Top 10 Reasons to buy a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox

1. Price: Equinox starts at $23,355 versus a similarly equipped Toyota RAV4 at $23,820.

2. Chevrolet Equinox received 5-Stars in Front Driver, Passenger and both Side-Front and Side-Rear Crash Tests. Scored better than Toyota's FJ Cruiser, RAV4, Ford Escape, Jeep Liberty and Nissan's Xterra.

3. Safety is Standard with Stabilitrak, ABS, Traction Control, and OnStar.

4. Fuel Economy: Equinox delivers 16 mpg city/24 highway; Competitors: FJ Cruiser 16/20 (premium fuel only) ; Xterra 15/20; Liberty 16/22.

5. With Equinox's 20 gallon fuel tank, Equinox travels farther between fill ups, with a highway range of 480 miles. Honda CRV can only go 413 mi, FJ Cruiser 380 mi, and Toyota RAV4 429 mi and Xterra 422 mi.

6. Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Wins 2008 Green Car Vision Award.

7. Chevrolet announced the new 2008 Equinox Sport model with a lower suspension, 18-inch wheels, and a 263 Hp DOHC engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission.

8. Multi-flex rear seating - rear seat slides up to 8" provides increased cargo room. Most rear leg room - more rear room than any other SUV.

9. Equinox provides more luggage room than most other SUV's in it's class at 35.7 cu ft. FJ Cruiser has 27.9; Xterra 35.2; Escape 29.2; Liberty 31.5.

10. Best warranty in the industry. Equinox offers a 3-yr/36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty plus a 5-yr/100,000 mile powertrain warranty with roadside assistance and courtesy transportation.

Source: www.edmunds.com/comparisoncenter, http://www.jdpower.com/, http://www.iihs.org/ (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; http://www.rlpolk.com/, http://www.toyota.com/, http://www.motortrend.com/, http://www.chevrolet.com/, http://www.ford.com/, http://www.dodge.com/, http://www.honda.com/, http://www.nissanusa.com/, http://www.consumerreports.com/, data collected 2/8/2008.