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

jerish666 · 13th November 2008, 07:46

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Originally Posted by muneemmk

Got training at Mumbai from Monday to Wednesday, not sure weather the launch will be on 29th or 23rd this month will conform by tomorrow evening.

Have got some comparison sheets to be filled up ,main comparison between the ANHC,Verna,Fiesta,SX4. so they are really targeting only this segment.

I got a vouge feeling that the Package will be a little less than we expected.

For that price nobody can expect too much.If they introduce the full package then OTR will be 10-12lacs.

SkyWalker · 13th November 2008, 08:38

Good going Muneem. Hope you can give some details on pricing/package by Wed.

inferno · 13th November 2008, 09:02

wow, im really excited, first the huge 8lac cut on civic hybrid, now fully loaded linea for 8-9 lac, i think the time is coming when i should buy a new car !!!

@muneemmk
eagerly waiting for your post today

, would love to know more info about whats the real thing being launched in India.

opendro · 13th November 2008, 10:07

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Originally Posted by muneemmk

I got a vouge feeling that the Package will be a little less than we expected.

I read that you already know it but cannot disclose it. This could mean: no 1.4 T-jet, no 1.6 MJD, no dualogic, no Blue&Me, no hill holder... what else? I would really love to see dualogic, Blue&Me and climate control. I'm sure safety feature would be upto the competition.

Muneemmk, please update as soon as possible within the disclosing limit. Even some hints would be great

, like it beats the competition in features or not, if not the engine specs, etc.

vijit.gangwar · 13th November 2008, 10:21

I think the blokes at Fiat India are actually scared to launch this car.

sridharp77 · 13th November 2008, 10:30

I think it would be no 1.6mjd. Maybe they are planning to release it later. And also no dualogic.

tez · 13th November 2008, 10:48

or maybe muneemmk, please tell whether its costly than sx4 vxi version or some hints on the same lines

amit · 13th November 2008, 10:56

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Originally Posted by opendro

no 1.4 T-jet, no 1.6 MJD, no dualogic, no Blue&Me, no hill holder... what else?

There will surely be no T-Jet and 1.6MJD (at least not yet) but Blue&Me and ACC will surely come with Blue&Me expected only in the top end variant. I am not going to be surprised that many of the features that were spoken about on another thread that got locked here were not avaliable on the car. How can any company give D segment features for C segment prices with a diesel engine?!

This is what happens when you believe people who say they spoke to Mr.X who got the information form some Mr.Y who got the information from ABC dealership.

PS: Fiat should re-think on the launch of the car now. This is probably the worst time for any company to launch a new car.

deepakhon · 13th November 2008, 10:58

Maybe, Fiat's idea will be to put up the base price around 6-8 lakhs and offer many things like Blue & Me and other stuff as an add-on. I still have a feeling that 1.4T is on, but have lost hopes on 1.6 JTD, which is sad.

navdeep · 13th November 2008, 11:09

This is what I saw in front of Magarpatta City in Pune. Not difficult to recognize as the logo says "Fiat Linea".

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siddhu_engg24 · 13th November 2008, 11:22

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Originally Posted by navdeep

This is what I saw in front of Magarpatta City in Pune. Not difficult to recognize as the logo says "Fiat Linea".

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Today on my way to work, I saw the same LINEA on the Fly-over near Bund Garden Road Police Station(Pune), coming from opposite direction.
So was able to see the front RED FIAT logo, but coudn't snap a pic as I was on my bike & it passed thru' quickly.

There was one more, golden coloured LINEA at the HPCL pump, Koregaon Park, Pune.

oss · 13th November 2008, 12:18

Great job Muneemmk !

Give us some good news when you post this evening.

harry10 · 13th November 2008, 15:07

Lol. Again the Fiat lovers are desperate after getting a sniff of launch date! Am one of them

aaggoswami · 13th November 2008, 17:25

I read that they are targeting Verna, SX4, Fiesta and G3HC. This is a wide range. So expect a lot of variants of that 1.3 diesel.
The lower most will fight it out with SX4 and the highest will fight it out with Verna diesel and G3HC. Good.
So the higher end versions will end up above ten lakhs.

When Fiat and Tata went to Suzuki to procure the 75bhp diesel, Suzuki refused. Now in ACI I read that Suzuki will procure the 90bhp diesel from Fiat for SX4.

But I am now thinking of November 23/29. I hope its 23.
Waiting for your reply Muneemmk.

finneyp · 13th November 2008, 17:59

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Originally Posted by aaggoswami

When Fiat and Tata went to Suzuki to procure the 75bhp diesel, Suzuki refused. Now in ACI I read that Suzuki will procure the 90bhp diesel from Fiat for SX4.

When MJD is Fiat's own engine, why should they goto Suzuki?
In fact, Maruti Suzuki is manufacturing MJD engines under licence from Fiat!

And 1.3 MJD 90 BHP will be sported first on Fiat Linea!

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SkyWalker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,531 Thanked: 136 Times	Good going Muneem. Hope you can give some details on pricing/package by Wed.
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inferno BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 208 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	wow, im really excited, first the huge 8lac cut on civic hybrid, now fully loaded linea for 8-9 lac, i think the time is coming when i should buy a new car !!! @muneemmk eagerly waiting for your post today , would love to know more info about whats the real thing being launched in India. Last edited by inferno : 13th November 2008 at 09:03.
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vijit.gangwar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 119 Thanked: 78 Times	I think the blokes at Fiat India are actually scared to launch this car.
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sridharp77 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 111 Thanked: 40 Times	I think it would be no 1.6mjd. Maybe they are planning to release it later. And also no dualogic. Last edited by sridharp77 : 13th November 2008 at 10:41. Reason: mistake
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tez BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: pune Posts: 381 Thanked: 16 Times	or maybe muneemmk, please tell whether its costly than sx4 vxi version or some hints on the same lines
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deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	Maybe, Fiat's idea will be to put up the base price around 6-8 lakhs and offer many things like Blue & Me and other stuff as an add-on. I still have a feeling that 1.4T is on, but have lost hopes on 1.6 JTD, which is sad.
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navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	This is what I saw in front of Magarpatta City in Pune. Not difficult to recognize as the logo says "Fiat Linea". Last edited by navdeep : 13th November 2008 at 11:11.
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oss BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 683 Thanked: 6 Times	Great job Muneemmk ! Give us some good news when you post this evening.
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harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,623 Times View My Garage	Lol. Again the Fiat lovers are desperate after getting a sniff of launch date! Am one of them
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13th November 2008, 17:25	#584
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	I read that they are targeting Verna, SX4, Fiesta and G3HC. This is a wide range. So expect a lot of variants of that 1.3 diesel. The lower most will fight it out with SX4 and the highest will fight it out with Verna diesel and G3HC. Good. So the higher end versions will end up above ten lakhs. When Fiat and Tata went to Suzuki to procure the 75bhp diesel, Suzuki refused. Now in ACI I read that Suzuki will procure the 90bhp diesel from Fiat for SX4. But I am now thinking of November 23/29. I hope its 23. Waiting for your reply Muneemmk.
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