Toyota Etios Liva : Review : PowerDrift

[@itsmeravikiran]

After seeing all the comments for this review, I went and checked out the 2016 Etios Liva VX Petrol. I must say that that the quality of plastics has improved and Toyota has added quite a few bells and whistles. In comparison with other shiny hatchbacks such as the i20 Sportz petrol variant, the Liva comes across as a more practical and value for money choice. Liva has amazing space and decent mileage in its class. It has good build quality and an NCAP rating of 4 stars for adult passengers. Yes, there has been some cost cutting done but the practicality aspect overrides these cost cutting measures. This is a good family car for city use and occasionally for long drives. This is Toyota's first shot at the volume game. The swifts and i20's might sell more but Toyota more than makes it up with its post sales service, low cost of ownership and reasonable features. Overall, I think that any car will need some time to evolve and I think Liva certainly has risen to the competition and evolved. QDR is the way to go :)

[@powerdriftofficial]

+Ravi Kiran We are yet to test the 2016 version of the Ethios, but yes it has always been a practical under rated car. The strong Toyota network is another huge plus point here! How was your showroom experience?

[@itsmeravikiran]

+PowerDrift The wait period is 30 days for Liva Petrol Top end version. Apart from that, the experience was good. Good offers and pleasant staff at the dealership. 7.67 Lakh on-road for the top end Liva Petrol version. Now that Toyota is in the volume game with their establishment in the hatchback segment, they must up the features and quality further and probably price it better. I don't think they will get into the Compact - Sedan, Compact SUV segment. Toyota came across as the most conservative and utilitarian car company of all the other ones that I tested. It kind of boards well with my requirement and hence I went for the Liva.

[@itsmeravikiran]

+PowerDrift Waiting for Rohan to do another creative review of the Liva :)

[@powerdriftofficial]

+Ravi Kiran That's nice! Congratulations. Which model did you go for?

[@itsmeravikiran]

+PowerDrift Liva VX Petrol top end version. Waiting for your next review Rohan.

[@anuragsaini9124]

Please reduce the noise while speaking. Its so irritating

[@powerdriftofficial]

Anurag Saini Yes, we have been trying to sort out our audio issues.

[@jismonjose5970]

Noise is good... Fuck off

[@guruprasadkm]

I watch your videos for the production values you bring to the review !!! You are a bunch of talented people !

[@powerdriftofficial]

It came in as a segment first in liva (and at the time when this review was made, it was the only one to have it too!)

[@sujit2609]

I bought a Liva diesel. Thanks. The background music on this video is so loud, distracting and not tasteful. Can you stop playing such loud music in future videos?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Gee, watch it again and let us know where you feel it went pro toyota and we will gladly fix it in the reviews ahead!

[@powerdriftofficial]

And that is kind of exactly what we said in the introduction of the car! But yes feedback taken, we will tweak the "verdict" section in our future video!

[@imranimmi44]

This car is Phenomenal.......using from 2011 still acts like new one hetsoff Toyota

[@powerdriftofficial]

Agreed! And a few of our member spotted a new Liva at Leh.. May be Toyota has heard you!

[@powerdriftofficial]

Yikes! We would happily quit motoring and never come back if we ever had any reason to succumb to any manufacturers pressure, or even take money from them to "rig" a review!! Perhaps it also clarifies why we don't quite get cars as fast as a lot of others!

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hang in there, a lot more to come!

[@plasmabhai]

Thanks for the reply and I have complete trust in you guys :) I think a lot of the general consensus is arising from the fact that people look at this car essentially as being a taxi. It then becomes difficult to take an unbiased look. Had you guys ended the video with listing out good + bad points then people would have been happy. But you ended the video with a "thumbs up" & people are not ready to digest that! Just my 2 cents. Thanks again for your reply.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Feedback taken! We will work on this ;)

[@vijayayyappa2517]

Is it a Better choice to buy vx dual tone liva

[@careerzoid9751]

vijay ayyappa Yes sir, it looks far more appealing.

[@mubeenkp1875]

Yes that red one is superb on dual tone

[@arnabmandal7897]

I think you guys are really doing a great job. However, if you identified all these short comings, giving a big thumbs up to the Liva is not something I can at least digest. I might not be an expert but I have read many users complaining about this car and hence I would not grade it at par with cars like the i20, Grand i10 or the Swift. Anyway, hope to see great reviews from you guys ahead.

[@ApuTube]

yes.. i figured it out that the review must have been shot before.. overall, good work guys.. i hope you do a comparison for mid-segment hatches - grand i10, etios liva, swift, polo, etc. after the grand i10 review comes out..

[@plasmabhai]

Not complaining but this one felt as if Toyota gave you a memo and paid a little bit to make this one look good. But still enjoyed the review. You guys get a thumbs up as always from me :)

[@ganeshprasad.g4177]

Starting sentences are really true words

[@powerdriftofficial]

We apologize if it seems so! But would Toyota pay us for saying that the car lacks a decent audio system, climate control, the imprecise steering wheel, the engine noise and harshness if revved high, and the lack of a tacho, the body roll!

[@Hyderabadi_chicken_dumbiryani]

PowerDrift can you please advise if it is a good idea to buy liva petrol in july 2018.?

[@tiger1995grvr]

@@Hyderabadi_chicken_dumbiryani bro you can buy grand I10 any day

[@powerdriftofficial]

You are welcome :)

[@syedahmadfaraz]

Highly underrated car

[@powerdriftofficial]

We will! Seems like there's an issue with on of our machines! Sigh!

[@RameshSingh-ql1ft]

PowerDrift

[@BlackMambo5]

What's the background score used in the video during the part when you were driving the car? It's goddamn sick. Love it! Care to share the full track? :)

[@ApuTube]

*correction* hyundai grand i10 also has a cooled glove box. it isn't a segment first in liva.

[@sameerkumawat123]

liva GD comes in GD and GD special IS GD have all 4 power window ??

[@ranveerskahlon866]

Yes

[@nitinzzz]

Ya to khud bol le ya music chlne de.. upload krne s phle khud b sun lia kr bhai..

[@Abhishek77245]

I don't know why Toyota did this by giving all four speakers in front and no speaker in rear.

[@sanatkumarbs]

Very informative do one long term review on liva that might be very useful

[@arjunmk3714]

Hey PD, please do a video on the Dual Tone Liva!!!!

[@bellicromanx]

Hey, can you guys please review the Liva 1.5l TRD Spotivo? There isn't any proper video review of that.

[@powerdriftofficial]

+bellicromanx Err it's a little too late now! :/

[@bellicromanx]

+PowerDrift It was not when I posted the comment :D It's as if you guys were waiting for Toyota to stop that one so that you could reply to this comment, LOL!

[@naveennagar744]

Nice car liva

[@powerdriftofficial]

+Naveen Nagar Yipee ka yay!

[@rajenjoshi]

Good one.. I am looking to buy a hatchback.. confused on Liva, Beat, Stingray.. @powerdriftofficial.. could you pls review Stingray.??

[@KaushikBiswas94]

nice update!!

[@japneetsingh7506]

plz do a review of lml new scooters ,, wanna know are they realy worth buying

[@architarcs]

Can youll please do a review of the liva trd sportivo and then compare it with the polo gt the swift and the I 20:with a drag race and stuff??

[@subashmsubash7576]

Even we have a Etios liva disel 2014 model

[@kanthsasi8]

You guys should decrease the volume of background music.

[@paulrajen12]

its you guyzzz who made the car look sexy.. is it that good??

[@vivekreddy6472]

hii good review... looking for Toyota Liva diesel G.... Please suggest me...

[@netlag7754]

gr8 video.. going to buy Toyota nw..

[@powerdriftofficial]

+Nitin R A lot more options have been released in the 15-16. You should have a look at those as well :)

[@krishnachaitanya4563]

which is better etios liva petrol(higher end) or polo gt tsi for me ,??

[@powerdriftofficial]

If you love spirited driving, the GT TSI would be a better choice!

[@vysakh007]

The review actually makes this shitty car look good.

[@jayshambu1667]

I want u get hands on Ford mustang 2016

[@ApuTube]

the hyundai grand i10 will beat this car by a (huge) margin. don't believe me? just wait for the official powerdrift review..

[@ranveerskahlon866]

But can't in engine reliability. Toyota diesel engine is very long lasting compared to i10.

[@rashidpt8266]

hey, this cute person have does the complete ability such as an actor .... better reviews always...music and editing is different :)

[@powerdriftofficial]

+rashid pt Well hope you're catching eyes at our Blockbusters already!

[@aravindsasi83]

review was great but common mate its a toyota and you cant just expect toyota to do such a dull interior where you can see all the cost cutting. It lacks on various features. We are living in 2013 not in 1997 as it looks like one from inside.Indian consumer is now very conscious on the spec sheet than comfort. At least on the top spec model they expect it to have all the bell and whistles. I never can give a thumbs up for this car.

[@Abcdef1797]

This car isn't really comfortable at all. I was a passenger in a chauffeur driven one. Body roll on somewhat long journeys made me sick.

[@rammohan1991]

thoyotha kya hotha Hai bhai

[@praisetchacko8734]

Please review latest liva in dual tone🙏🙏

[@powerdriftofficial]

We shall surely try for that, comrade.

[@praisetchacko8734]

@@powerdriftofficial waiting 😍😍

[@saum]

Video could have been better with a 'toned down' rocktronica music.. I can't even hear the narrator...

[@Vivek-oo3vu]

Toyota failed to deliver it's new car on the given dates ..They reserve all the time .... 3 months have passed and there is no clue about the vehicle .... Which isn't a new launch.

[@AK-sk6jj]

Y so much of music in the background?

[@powerdriftofficial]

This is quite an older video, Himanshu! We have learned a lot from the feedback since then. Do watch a more recent video, maybe this one and let us know how it is : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJm1ZGBmjtGFnaM

[@Thilak86]

..and I give a big thumbs-down to this review. When something is bad as a reviewer that to be stressed with same amount of importance as praising the good thing. Review does not seem balanced one to me. No talk of NVH,poor plastics and various cost cutting measures Toyota has employed. Its a car built to a cost and am not surprised its a darling with Taxi market.

[@ShanBGLR]

This is not a good car in any aspect and for the first time I don't agree to the reviewer. I see this as a missed opportunity by Toyota even with the revamped Liva.

[@AfsalMohammed007]

plzzz plzz test drive toyota etios cross 2015

[@powerdriftofficial]

+Afsal Mohammed We will try and get it done. :)

[@CharanjitSinghm]

Don't they !?! :D

[@praveen20]

the problem is with the styling toyota opts for. there must be a few boring people who fill out all the feed back forms the folks from toyota dish out and hence you end up with the bland, lifless liva. indians want more.

[@vaisakhan123]

abs and ebd std for gd...

[@manukp33]

Only meter console is not lokk atpaar

[@ranveerskahlon866]

Bro there is no difficulty in seeing meter. Although first time I saw this I was very exited as it looks very different from other cars. And when I drive it starting pickup of this car is next level and its handling is also very good. You can get excellent braking power even at 140 m/s

[@docamitoph]

Well what I get from this vedio is this car doesn't handle well its ai t loaded with features unlike the competition doesn't even have a tacho the diseal powered car gets the stepmotherly treatment n you still give it a picking saying its comfortable really with that much bodyroll common toyota please change the dash just sit inside the swift dont even switch on the engine n you will never buy a liva

[@vysakh007]

heh

[@rajenderjoshi5668]

Again, you guys are awesome. This ugly car is looking awesome in video. :D

[@RameshSingh-ql1ft]

Sonu Joshi

[@extremiztic]

You sounded like a toyota shill. Diesel version don't even have an ABS and there are no speakers on the back. But it has chiller inside the glovebox, so it is cleverly packaged?! What are you guys smoking. Liva is a bad car. Period. And toyota should be ashamed of themselves for bringing very average models to India when they have stuff like Yaris sitting on their backyards.

[@kenzaquarium5797]

you no longer sound unbiased... looked like i was watching a review from toyota... is it someone from ptr/powerdrift reviewing it or someone else... disappointed

[@kalyanphantom]

Indians fall for gimmickry, and Toyota is all about practicailty. They play long-term game.

[@harvendrakatiyar]

Maharaj. Y poor vdo editing

[@riazin]

Thumbs down.....and stills the plasticky cartoonist speedometer .....comparing to swift in match .....now i10 grand with premium interiors and even rear ac this car in no league anyway thanks for the review

[@jzee95]

this is truly the most ugliest car from inside and outside. Toyota should fire the designers like yesterday

[@prasunagarwal6838]

He said what toyota paid him to say. #unreal #fake

[@powerdriftofficial]

Nope, none of our reviews are "paid" for :)

[@prasunagarwal6838]

🙂

[@plasmabhai]

Not complaining but this one felt as if Toyota gave you a memo and paid a little bit to make this one look good. But still enjoyed the review. You guys get a thumbs up as always from me :)

[@powerdriftofficial]

You are welcome :)

[@powerdriftofficial]

You are welcome :)