Saturday, August 15, 2015
Toyota Etios, Liva (Xclusive) limited editions to take on competition, Mahindra’s new Scorpio may spur sales
Toyota’s plan of offering Xclusive (or limited editions) of its Etios and Liva is primarily to beef up presence among the people and with more competition gripping the SUV market with the launch of the Renault Duster and Ford EcoSport, Mahindra is also planning to stay afloat by launching a special edition (limited to 500 cars) in order to build its brand further.
Well, Toyota has again opted to modify its Etios range of cars as well as the Liva, and this time, has brought in its Xclusive editions that come with dual tone interior trim and seats, Bluetooth enabled stereo, a chrome accentuated gear knob, rear parking sensors and Xclusive badging on the boot.
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| The Toyota Etios Xclusive edition. |
Engines for the Etios are a 1.5 litre petrol one offering 90 PS power and 132 Nm torque along with a 1.4 litre diesel engine offering 68 PS power and 170 Nm torque.
The Etios Liva is being offered with a 1.2 litre petrol engine with 80 PS power and 104 Nm torque and a 1.4 litre diesel engine with 68 PS power and 170 Nm torque.
The Etios and Etios Liva Xclusive editions mainly contain cosmetic changes to the ‘G’ trims of the hatch as well as the sedan. The Xclusive editions will come in both petrol and diesel versions for both the Etios and Etios Liva.
The Xclusive editions are costlier by Rs 5,500 for the Liva and Rs 6,000 for the Etios compared to the current G versions.
The current G variants of the Etios and Etios Liva come with features like power steering, power windows, internally adjustable outer rear view mirrors and air conditioning.
Prices of the new Toyota Etios and Liva series cars are as follows:
Etios Xclusive petrol Rs 6,05,900
Etios Xclusive diesel Rs 7,13,243
Etios Liva Xclusive petrol Rs 4,95,349
Etios Liva Xclusive diesel Rs 6,05,400
Mahindra Scorpio special edition
The Mahindra Scorpio special edition has leather shod steering wheel, dual tone leather seats, gear lever, glossy wood trim on the dashboard and centre console, chrome alloy wheels, chequered flag decals on the exterior as well as added equipment such as a roof mounted DVD player with a 9-inch screen along with dual front airbags.
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| The Mahindra Scorpio special edition. |
The Scorpio special edition will be available in the high-end VLX trim of the 4x2 variant that comes for Rs 11.02 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) and the special edition could be priced a tad higher (prices not yet announced).
The Scorpio VLX comes with electric outer rear view mirrors, power windows, power steering, a Bluetooth equipped double-DIN stereo with steering-mounted controls, ABS, cruise control, rear parking sensors, automatic headlights and wipers along with tyre pressure monitor, among others.
The special edition Scorpio is propelled by a 2.2 litre turbo diesel engine which comes with 120 PS power along with a 290 Nm torque and is mated to a five-speed manual gearbox.
But how well the special editions of the Toyota Etios and Liva along with the Mahindra Scorpio will fend off competition in this depressed Indian market (but ahead of the festive season) is to be seen.
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