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    Toyota Etios Liva [2013-2014] User Reviews

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    3.4/5

    97 Ratings

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    4 star

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    3 star

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    2 star

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    Rs. 5,00,931
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    • 3.7Exterior
    • 4.2Comfort
    • 3.7Performance
    • 3.6Fuel Economy
    • 3.4Value for Money

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    • 11 years ago | Abhishek

      Exterior Good looking exterior with smilling grill. Decent colour quality. However the door quality is not at per with other hatches. ABS and EBD makes it more stable on high speed.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Well, great space (best in class) and confortable for long journey.

      Glovebox is good, nice AC with good cooling power. Extreamly specious but lags seat hight adjustment. Audible engine noise in 1st/2nd gear for some time. Interior plastic qualities are neiter very good not bad. Door pockets are well used to carry 13 1 lit water bottles. Electronic power steering is just awesome.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is very good in city as it has min turbo lag. Engine is more tuned for mileage rathar performance.

      I am driving it in Bangalore and getting an unmatched 21.5kmpl in city. I had take it to long drive and got nearly 24kmpl on highway before 2nd servicing.

      As engine more tuned for mileage, one should not expect great performance when its on highways. You need to shift the gear up and down in overtaking situations.

      Its verry peppy in city and pot holes are well managed. However it has suspension problem in rear as well as front left side. When the car is loaded with 5, it tend to touch the speed breaker. Sometime it makes a loud noise like thuddd! from the left front.

      I had complain about this and now toyota has placed a SPECER in the rear suspension. After this the suspension problem seems to be fine. I need to test more to come in a conclusion about the problem. Its free of cost with the scheduled 2nd service.

      I am satisfied with gearbox, not much to discuss.

      I have driven the car even at a speed of 130kmph, it appeared stable and ride quality is good.

      I had taken smile pack from toyota which makes you stop paying money for first 3yrs or 30000km. (its valid for 2yrs or 20k km, this means you have to spend money on 3rd servicing at 30000 km or 3yr whichever is early. This is very good opton which let you feel hasselfree in maintenance front.

      Ride Quality & Handling Awesome, pot holes are easily managed by liva, I would request every one to talk to your toyota dealer to fix suspension problem. Once its fixed you will feel real liva rocking the road :)

      Final Words It depends on personal choice.

      If you are looking for really great mileage, very good specious interior, decent engine performance, comfortable ride with 5 person, easy maintenance then LIVA diesel is the car. You have to manage with some features like teco meter, rear wiper, little dull interiors and some advance features.

      Areas of improvement  

      1. Toyota should try to fix suspension problem.

      2. Reduction in engine noise from the cabin.

      3. Load the car with some good features.

      4. Interior plastic quality.

      I hope this will help you all!!

      Great fuel economy, interior space, smooth ride, exterior lookNoisy engine, weak suspension, interior plastic quality, door quality
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    • 10 years ago | Srikant Ivaturi

      Exterior Looks great from outside. Has the looks of a mid-range premium sedan. Strong Body and the Toyota Logo speaks a lot. Does make heads turn

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) A lot of them said the interiors are bad. I disagree. I don't think as a rational customer I am qualified to judge the quality/density of plastics etc. I liked the stuff inside.

      Space is the big plus. With a width of 1695 mm it's slightly lesser to i20 which is at 1705. But I was more comfortably seated in Liva than in i20. The Leg Room is brilliant. The sterio is nice and the dashboard is good looking.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox It's been about a week. Too early for me to comment on these attributes.

      Ride Quality & Handling Brilliant. I am an Innova user too. I haven't found any difference in the quality of drive. Easy to handle. Absolutely smooth.

      Final Words It's a premium hatchback under 6 lacs. Has more features/space than Maruti Swift VXI and i20 Magna. Perfect family hatchback. I own a Petrol Version (G) and I am happy.

      Areas of improvement Milage.

      The Brand, Looks, Space and ComfortMilage, Accessories
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    • 11 years ago | Cyril

      Exterior Every other thing fitted in Liva is keeping cost cutting a motive. Front and rear bumpers are fitted with low quality push clips which will of course create a noise after 2000 Km of drive. 

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Space is good but quality of space cuts are bad.Use of extremaly cheap plastic. Seats are cheapest in the segment. Disappointment at highest level when I saw there is a packing put to reduce noise from Interior plastic. 

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is good as this is the only thing where Toyota couldn't compromise quality on cost. Otherwise even that would have been tried on Liva, Believe me !!

      Ride Quality & Handling Is risky and too much discomfort while riding. My car was there in the workshop for 4 times (more than 30 Days) Since the purchase in August 2012.

      Final Words Its not fair on my side, not to make dream buyer aware about the facts of renowned car maker Toyota. 

      Areas of improvement Call back all the Liva and implement on road R&D in place.

      Cyril Dmello 

      8976XXXXXX.

      Engine, Mileage.My maruti 800(1996) Has a better suspension than Toyota Liva GD. Plastic Quality, Cheap fittings,
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    • 11 years ago | E.V. Srenivasan

      Final Words We Purchased Toyota Etios Liva last year during Diwali and it was maintained only with the dealer from the beginning. No additional extra fittings were deployed in the car other than what the dealer provided for extra cost at the time of purchase.

      But before this year Diwali, the car burnt automatically (on a rainy day midnight 11.30 PM) while it was parked in my house porch in side locked gates. Since it was first year itself, we will get the basic cost from the insurance. But the arrogant Toyota Kirloskar Motor management is giving a sterio  type reply that their vehicle is not having any fault, that too when Toyota Japan has recalled about 2.8 Million cars of other brands worldwide. The way they are repeatedly replying seems as such we ourself set fire to our own brand new car (it has hardly run about 2000 kms). The blunder what I did was chossing Toyota car. As a middle class person, even if I have hired vehicle to travel these 2000 odd kilometers, I would not have spent more than one tenth of this lost amount (almost more that two lakhs I lost just buying Toyota Etios car). At the same time, my entire family was saved by God’s grace, since the flame not reached luckily to the petrol tank (if it so, nearby my house electricity main boards also been involved), before the fire brigades put off the fire. Otherwise my entire house and nearby houses & vehicles might have been blasted, because it’s a 100% residential area.

       

      Even as I am using Toyota (Japanese) car for the past more than 18 years, my sincere advise not to buy Toyota cars in India, even though it's a Japanese tied-up brand of car. You will not get proper response from the local manufacturer, TKM. This is my experience, even after appealing directly to their CEO of TKM, a typical Indian Manufacturer who don’t take responsibilities mostly. DUE TO THE WORST EXPERIENCE WITH TOYOTA INDIA, I REQUEST FELLOW CUSTOMERS NOT TO CHOOSE TOTYOTA ETIOS LIVA - BETTER GO FOR SOME OTHER BRAND.

      When it was burnt, as a first time user of a car, we checked with the dealer what further steps we have to do &  they assured that they will take care of the rest of things and took the vehicle to their yard & sold to a salvage company also. But couple of days back, insurance company told to cancel the Registration of the vehicle to process the claim and when we went to RTO office to do so, we have been asked by the RTO, why it was not cancelled immediately after the incident and why you sold the debris before we inspect & cancel the vehicle registration. So in this way also, very very bad experience from the Toyota dealer. I doubt whether they know the procedures well or not taking that much serious about customers & their affairs.

      I was thinking it happened to me only, but one more gentleman from Mumbai also written that the same thing happened to his car around 5 O’clock in the morning and flame also started from the bonnet only, as happened in my case (you can refer under my comment in Mouthshut.com - user's review).

      Since there is no provision to upload here, I could not able to upload horrible car photos (in another web site it has been uploaded).

      Appearance & spacePoor plastic body, performance, consumption & reliability and Manufacturers support
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    • 11 years ago | E.V. Srenivasan

      Final Words We Purchased Toyota Etios Liva last year during Diwali and it was maintained only with the dealer from the beginning. No additional extra fittings were deployed in the car other than what the dealer provided for extra cost at the time of purchase.

      But before this year Diwali, the car burnt automatically (on a rainy day midnight 11.30 PM) while it was parked in my house porch in side locked gates. Since it was first year itself, we will get the basic cost from the insurance. But the arrogant Toyota Kirloskar Motor management is giving a sterio  type reply that their vehicle is not having any fault, that too when Toyota Japan has recalled about 2.8 Million cars of other brands worldwide. The way they are repeatedly replying seems as such we ourself set fire to our own brand new car (it has hardly run about 2000 kms). The blunder what I did was chossing Toyota car. As a middle class person, even if I have hired vehicle to travel these 2000 odd kilometers, I would not have spent more than one tenth of this lost amount (almost more that two lakhs I lost just buying Toyota Etios car).

      Even as I am using Toyota (Japanese) car for the past more than 18 years, my sincere advise not to buy Toyota cars in India, even though it's a Japanese tied-up brand of car. You will not get proper response from the local manufacturer, TKM. This is my experience, even after appealing directly to their CEO of TKM, a typical Indian Manufacturer who don’t take responsibilities mostly. DUE TO THE WORST EXPERIENCE WITH TOYOTA INDIA, I REQUEST FELLOW CUSTOMERS NOT TO CHOOSE TOTYOTA ETIOS LIVA - BETTER GO FOR SOME OTHER BRAND.

      EXTERNAL APPEARANCEPERFORMANCE & RELAIABILITY OF THE CAR & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANUFACTURER
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    • 11 years ago | Pons

      Exterior From out side the car is looking fair.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Dash board, door pannels and seats are looking  below standard. But the car is really spacious especiausly for rear rear leg room and boot space. coupholders in easch door and center console are really usefull. In the rar offers very confort seating for three people. The flat floor is very comfor the middle passenger in the back seat.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Not much good in case of power, but not bad also. I am getting a milage of 18-19KMPL in all cases independend of highway or city.

      Ride Quality & Handling There is a sound from suspension in bumps and gutters when we do not pay more attention to slow down. Overall riding quality is fair. even the meter console is looking bad, its position-in the middle offers a better visiblity for the driver. 

      Final Words A good falily car!! not good for rash driving at all!!

      Areas of improvement Interior, suspension.

      Spacious, good fuel economyBad interiors, engine noice inside the cabin
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    • 11 years ago | Dsp

      Exterior Not very good but gives a spacious feel if u see from front .

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Not very attractive interiors but not too bad also.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Have driven more than 10,000 kms till now. performance is very good, very good fuel economy. 16-18 kmpl in crowded city like mumbai & 24-25kmpl on highways. very good pick up esp in ghat section with full A/C on. good stability on C / U turns at the speed of 80-100 kmph. gear shifting is good but not very excellent.

      Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is good.. but better is expected. shocks are less but improvement is needed. handling is very good in terms of steering wheel, manouvering, quick turns, etc. very good braking.

      Final Words Good spacious and reliable family car with one of the trusted and tested car brand in market.

      Areas of improvement Interiors, shock absorbers, more options in colors, rear wipers, defogger option sohuld be available.

      good fuel economy, very responsive engine, very good space, very good visibility at driver's seatno rear wipers, no fog lamps, a bit low interiors... no color options
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    • 11 years ago | Alex

      Exterior As usual Toyota's Conservative Styling (who cares if the car is reliable and save your fortune), Styling is is decent for my eyes compared to other ugly looking out there. wish the side skirts and spoilers ame with the car for free which will add more style, but I am happy with the price I paid for this car.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Can you show me a reliable car in India that has comparable space for this price. As my title says its ambassador in toyota's dress. I have a old ambassador, My family feels same kind of comfort as Amby in this car. Once 8 people 6 adults and two 8 year old kids went in the car. No worries, this car can pack a whole family and take them with comfort and thats why I compared this car with Ambassador.

      Regarding gadgets this car does not even provide basic things like Cd player, but we have the flexibility to put anything we want. Like the cooled Glove BOX(don't forget to open the small door inside the glove box to let the AC air flow inside).

      Also lot of people in this forum are complaining about road noise, I am really surprised my car is reasonably quiet in the city as well as in the Highway, it is quieter than   any other car I went  or drove in India, I took the option Rust coating at the time of purchase (toyota people told me that this rust coating has sound deadening compound that reduces road noise and that might be the reason why my car is very quiet.

      car has two speaker components in the front (two 51/4 speakers in the front and two tweeters on the dash) I added two 6X9 speakers in the rear behind the rear seats with a custom tray

      3 Adults can sit comfortably in the rear seat, AC is powerful at any load or speed.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Milage is outstanding if less load (4 people and lighter things in the trunk), once got 24kmpl when I drove 500KMS in one stretch at 80km/hour. I now have 9000kms and the car still drives same as it was new, waiting for 10,000 km servive

      This car doesn't drive like a small car, it is very stable and feels big when driven on the Highway no problem overtaking it is little sluggish even when you pass, this  might be because the engine is still new and hasn't been broken in, hope more kms I put in the car the pickup will increase.

      Ride Quality & Handling Ultra smooth, can drive on second gear in bumber to bumper traffic without changing gears, literally no engine knocking. Once on a heavy rain on the NH my car slid a bit, if not ABS my car would have hit the road divider, ABS saved our life during sudden breaking.

      When more people and heavier loads are taken in the car, it hits the speed breaker quiet often which is obvious in any other car in India, can install stiffer springs(bilstien) in the rear to  solve this problem. when few people travel in the car, the car jump over the speed breakers with great ease.

      Future upgrades I am planning to install Biltien B3 coil springs for the rear to stiffen the suspension, I think the front suspension is good. When time comes to replace the front struts, I will replace it with Bilstein struts after 60,000kms. Also planning to install strut tower brace connecting two front struts inside the hoodto control the wandering so that the car handles sharply. Install 15 inch wheels.

      Final Words I couldn't be more happier with the purchase, myself and my family are completely satisfied with Liva. As a previous Camry/corolla owner, I like toyota for their rock solid reliability. Regarding Liva, this car is made for ordinary Indian people with basic  luxury features like cd player missing  but they haven't compromised anything otherwise (reliability, safety, quality) and have produced a car that is as reliable as their most expensive Lexus brand cars.

      Areas of improvement Stiffer Coil Springs/Suspension, more free goodies (CD Player). I hate the front seats( wish they split the front seats  with a separate neck rest), more lumbar support for the front and rear seats for back support. Add a RPM tachometer for diesel cars as their petrol versions, Clock in the dash , Rear Wiper. Automatic rear view mirrors. 15 inch wheels. All these features for a Rs20000 price increase. Will ToyotaListen.

      Space/Milage/Toyota's rock solid reliabilityStiffer Coil Springs for the suspension would have been better
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    • 11 years ago | Anand Sethuraman

      Exterior I personally liked the exteriors of the car. Fell in love with the exteriors. Great paint quality. After I20 and Polo, for me, Etios liva comes in next in terms of exterior attraction.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very Spacious (best in segment and one level above), great drivability, great brakes, very reliable engine, very good AC, a lot of equipment holder areas, great visibility from inside. The new Beige interiors makes the diffrerence betweeen the current version and its older version.

      Cons - The plastic quality can be improved a bit, need to provide tachometer in the G SP version too, MID information. 

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Best in class, very reliable engine, great fuel economy (given its light weight), good gearbox, Hassle free ownership experience - At the end of the day, its a Toyota product.

      Ride Quality & Handling Superb - best in class.

      Final Words A great VFM package from Toyota. Go for the G SP model if you are buying the petrol car. At the price it comes, its a VFM car with all the safety features loaded. Try negotiating for the Audio system to be installed within the price. I could manage it :)

      Areas of improvement Interior plastic quality can be improved further, MID in a better visible way, auto climate control in all versions of the car.

      Reliability, Very Spacious, Comfort (best in class), hassle free ownership, low cost of maintenanceInterior plastic quality, some more features
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    • 11 years ago | Balakrishnan Km

      Exterior Good.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good space and comfort. But the driver has no clue what is the engine temperature or any such indication as in other cars. Every indication on the dash board is blank except the Speedometer.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox All good.

      Ride Quality & Handling Easy drive. But the window frame blocks the driver's view during turns. Dangerous. The front mudguard touches ground on humps. Car feels very light as compared to solid European ones.

      Final Words I crashed one car due to heavy smoke from exsaust and failure of electronics like ABS. The company never replied to any of my mails or looked into the causes of accident. They are on the defensive. Due to old age I didn't go the consumer forum.  Lost Rs. 2 lakhs for the replacement car. Poor management response. However, the airbags saved lives.

      Areas of improvement Change the dashboard indicators; reduce the speedometer size which is only a show piece but not of much use, and make other features like Engine Temp visible for the driver.

      Increase the front mudguard height to avoid touching the humps.

      Fuel ecconomy. Easy to drive.Dashboard does not show anything till u get into trouble. Smoke emits frequently.
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