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nik1982 · 1st April 2007, 16:39

what is the pricing in mumbai any idea?

sam_78 · 1st April 2007, 23:48

is it launched ? if yes whats the OTR delhi price?

shineshine · 2nd April 2007, 00:24

Hi,
I'm pretty sure that the Palio Stile(New Palio) has undergone some reduction in Sheet metal thickness. Atleast some parts like Bonnet and Fronter piece. I'm having a Palio 1.2 and its pretty difficult to lift the Bonnet with single Hand. But in Stile, its easily opened. Another thing is the difference in sound while tapping the fronter piece. The Palio Stile sounded like tapping on New India XETA. Even the fronter part get deforms with a firm push which will never happen with Old Palio.
So I think certainly there has been some play with the Sheet metal thickness.
One more thing to add. Please notice the large gap between the Wheel and Wheel Arches. The Gap has widened than old Palio. This can happen if the Palio Stile is using the same Shock absorber of Old Palio with a considerable weight loss.

GeekSrik · 2nd April 2007, 09:43

Will anyone here be kind enough to provide some good photographs of the palio and share proper experiences on what the new palio feels like to drive, w.r.t stability, the weight loss from the original one and the shocks. Anyone at all who can hitch one test drive, please post it to this forum soon

amtak · 2nd April 2007, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by roms

I was really put off by their attitude,it was as if I was there to buy a Tata 407.

I agree with you on this. I had gone to the TATA showroom to get a quote for the Indigo and the kind getleman took me out of the showroom at 1.00 PM on a sunny day...opened the boot of the car...telling me how deep the boot is...then opened the doors...how wide they open and then again took me inside the showroom for the paperwork!!!! Man, where is the testdrive...? and I was told that its the same as other TATA cars!!! Drive an Indica and the feel is the same...

Hemant_Joshi · 2nd April 2007, 16:09

New Palio was supposed to be launched today ...
dont see any news, updates.
somewhere i read it would be on 4 April......any ideas ?

typeOnegative · 2nd April 2007, 18:00

All fools day. Also April 1. Maybe Aprils 2,3,4,5, etc. Possibly Fiat thinks this day should be all 365 days of all years. Enjoy maadi ... suspense is good for the heart.

Mpower · 2nd April 2007, 19:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by shineshine

Hi,
I'm pretty sure that the Palio Stile(New Palio) has undergone some reduction in Sheet metal thickness. Atleast some parts like Bonnet and Fronter piece. I'm having a Palio 1.2 and its pretty difficult to lift the Bonnet with single Hand. But in Stile, its easily opened. Another thing is the difference in sound while tapping the fronter piece. The Palio Stile sounded like tapping on New India XETA. Even the fronter part get deforms with a firm push which will never happen with Old Palio.
So I think certainly there has been some play with the Sheet metal thickness.
One more thing to add. Please notice the large gap between the Wheel and Wheel Arches. The Gap has widened than old Palio. This can happen if the Palio Stile is using the same Shock absorber of Old Palio with a considerable weight loss.

Good point. Its get confusing because even the engine has changed. A good way to figure this out is to check the new weight of the Palio 1.6.
They may have even gone with a fiber glass bonnet. A magnet will help solve the mystery.

neoonwheels · 2nd April 2007, 19:23

I hope FIAT will do marketing for this new Palio and will not rely on mouth publicity..

Cheers
NeoOnWheels

roms · 2nd April 2007, 22:32

Just saw it on Zee Business.Both Palio 1.1 and Getz Prime to be launched on 4th of April.

navdeep · 2nd April 2007, 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by roms

Just saw it on Zee Business.Both Palio 1.1 and Getz Prime to be launched on 4th of April.

Getz prime is launched . Check it out

Welcome to Hyundai Motor :: Hyundai Getz Prime

wizardofid · 2nd April 2007, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by roms

Just saw it on Zee Business.Both Palio 1.1 and Getz Prime to be launched on 4th of April.

Both look darned boring. The only real improvement I've seen from a older version to the new one are,
1. Hyundai Santro (from zipdrive to Xing). the most really. took it from ratty aesthetics to something that was almost classy.
2. Mahindra Scorpio (to a lesser extent)

The ones that had new versions looking worse than the previous - Maruti Zen (what were they thinking?), Tata Indica (the original italian job was better - just lacked 14" wheels and a good paint job. The truckmakers did it in).

Personally I find the new Palio very boring. It's almost like they went and did a maruti zen on it. They lost the rear character, and they could have done something much much better in the front. Likewise with the Getz. The Getz Prime is the car Hyundai launched in Europe (about 2 years ago(!)), where they like softer curvy stuff - (sissies if you ask me. They should all be dumped in Skoda country).

swathyd · 3rd April 2007, 03:06

Fiat-india is not spending a paisa for promoting its products, it is the only company doing like this. Thats why we dont see or read anything about the launching of new palio.

2nd April 2007, 09:43	#109 (permalink)
GeekSrik BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 845 View My Garage	Will anyone here be kind enough to provide some good photographs of the palio and share proper experiences on what the new palio feels like to drive, w.r.t stability, the weight loss from the original one and the shocks. Anyone at all who can hitch one test drive, please post it to this forum soon __________________ blog.chowchowbath.com the Bengaluru blog

2nd April 2007, 19:23	#114 (permalink)
neoonwheels BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 467 View My Garage	I hope FIAT will do marketing for this new Palio and will not rely on mouth publicity.. Cheers NeoOnWheels __________________ NeoOnWheels FIAT Palio 1.2 Sport Wishlist: Linea 1.9 MJD (2009)

2nd April 2007, 22:32	#115 (permalink)
roms BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 414	Just saw it on Zee Business.Both Palio 1.1 and Getz Prime to be launched on 4th of April. __________________ Possession:Palio1.6 S10 Obsession:FIAT Stilo 2.4 Abarth,Grande Punto,FIAT Bravo,Alfa Romeo 147 GTA,Alfa BRERA...all things Italian

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shineshine BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 63	Hi, I'm pretty sure that the Palio Stile(New Palio) has undergone some reduction in Sheet metal thickness. Atleast some parts like Bonnet and Fronter piece. I'm having a Palio 1.2 and its pretty difficult to lift the Bonnet with single Hand. But in Stile, its easily opened. Another thing is the difference in sound while tapping the fronter piece. The Palio Stile sounded like tapping on New India XETA. Even the fronter part get deforms with a firm push which will never happen with Old Palio. So I think certainly there has been some play with the Sheet metal thickness. One more thing to add. Please notice the large gap between the Wheel and Wheel Arches. The Gap has widened than old Palio. This can happen if the Palio Stile is using the same Shock absorber of Old Palio with a considerable weight loss.

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3rd April 2007, 03:06	#118 (permalink)
swathyd BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: thiruvananthapuram Posts: 595	Fiat-india is not spending a paisa for promoting its products, it is the only company doing like this. Thats why we dont see or read anything about the launching of new palio.