Quite the classic battle going on here isn't there. Seems like someone has to be right and has to prove the other guy wrong.
Pull the trigger then and get it over with - or go find a tree and we can supply the rope.
Let this then be said and end it all
please:IF you want good fuel economy and don't often carry a lot of people - a four cylinder engine is a good choice.
If you do regularly carry a lot of people and don't want to wait until hell freezes over to get to 100kmph, order the V6.It doesn't matter if you are talking Equinox or Rav - this applies to both. A six is better suited to carrying heavier loads and doesn't strain as much doing it. This isn't rocket science.