On stepping into a new market, Toyota will now face some real experts like Maruti, which is India's most successful carmaker. And not to forget Hyundai and Tata, who have abysmal experience of playing best in this segment. This will certainly not make the fight easy but Toyota here has a big advantage and that is the low price, which will be the trump card for Toyota. It is worth mentioning that Toyota Etios Liva price starts at Rs 3.99 lakh which is posted on Toyota Etios Liva base model. Toyota Etios Liva Diesel price starts at Rs 5.5 lakh .
Toyota Etios Liva is designed, keeping in mind the Indian customers and every detailing shows the efforts taken by engineers. The hatchback is blessed with petrol and diesel engine options. A 3NR-FE, Gasoline, 4-Cylinder 16V, DOHC petrol engine acts as the power house of Etios Liva petrol hatchback. Reaching the heights of efficiency, the car can smoke out a maximum power of 80 PS and distribute maximum torque of 104Nm. Its performance is further improved with 5 Speed Manual Transmission. It claims superb fuel efficiency of 18.31kmpl. The Toyota Etios Liva looks robust and functional with pretty good luggage space of 251litre which is the selling feature of this hatchback.
The diesel motor which is a 1.4L engine outputs 68PS and is a four-cylinder engine. Etios Liva Diesel engine is capable of producing a maximum torque of 170 Nm @ 1800 - 2400 rpm. The Etios Liva Diesel has a mileage of 23.59 k
Toyota Etios Liva Mileage
Toyota Etios Liva petrol is loaded with a stunning 1197 cc, 3NR-FE, Gasoline, 4-Cylinder 16V, DOHC engine that churns out 80 PS of power while generating a maximum torque of 104Nm and assuring high fuel efficiency of 18.31 kmpl in petrol version . It comes affixed with 5 speed manual transmission to offer supreme control over the drive. The affordable hatchback comes accompanied with all high end technologies to assure good fuel efficiency. Furthermore, the car comes with a fuel tank capacity of 45 litres.
On the other hand, Toyota Etios Liva Diesel is powered by a 1364cc diesel engine that has a maximum power of 68 PS that it churns out at 3800 rpm. The city mileage of Toyota Etios Liva Diesel is 20.32 kmpl while it returns a mileage of 23.59 kmpl on the highways . It also has a fuel tank capacity of 45 litres
Power of Toyota Etios Liva
The 1197 cc engine of Toyota Etios Liva petrol car is supported by four valves per cylinder so as to breathe better, and blending the perfection under the hood, the car generates 80 PS power , a modest figure for a hatchback. Moreover, if we look at the proportion of power and weight, the Toyota Etios Liva will rule out major players in the segment. The kerb weight of the car is 890 Kg and with that it will also assure easy to drive motor. The 104Nm torque spread of the car is one of the striking features just like in its saloon version which gives the car excellent linear power delivery. This high power output increases the drivability of the hatchback and good liner power delivery makes it the best option to carry it in town on busy roads.
Toyota Etios Liva Diesel car on the other hand has a four cylinder, 1364cc, 8Valve SOHC, D-4D engine under the hood. The Etios Liva Diesel can produce a maximum power of 68PS at as low as 3800 rpm and a maximum torque of 170 Nm at 1800-2400rpm . More torque is produced by Toyota Etios Liva Diesel at 1800 rpm that makes it most suitable for city riding.
Acceleration & Pick-Up
image and for that the company has come up with some striking figures in terms of acceleration and pick up. The acceleration of Toyota Etios Liva petrol car is quite impressive with an 1197 cc, 3NR-FE, Gasoline, 4-Cylinder 16V, DOHC engine, and 80 PS of peak power. The car has a total weight of only 890 Kg and this plays a major role in displaying high acceleration. In terms of suspension, Toyota Etios Liva comes fitted with McPherson Strut suspensions at the front and Torsion Beam at the rear. The Liva petrol reaches a 100kmph mark in just 14 seconds.
Toyota Etios Liva Diesel on the other hand which has a 1364cc engine under is a bit sluggish and has an reaches the 100 kmph mark in 18 seconds . However, with more torque at less rpm (1800) Liva diesel will be easy to maneuver on the city roads.
Toyota Etios Liva Exteriors
The side looks of the car is something patent to it as it bears up-sweeping crease lying on the lower half of the doors. These elegant creases are simply outstanding and discriminating feature of this car. The Toyota Etios Liva bears 175 / 65 R 14 tyre which will simply improve Liva's stance. The back side of the car is typical to hatchback as it adjusts to bring good boot space. But with Toyota Etios Liva, the adjustments are not compromised with its stunning looks.
The front grille of the Toyota Etios Liva gives a look of smiling face with its upper grille, lower grille and headlamps taken together. Moreover, the headlamps look like dimples on the car. The rear view mirrors are painted in body color giving it an even look. The upper grill is in chrome finish while the lower one is in black.
Exterior Measurements of Toyota Etios Liva
The Toyota Etios Liva comes with an impressive ground clearance height of 170.00 mm and the color of its bumper matches with the body color. The first look of this car gives you a soothing look as it wears attractive creases and the little detailing of metal. You might not get bowled out with the mere looks of this car but this is not an ordinary hatchback, it is a Toyota car in just 3.99 lakh rupees. The Toyota Etios Liva when observed very closely do have some points which show the cost cutting strategy of Toyota but they certainly have shown expert work with its styling in lo cost. Toyota Etios Liva also have a sporty body kit which will not be made available as a standard feature, rather we expect that it will come only in case of special order. The basic looks are rest proportionate and somewhere more attractive than its sedan version. The petrol hatchback weighs 890 Kg with Length of 3775mm, Width of 1695mm and Height being 1510mm.Toyota Etios Liva Interior
Starting with the interior of Toyota Etios Liva, Toyota has brought something stunning with the help of its out of the box thinking. But problem lies with the fact that they had no prior experience in a hatchback segment so it took help from the best source, one who best know the segment, owners of the cars. Toyota Etios Liva is based on intensive market research and thus is truly customer oriented. So Toyota Etios Liva offered the best appearance and the dream hatchback for Indian costumers. The interior of the stunning hatchback surely adds new horizon in its segment for comfort and most importantly space. You might not get bowled out with its exterior but the interior surely give you all one expect from a good hatchback. No doubt Toyota Etios Liva is claimed to be the most comfortable option in its segmen t and with that it makes it apt for long drives. With its space the car makes other models in its segment feel like pigeonhole. The car offers best rear seats with large squabs, apt amount of cushioning and perfect backrest angle. The Toyota Etios Liva gives very comfortable sitting posture with its fine tuned H-point. The front seats are surely a point of attraction with perfect padding as in its sedan version. The car is something which not just gives comfort in city but also for long drives. The 13L cooled glove-box delivers one of its kind experiences. The interiors are designed in contemporary manner with amazing mounted instrument panel with offset AC vents. These AC Vents are carved out in round shape , which further adds to the modernity in its basic appearance . Also, it incorporates seven one-liter bottle holders, mobile holder and many more such useful storage spaces inside the car.
Toyota Etios Liva come affixed with safety belts to ensure safety of all passengers in car. It is available in dual tone along with its three spoke steering wheel in same dual shade and it looks stunning and again anonymous in segment. The interiors are made roomy to ensure comfort to everyone. The Toyota Etios Liva is in direct competition to Maruti Swift and as compared to that it has more space and comfort feature giving it advantage over it. Coming to the middle of the dashboard, it holds instrument panel, including Tachometer and Digital Tripmeter. Other attributes of Toyota Etios Liva interiors are Power Windows, Electric Power Steering, Central Locking, Front Cabin Lights, Front Power Outlet (12V), Sporty Front Headrest, Pillow Type Rear Headrest, Rear Defogger and Tilt Steering.
Interior Comfort of Toyota Etios Liva
Toyota’s latest invent, Toyota Etios Liva is a hatchback which offers maximum comfort in segment with stand-out headroom, legroom, and storage space of 251 liters. The driver gets a spacious headroom and legroom but had to adjust with the footrest. Overall, the car assures all comfort to the driver so that he can drive efficiently. The stunning hatchback, Toyota Etios Liva is comes with power windows and remote central locking which makes it convenient to have control on car door and windows. It encompasses spacious boot space of 251 liters which is again a selling feature of the car. The availability of remote fuel lid opener in the hatchback along with slim rear wipers is also an additional advantage. The AC provided in the Toyota Etios Liva lacks climate control which is a little dent on its image but other attractive features are there to replace its loss like rear defogger, steering adjustment and manual driver seat adjustment. The user is also provided with a audio control on steering wheel and powerful remote controlled music system, giving it a high entertainment quotient as well. The rear seats can be made to fold as well and the glasses will be tinted giving it a privilege over other cars.Interior Measurements of Toyota Etios Liva
Toyota Etios Liva is a beautiful four door designed to seat five passengers at a time. It gives very comfortable legroom and headroomwhich assures not just safety but also comfort to all passengers. The back seat of the car is very spacious which can seat 3 people at a time with assured comfort to all of the passengers. The users space for their knees, thighs and back which will make the seat same as a couch at home.
Toyota Etios Liva Engine and Performance
This beautiful hatchback from Toyota has diesel and petrol engine options. A 1197 cc, 3NR-FE, Gasoline, 4-Cylinder 16V, DOHC Petrol Engine which is capable of churning out Maximum Power of 80 PS powers the Etios Liva petrol. The engine used in the Toyota Etios Liva is built on high end technology to give enhanced performance and it is evident from the fact that company has employed best of all class engineers to build this first ever low cost car from Toyota. All the petrol versions of this model are expected to be loaded with the same engine generating a peak power of 80 PS and deliver maximum torque of 104 Nm .
The company has also introduced the diesel version - Toyota Etios Liva Diesel. The Toyota Etios Liva Diesel has a 1364cc, 68PS engine that can generate a maximum torque of 170 Nm at 1800 to 2400 rpm . The engine has low rpms making it best suited to the Indian city roads where the snail speed traffic.
Stereo & Accessories in Toyota Etios Liva
The hatchback from Toyota is designed not just to give best in class design and space but also keep the passengers entertained with remote control audio system. The 2 DIN 1CD MP3 AM/FM audio system added with four speakers increase its entertainment quotient and addition of audio control on steering wheel acts as additional advantage for the occupants.
Wheels
Braking & Handling
The affordable hatchback from Toyota encompasses efficient braking system which further ensure excellent grip over drive. The Front brakes of Toyota Etios Liva are disk type and on the rear of the car, drum breaks are used. Owing to the front disc brakes, the handling and controlling of Toyota Etios Liva becomes quite easy. A broad wheelbase further adds to it making a better option in the segment. It also comes with front independent and rear non-independent shock absorbers.
Handling & Safety
Braking & Handling
The affordable hatchback from Toyota encompasses efficient braking
system which further ensure excellent grip over drive. The Front brakes
of Toyota Etios Liva are disk type and on the rear of the car, drum
breaks are used. Owing to the front disc brakes, the handling and controlling
of Toyota Etios Liva becomes quite easy. A broad wheelbase further adds
to it making a better option in the segment. It also comes with front
independent and rear non-independent shock absorbers.
The safety measures offered by Toyota Etios Liva are almost same as offered by all other cars in B segment. It is blessed with many wonderful features like Power steering, Power windows, remote central locking and Dash integrated music system which make the handling of car far more interesting.
The safety quotient is taken care by front airbags to save the driver and front passenger in case of collision. This measure is most effective in case of severe frontal collision. The basic designing of the Toyota Etios Liva is such that it can absorb the sudden shock and spread it to the whole body. It is thus capable of protecting the cabin from severe damage hence protecting the passengers.
Additionally for ensuring complete safety of the occupants the car includes - Dual SRS Airbags, ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) for safe braking, EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution) so that the breaks when applied, get distributed evenly to all the tyres, Immobilizer to avoid car theft, Keyless Entry to ensure easy driving and no hassles of car-key, Driver Seatbelt Warning for safety against collision and Door Ajar Warning.
TRD stands for Toyota Racing Division and this division is hosting the Toyota Etios Racing Cup in India. Toyota had introduced a limited edition TRD Sportivo version on the Liva, however the response has resulted as a variant of Etios Liva since the time the hatchback and the sedan got titivated.
The styling of the Etios Liva TRD is similar to the regular Etios Liva, except for the additional body kit that makes it stand out in a crowd. Etios Liva has got an upgrade recently, with new front grille and minute changes being made to the front bumper and headlamps. The tail lamps have also been tweaked. TRD version of the Etios Liva gets a body kit for the front bumpers, side skirts and even at the rear. It gets a six-spoke alloy with different colour roof rails.
The things that looks out of place is the front bumper, as it misses out on fog lamps and even no grab door handles, considering the cost being above Rs 7 lakhs.
The front seats now have adjustable headrests, and even the red and black combination of fabric upholstery has been replaced by grey and black. The music system also have been replaced by a new 2 DIN system, which does look better than the previous one.
Even the door pad styling has been changed and it feels more premium that before. Toyota has also worked on the insulation, reducing the sound that intrudes into the cabin.
The space in the Etios Liva is the same, and it has a very function over form design and five people can sit in comfort without any squeeze. The boot is also fairly large to swallow luggage.
The TRD version misses out on parcel tray, which is a let down and even the floot mats are beige which can make them dirty very easily. The seats have TRD Sportivo embossed on them and this does look good.
The interior on the facelift version looks leaps and bounds beter than the previous styling, however the styling of the AC vents is one thing that many won’t appreciate.
Engine and transmission:
Etios Liva sports three engine options, two being petrol and one being the diesel. The petrol ones includes the 1.2-litre and the 1.5-litre, while the diesel is the 1.4. The 1.5-litre is available only on the TRD Sportivo and it produces about 89bhp of power. This engine might not look powerful on paper, but it is the power to weight ratio that makes it a lot more performance driven. You can get pushed back in your seat in the second gear, and even encounter some amount of wheel spin. There is sufficient power irrespective of what engine speed you are at. The Etios Liva TRD is quick and even efficient. If you need better efficiency and sober styling, we recommend the 1.2-litre petrol or the 1.4-litre diesel depending on your usage. Those engines are reasonably powerful and the diesel is frugal.
Even the gearshifts are positives and the throws are short. We had liked this engine on the Etios, now on the Liva it is even more fun. The clutch is also light and one doesn’t feel tired of long drives.
Driving Dynamics:
The TRD Sportivo is the sport version of the Etios Liva, hence it has to have an edge in the handling department. The suspension is stiffer, the steering is more responsive and even the extra power is there to push that extra mile. The chassis of the Etios Liva is really flexible and the eagerness of it around the bends is fabulous.
The ride of the TRD Sportivo is wee bit stiffer, as the hatch has been tuned for better handling. The ride in the front row is fine, however it is the rear where the stiffness is felt. The steering is also light and easy to drive in city or the highway. Even the feedback from the wheel is good enough to retain the confidence of the driver around tight corners.
Verdict:
The Etios Liva TRD Sportivo is definitely one of the hottest hatchbacks around, until the Volkswagen Polo TSi comes in. The Etios Liva has always be practical, except for its quality. This has been taken care by Toyota. However, at about Rs 7.5lakhs, the Etios Liva is an expensive affair as it misses out on features like fog lamps, rear wiper and even defogger.
The safety measures offered by Toyota Etios Liva are almost same as offered by all other cars in B segment. It is blessed with many wonderful features like Power steering, Power windows, remote central locking and Dash integrated music system which make the handling of car far more interesting.
The safety quotient is taken care by front airbags to save the driver and front passenger in case of collision. This measure is most effective in case of severe frontal collision. The basic designing of the Toyota Etios Liva is such that it can absorb the sudden shock and spread it to the whole body. It is thus capable of protecting the cabin from severe damage hence protecting the passengers.
Additionally for ensuring complete safety of the occupants the car includes - Dual SRS Airbags, ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) for safe braking, EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution) so that the breaks when applied, get distributed evenly to all the tyres, Immobilizer to avoid car theft, Keyless Entry to ensure easy driving and no hassles of car-key, Driver Seatbelt Warning for safety against collision and Door Ajar Warning.
TRD stands for Toyota Racing Division and this division is hosting the Toyota Etios Racing Cup in India. Toyota had introduced a limited edition TRD Sportivo version on the Liva, however the response has resulted as a variant of Etios Liva since the time the hatchback and the sedan got titivated.
The styling of the Etios Liva TRD is similar to the regular Etios Liva, except for the additional body kit that makes it stand out in a crowd. Etios Liva has got an upgrade recently, with new front grille and minute changes being made to the front bumper and headlamps. The tail lamps have also been tweaked. TRD version of the Etios Liva gets a body kit for the front bumpers, side skirts and even at the rear. It gets a six-spoke alloy with different colour roof rails.
The things that looks out of place is the front bumper, as it misses out on fog lamps and even no grab door handles, considering the cost being above Rs 7 lakhs.
The front seats now have adjustable headrests, and even the red and black combination of fabric upholstery has been replaced by grey and black. The music system also have been replaced by a new 2 DIN system, which does look better than the previous one.
Even the door pad styling has been changed and it feels more premium that before. Toyota has also worked on the insulation, reducing the sound that intrudes into the cabin.
The space in the Etios Liva is the same, and it has a very function over form design and five people can sit in comfort without any squeeze. The boot is also fairly large to swallow luggage.
The TRD version misses out on parcel tray, which is a let down and even the floot mats are beige which can make them dirty very easily. The seats have TRD Sportivo embossed on them and this does look good.
The interior on the facelift version looks leaps and bounds beter than the previous styling, however the styling of the AC vents is one thing that many won’t appreciate.
Engine and transmission:
Etios Liva sports three engine options, two being petrol and one being the diesel. The petrol ones includes the 1.2-litre and the 1.5-litre, while the diesel is the 1.4. The 1.5-litre is available only on the TRD Sportivo and it produces about 89bhp of power. This engine might not look powerful on paper, but it is the power to weight ratio that makes it a lot more performance driven. You can get pushed back in your seat in the second gear, and even encounter some amount of wheel spin. There is sufficient power irrespective of what engine speed you are at. The Etios Liva TRD is quick and even efficient. If you need better efficiency and sober styling, we recommend the 1.2-litre petrol or the 1.4-litre diesel depending on your usage. Those engines are reasonably powerful and the diesel is frugal.
Even the gearshifts are positives and the throws are short. We had liked this engine on the Etios, now on the Liva it is even more fun. The clutch is also light and one doesn’t feel tired of long drives.
Driving Dynamics:
The TRD Sportivo is the sport version of the Etios Liva, hence it has to have an edge in the handling department. The suspension is stiffer, the steering is more responsive and even the extra power is there to push that extra mile. The chassis of the Etios Liva is really flexible and the eagerness of it around the bends is fabulous.
The ride of the TRD Sportivo is wee bit stiffer, as the hatch has been tuned for better handling. The ride in the front row is fine, however it is the rear where the stiffness is felt. The steering is also light and easy to drive in city or the highway. Even the feedback from the wheel is good enough to retain the confidence of the driver around tight corners.
Verdict:
The Etios Liva TRD Sportivo is definitely one of the hottest hatchbacks around, until the Volkswagen Polo TSi comes in. The Etios Liva has always be practical, except for its quality. This has been taken care by Toyota. However, at about Rs 7.5lakhs, the Etios Liva is an expensive affair as it misses out on features like fog lamps, rear wiper and even defogger.
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