Reader Review of the Week: 2010 Suzuki Equator
“Equator Owner” from Wichita, Kan., was in the market for a used truck but found a new 2010 Suzuki Equator with plenty of attractive incentives attached. He opted for the new Equator, but was it the right choice? Read his review to find out what annoys him about the Equator, and then post a review of your own vehicle here.
“I have the ‘Premium’ trim option. The truck’s appearance is very nice. It has stylish seats for being cloth. On the down side, they hold my dog’s hair. The larger wheels are nice. It sits up as high as a full-size truck but is not as long.
“The truck is underpowered when going up hills, but still gets it done. In fact, I drove it to the top of Pikes Peak. On the way down, the four-wheel-disc brakes were nice.
“I found it odd that the owner’s manual does not fit in either of the two glove boxes. The sheet metal that the bed is made of is so thin that I put about 500 pounds of weight in the bed, and it flattened some of the ribs in the bed. So, a work horse it is not.
“It takes turns wide like a larger truck but handles pretty well overall. I was shopping for a used truck, but with the incentives that were offered it was about the same price. It’s a great daily driver. It looks good, and it hauls home most anything I buy. I do wish it had more get up and go. I hate revving it up to 4500 rpm on the on-ramp to get up to speed. And I have concerns about damaging the bed if I haul something heavy again.
“If I were ever to buy another one it would have to be the six-cylinder. The pricing did get me into a newer truck than I would otherwise have been able to buy.”
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Its a rebadged nissan. They made no attempt to hide that other than the grill insert. Put more effort into it Suzuki.
where did he find a 2010. They haven't hit the lots yet as far as i know
Nice post. 2010 Suzuki Equator is a compact truck and joint venture of Suzuki and Nissan. 2010 Suzuki Equator interiors are quite spacious and luxurious , with seating for four passenger in the extended cab and five passengers in the crew cab. They offeres towing capacity of 6,300 pounds. 2010 Suzuki Equator offers long warranty, and excellent highway ride. For more details refer http://www.macktruck.org/review-of-2010-suzuki-equator-truck.html
my dad has the same truck 4 door and 2 wheel drive great truck it is mostly a nissan except the inteirior and a little faaster i think overall great truck but get th 6 cylander
Have a 2010 RMZ4 w V6. Great truck, but gas mileage not great, only getting 15 around town and 17 highway. Concerned about transmission, as it don't shift until rpm's are higher than i am used to, and has stuck in th epassing gear a few times, even after trying to decelerate. Anyone have that issue?