Second servicing done - Detail Review

Exterior Good looking exterior with smilling grill. Decent colour quality. However the door quality is not at per with other hatches. ABS and EBD makes it more stable on high speed.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Well, great space (best in class) and confortable for long journey.

Glovebox is good, nice AC with good cooling power. Extreamly specious but lags seat hight adjustment. Audible engine noise in 1st/2nd gear for some time. Interior plastic qualities are neiter very good not bad. Door pockets are well used to carry 13 1 lit water bottles. Electronic power steering is just awesome.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is very good in city as it has min turbo lag. Engine is more tuned for mileage rathar performance.

I am driving it in Bangalore and getting an unmatched 21.5kmpl in city. I had take it to long drive and got nearly 24kmpl on highway before 2nd servicing.

As engine more tuned for mileage, one should not expect great performance when its on highways. You need to shift the gear up and down in overtaking situations.

Its verry peppy in city and pot holes are well managed. However it has suspension problem in rear as well as front left side. When the car is loaded with 5, it tend to touch the speed breaker. Sometime it makes a loud noise like thuddd! from the left front.

I had complain about this and now toyota has placed a SPECER in the rear suspension. After this the suspension problem seems to be fine. I need to test more to come in a conclusion about the problem. Its free of cost with the scheduled 2nd service.

I am satisfied with gearbox, not much to discuss.

I have driven the car even at a speed of 130kmph, it appeared stable and ride quality is good.

I had taken smile pack from toyota which makes you stop paying money for first 3yrs or 30000km. (its valid for 2yrs or 20k km, this means you have to spend money on 3rd servicing at 30000 km or 3yr whichever is early. This is very good opton which let you feel hasselfree in maintenance front.

Ride Quality & Handling Awesome, pot holes are easily managed by liva, I would request every one to talk to your toyota dealer to fix suspension problem. Once its fixed you will feel real liva rocking the road :)

Final Words It depends on personal choice.

If you are looking for really great mileage, very good specious interior, decent engine performance, comfortable ride with 5 person, easy maintenance then LIVA diesel is the car. You have to manage with some features like teco meter, rear wiper, little dull interiors and some advance features.

Areas of improvement  

1. Toyota should try to fix suspension problem.

2. Reduction in engine noise from the cabin.

3. Load the car with some good features.

4. Interior plastic quality.

I hope this will help you all!!

Great fuel economy, interior space, smooth ride, exterior lookNoisy engine, weak suspension, interior plastic quality, door quality