Toyota Etios [2013-2014] User Reviews

Exterior Ok

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Ok

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Good. the car is not very smooth in city traffic.

Ride Quality & Handling I have bought Etiuos VD in march'12. The car milage is good in Highway almost 20 KMPL, but reduces to 13/14 KMPL in Mumbai traffic. I am facing problem of paint erosion in just 6 months, which is against Toyota quality. Secondly the rear Suspension also makes lots of noise & vibration. I cannot drive the car properly, as car jumps at Speed breakers.  rear bumber is not tightly fitted. Overall the car is not very smooth in city traffic. I have shown to technician, but they have not resolved the issue & as per them, this is problem with Car manufacturing & cannot be fixed.

Final Words Toyota is known for the quality, but in Etios it seemd that quality is compromised & I wasted my money.

Areas of improvement Shock Absorbers, Paint finish.

Engine, Performance, space, Pick UpNormal Interiors, Bad plastic quality, Rough Shock Absorbers for bumpy rides.

Etios GD is my first car, my father told me to buy desire my reply was swift is better than desire and in any case I don like either of them. Good and bads about etios.

Space: I am 5.11/90 kg so 3 people like me can sit easily in the back seat. there no bads regarding space. engine noise= with ac its noisy but its just fine. Bad is insulation could have been better to reduce engine noise AC is very good.

Interiors: Color scheme is bad, plastic its not good I realized it later but I gave her good seat covers its looking fine now. Company should work on interiors otherwise car is a sexy bomb.

Mileage: luckily I got chance to go to pune once and lonavala on newyears eve I went with ac on to lonavala did barbecue all night bcoz it was cold I fell sick and while coming back I switched the ac off. overall average was 23.4 I was so happy with figures. 23.4 what else u want. In city I get 14.5 km/l. In city without ac 17.5kmpl. worst traffic like 10 km in 1.30 hrs its 12.5kmpl with ac always on. so I am really happy with mileage people. Ya it depends on driving skills too.  

Suspension: too good you don feel a thing i reached at the speed of 140 first time in my life and it was stable no noise no vibrations my wife started shouting as i was speeding too much thanks to centrally located speedo meter.

Torque: It is so balanced, you don't feel the lag everytime it rises slowly as compared to i20 in i 20 u feel like in a rocket and ur stomach feels that gud gudi. That is fine with we young boys but parents don like that quick pick up so etios has got a well balanced torque, could be also because I drive with calm.on high way at 5th gear the engine shows wat this car is capable of so smooth pick up. I love this car.  

Paint: simphony silver is wat I have and it looks best in that I guess, its been 6 months now and I have scratches on my bonet I donno if its bcoz of people who rest there bottom on it or bcoz of the cloth my watchmen uses everyday to clean the car. Paint is fine.

Bumpers: First I thought they r so thin, they move when you touch your feet and will break easily and un luckly nayi gadi ko ritz ne pappi de hi di, ritz hit me from behind towards left side I stopped and checked I told the guy let us park the car at side so tat traffic can move ahead and we could settle this, when I tried to move my car it didnt move as it was so badly hit and stuck then I turned my stearing to full left and freed my car. Guess wat only scratches the clip came out but with one punch it went back to normal position. I am not telling rest of the story.

Summary: In my opinion its worth paying an extra 1 lakh 20 thousand for etios if one is considering desire which is also a nice car. Etios is a true sedan. I guess desire has good mileage too but etios is extremely good only 2 flaws in Etios bad color scheme in interiors mind it rascala not inerior design. One can check white and red scheme on google its fabulous I wish I could afford it. Cabin noise is on higher side when compared to desire.

fuel economy, space, suspension, feather touch steeringbad color scheme but not interior design, cabin noise

Exterior Exterior is ok ok. yes have encountered problems with doors but overall you can't say its bad expecially if someone is planning to switch from hatchback to sedan.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiori in VD and VX are good what leg space feels like king of road. Person can sleep and knee dance in it, and boot space a person can sit and play his PS3 in it that muh boot space. I have taken it for long journey about 200 km up and down and never got tired.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine rumbles like a beast that much raw power in it segment. TOYOTA really stands upto its name in ENGINE and fuel economy compartment. Geaerbox i would say still needs improvement.

Ride Quality & Handling Two words. TOYOTA ROCKS !!!

Final Words Overall the experience has been splendid for me and not a day goes by i regret buying my ETIOS from my first pay.... i gifted it to my mom XD

Areas of improvement Doors needs improvement makes noise while closing without the rubber grip on it. Pls fix it ASAP it kills TOYOTA's name.

Good Fuel Economy, ok Looks for a PRo but awsome for a beginner, Style is fine,...ETIOS ROKS !!!!Havent experienced it so far steers like butter and rumbles like Beast.... love it

Exterior

Very good looking when compare to other model it is stylish. Boot is very big for a big famlily. You can carry anything inside because very spacious, enough for two people to sleep.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Very nice and spacious. All are automatic except gear and mirror. If it is a power mirror it would be very convenient. Every time you need to adjust manually that is quite inconvenient. If a small space given between the seats infront, you can make use of it to keep things like small campact cooler etc.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 I drive diesel/GD Etios. It is still worth for the money you spend. I thing I got 18km/lit for the first 1000km drive, may be it can be improved if I use the gears properly, ...If Idon't ram the engine at low gear.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Very sensitive, you have to respect or it will make you pay for it

Final Words

 very luxurious, your kids and family love it

Areas of improvement  

 Noise, it should be controlled, I can hear even on Highway, some times I feel irritated too.

 

Very nice looking, spacious and stylish. Using 3rd gear you can beat any model.The worst Thing I don't like is the noise, even at high way drive.

Exterior Good looking, only one reverse light.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Looks good but cannot compare with same class vehicles. Tachometer is only available in top veriant. It lacks many new features even common in hatchbacks. Cant see accurate speed while driving due to parallax error. Good and comfortable back seat. Good AC, Cooled glove box, large legroom. Only 2 front door speakers and tweeters are available, but mentioned 4 speakers in manual. Engine noise audible in cabin, more than that horn noise is annoying in cabin. Need some force to close doors. No integrated locking keys with key.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Good engine and performance. It gives me 18-23.5 Km/l mileage. While putting reverse gear it makes some noise.

Ride Quality & Handling More comfortable with 4 passengers. Good handling, hard clutch, it gives me knee pain in traffic. You have to forcefully hold down the cluth.

Final Words Good service.

Areas of improvement Interios and features, Clutch, insulation.

Engine, Power, mileage, steering, space, comfortHard clutch, horn is annoying in cabin, average looks interiors, parallax error in speedometer.

Exterior Fine and cute.it is beautiful with its smiling front.enough length so, can be called as a "taxi vehicle".

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is fine and now 8 times better than when it was introduced in 2011.even the there are 4 speakers,2 of them should be behind.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox As a supporter for petrol engine, I will say its the only powerful petrol engine in this segment. Gear shifting is not much necessary as it is 1500cc petrol engine.it can give us 100 ps power which is only avail for hyundai verna petrol.  the car can be used for sports even if it is called as a taxi vechicle. Fuel economy is less for its petrol edition as we expect about 18km/ltr and it cant give that much. But it takes much time to reach 100.

Ride Quality & Handling The car is silent and smooth in handling.easy for handling by oldage.

Final Words Over all the car is fit with its comfort.and toyota have re established our trust on them.

Areas of improvement Mileage.speakers.powerful ac.suspension.

Best comfort,powerful petrol vehicle of segmentNot much mileage for petrol

Exterior A perfact sedan look , Toyota grill , just a perfact royal looking entry level sedan.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Great space both for the front as well as rear passengers , interior is not up to the mark but can give a good look by purchasing some extra accessories like leather seat cover. No rear speakers. Inbuilt audio system with bluetooth,cooled glove box,driver seat height adjustment.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Smoothest engine & very smooth gear box, easy to drive even in city traffic.20 + average.

Ride Quality & Handling Nice car for city as well highway driving , really very smooth even on bad roads.

Final Words If u r planning for a entry level diesel sedan than etios is the best choice with good features & competitive price range.

Areas of improvement Safety parameters like abs/ebd/air bags must be provided. Wide scope of improvement for interiors, Rear speakers must be provided, Rear central arm rest can be really useful.

smoothest engine , bigger space & boot space , smooth gear box ,good suspensionsno ABS/EBD/AIR BAGS in this model , no rear speakers plastic quality in interiors

Exterior

 from back side look is not very good...but after using the back spoiler and chrom fitting this looks goods...but you have to spent 10-12 thousand for the same...fog lamps adding means 4500/- cost more...but car will be car after these three additions.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 aux function is missing...sound setting...jaz...classic is missing in sterio , sterio is such as 1995 model....blue tooth is also missing...during fog ...front glass auto cleaning ....is not good due to bad vent system.....

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 i have driving  experience of 6-7 lac km, i was interesting to buy dezire vdi,,,but after compairing space iner and boot, power, economy, body, service cost, i shited to toyata.

 in dezire due to low inner space,, vacum creat at high speed disturb the comfort of family...but toyata used flat power generation...keep away from vacum problem...this is the main qulity of toyata engine...smooth driving is feeled..back side leg space is very good...vdi is not providing air bag,, abs,,ebd but toyata is providing the same...in a price of diff of rs 26000/- i recd the all feature...auto cliame control, deep fogger is missing ...chv beat lt is providing the same in their cars...no plate cost is rs 100-150 but totya provide to fial the same..... 

Ride Quality & Handling

 easy and free....not costly

Final Words

value for money

Areas of improvement  

 no plate, aux,deep fogger, auto climate control, should be there

 

average is very good ..20 to 22 km on road is in actual...very good space ,,,specialy boot space....interior is good...but toyata fails in providing small things..which are very usefull exp-aux missin

Exterior

 Good

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Space is good. Head room & leg room is good even for a tall person. Ergonomics is okay.

No speakers on rear door. Instead of 4 speakers in front, it can be 2 speakers each on front & rear for better audio quality. 7 bottle holders not required in a small car. Instead they could have provided speakers in rear door.

No Tachometer in diesel versions.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Flat torque & No frequent gear changes in city traffic. Turbo lag is low. Good highway performance.

 Fuel economy is good.

Ride Quality & Handling

Handling is okay but ride quality is very poor due to poor suspension & noise insulation.

Long journey becomes irritable. The tyre noise comes inside passenger cabin.

I am surprised, how this was overlooked during vehicle validation & road testing. 

I had changed my front suspension once during 10000 kms service under warranty but there is no improvement  in ride quality.

 

Final Words

 Not the car for Indian road condition.

Areas of improvement  

 Ride quality & suspension

 

Good fuel economyDash board rattling due to bad suspension