Toyota Etios Liva [2013-2014] User Reviews

 

Exterior Very good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) 3 people can sit confortably in back seat without getting cramped for leg room. Very practical family car.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Little sluggish on lower gears , not measured the fuel economy, gear  transition is also very smooth.

Ride Quality & Handling Easy handling in city traffic and good comfort level.

Final Words Prices are little high for the top variants . If one is looking for a family car with good comfort level then liva is a decent choice. I had done test drive of fiat punto and hyundai i20 before finalizing on liva. Fiat punto and hyundai i20 may provide extremely attractive interiors with multiple gadgets  like automatic climate control. But rear seat passengers feel very cramped for space . I did not want to compromise on rear seat passengers comfort with gadgets and better looking interiors. When travelling in a car I feel space and comfort is more important than rarely used gadget features or attractive interiors.

Areas of improvement NA.

Very Spacious in both front and rear seats, comfort , easy handlinghigh price,dvd player without display monitor

As it is my first car, Its not good for me all the comparisions and too many points .. with just 6700 kms drive experience (out of which around 4500 kms on highway), 7 months old (brought in nov 2011) and with only 1st service done - I personally feel that I've made a right choice of becoming a proud owner of Toyota Liva..

Exterior

1. Good.. you cannot really make out whether it is sedan or hatchback if you look it from front.

2. Opted for a Symphony silver color, adding a chrome grill is no point for this color. I've seen it really catchy for White and Black variants.

3. The ground clearance is best for Indian roads (Tooth like extra projection beneath your car, acted as saver few times to the bottom of the vehicle)

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Few of my prime parameters in the initial stages have been met

1. Space and comfort - great, 3 people can easily fit in the rear seat - no compromise even if 2 of them are heafty. 

2. Rear leg room - Very good 

3. Boot space - Really good

1. Engine response is very good, 

   - It can even pick in 4th gear from 10/15 kmph. Tested this on highway as I don't need to bother about other vehicles beeping horns.

   - No need of frequent gear shifts even in city.

   One Cons: Engine has a little more noise than usual when you start the car, and when car is standstill and engine is on.

   In second case, Not too sure, but it could be a noise of fan which turns on and off.. rather than engine. 

   Cannot much curse it as it has not completed it second service yet. But cannot give a verdict on this.

2. Fuel Economy - Only City (varied based on the traffic conditions and usage of AC, lowest - 11.3 and highest - 14.5)

      Highway (Varied based on usage of AC and speed, lowest 13.5 and highest around 17)

 

1. Extremely good Power Steering

2. Ride quality is really good, either a highway or city - Love it more on highways as city traffic is too boring for me

3. Have tried this only once to check potential of vehicle - @135 kmph, the vehicle is so stable even when heavy vehicles passed by - Couldn't feel anything in the cabin at all. 

4. Suspension is too good - Though not a frequent traveller or a regular driver on highways, Travelled 630 kms in one day .. Not exhausted completely.. Felt like as if I've done only 200 odd kms.

5. Breaking is good, except for a scenario as explained below.. 

Cons: 

1. The Suspension is good, really nothing to hurt in bad road conditions. but you cannot cross a high speed breaker even at 10 kmph without hitting a ground.. May be you have to be even at lower speed? 

2. NOT Too sure if anyone have observed this or is intended behavior of a car.. 

Specifically in following condition: 

When you are on Neutral - On a slope or while vehicle is moving at some speed and you plan to keep in Neutral

OR

When you switch on AC while driving

Break is not so effective, you need to press it a little harder than usual

Bit costly, but you get a Totyota make. One thing which I can think of "if you need quality, you have to pay for it" 

Areas of improvement  

Interior Plastics may be a bit improvised

Space, Comfort, RideCannot really make out as it is my first car

Exterior Aerodynamic look.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort Good space. Seating is very low limiting field of vision. Knee hits steering.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Very poor. The manufacturer claims 18.1 km per litre which is false claim used as bait to attract customer. In fact, it gives hardly 10.4 km per litre (petrol version). In fact, I was also attracted by the ad saying that it gives 18.1 km per litre. So I purchased Toyota Etios Liva G (petrol) but found that it gives hardly 10.4 km per litre.

Light are very poor. There are shadows in lower beam and headlight also does not have adequately illumination. There is only one backlight for reverse gear. This gives very poor light during night and does not help you to drive in reverse gear in night.

Ride Quality & Handling While driving the field of vision is very poor.

Final Words Not good for money.

Areas of improvement 1. Mileage should be improved.

2. Design has to change to improve field of vision.

3. Lights should be improved and two lights in reverse gear must be restored. 

Good look, comfortable ride, good suspension, good accelearation.Poor Light, Very-very poor mileage (petrol version does not give more than 10 km per litre).

Exterior

 Looks are best; paint finish and polish are top class, lights are brighter than swift.

Doors and side impact beams are very strong and this makes the car the safest in the segment.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Well balanced and supportive cushioned seats, simple and elegant looking dashboard; classy interiors and matching colours; best in class air conditioner. Lots and lots of space. can comfortably seat 6 people; Loong drives are easy drives in this toyota car. Music system is already in built in the car and is of the best quality 2 Din. There is a cooled box which can refrigerate drinks while you are on tour. Lot of boot space too.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Best engine; lot of power, balanced pickup; not for a short race. On long drives, its the best and much better than other cars like Ford Figo, Maruti Swift, i20 etc (I have driven all these vehicles for a comparison). Fuel economy is less when the engine is brand new. It improves and goes up as per the use. I get 17 in city with AC for petrol. This shows the quality of the Japanese brand. Gearbox and clutch is very precise and smooth.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Best in class ride quality and handling; you never feel you are driving a hatch back. Its almost the same feel as a big sedan car. Perfect balance on straight roads as well as sharp curves. steering is very responsive and smooth. I do continuos drives to Bangalore around 450 Kms with full luggage once in a month with family. The journey is absolutely memorable and pleasant.

Final Words

 Toyota is the largest car seller in the world. The old version of Liva and Etios was lacking the fit and finish which the company has re-worked and solved. Now the car is very well balanced and very effective for the price offered. This is the best car for a six member family who drive both within city as well as long drives.

Areas of improvement  

 The reverse parking light.

 

Engine, Looks, Paint, Shock absorbers, Gearsrear light

Exterior

 The looks are fine h/ever the body is very light. I was driving at a speed of 35kmpl when due to a sudden breaking, I ran into an alto. Nothing happened to the alto h/e my liva was not in a drivable position after that. The bonut , bumper, both head lights, both fenders ,radiator, a/c.  We're all damaged. Theestimated repair cost advised by Toyota is 2lac inr (approx 1/3 of the car price)

I was surprised to see the condition of the car. Have checked h/ever could not find a single crash test video of this car on you tube. Iunderstand that the rules in India does not require a crash test . H/ever a car manufacturer liketoyota should have done it before launching this car in maket. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 With a little bit of modification, theinteriors are fine.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Drive is good h/ever the mileageusing only 15kmpl. 

Ride Quality & Handling

 Good

Final Words

 would not recommend anyone to buy this car as I feel it is not a safe car.

Areas of improvement  

 Toyota really need to work on improving the strength of the body. 

 

Overall looks, drive is goodBody is very weak

There is no question about welcoming or any facilities about showrooms of toyota.its amazing. Very good engine and smooth for riding and give us relaxtion . Its look is ok,but perfomance is excellant. Servicing and maintainance is amazing and best thing is there is very minor maintaince charge. I think this car have lots of merits comapre to demerit. And i think dmerits are unneccesary.

Exterior Looks are OK. Water proofing of the doors not sufficient.  Doors are too light.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good Space for three at the back.  The middle person can enjoy the flat feature of the floor.  Good legroom for the rear seaters.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Not for racing. Practical driving.  Good fuely ecnonomy of 22kmpl on highways.  Responsive gears.

Ride Quality & Handling Medium ride quality. Easy handling. Even with 170mm ground  clearance, the car's underbelly can get get hurt by the speedbreakers though you drive on the first gear at a slow pace with 5 passengers. The problem is more pronounced if you have luggage added at the back along with 5 passengers(including driver).

Final Words Generally a good car.

Areas of improvement Needs good suspension and better practical ground clearance. The seats are hard and need more support and cushioning. The speakers with the car are starters.  No tacho meter for the starter models.

Spacious, economicalNot so good suspension. Can easily get hurt by bumps/speed breakers

Hello Sir this is laxminarayan from India Chennai, I have purchased your Toyota Brand car Etios Liva with Registration No TN 20 XXXXXX, I have query regarding the vehicle safety, the car has not met to the safety standards and made me disappointed on the same. Please find the details of the same. This is to inform you that on 10 th dec 2014, night 10.30 p.m. I was travelling back from company to home in the vehicle No.TN20XXXXXX manufacturing date sep 2011. Unfortunately met with an huge accident. A cow crossed the road and which made me lost my control on the vehicle and the vehicle got hit front to front to the cow. The cow lifted 6 to 8 feet from the ground level and fell down on the road and rolled front for a 50mt rolled on the road .so, u can imagine the impact of the accident. By god’s grace there was no major injury for me but I have few neck stretch and body pains. The vehicle got completely damage from the front side so badly even though the air bags failed to deploy which was very much shocking for me. other scenario luckily I was out of from this situation. But if something would have gone wrong to me and lost my life in the accident my family would have suffered a lot on this. Only due to the technical failures of airbags. purchased the vehicle no. TN20XXXXX with a special pack option by paying more money only keeping into mind that it will save me and my family at such situation but since it was complete technical failure of your air bags I have lost the confident on Toyota and its products. Toyota is not ready to accept their failure of Airbags and refusing. So finally I have decided to take this matter to consumer court and need your support and help to get compensated from Toyota.

Bad Air bags.SRS Failue

Exterior I liked it because of the exterial look only. It looks like a Sedan car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior can be improved bit as it is not so attractive when you compare other car in this segment. in Middle varient you have option for safety package( ABS & Airback) whereas in other car you can find this only in highend model.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Excellent performance and moderate fuel economy. Fuel economy for first 3000 KM is less than 12 km and then it is increasing.

Ride Quality & Handling Feel very good when you ride this car. very smooth Handling.

Final Words As far I am aware, this is the nice car in this segment and true value for your money.

Areas of improvement Interior color and quality can be improved little bit.  Seat cover also looks so dull. This also can be improved.

Great performance ,comfort & spaceFuel economy for first 3000 KM