Scoop - FIAT LINEA - Pics on Pg 1 & 5 - Page 3 - Team-BHP

sids911 · 23rd April 2008, 14:43

Wow....The white Lineas sure look good! Nice scoop!

What did the rim size look like? 15', 16' ?

White alloys?

Sks_Biker · 23rd April 2008, 14:45

This is the best looking car in the segment IMO. Hope it makes to the showrooms soon (with a potent engine?).

Good work with the camera santosh.

swale84 · 23rd April 2008, 14:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by sids911

Wow....The white Lineas sure look good! Nice scoop!

What did the rim size look like? 15', 16' ?

White alloys?

Internationally, the Linea is offered with 15" tires. I'm guessing thats what these cars were running, I doubt they would upsize for India!

I think the the allloys look white because of the angle of the picture.

gods-envy · 23rd April 2008, 14:54

ncie snaps Santosh

wiating for them to hit the road

svsantosh · 23rd April 2008, 15:00

sids911 - No clue about the tyres friend, was too handful for me, a enfield + a nokia + 2 Linea's - LOL!

SKSbiker/Godsenvy - thanks

StarScream · 23rd April 2008, 15:08

great pics, good job! it's a nice looking car.
On another note, I don't understand why the test drivers were pissed off. If you don't want people looking at a yet to be launched car, don't drive it on a public road or at the very least camouflage it. These car companies need to realize that there are a lot of camerphones and alert Tbhpians out there!

svsantosh · 23rd April 2008, 16:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarScream

great pics, good job! it's a nice looking car.
On another note, I don't understand why the test drivers were pissed off. If you don't want people looking at a yet to be launched car, don't drive it on a public road or at the very least camouflage it. These car companies need to realize that there are a lot of camerphones and alert Tbhpians out there!

True..Probably my papparazzi style driving, overtaking and stopping in front of them to snap'em shook them up. Still No hard feelings. Am sure they must have felt proud within!

aaggoswami · 23rd April 2008, 16:21

First of all, you have done a great job. Smart photographs by you. Regarding the car, its surely expected with 1910cc diesel engine with variable geometry turbocharger developing around 140bhp. This is the same diesel engine avaliable in Petra and Palio a while ago, but with lot of modernization. Really great engine and car.
I hope that the price will be around 8-9lakh and coupled with the space inside, this is the one of the top contenders. Petrol options will be the present 1.6 from Palio. I have read reviews about the car and the rear ride quality and handling not upto the real fiat marks ( just read a review ).

anurag11 · 23rd April 2008, 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by swale84

Internationally, the Linea is offered with 15" tires. I'm guessing thats what these cars were running, I doubt they would upsize for India!

I think the the allloys look white because of the angle of the picture.

checked on italiaspeed the base version is having r15 and highest version is having r17. In all there are three versions with two engine options.

italiaspeed.com: FIAT LINEA

rapideffect · 23rd April 2008, 16:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaggoswami

First of all, you have done a great job. Smart photographs by you. Regarding the car, its surely expected with 1910cc diesel engine with variable geometry turbocharger developing around 140bhp. This is the same diesel engine avaliable in Petra and Palio a while ago, but with lot of modernization. Really great engine and car.
I hope that the price will be around 8-9lakh and coupled with the space inside, this is the one of the top contenders. Petrol options will be the present 1.6 from Palio. I have read reviews about the car and the rear ride quality and handling not upto the real fiat marks ( just read a review ).

During Auto expo chat the FIAT guys mentioned that the initial Linea would launch with 1.3 MJD 75BHP, 90 BHP and 1.4 petrol engines in June-July. Recently inquired again about 1.9 Linea launch and understood that the Linea launch date could be around last quarter and the 1.9 may launch a year later.

speedzak · 23rd April 2008, 17:43

Wow! Great scoop. Thanks for sharing with us.
Means the car will be on roads earlier than we expected?

jkdas · 23rd April 2008, 17:50

I bet Ford is gonna take the highest hit if they launched it with a nice diesel. Aveo is history. SX4 was left behind sometime ago and far behind thanks to Dezire.

Gonna be a year where torque rules!

mahadev_kc · 23rd April 2008, 17:54

Nice scoop svsantosh.. Looks FIAT is finally gearing up for new launches. I hope it should not go the palio stile way, where in palio facelift scoops were available a year before it was launched..

theodore_ftw · 23rd April 2008, 18:04

Guys....Found this review online about the Linea

'This should be available with the 1.4 petrol delivering 77 bhp and the 1.3 Multijet diesel with a power output of 90 bhp. Linea may also be powered by a1.4L Turbo T-jet, petrol engin delivering 120 bhp and a much powerful 1.9L JTD engine (uniJet Turbo Diesel is Fiat Group’s term for its current common rail turbodiesel engine). Fiat may consider other engine options too but an engine from FIRE (Fully Integrated Robotised Engine) family and Swift’s, Punto’s 1.3L Multijet diesel is for sure. Manual as well automatic gearboxes will be offered.'

Note from Mod - Please provide a link to the source of your article as per Team-BHP rules.

notjustshrawan · 23rd April 2008, 18:04

When will it be available in showrooms??..no word from Fiat yet, but listen to this- Indica V3 might be here anytime...a very reliable source behind that statement..

23rd April 2008, 14:54	#34 (permalink)
gods-envy BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 208 View My Garage	ncie snaps Santosh wiating for them to hit the road __________________ Palio 1.2 -140kmph Swift 1.3 -165kmph Palio 1.6 -165kmph Corolla 1.8 -175kmph Ford Mondeo 2.0 - 192kmph

23rd April 2008, 15:00	#35 (permalink)
svsantosh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 460 View My Garage	sids911 - No clue about the tyres friend, was too handful for me, a enfield + a nokia + 2 Linea's - LOL! SKSbiker/Godsenvy - thanks __________________ Dont wear Helmets & Seatbelts to reach Heaven Faster You hardly have any time left in this world to be a sinner

23rd April 2008, 16:21	#38 (permalink)
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 1,290 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Great Find. First of all, you have done a great job. Smart photographs by you. Regarding the car, its surely expected with 1910cc diesel engine with variable geometry turbocharger developing around 140bhp. This is the same diesel engine avaliable in Petra and Palio a while ago, but with lot of modernization. Really great engine and car. I hope that the price will be around 8-9lakh and coupled with the space inside, this is the one of the top contenders. Petrol options will be the present 1.6 from Palio. I have read reviews about the car and the rear ride quality and handling not upto the real fiat marks ( just read a review ). __________________ EVENTUALLY FATE DECIDES EVERYTHING.

23rd April 2008, 17:43	#41 (permalink)
speedzak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dubai, UAE. Posts: 3,489 View My Garage	Wow! Great scoop. Thanks for sharing with us. Means the car will be on roads earlier than we expected? __________________ The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced!!

23rd April 2008, 17:50	#42 (permalink)
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,327 View My Garage	I bet Ford is gonna take the highest hit if they launched it with a nice diesel. Aveo is history. SX4 was left behind sometime ago and far behind thanks to Dezire. Gonna be a year where torque rules! __________________ "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

23rd April 2008, 14:43	#31 (permalink)
sids911 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 173 View My Garage	Wow....The white Lineas sure look good! Nice scoop! What did the rim size look like? 15', 16' ? White alloys?

23rd April 2008, 14:45	#32 (permalink)
Sks_Biker BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 54	This is the best looking car in the segment IMO. Hope it makes to the showrooms soon (with a potent engine?). Good work with the camera santosh.

23rd April 2008, 15:08	#36 (permalink)
StarScream BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Noida/Delhi Posts: 244	great pics, good job! it's a nice looking car. On another note, I don't understand why the test drivers were pissed off. If you don't want people looking at a yet to be launched car, don't drive it on a public road or at the very least camouflage it. These car companies need to realize that there are a lot of camerphones and alert Tbhpians out there!

23rd April 2008, 17:54	#43 (permalink)
mahadev_kc BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 196 View My Garage	Nice scoop svsantosh.. Looks FIAT is finally gearing up for new launches. I hope it should not go the palio stile way, where in palio facelift scoops were available a year before it was launched.. __________________ Cheers, Gudda ------ Some drive cars, I drive the Palio FIAT Palio 1.6 Sports \| APR-2006 \| 21000 Kms

23rd April 2008, 18:04	#44 (permalink)
theodore_ftw BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 71 View My Garage	Guys....Found this review online about the Linea 'This should be available with the 1.4 petrol delivering 77 bhp and the 1.3 Multijet diesel with a power output of 90 bhp. Linea may also be powered by a1.4L Turbo T-jet, petrol engin delivering 120 bhp and a much powerful 1.9L JTD engine (uniJet Turbo Diesel is Fiat Group’s term for its current common rail turbodiesel engine). Fiat may consider other engine options too but an engine from FIRE (Fully Integrated Robotised Engine) family and Swift’s, Punto’s 1.3L Multijet diesel is for sure. Manual as well automatic gearboxes will be offered.' Note from Mod - Please provide a link to the source of your article as per Team-BHP rules. __________________ You tried, and you failed, so the lesson is, never try.- Homer J. Simpson Last edited by Rehaan : 26th April 2008 at 03:38. Reason: Please see note in post.

23rd April 2008, 18:04	#45 (permalink)
notjustshrawan Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 22	When will it be available in showrooms??..no word from Fiat yet, but listen to this- Indica V3 might be here anytime...a very reliable source behind that statement..

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