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10. The EPA goes by INTERIOR volume NOT the length of a car

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/pdfs/guides/FEG2012.pdf

Thus the Equinox, whose interior volume is 99.7 is a sub-Compact (if it was a car). Through it the term "Compact SUV" is NOT used in the EPA guide (unlike Cars, which are divided between different size of cars). The EPA size for cars are as follows (Again INTERIOR VOLUME IS USED):

Minicompact Under 85 cubic feet
Subcompact 85 to 99 cubic feet
Compact 100 to 109 cubic feet
Midsize 110 to 119 cubic feet
Large 120 or more cubic feet

Given that the EPA does NOT use the above for SUV, we only have the maker[s statement as to interior volume and that is 99.7 cubic feet which would make it a sub-compact, if the Equinox was a car instead of a crossover/SUV.

http://autos.yahoo.com/chevrolet/equinox/2012/ltz-awd/specifications.html