26th February 2011, 09:07
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| Toyota ETIOS lavished with leather interiors After experiencing the reliability, dealership service of Toyota Innova, I realized why Toyota is one of the preferred brands across the globe. More here - Not the usual Innova It was a very easy decision for us to consider Etios as our second car, as we were primarily looking for VFM, fuel efficiency and reliability. We choose a sedate color, the silver and G variant and took the delivery of the car on February 21st. Here are some pics of our car  My review Exteriors, Ride Handling Actually Etios is a decent looking car, but doesn’t have a photogenic look. Infact the car looks better in person than in the photos. The looks are not aggressive but functional. The ride and handling of this car is very composed, the suspension is several folds better than the Maruti siblings. Interiors The stock interiors, especially the G version interior was very uninspiring. The seats looked so . But thanks to Karlsson Sajith, who has transformed the car into one segment upward. Much more cushion has been added and seats look muscular. The seats themselves are very big and comfortable, look at some photos here.     Engine & Mechanicals Silky smooth engine, always eager to surge ahead, plenty of torque on demand, short gear shifts, on the whole a very peppy package. Well, there were so many controversial discussion on the engine sound level, so I went for 3M rubberized underbody coating from day one. And in my experience, the engine sound is normal, sounds like a petrol swift if I have to pull in a closest comparison. So 3M coating highly recommended! But that said, the wind noise is marginally higher at higher speeds, thanks to the MRF tires arggg, planning to go for Rein Hold Wurth India 550mm x 250 mm with 2 mm sound proofing sheets. The A/c effect is very good, I miss the climate control on the Innova here. Accessories The car comes prefitted with power windows, central locking and keyless entry, which is the best I could ask for 5.4 ex-showroom. I picked up the rear door garnish, window visor and the mats from Toyota Genuine Accessories. Looking forward to installing JBL amp, JBL 333 mp3 player. Overall The car feels so easy to drive and it seems to have very less friction, may be because of the aerodynamic design. It can travel much longer in the inertia force than my Swift, I hope that helps in the fuel efficiency part. I’m sure it would last for 5+ years without any trouble being simple in technology. The Toyota express 1 hour service and cost effective service will always be a differentiators from other brands. There are some minuses such as not so aggressive styling, wind noise, dull interiors, etc but on the whole I would recommend this car to others. |
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26th February 2011, 10:02
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Your seats look great except for the red lips.I'd have chosen a different shade instead of red. Congrats and happy motoring on Mr. Reliable | |
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26th February 2011, 10:06
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26th February 2011, 12:14
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| Re: Toyota ETIOS lavished with leather interiors Congrats vishnu. The interiors looks classic. I dont like the shape of Etios. But after, seeing the a lots of Etios on road, I think I have started loving her  |
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26th February 2011, 12:37
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26th February 2011, 20:07
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| Re: Toyota ETIOS lavished with leather interiors Firstly, Congrats on the buy! Those seat covers look awesome!  They really liven up the otherwise dull interior of the GX. That said, What were the safety features you opted for? Any particular reason for not going for the VX? Happy Mile munching and Drive Safe!  Last edited by Zappex : 26th February 2011 at 20:09. |
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27th February 2011, 20:04
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| BHPian  | Re: Toyota ETIOS lavished with leather interiors Congrats Vishnu , I like the looks of Etios considering the price point, however the interiors could have been better but what the heck, its built for a price. The seat covers definitely add spunk to interiors how much did they cost? Also interested to know OTR for your car. |
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The ex-showroom price was 5.4, on top of it was the road tax of ~85k, then the insurance which I took outside the dealership. TCO was around 6.4 L. The 3M coating costed ~4.3K with Nandi Toyota. They claim to retouch it for every service for 5 years. The seats costed me 18k, it has art leather in non contact areas. Had to cut corners to keep it within my budget. Last weekend, I had installed all the accessories including 1) Parking Sensors Xenos 4 sensor one from Reliance Autozone, costed me Rs. 1700 2) 1.5mm SR35 Sunfilm from G*** (forgot the brand) from Carstyle for Rs. 3500 3) JBL Amplifier 60.4 installed in the boot from my previous swift. Actually it is a headache installing the HU because of the odd size audio cut out. Finally decided to use iPod with JBL Amp directly. The performance is not ground breaking, but have tuned in such a way that there is no electrical noise in the audio. The stock 4 speakers are average. 4) Some LED bulbs here and there like the roof lamp, front parking, etc. I ll post photos after this weekend. The only thing still in the cards is the Wuerth Elektronik noise insulation sheet which I'm planning to install to enhance the sound proofing. Last edited by vishnugs : 4th March 2011 at 01:49. | |||||||||||
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4th March 2011, 04:21
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| Re: Toyota ETIOS lavished with leather interiors Congratulations on the ride. The modifications look classy and thanks for putting the website name - Home. I know a couple of my friends who are going to check this place out |
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