Palio GTX back in production

Sush · 6th May 2005, 14:21

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Originally Posted by typeOnegative

Just called the dealer in Mumbai - Anuroop. Sunil, the guy I contacted confirmed the news kind of. But he said that Fiat would first launch the Adventure, then the Petra in a 1.2 trim and the GTX around Diwali. He said that he would call up Fiat and find out and then let me know. So lets see. But given Fiat's track record with statements ....

This is awesome news. Bless you all. I will saving more money and will buy the monster...Palio Adventure. Just looking at the car one comes to know the meaning of rugged. i don't think that i will be able to keep my Xing for long... :-)

RX135 · 6th May 2005, 17:02

@sush, Chances of getting new Adventure on road are more realistic than GTX. Fiat has done dealer surveys for adventure and comparative study against Marina and Swing, so let's assume that they are very serious about relaunching Adventure. The on-road price for it is expected to be 6.25 L in Pune. One should get some discount on this price as well, making it close to 6-6.1L on road.

moralfibre · 6th May 2005, 17:07

They are not launching the Palio GTX but the Palio 1.6 Sport and the 1.6 Adventure..!!! I got a quotation for the cars from the local dealer here and it goes as::::::

1.6 Sport:
Basic Price:440407
VAT 12.5 %: 55041
Ex - Showroom: 495458
Insurance: 19028
RTO (Ind): 20143
RTO (Com):59780
Handling And Admin:3500
On Road (Ind): 538129
On Road (Com): 577766

1.6 Adventure:
Basic Price:503069
VAT 12.5 %:62884
Ex - Showroom:565953
Insurance:21567
RTO (Ind):22963
RTO (Com):68239
Handling And Admin:4000
On Road (Ind):614483
On Road (Com):659759

I also test drove the Petra on my visit and I am still getting over the thrill of the 60 km long testdrive........

GTO · 6th May 2005, 17:30

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1.6 Sport:
Basic Price:440407
VAT 12.5 %: 55041
Ex - Showroom: 495458
Insurance: 19028
RTO (Ind): 20143
RTO (Com):59780
Handling And Admin:3500
On Road (Ind): 538129

I am seriously excited about seeing 1.6 Red Palios in the showroom. But at the same time, a sedan and hatchback derivative of the same car at identical prices? If anything the 1.6 Sport is more expensive.

Hmmmmm

GTO

deepakhon · 6th May 2005, 17:34

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Originally Posted by GTO

I am seriously excited about seeing 1.6 Red Palios in the showroom. But at the same time, a sedan and hatchback derivative of the same car at identical prices? If anything the 1.6 Sport is more expensive.

Hmmmmm

GTO

Does it have any features that the Petra 1.6 doesn't have, like ABS, Airbag, EBD and all that stuff? Then it probably would make sense. Otherwise, as you said, it is a little on the costlier side.

lamborghini · 6th May 2005, 18:11

GTO,
the Palio 1.6 will be 20K cheaper and will boast of Alloys and a spoiler as well as sportier interiors along with bits of leather.
Wonder what happened to the ABS and Airbags that they used to offer.
There is a market now for thoe thanks to the Getz and WagonR and Accent.

johnjacob · 7th May 2005, 13:37

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

RTO (Ind): 20143
RTO (Com):59780

Stupid question maybe, but what are "Ind" and "Com"?

[Oops I just realised they would mean "Individual" and "Commercial" just after I posted, but I can't delete this post! Sorry...]

moralfibre · 7th May 2005, 16:00

Cool thats like questioning and answering yourself :o)

hell_rider · 8th May 2005, 00:57

here is a link that provides some recent "historical" info on fiat models.
good pics too.

http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/palio.html

Click on models ... then click on Palio (Siena, Strada, Albea, Petra..)

ciao,
hell_rider

islero · 9th May 2005, 08:57

Actually, that site has good info on any Italian car, there are so many obscure marques!!!

6th May 2005, 17:02	#47
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	@sush, Chances of getting new Adventure on road are more realistic than GTX. Fiat has done dealer surveys for adventure and comparative study against Marina and Swing, so let's assume that they are very serious about relaunching Adventure. The on-road price for it is expected to be 6.25 L in Pune. One should get some discount on this price as well, making it close to 6-6.1L on road.
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6th May 2005, 17:07	#48
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	They are not launching the Palio GTX but the Palio 1.6 Sport and the 1.6 Adventure..!!! I got a quotation for the cars from the local dealer here and it goes as:::::: 1.6 Sport: Basic Price:440407 VAT 12.5 %: 55041 Ex - Showroom: 495458 Insurance: 19028 RTO (Ind): 20143 RTO (Com):59780 Handling And Admin:3500 On Road (Ind): 538129 On Road (Com): 577766 1.6 Adventure: Basic Price:503069 VAT 12.5 %:62884 Ex - Showroom:565953 Insurance:21567 RTO (Ind):22963 RTO (Com):68239 Handling And Admin:4000 On Road (Ind):614483 On Road (Com):659759 I also test drove the Petra on my visit and I am still getting over the thrill of the 60 km long testdrive........ Last edited by moralfibre : 6th May 2005 at 17:10.
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6th May 2005, 18:11	#51
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,113 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	GTO, the Palio 1.6 will be 20K cheaper and will boast of Alloys and a spoiler as well as sportier interiors along with bits of leather. Wonder what happened to the ABS and Airbags that they used to offer. There is a market now for thoe thanks to the Getz and WagonR and Accent.
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7th May 2005, 16:00	#53
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Cool thats like questioning and answering yourself :o)
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8th May 2005, 00:57	#54
hell_rider BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 538 Thanked: 61 Times	FIAT / Palio / Siena etc history link here is a link that provides some recent "historical" info on fiat models. good pics too. http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/palio.html Click on models ... then click on Palio (Siena, Strada, Albea, Petra..) ciao, hell_rider Last edited by hell_rider : 8th May 2005 at 01:03.
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9th May 2005, 08:57	#55
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Actually, that site has good info on any Italian car, there are so many obscure marques!!!
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