Cabin Design and Features
Unlike the interior of the Etios Liva hatchback, which is finished in a lighter shade, the Etios Cross gets an all black interior. While that does reduce the perception of airiness to an extent, we really think Toyota have made the right choice with the dark interior theme. The all-black treatment not only makes the cabin look more premium than the Liva hatch but also goes well with the rugged, hard wearing positioning of the Etios Cross.
The primary change to the cabin over the Etios Liva in addition to the all-black interior treatment is the use of glossy piano black material in places. While still not the most premium looking cabin around, the dark theme does lift the quality perception within the cabin by a fair margin. We have always appreciated the new design of the central instrument console on the upgraded Liva with black dial and blue backlight over the lighter earlier design. Thankfully the Etios Cross features the new design. In all honesty, we would still have liked this platform of cars to have their instruments positioned and styled the conventional way – behind the steering wheel.
In coherence with the dark theme of the dashboard and door panels, the upholstery of the Etios Cross has also been draped in black fabric. The spinal central portion of all four seats features a mesh pattern. The seats also feature contrasting white stitching and Etios Cross logo on the upper portion of the back rest.
 Apart from the aforementioned changes, the interior of the Etios Cross remains similar to the Etios Liva hatchback and offers all the roominess and functionality offered by the former. The flat bottomed, leather wrapped, chunky steering wheel is a delight to hold. Front glove box compartment is chilled and keep small bottles or cans cool in hot conditions. We love the design of the gear-knob, finished immaculately in silver with an equally beautiful silver lining for the stick base.
Steering mounted controls on the top variants is appreciable. While the dashboard and audio system is very functional, it does carry an air of awkwardness with those vertically stacked beehive shaped central A/C vents which aren’t the most convenient design for controlling air flow volume and direction.
Storage for small items is ample with big bottle holders in both front and rear doors. The Etios also features a big bottle holder behind the handbrake. In addition, the space between the front seats has a small crevice just ahead of the handbrake, and two small cup-holders ahead of the shifter stick.
The Etios Cross, just like the Liva excels in rear leg-, head– and shoulder- room. It offers one of the most comfortable back benches in the mainstream segment for a two box body type.
Boot Space, though not class leading is reasonably good at 251liters, though the back rest is not split foldable, and the whole seat needs to come down should you require more luggage space.
Key features include a two DIN audio system with CD/Aux-in/Bluetooth/Radio, steering mounted controls, power windows with driver side auto down, tilt steering, height adjustable driver’s seat, Dual airbags, ABS with EBD, Engine Immobilizer and keyless entry. Check out the detailed variant wise feature list of the Etios Cross below for more information.
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Other Important Details
The beehive shaved A/C vents aren’t very convenient to control air flow volume and direction
Bluetooth and Aux-in is available only in the top of the line variant. Audio system comes as standard even in the base variant though
The relatively small sized glove compartment is A/C chilled. Notice the chrome bezel of the left A/C vent integrated on the glove box lid.
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Etios Cross branding on the seat backrest. Check out the contrasting white stitching for a sporty effect
Driver’s seat is height adjustable
A fully lit up instrument console.
 Spare isn’t an alloy – its no space saver though and features a full size tyre.
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