The door panels are nicely sculpted with comfortable arm rests. The second row also offers generous amount of space. The highlight remains the 13litre cooled glove box, which is fairly deep. Like before, the cabin is ergonomical and there are plenty of storage places in the front and second row. Seats are supportive due to the good side bolstering and have adequate thigh support as well. In fact, now the seat height can be also be adjusted. The Etios always had a good all-round visibility even when sitting low, thanks to the large glasshouse. Unfortunately, the instrument cluster’s position remains the same, but the new meters look good and are functional. The meaty steering wheel wrapped in high quality leather feels nice, but could have been set at a higher position. Overall plastic quality is average and doesn’t give a feel of a 10 lakh rupee car. For example, the air-con vents look and feel very old. However, some components still can’t hide the fact that the carmaker has cut corners. Skimping on bells and whistles again can be understood considering it to be a budget sedan. Even if the overall layout remains the same, the fabric for the seats has changed and the dashboard is in dual tone - black and beige. This should add to the joy of prospective buyers who would want their car to look different from a cab/taxi. The Platinum Etios now looks more upmarket and these changes should help it stand out from the old model which will continue to be sold for the commercial and fleet market. Still Toyota has added a chrome slat at the back with Etios badging, while the re-sculpted rear bumper looks sharper. The same slab-sided side profile continues with the creases and old alloys. However, the slight use of chrome on a boomerang-shaped accent near the fog lamp and chrome lining on the grille have managed to add to the appeal. This is a radical change over the ordinary-looking earlier model, making the front end look quite busy now. The most evident one is up front with a new bumper with black and chrome accents, and a revised V-shaped grille with black honeycomb inserts. We will come to these later.įor now, let's have a look at the cosmetic changes. Most importantly, after a lot of research and feedback from customers, they have added many new safety features to make it compatible with the upcoming safety norms. This time around too, Toyota has improved its appearance.

The Etios was refreshed in 2013, when the exterior and interior were updated. Toyota's another attempt at finding more buyers for a practical and spacious family sedan, which lacked the oomph, the exciting factor it needed to lure in buyers.

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