Congrats on the new Equinox. I own a 2010 Terrain and you'll find that in a few thousand miles, your V6 will really loosen up and the power/torque of this engine will make you extremely happy. When we picked ours up, I felt it could hardly "get out of it's own way". I now have 8K miles on it and it's a great engine to drive and pulls our 2000 lb Scamp travel trailer without any issues/problems. You're going to luv this vehicle the longer you own it. Good luck and best regards, Ron