Fiat Linea [2008-2011] User Reviews

 

Exterior It looks great. from outside it looks like a much greater car compared to its price. It truly is an italian beauty. but the fuel lid is very poor, has difficulty in closing it most of the time. and it can be opened by anybody with a screw driver.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is just ok. But not up to the mark. There is no space for keeping a bottle, also the plastics look fragile.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is great. Great fuel economy. 20kmpl with a/c on highways great perfomance also I never felt it lack power, as some people said.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality s great. But the suspension could have been better. Handling is great and comfortable feel so safe.

 

Final Words It's a great car. you cannot get a better car with this price, but still, why some of the things are having so poor quality.

 

Areas of improvement FUEL LID, PLASTICS, need more storage space for keeping bottles etc.

 

great styling,great fuel economy,safety, great drivability,ground clearence, poor fuel lid,inefficient storage spaces like cup holders

Exterior  very good and impressive

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Features are of superb standards, the rear leg room space could have been a little more extended, very comfortable in overall terms. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 responsive engine , good fuel average, gearshifts and column is good.

Ride Quality & Handling

 ride quality id superb especially the suspension, steering is very responsive and interactive.

Final Words   I have booked a linea dynamic 1.4L and since 1 month i havent been delivered the vehicle. Was promised the vehicle will be delivered in 23 days. Recieved the vehicle after 50 days

 

Areas of improvement    Requested to improve the customer relations and to have transparency in dealer customer interactions. Further the delivery time also can be intimated corrrectly at the time of booking to avoid dissatisfaction of customers.

 

 

STYLE, INTERIORSSALES(DELIVERY TIME)

 

Exterior One of the best, great stylist looking. The shape of car is so good and give you a rich feel

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Silent powerful engine with nice fuel economy (if you compare with the weight of car), high performance because of Turbo on petrol engine. Smooth gear shifting.

Ride Quality & Handling Excellent.

Final Words This car is one of the best in its own type of cars with so many functions and powerful engine. The turbo resolves the problem of pick up which was with old Linea. Road clearance is also better than older Linea, overall it is a value for money car. Fuel economy is comfortable i.e. 9 km/l in Mumbai Traffic and around 11-13 on Mumbai - Pune express way. One can drive this car @ 200 km/h without vibrations.

Areas of improvement Reverse censor should be part of main car and one major thing which I am not able to understand why Fiat is not marketing such a nice car in Indian Market.

Spare parts are not that easy so it takes longer time to replace warranty items. The service centers also don’t entertain if you take a car for fault work, you will be welcomed if you took a car for servicing. Specially Wasan Motors Kandivali Service station is the worst amongst them, they are very poor on customer servicing. Staff is very rude and thinks that the Fiat car owners are beggars.

So be careful when you buy a car from Wasan Motors as their Sales staff is very good but servicing staff is worst.

Stylish look, comfortable interior, silent engine, Powerful performanceVery poor marketing by Fiat itself,

 

Hi, I am samik from kolkata. I bought Fiat Linea Dynamic 1.4 petrol on 27th July 2010. in last 7 and ahalf months I drove this beauty for 12500 km and had my 1st service only. I was floored by it's fantastic design and stylist look before i bought it. it is really an eye stoppr. may be to keep it,s weight less it's body is not that sturdy. but everybody knows that a beauty needs more care.

 

Interior is good, plastics could be better still. ac was ok but in summer it needed a boost. BUT in the last month only i got an sms mentioning my car reg no, it said that Fiat asks me to bring my car to the nearest service center to upgrade the ac for free. i called KB Motors, got an appointment  after 10 days. now i am driving my love with an upgraded ac and i'm very happy. mostly i set the fan speed to 1 and HVAC to med cool. at the noon only i useto set it to coolest. the fun part is in elsewhere, after ac upgrade and ECS flash, aparently the power below 1700 RPM increased distinctly where there was some disappointment before. cabin noise reduced and the car became more lovable.

 

Engine Performance is good. it roars like a tiger when you push the race over 20000rpm. after ac upgrade i don't feel any power lag (it's a family sedan not a racing car). i pushed it upto 146kmph on NH2 had good fun, after that i was a bit nervous because of it's huge momentum. but it was easy to handle and controllable at that speed also. it's steering feels same in 20kmph to 146kmph.  Fuel Economy means lower consumption, i previously had a santro... so i had no expectation from this linea. afterall beauties are expensive... people say. i get 11.5 to 12kmpl in city with ac on and i got upto 15.1kmpl on the highway without ac and 14.5kmpl with ac on. so friends? Gearbox is smooth but the clutch pedal is very high and very strainuous for city driving.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Fantastic. this huge car manuevers like silk.

 

Final Words Buy it or not you will love it. service interval is 15000km. FIAT has guts. BTW huge boot space is an added advantgae i forgot mention.

 

Areas of improvement Clearance. interior plastic quality. esternal black lamination, cabin noise should be less.

 

Fantastic style, eye stopper, good fuel economy, roomy, very good manueverclearance, poor rear visibility, clutch pedal higher.

 

Exterior It Stands out & looks are always a step apart. From back it looks like a foriegn car & front design has been made looking into the aerodynamics.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Class in detail.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox XXXXXcellent.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Cant describe its so perfect.

 

Final Words Its my 3rd car & I have never been so convinced & happy about my decision on buying a car. I had wagonR before. It was good however very bumpy drive because of its height. Also the interiors were pathetic. Moved onto Dzire petrol. Maruti to Maruti. This was an excellent car & the engine was really powersul. The after sales were really goo however the only issue was its fuel economy & petrol prices were rocket high. So negating all these drawbacks & test driven almost 10-12 cars both me & my wife were convinced that LINEA was the perfect car we were looking for. Absolutely magical. class, comfort & economy at one go.

 

Areas of improvement Initial p/up on multijet.

 

Good fuel economy, Comfort at its best & Style of courseNothing what i can think of.

 

Exterior I was looking for a car, which had all round qualities, the classy styling of the Linea caught my eye, typical of a thorough bred italian background. The car, even while standing, looks as if it is in fluid motion.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The interiors of the car is relatively simple, yet modest. The best feature of the car is the bluetooth facility which contributes immensly to DAFE driving. The Air conditioning is satisfactory. The seats are very comfortable and adjustable. Most people complain of a not too smooth ride for rear passengers, this is not the case with the Linea. The boot space is really ample, with tool placement well thought out.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine obviously lacks punch, but therin lies a slight compromis a tradeoff between oomph and fuel economy. I like my linea engine, since the power limits are more than adequate for Indian roads. One has to juggle around with the gears a bit to maintain power. This is true especialy in the ghats. or even in dense traffic. With out the AC on, the power is obviously better. The fuel economy (with full blast AC at ALL times) is 17.8 kmpl. Which I think is highly satisfactory. The gear box is smooth.

 

Ride Quality & Handling This is one of the greatest features of this car, the ride quality is just fantastic. The car due to its low CG, hugs the road and I may recount one experience- I was travelling at 130 kmph and as I took a slight turn, an old village woman walked right onto the road. This led to some quick manouvering on my part, the car moved like a snake and I managed to avoid the woman with sufficient space to spare and without going out of control. This is the BEAUTY of this car.

 

Final Words After 30000 kms all I have to say is that I am very happy with my linea and would not think of replacing with with any other car. Value for money all the way.

 

Areas of improvement Probably a bit more Power otherwise NOTHING!

 

Tremendous road grip, beautiful styling, ergonomc controls, decent fuel economy, hands off mobileLow pick up,

 

Exterior It certainly turn's some heads around for its external styling

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) It’s a complete Luxury feeling in a Sedan car. Rear sitting is little cramped compared to City and Vento.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Sheer POWER with good efficiency (Turbo Jet) and Smooth Gear shifting.

 

Ride Quality & Handling I have tested LINEA Tjet (Owning since March 2011), HONDA City 2008 Exculsive & VENTO Highline Petrol, I would rate Tjet the best in Torque, ground clearance, pick up , Handling and suspensions. I would say very close to flawless ride on the road for Tjet. VENTO was similar with ground clearance and suspensions but Pick up lacks that power, you won't feel that power until u you hit the Third gear. HONDA City was great with Pick up (due to light weight body) great handling but suspension were very bouncy in pot holes (light body weight). I have also heard about ground clearance issue with HONDA City.

 

Final Words Linea Tjet pricey but overall experience is outstanding. Hoping that FIAT clears some air on its after sales service with help of TATA's, HONDA City great car with some modification required (suspension & ground clearance). It is the proven car till date in India. Vento Petrol good car but little too pricey. But certainly have seen many on road to prove me wrong on price.

 

Areas of improvement Priority would be (ASS) After Sales Service, without which no one would be interested to own any car especially FIAT. So FIAT India has to make sure or even scarifies on certain things to keep their partnership with TATA's to gain from their service center which a spread all across the country.

 

Interiors is like a luxury car, POWER, Comfortable long distance drives & Excellent StylingNo Bottle holder and Rear seat space compare to City

 

Exterior Hello I am navjot purchase new lenia diesal top model 3 months back alraedy run 7000 km so able to give my opinion, No doubt best looking car available till 07-07-2011 just after launch of fluidic we can comare these two otherwise in this price range diesal version you only choice, chevrolet exopecive look old granny, fiesta give feel of money minded person on road, but lenia looks that you are driving car worth rs 15 lac.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very spacious interior, boot space is large you can even sleep in it, balack ,, cream interior looks nice by adding available good wooden kit which give you feel of rich interior by spending only rs 1000/- its available in auto market. feature like blue and me you can get all your phone book on car screen you can dail a number from stering or even from voice comand car will read your message in your language also these feature not even available in mersz S class what else you want in 8.5 lak.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Suspension and handeling of car is superb i have SX 4 and usally drive hondat city of my friend its handeling is 200% better that these two . you can not even judge 1 feet hole on road suspension is toooooo gooooood, but pick up in 1st and 2nd gear is toooo pooor not even matching with indica but driving on high and if your are driving 40 -60 speed in city you will not feel this issue as no need to change gear frequently on 40 u can easily use 5th gear.

Ride Quality & Handling Superb alraedy explained above.

Final Words Best looking, best fuel eficency, best features, worth to spend.

Areas of improvement Name of fiat in india and pick up in 1st and 2nd gear that is the only two points which are not favourable.

Looks,fuel economy,suspension , blue and mePick up only otherwisw this car will beat any diesal car available in india

Exterior The car has great looks and curves and is a stunner .😊

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The interiors are spacious.There is ample leg room and the seats are very comfy.Had there been space for keeping bottles,it would be better.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox It gives average milage for its class.The Gear box is smooth and glides from lower to higher gears.

Ride Quality & Handling It offers excellant ride over bad roads.Speed breaker clearance is less but much better than Honda city.

Final Words A good buy for long drives with good handling even at high speeds and uneven roads. I have driven the vehicle thrice from Bangalore to Kerala and the drive was great.There was very little driver fatigue and family had lots of space to stretch inside.I did have problem initially with my airconditioning but it was resolved by Prerana Motor staff at Peenya.They have been giving good support and following up with me.

Areas of improvement Provision of reverse parking indicators and turn indicator lights on side mirrors would be welcome. It also needs to increase clearance to suit indian roads in relation to speed barriers.

Great looks with european styling,smooth curves andplush interiorsLess mileage and road clearance