Overview
Toyota India unvieled its all new small car Etios and Etios Sedan concept at the Auto Expo 2010. In addition to India, the Toyota Etios [the name means 'the origin of'] hatchback will also be sold in Russia, South America and perhaps other emerging markets. With Honda also set to unveil its new small hatchback for the Indian market during the Expo, the two Japanese biggies will be facing off in a big way and for the first time, the two will be up against each other in the small car market.
Design, Styling and Interiors
On the outside, the Etios has sharp styling cues with a big smiling grille that has been high-mounted especially for India. The car has a strong shoulder line with an upward cut along the bottom of the door. The sporty body kit installed on the hatchback version of Etios will not be available as a standard feature, it is expected that it will be offered as a option to the prospective buyers. The Hatchback version of Etios looks much more proportioned and well balanced in comparison to bland looking sedan variant. Both the variants of Etios features six spoke alloy wheels, Body coloured outside rear side view mirrors and door handles.
Interiors on the Etios are quite contemporary and the Etios sports a centrally mounted instrument panel with offset AC vents. Etios offers more space on the inside with roomy interiors as compared to its direct competition, the Swift. The instrument panel, including speedo and trip, is placed at the middle of the dashboard while the AC vents are in round shape. The three spoke steering wheel comes in dual tone along with the rest of the interior. Toyota Etios has modern interiors which look attractive and decent.
Engine
Toyota has squeezed out costs of manufacturing Etios wherever possible to make it price-competitive in India and has made it stand at par with Maruti Swift. Etios will be come with two engine options a 1.2 litre petrol which is expected to generate maximum power of 80 Bhp to meet small car regulation norms to save on excise duty.The second engine option will be a 1.5 litre petrol engine which is expected to generate 100 Bhp of maximum power. Plans for diesel motor are on hold and the buyers will only have the choice of petrol engines initially.
Expected Price of Toyota Etios and Toyota Etios Sedan
Toyota Etios 1.2 ---------Rs. 5,50,000.00
Toyota Etios Sedan 1.2 Rs. 6,00,000.00
Toyota Etios 1.5 ---------Rs. 7,00,000.00
Toyota Etios Sedan 1.5 Rs. 7,50,000.00
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