I4 vs. V6
I went to the dealer intent on buying a particular V6 unit, but I test drove a "4" beforehand just for comparison reasons (I had never driven EITHER up until this point). I have to say, although the highway I drove both vehicles on was mostly flat, I really couldn't tell the difference between the two .... UNTIL I pressed the ECO button. That's when the powertrain on the I4 started holding back on me (kind of like downshifting into the wrong gear on a manual tranny). If I had been there to buy the "4" that day, I wouldn't have bought it. It was a terrible feeling. I was fighting with the car to maintain speed.
Before settling on the V6 Equinox, I was shopping both the I4 Equinox AND the Traverse (which is what I REALLY wanted). Hadn't considered the V6 Equinox at all! But after many months of endless online searching, offers to purchase, and deliberation, I talked myself out of both of them based on overall cost (Traverse), and complaints (I4).
So it's the V6 Equinox for the next 200,000 miles. Or so I hope ...