Toyota Etios
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The Toyota Etios is a line of four-door sedan and hatchback cars produced by Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota exclusively for the Indian Automotive market since 2010. The Etios nameplate comes from the Greek "Ethos", meaning spirit, character, and ideas. The sedan version was launched in December 2010 and the Liva hatchback was launched in June 2011.

As of 2011, the first generation of Etios has sold more than 30,000 units in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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The Toyota Etios was first showcased at the 2010 Auto Expo in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 as a 'concept car'. Actual commercial production started in late 2010. The sedan version was launched in December 2010. It competes with the Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire, Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Accent
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, Tata Indigo Manza
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, Mahindra Verito
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, Chevrolet Aveo
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 and Ford Fiesta
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. Trim levels for the Etios are: J, G, G+, V and VX.

Engines

The Engines and Transmissions are imported from Japan.

Petrol engines:
Model Engine Power@rpm torque@rpm 0–100 km/h acceleration Top speed Transmission Mileage
1.5 2NR-FE
Toyota NR engine
The Toyota NR engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series. The NR series uses aluminum engine blocks and DOHC cylinder heads. It also uses SFI fuel injection, and has 4 valves per cylinder with VVT-i or Dual VVT-i.-1NR-FE:...

1496 cc I4 16V DOHC 90 PS @5600 132 newton metres (97.4 ft·lbf) @3100 11.6s 175 km/h (109 mph) 5-speed manual 17.75 km/l


Diesel engines:
Model Engine Power@rpm torque@rpm 0–100 km/h acceleration Top speed Transmission Mileage
1.4 1ND-TV
Toyota ND engine
The Toyota ND is an inline 4 Toyota diesel engine used in both Japanese and European markets.-1ND-TV:The 1ND-TV is a compact Inline 4 turbocharged diesel engine. Introduced into European market in 2002 with the Yaris XP1, it was Toyota's first diesel engine to be equipped with an aluminium...

1364 cc I4 8V SOHC D-4D 68 PS @3800 170 newton metres (125.4 ft·lbf) @1800 - 2400 ??s 0 km/h (0 mph) 5-speed manual 23.59 km/l

Liva hatchback

The Etios Liva is the hatchback
Hatchback
A Hatchback is a car body style incorporating a shared passenger and cargo volume, with rearmost accessibility via a rear third or fifth door, typically a top-hinged liftgate—and features such as fold-down rear seats to enable flexibility within the shared passenger/cargo volume. As a two-box...

 version of the Etios. It was launched on June 2011. It competes with established brands like Suzuki Swift
Suzuki Swift
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, Suzuki Ritz
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, Hyundai i10
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, Hyundai i20
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, Tata Indica
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, Chevrolet Aveo UV-A
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The Chevrolet Aveo is a subcompact automobile manufactured since 2002, originally by the South Korean General Motors subsidiary, GM Daewoo—and later by other GM-affiliated entities...

, Honda Jazz
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, Fiat Grande Punto
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, Skoda Fabia
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, Ford Figo
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, Volkswagen Polo
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, Nissan Micra and the newly launched Honda Brio
Honda Brio
The Honda Brio is a five-door hatchback subcompact produced by the Honda Motor Company in India and Thailand. The car was introduced in 2011.-Features:The Brio is powered by the 4-cylinder, 1.2 liter, L12B i-VTEC gasoline engine delivering up to 90hp...

. Trim levels for the Etios are: J, G, G+, V and VX.

Engines

Petrol engines:
Model Engine Power@rpm torque@rpm 0–100 km/h acceleration Top speed Transmission Mileage
1.2 3NR-FE
Toyota NR engine
The Toyota NR engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series. The NR series uses aluminum engine blocks and DOHC cylinder heads. It also uses SFI fuel injection, and has 4 valves per cylinder with VVT-i or Dual VVT-i.-1NR-FE:...

1197 cc I4 16V DOHC 80 PS @5600 104 newton metres (76.7 ft·lbf) @3100 14.08s 0 km/h (0 mph) 5-speed manual 18.31 km/l


Diesel engines:
Model Engine Power@rpm torque@rpm 0–100 km/h acceleration Top speed Transmission Mileage
1.4 1ND-TV
Toyota ND engine
The Toyota ND is an inline 4 Toyota diesel engine used in both Japanese and European markets.-1ND-TV:The 1ND-TV is a compact Inline 4 turbocharged diesel engine. Introduced into European market in 2002 with the Yaris XP1, it was Toyota's first diesel engine to be equipped with an aluminium...

1364 cc I4 8V SOHC D-4D 68 PS @3800 170 newton metres (125.4 ft·lbf) @1800 - 2400 12.47s 180 km/h (112 mph) 5-speed manual 23.59 km/l

Safety

The Etios and Etios Liva come with an immobilizer and Door Ajar Warning as standard across all Trims and Dual SRS Airbags and ABS
ABS
- Anatomy :* Abdominal muscles , which is the rectus abdominis or the stomach muscles-Music and media:Music ensembles* A.B.'s, a Japanese 80's instrumental band* Abingdon Boys School, a Japanese rock band...

, EBD only on the G+, V and VX trims. The Etios and Etios Liva have no Euro NCAP and U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government, part of the Department of Transportation...

ratings as they have undergone no crash tests.

Consumer complaints

Few owners of the Etios and Etios Liva have complained that the car has high NVH levels and cars lack refinement of similar subcompacts and superminis available in the market and also has poor build quality. It is noisy due to poor sound insulation evident to cost cutting. The Etios has also substantial low levels of features and equipment compared to other cars in its class. Overall the car lacks absolute quality and refinement of most superminis and subcompacts available. One recent report has also shown water seepage into the car.

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