Safety is the Keyword

Riding high on the safety quotient, the new Toyota Etios is here to make a bold statement in its segment.

- Ravi Chandnani

IN A WORLD WHERE CARS ARE being sold as feature-laden tools, we, the customers, often tend to overlook the safety aspect while making a purchase. Car-makers, too, tend to entice the customers by offering all sorts of gadgets and gizmos in their cars. Now, having the best of what money can buy is a good thing but we must also look beyond features and design if we want a safe mode of transport for ourselves and our loved ones. Fortunately, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) are doing that for us by offering their entry-level products with a host of safety features that can prove to be of high importance than any other convenience or entertainment feature a car can offer. TKM believe that safety has always been their number one priority and that they would never compromise on that count. A telling example of that is the new Platinum Etios, a car that has improved quite a bit from the first Etios that rolled out many years ago. Therefore, in order to find out what has changed, we decided to spend a day with the Platinum Etios. Here is our impression.