Toyota Etios [2013-2014] User Reviews

Exterior I have purchased new classic grey GD model a month back. Exterior doesnt catch your eyes much on other colours but classic grey really makes a difference when you look at at it. Just because of colour I have purchased i am rating it  out of 5. If you are not too much of crome lover on your car body you will like it, but at the same time you will miss indicators on ORVM. If you compare it with Dzire, Manza, Indigo or Amaze it's much better looking car. Sail looks definately better from outside.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) I miss many common features inside like RPM meter, rear armrest, steering mount controls, reverse parking sensors etc but steering adjustment, driver height adjustment, nice music system(though i upgraded it from 4 to 6 speakers), ac with air filter, adjustable headrest in new etios, lots and lots of space etc compensate it.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine sound has reduced more drastically than previous version of etios, i am driving it from past one month and overall mileage i am getting of 22kmpl which is quiet surprising without even first servicing. Gearbox are smooth and you will feel turbo only when you reach 3rd gear but for a safe driver like me, it good overall. But for drivers who loves speed may dissapoint as you have to race your engine thought etios stands quiet and steady on 160kmph.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality and handling is the best part of this vehicle, drive as much you want but you never feel tired and not much gear shift needs to  make all the time. One you hold the steering you will get feeling of powerful machine. Again electric power steering, height adjustment of driver seat and steering adjustment makes it much comfortable.

Final Words This is beat family car, not for speed and turbo boost lovers. Good for highway as well as city drive with decent fuel economy and take this car for long drives you can explore more of it.

Areas of improvement Exterior as there is not much curves that you can look at, more feature should be added like electric ORVM, ORVM indicators, Auto AC etc. Toyota should should sell only selected colours to cab operators and few colours they should reserve for white board users to give premium feel to the consumers.

Fuel Economy, Interior, Space and driving comfortLack of features like reverse parking sensors, ABS EBD and RPM meter in GD model

Exterior- I love the way my silver Etos GD looks. Toyota has given excellent wheel covers with this model. 

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)- Absolutely comfortable for 5 full size adults. I have driven on long roads in this car with nobody complaining in the family. Wish this model had telescopic steering though. The boot in the car is awesome. 

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox- Absolutely smooth engine. You dont feel any lag while accelerating. Salute to toyota. I have driven for over 5000 kms in last 3 months and every single time its a pleasure to drive this car. No noise in the cabin except for a very low diesel noise which is standard in any diesel car. I have been getting an efficiency of 21kmpl on highways and around 15-16 in peak traffic of mumbai. With AC. Gears are very precise and smooth. 

 

Ride Quality & Handling- Ride quality and handling is good, though the car rolls a bit while taking sharp turns. The suspension isnt too hard and is comfortable.

 

Final Words- I bough this car after a lot of study and many test drives of competitors. and I can proudly say that I made a right decision. An absolutely no-nonsense, tension-free car.

 

Areas of improvement - Design of dashboardcan certainly be improved. Also, the body gets scratches very easily. Better metal thickness can be the only solution I guess. 

 

 

Comfort, loads of space in the cabin and in the boot, smooth engine, very low NVH levels,metal not thick enough, dashboard could be better looking

Exterior Looks ok for the practical people nothing luxurious. Modified Verito.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very bad driver seat.If you have back pain, please do not buy this car.You can think about Manza, Vista why our Indica even has far better seat. There is some problem with A/C. Everyone feels giddy and nausea after few hundred kilometers. The service center at Salem Tamilnadu has people who do not seem to have any experience in this car. They always say the car is excellent. I have Manza, which is a far better package as a whole.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Excellent Engine. My car's turbo is not working.Poor Mileage..14Km/L. on the highways. Gear box is so so.Nothing like Maruti Swift or Dezire.

Ride Quality & Handling Good Stability on the highways, must send it to Coimbatore for servicing.

Final Words I should have gone for rapid vento manza or SX4.slightly more expensive but better cars.

Areas of improvement Airconditon vents, Better seats even from indica or vista seats are better.

Good carPoor fuel economy, a/c smell and giddiness, driver seat back pain aggrevator,steering wheel knoking,