2010 Toyota Etios

**t@n0d** · January 5th, 2010 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by LeOxe

wow! this model could replace the Vios!

Better looking than Yaris and Vios ...

**impulzz** · January 5th, 2010 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by water

Parang naririnig ko yung echoz sa mga bading.

hahahaha yan din naisip ko nung binabasa ko yung title... pag nilabas ng toyota yan dito... dapat palitan ang pangalan

**AG4** · January 6th, 2010 02:54 AM

The new Toyota Etios...

**Memphis Raines** · January 6th, 2010 09:32 AM

I like it

The front end is a refreshing change although the rest of the body might be patterned still after the Altis.

I hope that interior shot is just for the concept model, the ultra bright red accents are too tacky for me. Good thing they protruded the casing for the front speakers/separates so that when you screw-on a pair of aftermarket ones with thick magnets you won't need those thick lipped spacers

Center mounted antennas seems to be the rave which looks very sporty on this baby.

just my :twocents:

**suysuy** · January 6th, 2010 10:19 AM

nandyan nanaman yung center gauges. hindi ko lang talaga type

**Memphis Raines** · January 6th, 2010 11:14 AM

:hihihi: yeah, never liked them, never will. It's like they repositioned the cluster for the rear passengers to see how fast they are moving.

This was a big turn off too before for the Echo and Echo Verso in the late 90's.

It somehow takes away the sportiness of the interior.

**foifoi05** · January 6th, 2010 11:14 AM

looks like a re-skinned vios

**daimengrui** · January 6th, 2010 11:39 AM

its fugly... two aircon vents on top of each other ? wtf

**foifoi05** · January 6th, 2010 12:42 PM

Auto Expo 2010: Toyota Etios Concept strikes a balance

by Damon Lavrinc (RSS feed) on Jan 5th 2010 at 6:01PM

Toyota Etios Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery

It doesn't take a MENSA member to understand that small, inexpensive and reliable transportation is a big thing in India. On one side, you've got the diminutive Tata Nano. On the other, Honda's New Small Concept. And right in the middle is this: the Toyota Etios concept.

Due to be available in both four- and five-door variants, the Indian-market Etios is yet another inexpensive, easy to maintain runabout for India's burgeoning middle class. Amenities are minimal and so are the engine choices –a 1.2-liter in the hatch and a 1.5-liter in the sedan. But basic transport is each models reason for being, and when the Etios goes on sale in India later this year with a price well below $10,000. Toyota expects to sell around 70,000 units annually and plans to export the Etios in markets outside of India in the near future. But don't expect the either model to arrive in the States anytime soon. Hit the jump for the press release and thanks to Indianautosblog for the pics.

Gallery: Toyota Etios Concept

[Sources: Toyota; IndianAutosBlog | Live Images: Shrawan Raja]

PRESS RELEASE

Toyota Unveils Concept Version of New Compact Car for India

Tokyo-TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces its production and sales subsidiary in India unveiled today-under the banner: "World First, India First"-a concept version of the "Etios*", a compact car newly developed specifically for the Indian market. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. (TKM) is showing the concept car at the 10th Auto Expo automobile show in New Delhi, which runs until January 11.

The Etios is aimed at family users in India's rapidly growing automobile market. Reflecting its "one class above" theme, the Etios' styling evokes a sense of advanced status, and, along with a spacious interior with abundant storage space, it aims to offer both smooth and powerful driving and excellent fuel efficiency.

To make the car as affordable as possible for potential customers, thorough use of local parts will be pursued to keep costs low.

On display at the show are a sedan version with a newly developed 1.5-liter gasoline engine and a hatchback version with a newly developed 1.2-liter gasoline engine.

Etios chief engineer, Yoshinori Noritake, said at the show: "I visited many Indian cities and homes to learn the market and to hear from the consumer directly.

Over four years, more than 2,000 engineers have been involved in the development of the Etios, and each has devoted his or her best effort with no compromises. I am convinced in my heart that the Etios offers joy of ownership and quality of life to consumers in India."

TKM will produce the Etios from late 2010 at its second plant, which is now being built expressly for the new car.

Annual sales in India are set at 70,000 units. Exports are planned.

At the show, the TKM exhibit, with its key message of "Quality Revolution", comprises a total of 14 production and concept vehicles, including the third-generation "Prius" gasoline-electric hybrid passenger car, which is scheduled to go on sale in India in 2010, the "Prado" SUV recently unveiled for the Indian market, the "i-REAL" personal mobility vehicle and the "Fine-S" fuel-cell hybrid vehicle.

**ajOT** · January 6th, 2010 12:56 PM

it's like another version of Vios...
it has the center gauge again...

what I dont understand is why is it first on India, then to the world?
- probably designed by an India national
- isnt that in India their more of like a motorcycle and train country?