The Fiat Linea-Is this the saloon that's coming to India?

speedzak · 8th March 2008, 18:03

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Originally Posted by jerish666

Linea is a solid car.

Does that mean this car is also built like a TANK?

karanraheja · 8th March 2008, 18:04

@Jerish : It would also be great if you could give us your reviews on Grande Punto.

jerish666 · 8th March 2008, 18:15

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Originally Posted by speedzak

Does that mean this car is also built like a TANK?

If you say palio is built like tank then ofcourse Linea is.It has strong body.We can feel that when we open the doors.I hope Fiat India will bring the car with same built quality with same features.But i dont know whether they can fix a price in between 8 -9L.

roms · 8th March 2008, 18:43

Thanks for sharing the pictures jerish666. Must say, dont feel impressed enough to crave for the Linea. Probably its the anticipation of an underpowered diesel engine, maybe the fact that the rear end looks a bit ordinary, or maybe just the fact that the interiors just cant be compared to say, a Corolla or especially a Civic.

Whatever it is, I dont know if any Palio 1.6 owner enjoying his bloody responsive 100 horses would want to upgrade to a fabulous but underpowered car, unless ofcourse Fiat decides to load it up to the gills with features previously unheard of in that segment, say satnav, " blue and me" technology, panoramic roof, etc, obviously along with all possible active and passive safety features.Pricing would have to be around 7-8L range anyways, otherwise this thing is clobbered.

Secondly, if this is the engine that will be offered with the Linea, what does the GP get, only the 1.3 75 bhp Multijet? Thats good for the size of that thing, but its an engine that every damn diesel car, including the Palio MJD would have in the near future.

So, my point is, the Linea would face severe competition (engine wise)from the more popular and powerful SX4 1.6 or 1.9 DDiS (whichever is launched), the GP would have a head to head with almost every other diesel powered car, including the indica quadrajet. Why would anyone want to buy a Linea 1.3 Diesel instead of the 1.6/1.9 Diesel SX4? Why? Even a Fiat fan like me would'nt. You price the car at Civic levels, its got a bleek future, you price it at SX4 levels, you still have very very tough competition, you price it any lower, you are entering GP territory. So what can you do FIAT???

Anyways, hope I am proved wrong. Hope we do get the more powerful and deserving diesels.Hope we atleast get the 120 bhp T-Jet petrol ( That is my personal wish, so I can atleast think of upgrading

).Hope better sense prevails at Fiat India Ltd this time around, actually, hmm lets not hope for that any longer.

jerish666 · 8th March 2008, 18:57

I dont think so we will get 120bhp T-jet.They are offering 1.4L 77bhp everywhere.So i dont know whether they will bring 120bhp T-jet and 1.9 Diesel or not.
Hope our dearest Peter (Petes) will bring tuning box for 1.3MJD 90BHP.Still its a big "?" for this engine.Ofcourse 1.3MJD is powerful enough to pull swift and punto.IMO for Linea she needs more displacement.

sids911 · 8th March 2008, 20:59

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Originally Posted by jerish666

I dont think so we will get 120bhp T-jet.They are offering 1.4L 77bhp everywhere.So i dont know whether they will bring 120bhp T-jet and 1.9 Diesel or not.

Do they have 120 Bhp T-Jet Petrol on sale in Morocco? Did they gave any indication when will it be launched?

jerish666 · 9th March 2008, 01:51

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Originally Posted by sids911

Do they have 120 Bhp T-Jet Petrol on sale in Morocco? Did they gave any indication when will it be launched?

They have only 1.4L 77bhp.
No indication

finneyp · 9th March 2008, 20:22

Thanks Jerish for the Linea pics!

Linea looks awesome for sure, 90 BHP is no less power, may be just good enough for daily drives!
Hope to see it in India this year!

Jayabusa · 9th March 2008, 20:51

My goodness! Fiat is improving and how! Looks like FIAT shall get back to enjoying it's heydays in India like it did earlier during it's PAL days.

Eddy · 9th March 2008, 21:14

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Originally Posted by finneyp

Hope to see it in India this year!

And priced sensibly. THAT, my friend, will be Fiats first challenge.

karanraheja · 9th March 2008, 21:57

Yeah even i hope they price it sensibly. I had read a lot of times in Autocar that Fiat will price Linea between 7-8 lakhs. Just hope it happens!!
I know many fiat fans are dying to wait for this vehicle!!

Eddy · 9th March 2008, 22:00

I think we will get a fair idea of Fiats pricing strategy with the Palio MJD launch, if and when it happens

speedzak · 9th March 2008, 22:37

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Originally Posted by Jayabusa

My goodness! Fiat is improving and how!

How? When? Where?

We are yet to see the improvement. And we've been waiting for it so long.

metropolis · 10th March 2008, 00:21

Fiat on improvement ??? Its been ages since fiat has been magnificent hopefully with the Linea it might resume breathing

jerish666 · 10th March 2008, 00:38

If they launch the same fiat Linea in Europe market without any changes with the price tag in between 8-9Lacs then it will be a nice deal.

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8th March 2008, 18:43	#139
roms BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 641 Thanked: 26 Times	Thanks for sharing the pictures jerish666. Must say, dont feel impressed enough to crave for the Linea. Probably its the anticipation of an underpowered diesel engine, maybe the fact that the rear end looks a bit ordinary, or maybe just the fact that the interiors just cant be compared to say, a Corolla or especially a Civic. Whatever it is, I dont know if any Palio 1.6 owner enjoying his bloody responsive 100 horses would want to upgrade to a fabulous but underpowered car, unless ofcourse Fiat decides to load it up to the gills with features previously unheard of in that segment, say satnav, " blue and me" technology, panoramic roof, etc, obviously along with all possible active and passive safety features.Pricing would have to be around 7-8L range anyways, otherwise this thing is clobbered. Secondly, if this is the engine that will be offered with the Linea, what does the GP get, only the 1.3 75 bhp Multijet? Thats good for the size of that thing, but its an engine that every damn diesel car, including the Palio MJD would have in the near future. So, my point is, the Linea would face severe competition (engine wise)from the more popular and powerful SX4 1.6 or 1.9 DDiS (whichever is launched), the GP would have a head to head with almost every other diesel powered car, including the indica quadrajet. Why would anyone want to buy a Linea 1.3 Diesel instead of the 1.6/1.9 Diesel SX4? Why? Even a Fiat fan like me would'nt. You price the car at Civic levels, its got a bleek future, you price it at SX4 levels, you still have very very tough competition, you price it any lower, you are entering GP territory. So what can you do FIAT??? Anyways, hope I am proved wrong. Hope we do get the more powerful and deserving diesels.Hope we atleast get the 120 bhp T-Jet petrol ( That is my personal wish, so I can atleast think of upgrading).Hope better sense prevails at Fiat India Ltd this time around, actually, hmm lets not hope for that any longer. Last edited by roms : 8th March 2008 at 18:57.
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8th March 2008, 18:57	#140
jerish666 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trivandrum,Kochi,Trissur Posts: 757 Thanked: 2 Times	I dont think so we will get 120bhp T-jet.They are offering 1.4L 77bhp everywhere.So i dont know whether they will bring 120bhp T-jet and 1.9 Diesel or not. Hope our dearest Peter (Petes) will bring tuning box for 1.3MJD 90BHP.Still its a big "?" for this engine.Ofcourse 1.3MJD is powerful enough to pull swift and punto.IMO for Linea she needs more displacement. Last edited by jerish666 : 8th March 2008 at 18:58.
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9th March 2008, 20:22	#143
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Thanks Jerish for the Linea pics! Linea looks awesome for sure, 90 BHP is no less power, may be just good enough for daily drives! Hope to see it in India this year! Last edited by finneyp : 9th March 2008 at 20:30.
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9th March 2008, 20:51	#144
Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,448 Thanked: 69 Times	My goodness! Fiat is improving and how! Looks like FIAT shall get back to enjoying it's heydays in India like it did earlier during it's PAL days.
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9th March 2008, 21:57	#146
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	Yeah even i hope they price it sensibly. I had read a lot of times in Autocar that Fiat will price Linea between 7-8 lakhs. Just hope it happens!! I know many fiat fans are dying to wait for this vehicle!!
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9th March 2008, 22:00	#147
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,386 Thanked: 13,292 Times	I think we will get a fair idea of Fiats pricing strategy with the Palio MJD launch, if and when it happens
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10th March 2008, 00:21	#149
metropolis BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 263 Thanked: 52 Times	Fiat on improvement ??? Its been ages since fiat has been magnificent hopefully with the Linea it might resume breathing
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10th March 2008, 00:38	#150
jerish666 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trivandrum,Kochi,Trissur Posts: 757 Thanked: 2 Times	If they launch the same fiat Linea in Europe market without any changes with the price tag in between 8-9Lacs then it will be a nice deal. Last edited by jerish666 : 10th March 2008 at 00:39.
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