Toyota launches Platinum Etios, New Liva

Provides standard ABS with EBD across all variants

Toyota has done fairly well in India with it’s Etios compact sedan and to some extent, with the Liva hatch. The only problem is that sales have been significant to commercial fleets, which can pose perception problems for potential buyers. Toyota have smartly followed other manufacturers in their strategy of introducing a new, feature-rich variant alongside the old Etios. The new “Platinum Etios” comes with ABS/EBD across all trims and starts at Rs 6.43 lac for petrol, and Rs 7.56 lac for diesel (ex-showroom, Mumbai).

Safety is a big talking point for the Platinum Etios. Apart from ABS, it also gets dual front airbags, ISOFIX child seat points on all variants, ELR seatbelts for all five seats, unlike those loose-hanging straps we’ve seen on some recent cheap hatches. This applies to the new Etios and Liva.

Exterior design changes are almost obligatory, and include a new front and rear bumper, new fog lamp bezels, new grille and chrome bits for the Platinum Etios, and new alloys for the Liva. Interior refreshes include a rear centre arm rest, two-tone dash and upholstery and folding seats.

The new Platinum Etios is priced in the range of Rs. 643,000 to Rs. 774,000 for Petrol & Rs. 756000 to Rs. 887,000 Diesel (Ex-showroom Mumbai), while the new Liva is priced in the range of Rs. 524000 to 628000 for Petrol, and Rs. 661000 to Rs. 744,000 Diesel (Ex-showroom Mumbai)