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    Value for money Sedan... kudos to Toyota :)

    12 years ago | Aashish

    User Review on Toyota Etios [2013-2014] G

    Detail Review:
    Rating parameters
    (out of 5)

    3.0

    Exterior

    4.0

    Comfort

    5.0

    Performance

    5.0

    Fuel Economy

    5.0

    Value for Money

    PURCHASE:
    New

    DRIVING:
    Few thousand kilometers

    Exterior Plain smooth lines, nothing to talk about, just a no-nonsense car with straight lines and the legendary smile on the front hood and the promosing Toyota badging. Brings in the confidence that u r driving something that is built to last.

    Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Well the interiors again very basic the centre speedometer which has been a hot topic of discussion, which initially even I thought is going to be an eye sore and irritating but eventually after having driven the car the first 500kms I realised its actually not that bad infact its kind of placed at the right place, less disturbing and a clear view of the road and also a small tweak of the eye and u can maintain speeds without having to look too hard.

    Also the speedometer is way too basic. Even a basic temperature gauge is missing (could be. Toyota is confident that the car is never gonna overheat....;) ) altogether very basic with no jing bang.

    Space: Best in class amazing space for the rear seat passengers flat floor is an added advantage, comfortably seats 3, good lumbar support for the front rows and comfortable seats even for a guy like me who is 6 feet tall.

    Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine Top notch and that what Toyota does best just cannot go wrong on that does growl a little but the growl is a promising one telling you to stretch it press the pedal and it wont let u down all in all a zippy, reponsive engine keeps the smile on ur face :)

    Fuel economy Unexpected I culd not believe that a car with a 1500 cc engine giving an output of 90 bhp culd do that well in the milage part But having done 2500kms on the odometer the mileage has never gone below the 16 mark and clocking upto 18.25 thatswhen i am  behaving well with the car but a sure shot winner again the smile :)

    Gearbox: slick , precise and smooth, no extra effort in that section, just goes where it shuld go without trying too hard. But mind it having driven marutis all my life (4 of them) I had started to compromise in that area. But not anymore and also u have to get used to the fact that u want have to use it too much because of the excellent torque that the engine delivers trust me it has taken me time to get used to this fact as the car just does not ask for any gear changes. going as low to a speed of 30kmph on the 5th gear it just picks up back so smoothly. slaute to the Toyota engineers.

    Ride Quality & Handling U will love the steering response, so smooth yet so precise and trust me parking in those tight corners is a dream, and when on the road it is just as reponsive as the engine, also the steering feels great, good grip and a perfect diameter.

    Final Words All in a perfect value for money car with the Toyota confidence minus all the gadgetery fun. But end of the day bring a smile to ur face. You have not made a bad choice. Keep smiling :)

    Areas of improvement Add the gadgets cause the young boys love to play around with there car ;)

    Excellent fuel economy, Super handling, superb power to weight ratioPlastics could have been better, more information on the display panel :(
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