Toyota Etios

January 5th, 2010 by Tinku | No Comments | Filed in Auto Expo News, Cars

Toyota finally unveiled the most expected Toyota hatchback Etios compact car. 2000 engineers over a period of 4 years worked hard behind the production and realization of the new Toyota Etios. The upcoming Etios is specially created for the Indian road and market.

The Toyota company in India is a joint venture with Kirloskar Group and is investing about Rs 3,200 crore (Rs 32 billion) to set up its second manufacturing facility in Bangalore in order to launch Toyota Etios car by early 2011. This is the production plans as scheduled by the company. The stylish Etios aims to provide high quality, comfort, great mileage and a cheap price too.

The company knows that Indian automotive market has craze for both hatchbacks and sedans. Therefore, Toyota Etios will be launched in the both variants of hatchback and sedan with 1.2 litres and 1.5 litres petrol engines respectively.

Toyota aims at selling 70,000 units in the first year so that the Toyota customers can get access to the world-class quality standards of Toyota. Etios will be the main bullet of Toyota in the Auto Expo 2010. The concept car Etios in 2010 Auto Expo will catch the attention of many.

Keeping in mind the automotive customers of India, Etios will come with two engine options. And one is 1.4-liter diesel engine a 1.2- or 1.3-liter petrol engine. Toyota may even downsize the engine to 1,200cc to meet India’s small-car regulations. As the Toyota Etios price in India will be less comparatively, it will be a great threat to the Indian car Maruti Suzuki Swift. Volkswagen Polo’s launch in 2010 early was a headache for Swift and now the upcoming Etio will not allow the engineers of Maruti to have a peaceful sleep as they all have to do something to bring down the production cost of it.

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