2027 Equinox Gas vs EV Hot Springs AR

Park a 2027 Equinox EV somewhere with a 240-volt outlet and it refills itself overnight for the cost of electricity, covering an EPA-estimated 319 miles on front-wheel drive or 307 miles on available all-wheel drive (fueleconomy.gov). Park where charging isn't an option and the gas Equinox covers the same daily driving on 27 mpg combined (fueleconomy.gov) and a three-minute fill at any station in Hot Springs, at a price that starts $5,995 lower. Both are five-passenger Chevrolet SUVs rated to tow up to 1,500 lbs, properly equipped, and Allen Tillery Auto Chevrolet stocks both.

Sales can put a customer in each car back to back the same afternoon, on the same test drive.

2027 Equinox vs Equinox EV: Overview

2027 Chevrolet Equinox. A compact two-row, five-passenger crossover, 183.2 inches long on a 107.5-inch wheelbase, powered by a 1.5L Turbo four-cylinder rated at 175 horsepower through an 8-speed automatic on front- or all-wheel drive. It holds 63.5 cubic feet with the rear seats folded, carries 8.08 inches of ground clearance, and covers 400 miles on a 14.8-gallon tank in front-drive form (fueleconomy.gov). Three trims: LT, RS and ACTIV, starting at $29,000.

2027 Chevrolet Equinox EV. A battery-electric midsize SUV on its own architecture, 190.6 inches long on a 116.3-inch wheelbase, powered by an 85 kWh battery through a single-speed direct drive. It holds 57.2 cubic feet with the rear seats folded, carries 6.4 inches of ground clearance, and travels an EPA-estimated 319 miles on a charge in front-drive form (fueleconomy.gov). Three trims: LT 1, LT 2 and RS, starting at $34,995.

Powertrain and Performance Compared

The two cars share a nameplate and a tow rating and differ on almost everything else underneath.

EPA-rated efficiency and range figures: fueleconomy.gov.

Pricing Compared

Six trims span $29,000 to $44,095, each priced on manufacturer's suggested retail, excluding destination.

MSRP excludes destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees, and optional equipment. Dealer sets final price.

The two entry points sit $5,995 apart on their published starting prices, both excluding destination, and that gap buys an EPA-estimated 319 miles of range, Adaptive Cruise Control as standard equipment, and a built-in NACS charging port. All-wheel drive is a $2,000 option on any gas trim, and RS or ACTIV both open the gas lineup's second rung $4,900 above LT: RS trades in black mirrors and badging with a flat-bottom wheel, ACTIV brings all-terrain tires and its own suspension tune. Reaching LT 2 on the electric ladder costs $6,800 more than LT 1, the point where a heated wheel, heated front seats, heated mirrors and HD Surround Vision stop being extras and start being included, alongside wireless phone charging. A further $2,300 reaches RS, marked out by its own front and rear styling, black accents and 21-inch black wheels.

Where Each Car Wins

Each car has real advantages, named below rather than traded off against the other.

The Equinox

It holds more of everything a family packs for a trip: 63.5 cubic feet with the rear seats folded against 57.2, and 29.8 cubic feet behind the second row against 26.4. Its 8.08 inches of ground clearance is an inch and a half more than the EV's, and on the ACTIV trim that clearance pairs with all-terrain tires and a suspension tuned for them: real equipment on a gravel road outside Hot Springs or an unplowed street on a cold morning. A 400-mile total range on front-wheel drive and a three-minute fill at any station mean a run to Arkadelphia and back needs no planning at all, and the same 27 mpg combined front-wheel-drive figure holds on a road trip well past the Hot Springs city limits. At $29,000 it is the lowest entry price in the family, and heated front seats and a heated steering wheel come standard from the first trim.

The Equinox EV

A garage or driveway with a 240-volt outlet is what makes this car work well in Hot Springs Village or any other neighborhood around town: plug in after the last errand and the battery reads full again by morning. That routine covers an EPA-estimated 319 miles on front-wheel drive, 307 on all-wheel drive, more than a week of typical local driving between charges, and the standard NACS port lets a run to Arkadelphia or beyond top off at any NACS-native public charger, adding up to 80 miles of range in 10 minutes. Inside sits a 17.7-inch touchscreen with Google built-in and Gemini available, and Adaptive Cruise Control ships standard within a driver-assistance suite of more than 20 features. Hands-free Super Cruise belongs to this car alone; no gas trim offers it. Its 116.3-inch wheelbase, nearly nine inches longer than the gas car's, and its battery and electric components carry 8 years or 100,000 miles of coverage. The maintenance list never calls for an oil change.

Which One Should You Buy?

Match the trim to what you actually want out of the ownership, not the powertrain first.

The question that settles it fastest is whether a 240-volt outlet can go where the car parks overnight. Where it can, the Equinox EV turns every morning into a full charge. Where it can't, the Equinox turns every fill-up into three minutes at any station between Hot Springs and Malvern.

Shop Both at Allen Tillery Auto Chevrolet

Both cars are on the lot at 4573 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71913, with sales reachable at 501-881-4274. Twenty minutes in each back to back, one loop through town and a stretch of Highway 70, tells you more than any table on this page. Test-drive both in Hot Springs, or drive up from Malvern or Arkadelphia and do the same comparison: see the gas Equinox, see the Equinox EV, or book a test drive of both. Families in neighborhoods like Hot Springs Village, where a garage makes overnight charging simple, and drivers commuting Highway 70 or Interstate 30 into town from Benton, put the same daily miles on either car. The difference is only where that car refuels.

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