The 2025 and 2026 front-wheel-drive Equinox models came equipped with a new continuously variable automatic transmission. All-wheel-drive versions featured GM's eight-speed automatic transmission.

For the 2027 model year, the CVT will be discontinued, and the eight-speed transmission becomes standard across all Equinox models. Both front-wheel and all-wheel-drive configurations will share the same gearbox. The Equinox's turbocharged 1.5-liter I4 LSD engine produces 175 horsepower and 250 Nm of torque with front-wheel drive, or 270 Nm with all-wheel drive.

It's currently unclear why General Motors decided to drop the CVT for the 2027 Chevrolet Equinox, or how this change might affect fuel economy.

Other updates for the 2027 model year include the discontinuation of Cacti Green paint, which will be replaced by a new color called Autumn Harvest Metallic.

Production of the 2027 Equinox is currently scheduled to begin in June at GM's San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico. However, by mid-2027, Equinox assembly will shift to GM's Fairfax facility in Kansas.