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2013 Toyota Etios and Liva : First Drive
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Always quite competent, the Toyota twins get tiny tweaks to make them even better, making it harder for us to imagine if anything better is even possible, as we find out
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Toyota certainly knows how to make good cars, about this, there can be no doubt. But budget hatches and sedans are something the Japanese auto giant hadn't really attempted till a couple of years ago. But when the company did venture into this territory, it did so with much gusto. Armed with Etios sedan and the Liva hatchback, Toyota pretty much managed to revive its fortunes in India and a testament to that lies in the fact of the two jointly selling over 1,45,000 units since 2010.
Meant as no-nonsense offerings in the entry-level sedan segment (the Etios) and the premium hatchback segment (the Liva), these two cars have pretty much hit the nail on the head when it comes to most aspects of what makes an automobile appealing in a country where the expectations from one's car are nothing short of flying to the moon, and that too on a single tank of gas.
Recently, the company launched updated versions of both the sedan and the hatch in what seems to be a departure from the usual "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" policy that most auto makers seem to adopt. As brilliant and as practical as the Etios and Liva are, they did suffer from a slight love-it-or-hate-it reaction from a lot of car buyers, most of which boil down to the cars' rather unconventional styling. So these updates bring about a few small visual changes which we think should go a long way in increasing these cars' universal appeal.
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Popp
I've driven the new Etios GD and finally decided to go for Figo Titanium diesel. Etios have good visibility of road, higher ground clearance, vibe free engine and a good gearbox. However, the plastic quality is still cheap. The power window button pricked my finger while I tried to operate it !! Also, dashboard plastic looks still cheap with large panel gaps and different level of grain for each piece looking like an aftermarket fitment. The car does not come with any of the accessories other than an USB enabled audio player (the speaker output is so..so). However, other than a rough engine, the Titanium variant of Figo is a winner with better interiors, involving driving and many more options (still cheaper than GD)
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Gurpreet Singh
why do people compare what Maruti has done others till now unable to think?
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b g nayak
all paid for stuff! zigwheels stories are just unreliable these days!!
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K.P.S.Verma
driving liva V ( UP 32 DV 3221) after driving many cars including maruti 800 looks a great experience with far more stability at high speeds and ease of gear shift. the car is easy on drive both in city and on highway. some who want very high acceleration even after reaching 100 may find it sluggish but it is as well because on indian roads, this could be dangerous. and best of all, in city, the big liva gives as much average ( 15-16) as smaller maruti 800 or my last car matiz gave. and passenger room in liva is as good as in any normal sedan of any company. and the best part is: the service is top class. in india, that is something which counts a lot. i am enjoying my liva since i purchased it one and half year back. would,nt trade back for any new hatch back of any company except latest toyota liva VD.
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ashutosh
yes i am using Liva since one year ,fantastic car for speed and balance but the paint quality of car is very poor as compare to maruti cars
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