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Originally Posted by Arkesh Performance specs of both polo tsi a/t as per a leading automobile magazine is as follows:
0 to 100 for polo is 11.34 secs
0 to 100 for linea tjet is 11.05 secs.
Hence I don't thing linea will lag behind with polo's dust.
Not that I don't like polo but I would appreciate if you had a reliable source for reference. |
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Originally Posted by sharninder Well I guess the OP is talking about the gearshift. The Linea will take time to shift gears because it has a human behind the wheel whereas the automatic DSG is pretty fast. |
So let me understand this better, the 0-100 timings above were obtained without changing any gears what so ever in either of the cars?
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Originally Posted by namit Humble submission please drive the linea tjet extensively to know its prowess |
I would like to add to Namit's post above that apart from driving extensively, it would be best if members were to experience FIAT's A.S.S. before hand or at the very least find out regarding actual experiences from FIAT owners rather than posting comments based on hear say.
Whether one likes the car or not is one's own personal take and I have no qualms with that, however callous statements on the A.S.S. such as those being posted on the thread are getting a bit long in the tooth.
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Originally Posted by evilmessiah The Linea T-Jet was displayed at my workplace on Friday and I didn't miss the chance to check it out and test drive it. The Lows:
- Still some misfitting and badly aligned plastic bits. Fiat still hasn't learned to assemble the steering column cover with the ignition keyhole properly. Also, I noticed a misaligned plastic panel in the driver's door.
- Bigger than usual turning radius. I think that the meaty tires contribute a lot to this.
- Fiat's after sales service is a gamble. It was terrible when TVS was in charge, rumored to be bad when teamed with Tata, and it remains to be seen how good it can be with an exclusive dealer.
But, Fiat's unknown service quality, fuel efficiency which is bound to be lower than that of our City (I get around 17 kmpl on the highway, my Dad claims to have got 22 kmpl once) make it an impractical choice for me at present. |
As for the long turning radius, comparable cars (size wise) such as the Corolla and in fact quite a few that are short on the wheel base such as the Vento, Rapid, SX4 etc have similar turning radii 5.5mts for the Linea and Corolla and 5.3 meters for the Vento, Rapid & the SX4. I fathom Linea is as difficult or as easy as any of the others to drive.
Further, the turning radius of any vehicle is not the result of it's meaty or skinny tires but is dependent on the vehicle's steering/rack & pinion geometry. Once again just like the comments on A.S.S. it will be best that such comments are based on factual knowledge of which this forum is a treasure trove.
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Originally Posted by Kartik Kumar Negatives.
3. City driving promises to be a pain with the length of the car, large turning radius and turbo boost only available beyond 2200 RPM or so. It felt sluggish below that. |
Last but not the least the fuel efficiency. I too would like to have a vehicle that is safe, comfortable, confidence inspiring in its ability to handle all sorts of terrain, have really cheap spares, be able to out drag others, eat up generic traffic out on the highway..chew it up and spit it out of it's exhaust and yet return consumption figures just like my Zundapp used to.
In case we had a manufacturer who was able to crack all of the attributes desirable in a vehicle we would all be driving that one vehicle but then that is not so is it? One has to be realistic. While a given vehicle may excel in F.E. figures it might be lacking in handling or in-gear acceleration or spot on braking ability or safety or some other feature and so on and so forth. My JET does all of the above save for the Zundapp bit. So is it a bad car? no not to me, for me it is a fun vehicle that brings a smile to my face every time it spools up. Then should I tom tom it from roof tops? obviously not. Conversely my second Honda the "NHC" bought in 2006 used to give me 19 KMPL on the highway, yet I sold it within 6 months of buying it. Why? 'cause I found it lacking in build quality, unable to inspire confidence in high speed driving, poor handling, poorer braking and what not when compared to not another brand but to my Type 1 OHC which I bought in 1998 and sold in 2008. Does that make the NHC a bad car? should I drag it down at every opportunity? NO, where is the need to do that and what does it achieve? That car changed the game for Honda but did not do anything for me so I moved on.
Comparison is a must but then it has to be a balanced comparison. comparing the heavy, secure cocoon like build of Linea to a Honda with its lighter build is like comparing apples to oranges. The two manufacturers' design philosophy is as different from each other as chalk is from cheese. Heck, I cannot even compare Honda's build quality to my Mitsubishi's comparably heavier build then how do I compare it to that of the Europeans who are given to tipping the scales at the opposite end of the dial. Obviously this holds true inversely for consumption figures. Similarly to each his own but then why the kolaveri for the other brand. You do not like it fine, move on. Where is the need to unnecessarily drag any brand down? that too based upon rumors/assumptions.
Having flown the Jet for the better part of a year I have come to realize that this is one of the few petrol powered cars whose real World fuel efficiency (under normal traffic conditions and more so out on the highway) is comparable to what is claimed by the company under test conditions. Do note that under bumper to bumper traffic, fuel efficiency figures of any vehicle take a hit and FIATs are no exception to that but then out on an open highway and even in the city a drive under normal traffic conditions it can fetch you heart warming numbers.
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Fuel costs will kill you though. Multijet would have been good except that its underpowered. A 1.6l MJD would have been ideal and would be even more FTD than the current T-Jet (except that the 2014 Linea will have a different look not palatable to me).
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I am providing a link below to a fellow members post who has driven his Linea extensively across the length and breadth of the country & currently is on the return leg from his recent trip to the North. His Linea is a normally aspirated one however it will do to represent the point in case.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-t...ml#post3237783