5 Things you may not know about the Toyota Etios Sport

The new Etios Sport is set apart by the two-tone colour scheme, sports badge, digital gauge display, 4 speaker sound system (with USB), front fog lamps, dual airbags and ABS with EBD.

But there’s more to the popular Etios Sport than just some upgrades, here are 5 things you may not know about the best selling Toyota Etios.

• The first months’ worth of stock was sold out before the Etios Sport even launched in SA.
• It is a limited edition and was only in production for 4 months making it extremely scarce
• Mid recession, 1000 units are still driven off Toyota SA’s showroom floors

• Toyota Gazoo uses the Etios to compete in the South African National Rally Championship
• Toyota was the first team to win a round of the African Rally Championship in a 1600cc car being their Etios R2

Well, there you have it. Our time was limited with the Toyota Etios but we loved the chunky steering wheel and the dashboard that reminds us of the high revving Honda S2000!

Need to know:

• Price: R178 800
• Engine/Drivetrain: 1.5 FWD
• Power: 66kW
• Torque: 132Nm
• Consumption: 6l/100
• 0-100: 11.3 Seconds
• Top Speed: 165km/h