Toyota Etios Liva: Living with it!

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It may take a while for someone to truly love the Etios LIVA looks, but considering that we spend a lot of time playing angry birds in our lives today, most young people should take an instant liking to the car owing to the similarities in appearance. Then again, it doesn’t really perform as well as we would have liked it to, especially with the 1.2-litre engine (Read :Engine & Transmission) running out of breath on the highway. But the flip side to that is the amazing fuel efficiency it returns both in the city and on the highway.

But the Etios Liva’s appeal stretches way further than just looks or performance. It is probably one of the most practical small cars we have seen. Its space could put many a car to shame not only in its segment or a segment higher, but also in some much bigger cars! Kunal Khadse, our photographer was in the front seat with his legs fairly stretched out and there was some knee room to spare, I could fit my 5’6” stocky frame in the back bench and still have about six inches of knee room to spare!

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The doors open wide making for easy ingress and egress and the benches themselves are rather comfortable too. The rear one especially, can easily seat three adults and there’s more than enough room for tall folks too. If you thought all that would affect boot space, think again. The Etios Liva boot is massive and can devour a whole lot more than just your luggage. I could easily fit in there with the hatch closed! To top it all, it’s a Toyota, which means there’s more than enough of reliability and quality than you’ll ever need. Peace of mind and ease of operation is what you get with the Etios Liva. That’s a luxury in our oh-so stressful times! For a closer inspection of the Liva's ergonomic, yet stylish design click here : Read : Design and Style