Good City Car

 

I am driving this car for almost a month now. It’s Chick City Car with excellent exteriors, Bright sporty colors and aerodynamic body shape. I must tell you it is almost a head turner. Personally I think Liva looks the best in Black, Blue and Reds. While its no rocket on the road, the engine is pretty responsive and it gives you a decent driving experience. Over 100 KMPH mark, the car is pretty stable and smooth. I have tried Ritz and the i20, where the engine starts shouting for life. Maybe the lesser body weight is the reason behind it. The Steering is top class and it responds to the slightest movements and that’s why I say it’s superb in city driving conditions where you can easily steer in and steer out of traffic.. The Gears are placed at a very comfortable position and also the Gear displacements are small and smooth which makes Liva a very easy to drive car.

I stay in Dwarka region of New Delhi which has better roads and lesser traffic than rest of Delhi and I am getting an average 13-14 KMPL on road. And it is likely to improve with the first and the second servicing. So I think Toyota did bloat its figures somewhat but not that much.

And as far as the Bads are concerned I would say Interiors, Interiors and Interiors. The Plastics are cheap and the gray color adds to the dullness. Same Quality with Beige would have enhanced the beauty. I was so pissed with it that I went for wooden finishing; So with a Sony 35K colors Stereo display in between it looks spectacular. The Speedometer is efficient but looks kiddish. The Other controls are pretty basic too.

To summarize, if you want a decent looking cars with not that great interiors but loaded with the mighty Toyota Engine and a oodles and oodles of space, LIVA is the car for you. It’s a Beauty!!

Stylish Exteriors, Interior Space, Excellent Steering Control, Responsive Engine, Cooled Glove BoxPoor Quality of Interior Plastic, Gloomy Grey Color, No RPM meter in lower variants