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Old 1st March 2008, 19:35   #121
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1.4 petrol 77bhp is more economic than 1.4 95ps.
Hey Jerry, your location says Casablanca/Rabat. Why dont you have a brief test-drive and post an impression of Linea for us T-Bhpians?

The last month I was there, I saw many Lineas and GP's
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Old 1st March 2008, 20:10   #122
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I will try to do it on monday if it is possible.
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Old 2nd March 2008, 00:31   #123
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I will try to do it on monday if it is possible.
Please do not forget!
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Old 2nd March 2008, 00:49   #124
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1.4 petrol 77bhp is more economic than 1.4 95ps.
Agreed, the 77 bhp engine would be a cheaper option, but whether it will give better f.e can be open to debate. It all depends on what transmission the respective engine is coupled with and the balance between driveability and performance that they wish to achieve.

That said, i thought you were speculating as to what engine fiat would offer on the car in india, so i mentioned a possibility that you had not covered in your post.
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Old 8th March 2008, 03:44   #125
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Finally i manged to TD 1.3 multi jet 90bhp Linea.But i couldnt drive more than 3kms.Thing is it was left hand drive another thing i dont have moroccan driving license.I will post the pictures tomorrow.I didnt take my camera with me so i managed to take pictures with my cell phone.
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Old 8th March 2008, 07:10   #126
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Wow! Jerry, that's great.
1.3 MJD with 90BHP and a great price tag will do wonders here. Come on! Tell us how it felt.
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Old 8th March 2008, 15:58   #127
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150 BHP Diesel to kill competition

Why is it that no one is talking about 150 BHP Diesel, is it not 1.9 MJD? I would call it a killer engine FE+ Performance, drooling already cheers:
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Old 8th March 2008, 16:17   #128
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Fiat India might seriously contemplate on that after the SX4 1.9D sells over 2L cars!
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Old 8th March 2008, 16:19   #129
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Old 8th March 2008, 16:21   #130
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I couldnt resize the pictures so i manged to post this way.Sorry for the way i posted and the bad quality of pictures.

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The point i dont get is that why these people are taking there sweet time to bring these here.
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Old 8th March 2008, 17:01   #132
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Linea's ride is not that enjoyable like swift.There is a bad turbo lag.IMO 1.9 engine is more suitable in Linea.Even though it has 90BHP i didnt feel much response from the engine.Dont get upset it is not bad anyway.Overall the Linea is a awesome car especially the music system by blaupunkt is good.It is priced 1080000 Rs OTR in morocco for top end version called Dynamic plus.

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Old 8th March 2008, 17:18   #133
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I believe Fiat is already killing Linea before its launch by not offering fabulous 150 BHP Diesel and delaying the launch. The best deal for me would be Fiat's engine and body design coupled with Hyundai service at Tata's price. I think I am day dreaming. I wish I had a few billions, this is the deal I'd make, buy all of them companies .
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Old 8th March 2008, 17:45   #134
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If skoda octavia can sell with 11L price tag definitely Linea with 1.9 engine will be a success in India.Linea is a solid car.After i drove the 1.3MJD 90bhp i prefer Linea with 1.9 engine.
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@Jerish : Thanks for your reviews. How was the gearshift of the Linea? one of the auto mag was complaining about it.
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