To replace the Tazz, Toyota conducted a massive amount of market research to create the new Toyota Etios. They looked at customer car needs relating to performance, quality and reliability and created a car with a good balance of the lot. The new Toyota Etios comes in particularly cheap, has decent performance and should sell very well for Toyota.
Bright future for new Toyota Etios in South Africa
The name Etios comes from the Greek word Ethos which means spirit, character and ideals. It comes with the biggest space in its class, the largest engine capacity in its price segment and perhaps most importantly, the grille is shaped like a smile.
Under the hood, the new Toyota Etios has a 1.5 litre 4-cylinder 16-valve petrol engine that produces 66kW. The Etios completes 0-100km/h in 11.3 seconds with a maximum speed of 165 km/h. Fuel economy is not ground-breaking but is still pretty good, it clocks in at 5.9 litres/100km for the sedan variant and 6.0 litres/100km in the hatchback.
There are a number of safety features as standard: ABS (anti lock brake system) with Electronic brake-force distribution as well as Supplemental restraint system airbags for the driver and front passenger.
New Toyota Etios – Price
Toyota Etios 1.5 HB Xi R115 800
Toyota Etios 1.5 HB Xs R120 900
Toyota Etios 1.5 SD Xi R121 800
Toyota Etios 1.5 SD Xs R126 600
