational awareness by monitoring your blind spots to reduce the risk of side-related collisions. The feature relies on radar sensors hidden at the rear of the Equinox to detect vehicles at the sides of the SUV. When a vehicle is detected, Side Blind Zone Alert activates with a warning symbol in the mirror on the same side. For example, if a car is in the blind spot on the driver's side, you'll see the alert in your left side-view mirror. If you activate your left turn signal, the warning flashes until it's safe to change lanes. Side Bicyclist Alert The Equinox's Side Bicyclist Alert is another side-monitoring tool that optimizes your situational awareness. Rather than monitoring for vehicles in your blind spots, the feature alerts you to cyclists along the sides of the SUV. Since the technology works when the Equinox is parked, there's less risk of opening the SUV's door in front of a cyclist. Rear-Facing Features Your time on the road often leads you forward, but what about the times when you have to back the Equinox into a tight parking space or out of a busy parking lot? Fortunately, Chevrolet has you covered. The Chevy Safety Assist suite includes rear-monitoring technologies like the Rear Vision Camera, Rear Park Assist, and Rear Cross-Traffic Braking. Rear Vision Camera You'll find the video feed of the Equinox's Rear Vision Camera on your 11.3-inch center touchscreen. This camera expands your visibility by providing a wider view behind the Equinox—and from immediately behind it, in ways mirrors can't. The extended visibility makes it easier to see your surroundings as you maneuver your Equinox in reverse. Rear Cross-Traffic Braking Navigating congested parking lots or busy areas is easier with technologies like Rear Cross-Traffic Braking. Think of this technology as the reverse of Automatic Emergency Braking. Rather than monitoring what's ahead of the Equinox, it looks behind and alerts you to crossing traffic. Depending on the situation, it can apply the brakes or enhance your braking. Rear Park Assist The Equinox's Rear Park Assist feature goes hand-in-hand with its Rear Vision Camera by optimizing what you see behind the SUV. While the camera is helpful, Rear Park Assist offers further assistance by providing distance alerts to nearby objects. As you approach the object, the alerts intensify and reduce the potential of rear-related collisions with things like telephone poles, walls, and other obstacles. Other Great Features The 2025 Equinox has one of the most comprehensive lineups of safety and driver assistance features in the segment. The Chevy Safety Assist suite boasts front-, side-, and rear-monitoring tools that serve as virtual spotters and enhance your experience behind the wheel. However, we'd be remiss if we left out two more driver assistance features that make the Equinox truly special: Teen Driver Mode and Adaptive Cruise Control. Adaptive Cruise Control Adaptive Cruise Control is a must for Alexandria drivers who spend a lot of time cruising at highway speeds. This feature improves your experience by eliminating the legwork of traditional cruise control. Rather than readjusting the Equinox's cruising speed to accommodate traffic, the system does the work for you, monitoring traffic and adjusting the SUV's cruising speed as needed. Teen Driver Mode Teen Driver Mode gives the Equinox an undeniable edge because no rival offers anything comparable. Chevrolet appeals to parents because Teen Driver Mode is an integrated feature that provides coachable moments and promotes safe driving habits. The feature is associated with a dedicated key fob, with Chevrolet allowing you to set certain parameters and restrictions (like speed and stereo volume) to keep your teen safe. You can review your teen's driving habits and highlight areas that need improvement, setting your teen up for a safe future behind the wheel. Drive Confidently With Chevrolet Chevrolet instills confidence with the 2025 Equinox and its impressive suite of driver assistance features. These tools work together to continuously monitor what's ahead, behind, and along the sides of your SUV—a comprehensive monitoring that gives you more peace of mind and adds outstanding value to Chevrolet's best-selling SUV.

The Chevy Equinox is the bowtie brand's popular compact SUV. The Equinox possesses all of the merits and attributes drivers look for in an SUV, such as comfortable seating, great storage solutions, and features that provide information, entertainment, and safety. The 2025 Chevy Equinox, available in three trims, is the ideal method of transportation for drivers living in Alexandria. The Chevy Equinox provides drivers with a powertrain that balances economy and performance and can easily handle the city streets thanks to its agile handling. Available AWD can facilitate the occasional mild off-roading excursions. You've come to the right place if you're looking for a Chevy Equinox for sale in Alexandria. Southern Chevrolet has all three trims of the Chevy Equinox at our location, and our team of experts can help you choose which trim works best for you. We will review each trim today to help you make the ideal choice. more Equinox 101: What Comes Standard Across All Trims The 2025 Chevy Equinox has much to offer drivers in Alexandria, regardless of the trim you choose. Chevy has continually built vehicles that provide drivers with everything they're looking for, and the Equinox has multiple advantages across the board. All versions of the Chevy Equinox come equipped with a turbocharged 1.5L four-cylinder engine that produces 175 hp and up to 203 lb-ft of torque. FWD is the standard drivetrain, and drivers who choose FWD have the bonus of having the four-cylinder pair with a CVT for exceptional fuel economy. The FWD version of the Chevy Equinox achieves 26 MPG in the city and 28 MPG on the highway for a combined total average of 27 MPG. Alexandria residents who opt for AWD get the same powertrain. Still, the benefit of an eight-speed automatic transmission for optimum performance and a towing capacity of 1,500 lbs makes the Equinox adept for bringing along all the gear you need for your recreational activities. Staying connected while on the road is imperative for the modern driver. It is crucial to take the apps and technologies we use daily. Chevy understands this, and you'll be pleased to know that all three versions of the Equinox come with an 11.3-inch infotainment screen that not only provides wireless compatibility with Apple and Android products but also has Google built-in to provide a host of music, maps, and much more. All trims have a six-speaker stereo system that comes standard and active noise cancellation to preserve audio quality. The technology that comes with the 2025 Chevy Equinox also extends to safety and driving assistance. All trims come with Chevy Safety Assist, a comprehensive suite of items that include Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Alert, IntelliBeam automatic high beams, Lane Keep Assist, Lane Departure Warning, and a Following Distance Indicator. All trims also come with adaptive cruise control, imperative to preserving reaction time during highway travel. Besides the tech-savvy items included with the 2025 Chevy Equinox, there's also a fair amount of practicality, with seating for five and over 63 cu.ft. of available cargo space. 2025 Chevy Equinox LT The LT, the base trim of the Chevy Equinox, comes with all the standard items we previously mentioned and has a low starting MSRP of only $28,600. This makes it ideal for Alexandria drivers looking for an exceptional vehicle that costs less than the competition. The LT's exterior features include a standard manual liftgate and 17-inch wheels. The interior of the LT comes with manual single-zone climate control, heated front seats, and a heated steering wheel. Drivers who choose the LT trim and wish to upgrade their experience behind the wheel can opt for the Convenience Package II. The Convenience Package II opens up the doors to a much more refined interior with many of the items that are standard on the upper trims of the Chevy Equinox, such as dual-zone automatic climate control, wireless charging for mobile devices, an AutoSense Hands-Free power programmable liftgate, and an eight-way power driver's seat. A cabin humidity and windshield sensor is also included. The Convenience Package II is ideal for turning the LT trim into a sophisticated SUV. 2025 Chevy Equinox RS Alexandria residents who want an SUV that exhibits just as much style as it does substance will want to take a close look at the RS trim of the 2025 Chevy Equinox. The RS, or "Rally Sport," is outfitted with several items that bolster its appearance and allow you to stand out in a crowd regardless of where you might go. The eye-catching design begins with its jet-black front fascia with a stylish RS badge, all elevated thanks to a set of 19-inch wheels and multiple black and red accents that can be found throughout the vehicle. The RS trim has an automatic liftgate, dual-zone climate control, and a cabin humidity sensor to ensure comfort. The RS has several trim-exclusive items, such as an available two-toned roof, flat-bottom steering wheel, and black and red Evotex seat trim to provide a stylish aesthetic. Alexandria drivers who wish to enrich and enhance their comfort behind the wheel can opt for the Convenience Package III. This particular package provides the Equinox with ventilated driver and front passenger seats, driver memory settings, and heated rear outboard seats to ensure comfort for everyone. Other available items for the RS trim include 20-inch wheels with Blackwell tires to offer a unique combination of style and performance. 2025 Chevy Equinox ACTIV While many Alexandria residents enjoy SUVs like the Chevy Equinox because of their ability to provide economical and family-oriented transportation, some enjoy the feeling of a vehicle that can facilitate adventure. If light off-roading and getting off the map is what you're looking for, you might want to consider the ACTIV trim of the Chevy Equinox. The ACTIV lives up to its namesake, formulated for drivers who lead an active lifestyle and enjoy getting away from it all. The ACTIV trim sits on a set of 17-inch wheels and is the only trim of the Chevy Equinox to come with all-terrain tires formulated for adventure. The ACTIV trim has many of the same standard features as the RS and those that were available on the LT through the Convenience Package II. The ACTIV has suede microfiber seating, ensuring a comfortable experience when drivers are on the road less traveled. To further enhance the tech-savvy experience that the Chevy Equinox offers, drivers can choose the Safety and Technology Package, which includes HD Surround Vision, traffic sign recognition, and front fog lamps. Combining the capacity for adventure with style and tech-savvy items, the ACTIV version of the Equinox is perfect for Alexandria residents who are keen to get away. Alexandria Drivers: The 2025 Chevy Equinox is What You've Been Waiting For Drivers in Alexandria looking for an SUV that offers them more for their money have finally found a solution with the 2025 Chevy Equinox. Available in three different trims specifically catered to drivers looking for economy, style, or a means to embark on adventures, the Equinox is an SUV that can adapt to anyone's needs. Not only do drivers gain access to Chevy's widely celebrated technology and engineering, but a host of trim-exclusive features make owning one a unique experience. See us at Southern Chevrolet today if you're considering test-driving a 2025 Chevy Equinox. MSRP may change without notice. See dealer for complete details.