All good questions Pandora.
Basic 3 year / 36,000 miles... Drivetrain 5 year / 100,000 miles... Roadside 5 year / 100,000 miles... Rust 6 year / 100,000 miles
The two questions I had about a big 4 cylinder in an SUV that gets 32mpg was... First: Would it have all the needed power? And second: Would it be quiet inside or would the focus on making the vehicle lighter and more efficient add to noise in the cabin?
I can tell you just like all the major car & driver magazines have that the New GM is now producing cars that if not top are in a dead heat for top car in class.
The new Nox (Equinox) with its slick new 6 speed automatic blast onto a freeway with no problem and when it's time to pass at 60mph you'll find yourself at 80 in a blink. It's not a race car. Nothing in this class is with any available motor but I found it to be smoother with equal pick up to V6 and even V8 Explorers that I've owned in the past. Not quite as quick as the GMC Envoy I had but that sported an exceptionally fast inline 6 that only got 20mpg highway.
It's ultra quiet due to the same high tech that Acura has been advertising. Special new film infused high tech sound deadening glass. Ultra tight body seems and special lightweight insulation techniques. And the most space age a new engine sound countering radio signal. Just like the Acura it actually counteracts certain noise frequencies making the cabin ultra quiet.
Add to this the all new bold body style and the new "floating dash" straight out of the new Camero (at night looks like the center dash is floating in the middle of the dashboard due to it's array of ICE BLUE lighting on all knobs and controls as well as things like cool ambient ICE BLUE cup holder lights etc.
The only thing this SUV isn't really set up to do is heavy towing over 3500 pounds. They have a V6 option that is quite capable of doing the 3500 pounds but if someone really needed heavy tow capacity I'd say move up to the Chevy Traverse the Nox's big brother.
I'm so impressed with this ride. The new tech is outstanding. I get a new company truck every 4 years that I drive during the day and I missed not also having that higher ride in my personal vehicle. My Audi A6 that I traded in was a great car but being a sports car it was on the ground. I wanted both the higher stance and the great gas mileage. I got it all in this new Chevy.
I'll post a couple pics...

