Fiat India has introduced its new model Linea in three variants – Active, Dynamic and Emotion. All these variants come in 1.3 ltr diesel and 1.4 ltr petrol engines. I test drove this car almost a week back and couldn’t manage to write a review. After my initial reviews on Tata Indica vista, Maruti A-Star and Hyundai i20, here is my much delayed review on Fiat Linea.
Looks: I went to Bangalore Concorde Motors show room on Hosur road near dairy circle. This show room was the authorized showroom for Tata Motors until Fiat announced sales and after sales service tie up with Tatas. There were Fiat Linea Dynamic and Emotion models for display. No second thought on its looks. The Fiat linea commercial lives up to its tag line of “Admiration Guaranteed“. I really liked the board styling, buttons & switches design/quality, steering design, seats comfort – these will certainly grab anyone’s attention. On the exteriors – twin barrel head lights, rear lamps and the stylish front grill will get your eyeballs rolling. However, I am not much impressed with the quality of plastics in this car too. They are just very ordinary. Other than that features like climate control a/c, integrated stereo with controls on steering wheel and USB dock are awesome. Multifunction display, instantatious milage Info, ABS (only on high end models), alloy wheels, blue ’n’ me software, rake adjustable steering wheel etc., are the other features you should check out in these cars.
Test Drive and Engine performance: Diesel variant of Linea Dynamic was the vehicle allocated for my test drive. Steering rake is adjustable and I don’t understand the logic behind having ignition key going vertically down. Slight noise of the engine was audible from inside, I would say it is much better shielded compared to other diesel engines. So I assume petrol version would hardly have any engine sound. There were 4 of us in the vehicle including a showroom guy. I am not impressed with its initial pick up, for a diesel engine of 1.3 ltr I expected much better performance. Another fact that let me down was the gear shift. It wasn’t smooth like I had experienced in Tata Indica Vista. May be it is a bit harder since the car was very new and had done only about 680kms or may be that the car is looking forward for its first service. After reaching a speed of about 40kms+ the engine was responding well on the Banneraghatta road. I could drive for a very short distance at this speed under dairy circle fly over. I found the breaking to be pretty good as well. If this slow pick is a genuine issue, then this car wouldn’t be a good option for city drive. Atleast in cities like Bangalore for the kind of road traffic, this will be a big minus. I would suggest readers to test drive the car and get satisfied yourself before arriving at any conclusion.
Mileage, colors and Pricing : Buyer has an option to select from 4 colors. The petrol variants are available with a starting ex-showroom price range of 6 lakhs to 7 lakhs while the diesel variants cost from 6.9lakhs to 8.1 lakhs. Road tax and other charges will go upto a minimum of another lakh for each of these. You can check out the exact price from Fiats official site. You can refer to that site for more information on technical specs and all other info. Salesman was skeptical on exact mileage, he told the petrol car will yield anywhere between 10-14 kmpl for petrol engine while 14-17kmpl for diesel engine. No specific numbers on mileage, appreciate if any of the readers can feed in that info.
So, the verdict is that it is a good looking car with lot of attractions wrt interior and exterior. Certainly it lives upto its caption of Admiration guaranteed, but the concern in over the performance and after sales service. Though Fiat has tied up with Tata’s, I doubt if they will be able to deliver an efficient service model like Maruti. You may want to consider similar players in the industry like Honda City, Ford Fiesta and Swift Dzire.
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i suggest, have a look at hiphop black. its mind blowing…
heiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii guys i wanna get fiat line emotion pack(diesel) bt i was in dilemma opting colour !!!
can u pls tell me in which colour fiat linea looks sexy n stylish ???
Dear Srikant
I had opted for Flamingo Red when I purchased my Linea Emotion Pack last year. You would also note that this is the most popular color among the ones you see on the road. However, I have lately developed a strong liking for White Lineas. They look elegant and very rich. I would strongly recommend you go for white. Am planning to get mine repainted to White when my car turns 1 year in November this year.
Maruti Sx4 is a muscular sedan, even bigger than many costly cars. The ground clearance is amazing. Sx4 has enormous boot space and comfortable seating arrangement for 5 big adults. Also, Sx4 has tall seat for easy road view, which is very important for traffic.
A very dissatisfied client of Linea… here are my inputs of the Car and the Service quality:-
- A/c Functioning is pathetic and Delhi heat seems to be excuse from the showroom
- Pick up of the car in the first 3 gears… seems like u have a truck on hand pulling weights
- The Emotion Petrol Version is what I own and have already logged in 6000 kms… no improvement on milage … giving me b/w 10.5 to 11.2 km/L with A/C in city driving
- The Rama Motors okhla services sucks.. you send the car in for one thing and they spoil the other … the owner’s excuse … “We are use to servicing and managing Indica clients i.e.: the taxi driver clan” Poor attitude to top it all
if u r owning a suzuki u shud not go for fiat ,….
please sugest me I will buy linea or dzire or verna or manza in DIESEL engines I want to buy car in 1 week …………
can i put reverse sensors in my linea emotion pack,without some wire cutting ?
Hello everyone,
I have some issues regarding Fiat Linea from past 1 week i am searching for linea performance i also found very good positive result about this car as i want to drive a car in hills(Himachal Pradesh) and my monthly drive is approx.1500-2000Km. Please suggest me is it worth to buy Fiat linea. i am thinking to purchase diesel version Emotion Pk.
hi, i have bought a linea emotion pack petrol and its amazing , just wanted to know what is the exact mileage….
the mileage for the petrol version is around 11-14kmpl
Amol- I would not recommend if you dont have a FIAT dealership/workshop in your city. Even for a small issue you might need to travel 140 miles which may not be always possible. My Linea is about 7 months old and its a brilliant car no doubt. But i ll feel shaky if someone were to tell me that FIAT service will not be available. As an alternative you can look at Indigo Manza from TATA. I am recommending this because this will meet most of the features that Linea offers. Dzire doesnt appeal to me at all.
in my city der is no service for fiat. i hv service for maruti. is it advisable 2 me 2 buy linea and gt service at 140 miles?? or Dzire will be best
I have just completed 5000 kms on my Linea Emotion PL (Petrol) that I purchased in November 2009. In Mumbai city areas its giving me a mileage of about 10km/l with AC on all the time. This shoots up to 11 if you are on and off on your AC. A trip to Navi Mumbai and back gives a mileage of around 13km/l with AC on and on highways it is 15km/l with AC on. No issues in the car so far. The build quality of the car is extremely good. Its a little sluggish when rising on flyovers but smoothens out on achieving higher acceleration. The speaker quality could have been better.
hi i own a linea petrol active variant. got the delivery on 5th may,things went on smoothly and v liked our car very much and felt the admiring glances around. but the euphoria was extremely short lived as the car failed to get a registration no at the RtO board because of the tampered chasis no. v cross checked it with all other lineas around. tata motors had sold us a brand new car with overwritten and probably changed chasuis no and did not even point it out to us. now they are not owning the responsiblilty of owning the tampering but it is very obviouds for anyone to see. can anyone advise on this.. please.
Have Linea Emotion pack, diesel version and using since 26th May 2009
16000 km done, first service done in April, service interval is 15000 km or 1 year which ever is early.
Cost / km
Diesel @ Rs 36/L @ 18km/L comes to Rs. 2 / km
Petrol @ Rs 48/L @ 14km/L comes to Rs.3.4/km
Dzire has service interval of 10000 km, linea has of 15000 km
Diesel engine is 1248cc and same for both for linea and dzire (diesel versions)
Turbo effect is more in diesel then in petrol
Hence these days, we have petrol engines with greater displacement, diesel engine for dzire (diesel version) or linea (diesel version) is 1248cc only.
Linea gives 86BHP power while all other cars with same engine (Diesel-Indica Vista, swift,ritz,Punto,palio) give only 74 BHP
Compare car dimensions and weight (Dzire, Verna, Honda and Linea), it will give an idea how sturdy linea is. It is heaviest amongst (by more then 150kg) all above models, lets see related maintenance, till date nothing wrong!
I travel in Goa and between Goa – Pune, reached max speeds of 170km in my linea and AC is good, never required cooling setting below 23 degree
Blue and Me and other features in linea are too good.
You have air bags and driver seat height adjustment besides stearing adjustment, good lights and rear AC, a keyless entry and boot opening with remote…
Innova banged my car in 4th week, i did not even feel inside, rear bumper was all deshaped, spent only 1000/- to repair the same damaged bumper.
Scooter banged on side in Pune, no repairs required.
First 15000 km service has cost me only Rs.3200/- (DIESEL car).
Test drive and experience for yourself.
Hi Sir,
Please let me know the milega eof Deisel car.
hey guys i have booked swift dzire vdi n planning to change it to linea bt i m confused should i buy swift dzire or linea petrol or deisel. my running is not much it is near abt 1000 p.m please tell me d milage n performance of both d variants of lenia
Hi Siddharth,
I own a Swift Dzire Zxi (the petrol version) myself, and I’m very satisfied with it. Its a very good and affordable car, I must say. However, I have no experience with diesel vehicles whatsoever. But I heard the reviews that diesel is just as good as the petrol one, if not better.
There, however, is a small shortcoming with petrol (at least) version. “Pickup is quite hampered when driving with AC on”, which is a very annoying thing. Especially while driving in the city. Apart from that, the car is smooth and cozy and leaves a very nice driving experience. Suspensions are excellent (but should not be overloaded. I did it once, and repenting it. Will not do it ever again).
*I would suggest you to test drive your car rigorously for effect of Air Conditioning on pickup, and then only go for the buy*.
Suggestion:
Also, plz note that if your reading is not going to exceed 1000km/month, then you should think about buying a petrol version instead, since the initial cost of vehicle is about Rs. 1,00,000/- greater in diesel variant. Hence, you will have to wait around 3 years before expenses on the two are equal. i.e., If your running is ~1000 km/month, then you end up spending more till three years in buying a diesel variant. It depends on what happens to your per month travel, and how long you wish to keep the same car.
All the best for whichever car you choose to buy! : )
Almost bought the Fiat Linea Diesel Emotion Pack version. However, when the car arrived for inspection, and I tried to reverse it in order to take a short drive, I found the rear view to be really restricted. I wonder if anyone else found this to be a problem? Would appreciate comments as I have to make up my mind fast!
For Vijaylakshmi….
wat u said is true.. which car hav u been driving before? i too had tat problem when i started to use cars with boot.. but its not tat difficult to get aquainted with.. i think with the new age cars wit boot..all hav this same problem.. just make sure tat u use all the THREE rear view mirrors.. just try it out in some cars wit boot and make your decision.. also 1 important thing… NEVER HURRY WHILE DECIDING ON A CAR.. i think its a big investment.. so careful wit tat.. cya madame.. take care..
Friends.. m using a 1.3 multijet linea for 1 year.. like above said.. it has some initial pickup problems.. but i wont care bout it as it is returning great milage.. with tat car and 5 average sized people on board.. with an average speed of 65km/h and a road bit busy and a bit hilly area.. it returned a cool 19km/ltr as shown by the onboard computer.. but m counting only 17km/ltr( keeping in mind if there is any error in the milage shown).. but still it is an impressive mileage.. i believe if u r cruising on a highway at 90km/hr.. u can get above 20km/ltr.. Then bout the initial pick up.. it dont bother me tat much.. coz i hav been driving diesel cars more.. also m a fan of FIAT.. Maybe tats y m saying more of the good things.. once u get used to the gear shift and power bands.. i think u can make use of the power it delivers at around 3k rpm.. and pretty well outrun most of the cars in city also.. one more thing i lie bout it is.. due to its good low end torque.. there is little gear shift needed in city.. one more thing.. each person has different tastes.. so always hav a test drive.. 1 more important thing.. i almost left this car after i test drove it due to the initial pickup.. but tat showroom guy surprised me showing its power.. and also as it is a FIAT.. i bought it.. and now. m happy..
This article is terrific and up to date. I totally agree with the writer regarding all this stuff of Fiat Linea . The information provided in here is very fruitful and i would like to add on one more technology which i found during searching for last two hours on GPS in india.
I read your reviews and test drove the linea. a real beauty of the car it is and was unable to keepmyself from purchasing one. I had purchased emotion pack Diesel From Pandit Auto Pune the top end model of linea on 5 th of Apr.10 and found the a/c was not working. Pandit people imediately attended my complaint and my car was replaced and a new car was delivered to me on 13th Apr10. The car has clocked 3000 kms till today and sending it for first servicing. I had a very good ie 17.8 kms/ltr average( not just depending on the software clock in linea but tank full to tank full runing) never drove without A/C or never turned off the eng. on signals. BUT
FIRST CAR HAD AC PROBLEM NOTED TO FIAT PEOPLE AS WEL AS SO CALLED 24 HOURS ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE NEW CAR HAD SMOKE FROM BONNET DUE TO DIESEL LEAKAGE WHILE WAS NEAR DEOGAD (ABT150 KMS FROM GOA ) AND THE CAUSE WAS INJECTION NOZLE NUT LOOSE WHICH I MYSELF HAD TO FIND AND REPAIR AS NO SERVICE OR EVEN CALL BACK FROM TATA MOTORS OR FIAT ONLY THREATS YOU WILL LOOSE WARRENTY IF REPAIRED BY OTHER THAN AUTHORISED DEALER.
I may be said fan of fiat but never had experianced such a negligence in past.
SX4 is a fantastic car. It is a car for the highway. I like it;it’s looks very cute . Mileage is around 11.8 to 13.5 in City driving with AC always on. Overall an awesome fun to drive car. SUV like driver view. it is a car for real driving enthusiasts.
once i was a big fan of SX4 as i TD linea diesel i remain stunned from its turbo boost performance it has a amazing road grip as it has a weight of 1290kg also GC is not so high so in high speeds also it has very good grip whereas when i TD SX4 on highways it started giving u jerks specially in rear seats passengers. Due to high center of gravity the overall ride quality is very stiff.I can say that drive quality of Linea is just like Ford Fiesta which is known to be a drivers car.I also TD fiesta 1.6s.I have decided to book Linea diesel next week.Amazing ride quality and turbo boost.
SX4 is not known for its fuel efficiency. It is a roomy, comfortable and heavy car with 205 mm wide tyres. I own a SX4 ZXI for nearly two years and love driving it around. It gives me 9.5 kms/l in the city and around 13.5 on the highway.
Luxury In New Elegant Automotive (LINEA) – Go for fully loaded Emotion Pack
Sylish Sedan, Rich Interiors, Superb Features, Technologically Advanced & Value for Money
Less Head Room (Not a big matter of concern) & bit low ground clearance
On 25th December, I took ownership of this italian model. Fortune Cars, Navi Mumbai was my dealer and I’m very happy to have them with me. Delivery of the car along with all documents, Lord Ganpathi idol and sweetbox made me humbled. The Linea key chain is too good. I thank Mr. Salim for giving me the best offer and handling the complete deal the way I wanted.
Exterior
You run this darling and yes ‘Admiration is Guranteed’, people are stucked!!! A kid came to me and said, ‘noone has such a car in our society of 1500 flats’, what do you say to this!!! Fiat has proved, they were and are really good in designing. People stop looking at Honda City, SX4 and the similar sedans in this class, they admire this gem of a piece. The look and feel of this italian lady is really outstanding. The moment somebody looks at it, they feel the value is above 10 lacs, but it is not!! I took her to a car accessories shop, shopkeeper couldn’t mention anything except the perfume to this emotion pack. These are compliments!!!!!!
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)
The technologically advanced features including Microsoft Blue & Me are too good. Comfort in this vehicle is beyond your imagination. You feel soft and cozy being seated. Except less headroom (from the roof), you have everything you can think off better leg room, confort for driver and 1st passenger. The boot space is like kid’s bedroom (500 litres), wow!!!!
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox
My need was for my family and not taking it daily to the office. Keeping the day-to-day running in back of our mind, we decided to go for petrol version. Seeting inside, you don’t know if the car is on or off and so it has been fitted with double cranking prevention system. You find reviews for Linea mentioned with less power comments, I have a argument here, I hope we have this as sedan and not a racing car. This car can take you and your family very smoothly and easily up hills also, the power required to run this cuty in a bit aggressive mode is available.
Driving is a leisure with Linea. A very smooth and silent gearbox, you feel like running the car on sea. I will be watching the fuel economy space, as of now I can claim 9-10 with new engine. It should improve after few hundreds of kms.
Ride Quality & Handling
I have never experienced such a comfort and quality of ride. As I mentioned above, you feel like drivind this on ocean. The power steering handles this sedan very well. The moment you reach 4th gear and above, it runs on your finger tips!!!!
Final Words
Luxury In New Elegant Automotive (LINEA) – Go for fully loaded Emotion Pack. I love my choice, thnx a ton to everyone involved in design, making and assembling of this car. I’m thankful to Fortune Cars, Navi Mumbai also (Sales peron Mr. Salim) for handling the complete deal so nicely.
Areas of improvement
Option of going for 16″ and 17″ Alloy wheels (as available in Italy and Brasil)
Emotion pack should have GPS in built (India too has good database now like mapmyindia.com)
Thanks for your owner review Ketul. Appreciate you sharing this info on my blog :)
Ketu,
A real owner’s review and every bit of it is 100% true. As you mentioned, truly ‘Luxury In New Elegant Automotive’. Good review.
Fiat Linea, what a car? My car is over 6 months and still admiration guaranteed where ever I take her. Now that it’s almost a year since its launch, still people come and peep inside the car and often stop and ask me about the car. Mainly they ask ‘Kithna mileage miltha hai?’. I reply back 24.3 kmpl on highways and city I dont know, never checked. Then you see some dropped jaws…hi, hi…
I m really happy with Linea and awsome ,control, mileage, comfort, braking,driveability, and above all lot of onlookers – admiration guaranteed. I have not felt a liking to anyother cars after i have owned this beauty. Well of course Benz Audi and BMW are my favourites, but only I can watch it cannot afford though…
HI Friends, 2 months ago i purchased Linea Emotion, i feel like BMW 320d it’s very good sedan car. Last week my top speed was 160kph but still very good grip,, so milage 14 average High way 17 per ltr
@ Durgaprasad
Is it a petrol version?
Using fiat linea emotion pack (diesel) for last 7 months, 12000km done as of date, first service only at 15000km, average mileage 18km/L, reached max speed at 165km on Pune Kolhapur highway, suspensions are good, 500km driving at a stretch does not tire you unlike other cars, service interval is 15000km, acceleration is satisfactory, easily reaches 120km speed, Blue and Me and audio system is good, steering angle change, seat height adjustment, driving is now a pleasure, any other information?
Hi All,
Just completed 3 weeks and 1000 kms on my new Linea Emotion Pk. Its a beauty all the way. The build quality is excellent and you can barely feel the numerous potholes on Mumbai roads. When you start the car, you cannot make out at all as the engine is almost silent. Have done almost 3 full tanks and the mileage seems is slowly rising from 8.5 to about 9.5 that I am getting now. Expect this to shoot up after the first service. Have read a lot about the AC not being good but I have had no problems at all. In fact if you set the climate control to LO (16 Degrees) you ll need woolens to feel comfortable inside. The initial pick up may not be great but at higher gears it races. As far as Mumbai city is concerned, one can overlook this aspect ( the low pick up). As far as looks and features are concerned it will give Honda City a run for its money. Overall a top class car at an affordable price.
Dear All,
I test drove d Linea Emotion Pk Petrol 1.4 Litre version… n trust me shes a beauty 2 drive… My drive was smooth & very very comfy… d sales guy was awesum… he knew everythin abt d cars specs.. am from Thane, near Bombay… I was totally impressed wid dis 1… I hav also test driven d new SX4, fiesta & Innova…. d Innova is a gr8 car but not a sedan & expensive as compared 2 all d other cars dat I mentioned… drove an automatic transmission SX4…. shes another beauty… but sum features present in Linea EMotion Pk r missing in SX4 top end model… fiesta can b probably compared 2 a Maruti 800( Exaggerating but true)… It is no where in d race wid Linea & SX4…Am bookin my car in next 2 weex & its gonna b Linea Emotion pk… buyin ne thin else wud b wastage of money… Also 1 thin 2 mention, SX4 comes wid a 2 yr warranty… whereas Linea emotion pk comes wid a 4 yrs warranty.. so ppl who had doubts abt paint peelin off can chillax… btw “paint peelin” theory is ok… but Bombay wid its humid climate has never seen ne car gettin corroded.. so dis seems 2 b a hoax… btw in UK dey drive d Ferrari versions… n Fiat sells only certain models in UK… n deres NOTHING rong wid FIAT… Cheers…
Hi , after reading all about Linea , the only Question !!!!
After sales service – with TATA , if somebody has an idea , how is it ??
should i buy linea ? as now i m driving swift…. and i m confused between linea and verna
please guide i m in mumbai.. and my running is 3500 km per year , so which is best for my running
Hi Mihir, I have test driven Fiat linea and what you read above is my review of that car. Though I have driven Verna, haven’t really driven with the intent of reviewing it. So, it would be tough for me to suggest between linea and verna. Please go ahead and test drive both of them, you will be able to make up your mind.
I am having Ikon 1.3 patrol . I was planning to upgrade it with Fiesta 1.6 . Then I saw Linea. Now I am in a fix whether to buy Fiesta 1. 6 Patrol or Linea 1. 4 Patrol Please give your valuable suggestions
Buy petrol version my dear :P Patrols will love it :P ROFLMAO
hi all,
nice to see all discussions. i am planning my first car. would you please suggest which car between Aveo 2009 and Fiat Linea is better. although I like Honda city i-vtec most but it is out of my budget.
Hi,,
first of al thanxx so much……dis thread waz very informative…i’ve got a question ..plz help…..i’m planning to buy a car and these are d options i’ve got……
1)ford fiesta 1.6 EXi..(petrol)
2)hyundai verna VTVT 1.6..(petrol)
3)fiat linea active 1.4…(petrol)
al dese cars fit into my budget……
i waz already in a fix bcoz of Fiesta vs Verna battle when i saw linea.
I’m stuck to it since i saw it..
In terms of looks ,linea’s got no comparison…..but in terms of mileage,aftersales service and power i vud like to kno vich 1′s best…(basically city driving)…..can anyone suggest me anything???
is there any update on linea 1.6 milti jet engine? is it coming any time soon? heard rumours that fiat is is testing this car?
Folks,
One point to highlight . I also got simply hooked to Fiat Linea’s design and its interior / exterior looks and is indeed fantastic. So I thought let me check with my collegues in UK about FIAT sales in the country and they mentioned that you won’t see much of them in UK which is true. The reason behind this is that Fiat body gets corroded after couple of years along with other parts. That’s the reason people perhaps don’t go for this car although engine may give performance.I am not sure how far it is true , but may be worth noting as in UK you will find only Fords or Renaults and BMWs . We really don’t know how the condition of the body will be after three / four year down the line since it has been recently launched in India. So I have taken back step now and since its price is cheap , I doubt the looks will last that long. I have finally decided to go for the performer – The ultimate Mitsubishi Cedia New sports……Worth spending few more lakhs rather than regret after couple of years…
Hi Superflier,
Fiat vehicles roaming in Mumbai as Taxis are best Examples of their reliablity and Quality. Can You spot any other Make Cars of that Season !
Its Only FIAT ! since 8o s.
When compared with chevy aveo 2009 1.4 ls is linea active a better one..??? can someone suggest me??
Hi Balajee, I haven’t driven or test driven Chevy Aveo. I can’t comment by comparing these two cars. Appreciate if anyone else has driven both, please share your thoughts.
Hi Vaibhav,
Go for Hyndai Verna top end model. Satisfaction 100%
Thanks for the reply, but Verna is a bit out of my budget with a cost of 8.61 L (on road) in Pune.
Hi There,
I have been driving a linea emotions deisel for the last 4 months now, i didn’t any complaints wat so ever, it has been giving me a mileage of 15/16 in City Pune and 23/24 on highways, Its simple awesome.
Nothing that i heard of but they would surely come up with it, in time to come,
There will no issue to buy a linea i am using the same version as u planning to by for the last 4 months
If you compare verna with linea the verna doesn’t give the feature which comes with linea, i was abt to pickup a verna in March but when i test drove the linea, that is what i picedup, i have been driving it since last 4 months with couple of trip outside Pune and daily in Pune, excellent mileage on the highway as well as city, good comfort and nicely priced, the engine is very dependable with a high torque which ehlps the car to move slowly, try driving on abad road, it will just cruze with no major jerks on the driving. I am also planning to buy a Punto as well, Fiat is finally back with a bang
Hi there!
I am planning to buy my first car. I have a choice of buying a family car OR a sedan. I was comparing amongst FIAT Palio and Maruti Suzuki WagonR, and FIAT Linea and Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire.
Since there still exist varied reports about linea in
1. Gearbox smoothness
2. Mileage (D)
3. Pick-up
4. Spare part and servicing costs
5. Service availability,
I am in a real fix whether to go for a FIAT or a Maruti Suzuki.
It would be of great help if anyone could help me reach a verdict.
Kindly bring to focus any points not mentioned in any of the above discussions to take his/her point home. (Experienced drivers are most welcome, since I do not have ANY car driving experience of any kind.)
Also, I am a bit skeptical about the price tags, since the top variant of Linea(D) in my city (Pune) costs 8.26 L, while Dzire (on road price) does not exceed 7.53 L!
Any and all comments/criticisms welcome! :)
P.S. : The soft facilities (e.g. My Blue and Display information etc.) make this car stand apart among all the ’7-8 Lac price tag’ sedans. They are a reason to cheer I must say! :)
For the curious souls, please DO visit:
http://www.fiatlinea.in/
hey guyz i m planning to buy linea emotion diesel model ,i m quite impressed with its exteriors n interiors and even the driving pleasure was good.but my major concern is mileage and maintenance as compared to ford fiesta diesel…and i also heard that fiat is going insolvent due to some fund issues….is it true????plzzz help me out b/w linea and fiesta (both diesel) i m looking for sheer value for money.
Finally…Today I got a chance to drive FIAT LINEA EMOTION Petrol Version (Bangalore). Here are some of the observations
1. Pick up of the car very poor (compare to Swift, HONDA). I am aware that those cars have different BHP’s. Still never seen such a bad pick up. – Showroom guy claims that it depends upon tuning of the car which can be done later.
2. AC – Car AC reported badly on every blog and experience the same. Doesn’t work at all. You will realize after 30 min that AC is ON.-Showroom guy claims that this car AC might be a problem due to some reason but doesnt have problem with other LINEA cars.
3. When you raise/accelerate the car and change gear, car doesn’t really respond to the engine RPM. It takes lot of time to adjust with the acceleration. Which causes lot of fuel consumption.
4. Beauty & Look wise car is superb.
5. Economy of Fuel always depends upon driver, roads, traffic condition in India and that is the only way to find real economy of any car.
6. Gear shifting is smooth but as a power steering, FIAT needs to improve a lot specific to LINEA.
Conclusion:
- FIAT PALIO is the best ever model released by FIAT
- Not buying FIAT LINEA
Hi i just want to know that is it really a worth buying car? cause i found a little bit problem when the engine get starts and little bit noisy even the car stops but i looked it’s interior & exterior looks much and one more doubt i have that does this car really have good resale value because it is assoicated with the brand name Tata and i feel that this car is not looking in the market as much as the other cars. Can somebody please answer my questions?
i test drove d beauty linea the other day and found it gud though it is not a beast in its power but other features and looks it provides are no less than the skodas and i think it will turn into good family car.
my experience with sales manager of fiat was also very good.
the car simply cruised in 3rd and the 4th gear…
I am owning a Linea. It is an excellent machine, gives great driving pleasure. Please do not believe any unrealiable story about Linea. If anybody would like to buy Linea please visit the nearest showroom and have a test drive. You will be definitely impressed with the performance. Before this I had a Year 2001 model Palio. I am quite impressed with the performance of Palio and wanted to upgrade my car to Linea. One thing is for sure, Fiat users will like to drive Fiat only. It has an excellent built quality, it is safe to drive and you will defenitely like it.
i hav already got linea at home and i hav no regrets…
overall i will give it 9/10….
cheers…
Folks, I am planning to buy Fiat Linea Petrol Version EMOTION in couple of weeks. Till date I was convinced about FIAT story about engine, performance, TATA-FIAT collaboration. But by looking at latest update, seems like wrong decision. Pls Pls gives us positive feedback.
pankaj i dnt agree with u at all i also own linea emption pk fully loaded..
its been a month now….mileage is awsume, air conditioning is superb it chillz in few mins…
and finihing wht crap r u sayin itz finishing can b compared with honda civic…
i am sure u must be competitor of fiat linea thats why u r saying everything fake and confusing ppl…
talking about service itz collaboration with tata motors has made it very effective i got one scratch and called the showroom ppl there gave appointment vry next morning and i just have to sit and have a sip of coffee and all was done without running here and there..
ppl dnt belive every comment posted over here blindly…
go and experience urself
@Pankaj
I am sorry to know that. Could you please update us on the condition after first service please?
@Rohan
Thanks for your views and inputs. Looks like the concern I had expressed in my test drive seem to be wide spread and being felt by many readers over here.
@Linea Phreak
I suggest you talk to a different sales guy and have a test drive appointment scheduled before you reach out to them personally. This in many ways helpful… if you can recollect your experience, you would known what I mean :)
I own a linea top model fully loaded version.
lot of problems:
1. air conditioner does not work effectively, you feel like sitting in front of a cooler not an AC
2. the mileage is 5-8kmpl. i have decent driving skills. i drive an maruti esteem as well as get 14kmpl out of that.
3. finishing of the car is not good – you will find many loose ends, especially in the bonnet
4. service centre is pathetic. just visit them once and see for yourself – no one to attend to the customer. no delivery on time (it takes 2 days for them to service, you give the car today and get it tomorrow!!)
best part is, my car is only 20days old and these are the set of problems i face… imaging the older ones :)
btw, you can test drive one vehicle which is old and you will notice the gear box is not smooth at all.
hav red tha same comment sumwhr els…….put up sumthin f ur own…..
.. U r talking abt a car that u owned for just 20 days ….. Reviews shud be written after experiencing the drive after 2000kilometers or etc …
I have been using this car for past 4 months. I am using the Petrol emotion pk one. In chennai city it gives me 14 kilometers per litre … and in highways it gives me around 19 kilometers … I have crossed 5800 kilometers … It’s fantastic car. I have not faced even a single problem abt LInea … Other than reading one such insane guys forum posting ……ROFL
Let me tell you my father owns Ford Fiesta and Honda city ….I personally hate ford fiesta ..It’s a cramped car ( Ford has only four letter words from me —- off )… Honda city maintenance is really expensive . My father spends around 25000 per service .Spending 50,000 Rs a yr for a HONDA …. Eeeeks … My father is selling his Honda car … going for Fiat linea soon :D …I happy that …..
This Pankaj doesn’t know what he is talking about I feel. My Linea E PACK Petrol has done more than 7000 km; the Climate Control when on (LO)chills you to the bone in less than 2 min even when the outside temp is > 45 degrees celsius. The mileage I get (tankful to empty) is 10.5 in the city and 15.2 kmpl on highway (speeds < 100 kmpl) (however, the MFD shows 11.8 & 16.9 respectively), grip and stability at speeds upto 170 kmpl is fantastic; 0-100 kmph time of 14 sec (my Alto takes 21 sec & my cousin's new Honda City takes 11 sec) is good; ASS (after sales service) at Joshi autozone has been great so far, I am ecstatic about the car and this when I have bought it after 3 months of test driving the new City, the Verna and the Linea at various dealerships across CHD and Punjab. Love to all.
Lt Col Navtej
Its been over a year and 14000 Km with my Linea Petrol.. The Air-conditioning is not up to the mark, it works brilliantly in the winters!! and during cloudy days and in the nights. But if the car is parked in the sun, the plastic absorbs ALL the possible heat and hence takes forever fot the vehicle to cool down.
Underpowered – not really, you need to get used to driving the car. Otherwise its a complete package and a brilliant machine to have.
Hi Guys
I test drove the Linea a few days back the Petrol variant few observations
Positives
1) Great Looks
2) Nice features
3) The blue and me technology is a nice feature to have, you can talk and read messages while driving.
4) Tie up with Tata’s will ensure good after sales service
Negatives
1) The vehicle is extremely underpowered
2) Clutch is hard, gear shift becomes a problem
3) The guy who got the vehicle was unsure of the mileage
4) The display screen reading is a problem as the steering blocks the view, so blu and me would be a task to read.
Over all i wouldn’t go for the vehicle
1) The vehicle underpowered
Worst experience with FIAT dealer specific in Bangalore i.e Prerana Motors. First of all, I would like to share my experience with you all. I have inquired about the car but not of the sales folks has given the brief. Then asked for test drive but non of the folks are arranging it. They claims that this/that model is NOT available at this time etc etc. I would like to pursue this car but because of this mentality of the dealer, bit scared to buy. I am going to try another dealer i.e CONCORDE Motors.
Once again I repeat
1. PRERANA MOTORS in Bangalore doesnt have professional skills & people to deal with customer
2. They over commit to the customer.
3. Phathetic Service overall.
@GIGI
For the sheer size of linea, I would say it is an impressive mileage.
@abhishek
I can’t agree more than what you are saying abhishek. Many of the readers are mailing me with their positive feed back on this car :)
people still dont know well enough that… an engines size doesnt matter that much…. what matters mostly is how much power the car has and how much torque its engine produces.. no matter how small the engine is…. The Linea has a 1.3Ltr engine but it produces 86 ps and a torque of 203 nm which is as much as of that of Skoda Octavia(90 ps and 210nm)… and mileage of Linea is simply awesome… it gives around 19.6 kmpl in highway… 14.9 kmpl in the city…in combine 15.9 kmpl….This is an Overdrive magazine resource…..and what else at a price of 6 to 8 lakh you get such an awesome car… its the Car of the year 2009 and Midsize Car of the year 2009….
Linea Emotion Diesel Mileage 15KM/Litre. Overall average highway and city drive
High way alone with 80-90 KM speed 19KM/Litre
City alone – 12.5 KM/litre
@mahi..
Thanks for your inputs, however i don’t agree with the comparison you have made saying 100 times better.
@GIGI
Thanks for being regular ans sharing your views on Fiat Linea engine performance. Good to hear that the service for Fiat Linea is good. Would you mind commenting on the mileage of Linea Emotion?
Linea shows very good perfomarnce and even in the speed of 140KM/hr the vehicles was steady without any noises . Like any other diesel Engine once the speed get reduced and if we want to increase further we have to down the gear and gain the speed back again else it will take time or may face difficulty while overtaking.
Regarding services from concorde motors it is very good and since it ia new vehicle service engineers are also new to Linea but they got confidence in sorting out the issues if any.
well i went for test drive of hyndai verna and linea… right now i am driving swift after test drive of verna i was in a shock… swift is 100 times better than verna any day… verna is not at all value for money..
when compared verna with linea… linea is much better and value for money..
the emotion variant is awsum and itz price is also reasonabl.. it has so many amazing features..
i am going to buy linea emotion diesel…
jst wanted to knw from gigi abt the performance… is it consistant?? and plz let me knw the feedback regarding services if anyone has gone thru it… thnkz
I still cant believe that Gigi is getting 24 kmpl for Linea Emotion, diesel. If this is truly the case, then every other car would be back in the race. Why I m saying so is,in today’s credit crunch people would like to go for a car that gives mileage & other features are secondary, well not for everyone, but in general.
But overall the Linea has got on to a good start and has a long innings to play, the competition would surely be tough as new more models are coming out. They should come out with the 1.6v Diesel at the earliest as the lack of power is the only main drawback that I came across on all the review of Fiat Linea.
@Ramesh Sundararajan
Even i am a bit skeptical about the after sales service from Tata. I would suggest you to check with any of your friends who already have a fiat car and getting it serviced at Tatas.
Appreciate if any of the readers here can respond to the above query.
Thanks for your review,last evening I had visited the showroom at chennai to have look for this vehicle.My personal expreince with TATA showrooms are bad,I have a Indica DLS ,I am planning to change to midsegment.
So I am in the procees to selecting the vehicle.The LINEA looking good,and its fits in to budget,but my biggest doubt is how TATA motors will handle the service,They never treat the customer as important.So I am in dilama to buy this car or not.
Please give me suggestion.
@GIGI
Thanks for the info.
@Sateesh
Makes sense. Thanks for your inputs.
@manish
You have discounted the mileages here. Diesel engines give better mileage compared to petrol engine in the car segment. If the petrol cars deliver a mileage of about 60 miles per gallon (mpg), then the diesel counterpart will deliver nearly about 70-80 mpg. On a long distance drive and long routes, diesel cars are much preferred over petrol variants. So, it again boils down to your usage.
i have homed onto top variant of linea..
but i m not able to make up my mind..
should i take the petrol or go ahead with diesel..your advice would be solicited ..
sir
i m referring to swift in particular.. and verna and vista in general.. the cost between the same diesel(of course fixed geometry turbine) and petrol is around 50 to 60 grands.. even considering the fuel prices and general driving condition.. i think shelling out 1 lakh is a bit too much.. diesel engine return around 2 rs to km while petrol costing 4 for the same.. effectively you save around 2 rs forevery km u drive.. ignoring the fact that diesel is more noisy and servicing and spares are costly..u still need to drive around 50,000 km to break even for the extra price you pay..
The Car will give 25 KMPL on the highway with speeds within 110 Kmph. This engine has a VGT and all cars that are only 50,000 more than the Petrol version do not have a VGT. There is a difference. You are paying for VGT and Fiat first hand technology.
Sateesh
Fiat Linea Diesel (Emotion)
@Sandeep
Thanks for the info.
@GIGI
Wow.. 24kmpl is a great mileage! Could you be more specific on which version on Linea you are talking about?
From Jan 24th I am using Fiat Linea and I am getting a mileage of 24 KM on Highway with A/C and 5 passengers when external temperature is 25 degree. I am getting 19 KM when external temperature is between 25 to 35 degrees. And on City driving I am getting 13 KM. Overall average (50% city and 50 % Highway) I am getting 15 KM.
Hello to the Author,
Couple of inputs, it is exactly the same engine as the swift dezire or Indica Vista only that it carries an additional VGT (Variable Geometry Turbo) – features in Verna also… You have a good torque which really matters. And mileage, this car delivers about 18kmpl.
Regards,
Sandeep
@Jayanth
How was your test drive? Like to share any thoughts?
@manish
It is always true when it comes to pricing between petrol and diesel variants. The diesel engine vehicles will cost more and I don’t think it is very highly priced. I feel shelling out another 1 lakh on diesel engine is worth because of its mileage and fuel price in india :)
its a pretty nice car..amazing looks and interiors but i just wanna know if it is worth paying 1 lakh extra for diesel model???either the petrol engine is too screwed up..or they are overestimating their diesel..all other cars using same multijet charge arnd 50grands extra..with 1 lakh u will have to drive around 40 to 50 thousand Km to break even..is it really worth it??
Thanks 4 the details. I am going 4 test drive tomorrow.
@Suhail
Well, nobody is commenting on the actual mileage of Fiat linea. Need to wait for some more time to get the facts from customers!
@Ruchi
Thanks :)
@Shwet
We can’t really compare 1.3lts engine with 2L for sure! well, for the given engine capacity obviously, it is a thumbs down on performance in sedan class.
“I am not impressed with its initial pick up, for a diesel engine of 1.3 ltr I expected much better performance.”
isn’t 1.3Ltr engine is one of the smallest in deisel…in 99/2000, Lancer had 2L engine which produced mere 68bhp….phew…
Hey Nice review , i was not aware about Fiat Linea in this detail..
Hi Mohan. Nice review on this car. Fiat is known for having very smooth gear shift mechanism. It was boasted that Fiat linea will give a mileage upto 24 kms. so, it is all hoax?
not exact 24 kms mileage but i think abt 18 km in diesel model… not bad
in diesel it just 15kms mileage
after the initial run in (1500-2000kms) the linea-diesel consistently delivers 18-19 kms/litre.
No Suhail. Not at all hoax. I have clocked 25.5 kmpl without AC and 22.3 kmpl with a/c just recently in May when I drover from Trichur (Kerala) to Chennai. I checked by filling up the tank completely, Tank to tank method. On highways you are sure to get above 21 kmpl for any diesel linea, no doubt. It definitely depends on the driver, how much brakes you are applying, how many times you are changing gears etc. In Linea, you dont have to shift gears until you go below 30/40 kms per hour. So you dont have to change gears frequently. This is my personal experience with Fiat Linea.
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