Toyota Etios

Toyota Etios hatchback

Toyota Etios Toyota Etios Liva and are car models of Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and produced exclusively for the Indian auto market since December 2010. The production takes place in Karnataka. Motors and gear units are supplied from Japan, the other parts are produced locally. The name of Etios comes from the Greek " ethos ", which translates as spirit, character and ideas means. Toyota plans to export the models to other countries later. In the meantime (2013 ) the car is also in South Africa and Brazil available.

Toyota Etios since 2010

The Toyota Etios was first unveiled at the Delhi Auto Expo 2010 as a concept car. Production was started in December 2010. The main competitors are MarutiSuzuki Swift, Hyundai Accent, Tata Indigo Manza, Mahindra Verito, Chevrolet Aveo and Ford Fiesta. The Etios is powered by a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with 66 kW ( 90 hp ) or a 1.4 liter diesel engine with 50 kW (68 hp) each with 5- speed manual transmission.

Toyota Etios Liva since 2011

The Etios Liva is the hatchback version of the Etios. It came in June 2011 on the market. The main competitors are in addition to the above and the Suzuki Ritz, Hyundai i10, Hyundai i20, Tata Indica, Honda Jazz, Fiat Grande Punto, Skoda Fabia, Volkswagen Polo, Nissan Micra and the newly launched Honda Brio. In addition to the diesel engine as the sedan comes when Livia a 1.2 -liter gasoline engine with 59 kW (80 hp).

Security

The Etios Etios Liva and are equipped with an immobilizer, dual airbags and anti -lock braking system. Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), there are standard on higher-quality equipment. The Etios Etios Liva and have no Euro NCAP and U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ratings, as they were not subjected to crash tests.