Honda Brio vs Toyota Etios Liva, cars comparison in India

Car Review | Honda Brio vs Toyota Etios Liva, cars comparison in India | Toyota has recently launched its hatchback Etios Liva in Indian markets. Etios Liva is the entry level car from Toyota in India. Etios Liva is also the cheapest Toyota car in Indian markets. Honda is also having its brand image for mid size luxury sedans in Indian markets. With the success of hatchbacks in India every automobile company is planning to launch hatchbacks in Indian markets. Honda Brio is the smallest car from Honda in India. Honda Brio will be the cheapest Honda car in Indian markets. Honda is likely to launch Honda Brio in October 2011.

Comparison of Etios Toyota Liva G and Honda Brio base:

Both are fitted with 1.2L petrol engines. Liva is priced around Rs.4.59 lakhs as compared with Honda Brio likely to be priced at Rs.5.00 lakhs. Etios liva is expected to provide a mileage of 14 kmpl of petrol under city driving conditions whereas Brio is likely give 18 kmpl of petrol. On highway driving Liva gives a fuel efficiency of 18 kmpl compared with Honda Brio with 21 kmpl. Honda Brio is fitted with 15” alloy wheels whereas Etios Liva comes with 14” steel wheels. - CAR REVIEW

Tescocompare.com Enters Car Insurance Comparison Market

Today sees the introduction of the latest financial comparison website to hit the UK. Tesco have launched tescocompare.com which will initially offer a car insurance comparison service before moving into other areas.

Facing fierce competition, in an already crowded market, that includes household names such as confused.com and moneysupermarket.com; Tesco, according to managing director Peter Dingle, aim to make an impact by focusing on accurate quotes and policy details:

“We have placed great emphasis on the fact that our site not only compares price but also looks at individual policy features to allow users to make sure they are getting the right policy for them. There will be no extra costs or charges when it comes to paying your insurance, the price quoted will be the same as if the customer went direct."

It is the last part “the price quoted will be the same as if the customer went direct” that is bound to stir up intrigue within the industry. One criticism of some motor insurance comparison services is that the quotes they find sometimes differ from what is offered upon application. This is because of assumptions the aggregator sites have to make and is something they continually strive to improve.

So how does tescocompare.com aim to deliver on this promise?

The tescocompare.com site has been launched in partnership with the Royal Bank of Scotland. The comparison service offered by this paring covers 25 insurance brands. They includes Churchill and Privilege; owned by RBS and Virgin Money, Lloyds TSB and Nationwide; underwritten by RBS.

By having this close control over the insurers on its panel their hope is they can provide greater accuracy. After the teething problems experienced by tescocompare.com on its debut it is hard to pass judgement on the quality of its service.

One notable absentee from the panel of compared insurers is Direct Line, one of RBS’ largest brands, who recently launched scathing attacks on the price comparison arena and appear to be sticking to their guns.

So will Tesco triumph in yet another industry? Only time will tell, they certainly have the brand power and the marketing budget but will limiting their panel to the RBS stable prove a wise move? Or will it restrict their ability to offer the cheapest car insurance quotes compared to sites such as confused who compare 95% of the market?

You decide…

Confused.com Hit Back In Best Comparison Row

Following the announcement that Moneysupermarket.com has been named the best price comparison site for car insurance its major competitor has hit back labeling the claims biased.

Clearly not wanting to be out done Confused.com have claimed independent research by Consumer Intelligence found not only they but also Tescocompare.com were in fact cheaper than Moneysupermarket.com when in came to comparing car insurance online.

Confused.com, currently promoting a £1million pound give-away competition, slated the recent Ipsos MORI survey as being own-funded and contradictory to independent research.

So who really is the best?

As this argument rages on we want to know who you think is the top comparison site when shopping around for your car insurance. See the results of our poll.

Car Insurance Comparison Poll – The Results

Thanks to all of you who voted in our recent poll. Well, the results are in and the clear winner is…

…Tescocompare.com

Despite being a relative newcomer to the car insurance comparison market Tescocompare.com received 44% of all votes. Moneysupermarket.com came second with Gocompare.com making up the top three.

It would appear a three horse race to by comparison king may be emerging as Confused.com, Comparethemarket.com and uSwitch.com received only 7% of the vote between them.

Car Insurance Comparison Sites Urged To Shape Up

As more and more price comparison sites spring up offering a facility to compare car insurance online the quality of service offered is apparently falling.

According to a recent investigation by the FSA several car insurance comparison providers are not working to best practices in terms of providing accurate and relevant results.

If you are considering using price comparison sites to shop around for your car insurance check out the FSA’s findings before proceeding.

A high quality price comparison site can be an invaluable tool when searching for car insurance, but if a few bad eggs are entering the market being able to trust the service you use has never been more important.

Norwich Union Car Insurance Boycotts Price Comparison Sites

Insurance giant Norwich Union has taken the decision to pull its motor insurance policies from car insurance comparison sites. This means you can only get a Norwich Union car insurance quote directly from norwichunion.com

In a move that mirrors the stance taken by Direct Line if you search for car insurance on one of the UK's many price comparison sites you won't be able to see quotes from Norwich Union and compare them against other insurance companies.

Director of Marketing at Norwich Union, David Tyers, said: "We think direct should mean direct. As a brand with 200 years behind it, we think that customers trust us."

Given the continued success of price comparison sites this is a bold move. Not being visible to people who use these services is not without risk. On the upside Norwich Union will avoid having to pay fees for customer referrals. In a time when the global credit crunch is biting any saving a company can make will be welcomed. Whether or not this turns out to be a good decision, only time will tell.

The move has, unsurprisingly, received criticism from some price comparison sites including confused.com, gocompare.com and insurancewide.com.

All this arguing aside the only point that really matters is how this affects car insurance customers. We all want a policy that offers a sensible level of cover but we don't want to pay over the odds.

If more insurance companies join Norwich Union and Direct Line in boycotting price comparison sites it means more time spent shopping around to find quotes, making it more difficult for customers to find the best deals.

Norwich Union’s Price Check Brings Price Comparison In-House

Following on from Norwich Union’s decision to withdraw from price comparison sites the Aviva company has now announced the launch of Price Check; it’s in-house car insurance comparison service.


If you request a car insurance quote from Norwich Union via its website or over the phone they will now provide you will alternative quote from other car insurance providers, even if they are cheaper than their own.

The move is certainly a unique one, there are very few businesses who will actively promote its competitors services.

The reactions seen in Norwich Union’s TV campaign to promote Happy’s Price Check reflect this extremely well.

Whether or not this offer strikes the right note with customers remains to be seen. It should also be interesting to see if any other insurers decide to follow suit and what impact (if any) this has on price comparison sites operating in the UK motor insurance market.

First reactions would suggest several price comparison sites are unimpressed with the Price Check service; gocompare.com, confused.com and insurancewide.com all had interesting views.

Will this move pay off for Norwich Union? Do price comparison sites have anything to fear or is this just some flash in the pan? We’d love to hear your thoughts about Happy’s Price Check.


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