All-new Toyota Etios to be unveiled at the Auto Expo 2016

Toyota’s Etios has been around for close to four years now and work on the next generation model is underway. According to a report in a website, Toyota will introduce the all-new Etios at the Auto Expo 2016. The new model might be a complete breakthrough in terms of design over its predecessors.

The Etios had a fair share of shortcomings it didn’t have the best of the interiors, and neither the best exteriors. The Etios as a result failed to entice Indians and it could be attributed to the vehicle not being a complete package one expects at that price. Toyota will change that come 2016 and have set their sights on giving styling a priority among others.

“Design is one issue and you will see that the new version will have a much better design,” said Hisayuki Inoue, CEO Asia-Pacific operations, Toyota. 

According to the Japanese car maker, the car’s strengths of fuel efficiency, space and durability is here to stay and they want to portray these aspects in a better way with the new Etios. A lot of work is going around collecting customer feedback and preference across India for the next-gen Etios. The car may use the same current range of petrol and diesel engines, albeit slightly reworked for better refinement (especially the petrols). 

We hope the new Etios is a looker and we may not be surprised if Toyota plans to get the car under four-metres to avail of the excise concessions and put it in a better position to compete with the Honda Amaze, Maruti Dzire and the rest of the class. 

Source: Autocar India