Chevrolet Equinox Diesel reportedly suffered a drop in sales

Did you know that Chevrolet offered a diesel engine option for its Equinox crossover? For the LT and Premier models, Equinox buyers can choose the 1.6-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel, but apparently few people know or are interested enough to check the box. It seems now that the diesel will disappear.

according to The car connection, low sales of Equinox diesel have led Chevrolet to completely abandon the diesel option. Slow sales are the reason, and there is evidence to support this claim. For starters, the engine commanded a modest premium over comparable gasoline models. According to the Chevrolet website, a basic Equinox L equipped with a 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine starts at $ 24,995. The LT model – the lowest version for which diesel is offered – starts at $ 28,395 with the gasoline engine, but jumps to $ 30,795 with diesel.

In terms of performance, GM's small diesel produces only 137 horsepower versus 170 horsepower in the 1.5-liter turbo. However, the oil burner offers a comfortable advantage with the torque at 325 lb-ft (240 lbs), versus 275 Nm (203 lb-ft) for the gasoline engine. As for the efficiency, FuelEconomy.gov Evaluates Equinox 2019 diesel at 32 MPG combined, which is only slightly higher than the 28 MPG combined for the 1.5-liter gasoline engine.

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There is also the ubiquitous shadow of the Volkswagen Dieselgate that always hangs in the air, figuratively and literally. Aside from full-size vans, diesel vehicles have never been extremely popular in the US market. The negative pressure on diesel engines following the 2015 scandal certainly did not help the cause. And with the power supply taking an increasingly important part of the market, the future of diesel is decidedly uncertain.

At present, it is unclear whether the GMC Terrain will lose the 1.6-liter turbo-diesel option. From now on, you can still configure the Terrain and the Equinox 2019 with a diesel engine, but with the approach of the model year change, this should change for Equinox and probably for the Terrain. . We have a message in GM asking for confirmation of this information; we will update the article if we receive an answer.