Excellent car as a workhorse

Exterior

I have an Etios GD SP (Diesel) for more than 18 months now and have crossed 25000 KMs. My usage is 60% City driving and 40% highways and I am truely impressed by the quality of this car. 

I must say its decent looking car, no frills and a great work horse. If you are looking for a  car that can truely give your comfortable driving experience yet perform exceptionally well with great fuel economy, this can be a good choice. 

My "Toyota experience" with MGF toyota in Gurgaon has been awesome. I have had cars earlier but what an amazing set of staff and standards. I gave my car for service at 12:15PM, the superviser confirmed that it will take about 1 hour 30 minutes but the car was ready and delivered to my by 1:10Pm. I got the SMS at every stage of the servicing and I knew what was being done on my car then. 

I don't think any other brand gives this kind of customer service for this price range of cars. Lets not compare BMWs and Mercs here. 

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Good but can be made better. Dont have any complaints though.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Very peppy engine and lot of power. Once you are on highway and just a little pressure on accelerator will take you above 120 and you will not even feel it. I tested its power multiple times on Yamuna expressway and what an experience every time. You truely feel the world is moving slowly around you untill you see the 140 KMPH on the meter. 

 

Ride Quality & Handling

Very comfortable and you feel the car is always under control. The handling is geat and the car reacts swiftly to your inputs. Truely Toyota.:)

Final Words

 Its a great product for 8L and does not demand expensive maintainance like many american brands. Its very good for money. 

Areas of improvement  

1) Clutch seems to be little tight compared to other similar range cars. Toyota must consider that these cars and their drivers spend a lot of time in traffic jams and clutch is most used pedal.

2) The front shockers sometimes make knocking sound if the car comes off the bump too quickly. I have see this only in WW2 time jeeps but that was different era. 

 

 

Milage, Low maintainance, great pick up, Good cabin room and big boot spaceCheap interior, Low ground Clearence- touches almost all speed breakers