<p>Toyota cars are known for reliability and perfection. Much of the credit for this has to go to its reliable engines under the hood that exuberate confidence to stretch your car for those extra miles. This new sedan from Toyota is no different. With two type of engines on offer with one being a potent 1.8 litre petrol motor while the other a smaller diesel unit of 1.4 litres. We must say, we are equally excited and disappointed at the same time for its petrol and diesel engines and rightly in that order respectively. The Dual VVT-I (Dual Variable Valve Timing-Intelligent) powered 4 cylinder petrol unit churns out an impressive 140 PS at 6400 rpm with a decent torque of 173 Nm at 4000 rpm. Available with a standard 6 speed manual transmission the power delivery is not very linear owing to its high rev range but what impressed us the most is the availability of an optional 7 speed sequential shiftmatic transmission with paddle shifters to spice thing up. However, as exciting as the petrol motor is, Toyota has made the diesel motor equally disappointing on its flip side. The 1.4 litre diesel engine lacks bite with only 88.4 PS of power available at your disposal at 3800 rpm. The torque figures again are not so impressive at 205 Nm between 1800-2800 rpm (Note: The VW Polo hatchback 1.5 litre TDI engine makes 230 Nm of torque). The best part of this modern sedan is the handling with just the right suspension setting and weighted electrical steering that makes potholes disappear when you are sitting inside. Additional features such as cruise control makes life easy for the occupants especially on highways. If only, Toyota could power its diesel avatar with some actual ‘power’ this sedan could have done wonders.

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