Fiat Linea [2008-2011] User Reviews

A diehard fan of Fiat products right from the days of Fiat Padmini I was eagerly waiting for this model. I had to change my Palio 1.2 as it clocked one Lakh KM in six years and Linea arrives at the right moment.

I Test drove for about 20 Km only but has been immensly satisfied with the car. The third gear takes care from 20 kmph and hence the drive in the city trafic is a pleasure. The pot holes laden roads were efficienltly negotiated with a smooth ride. The solid build cacoons you and you feel safe inside. on the highway. The cornering is Fiat's benchmark as in all models.

The inside plastics felt cheap and the driving positon though ok is not very comfy. The rear seats are plush, roomy and comfortable for the medium build people. As my regular drive includes cris crossing village and country roads I look for solid build and good suspension.

I sincerly hope Fiat opens its own show rooms and service centres for a paradigm shift in people's opinion. I will know more in a fortnight when I actually own a car. 

Linea Emotion Multijet - At 900Km and a week of ownership (16-03-09)

My initial impressions after a week of driving 920 km which includes a drive to Bengaluru has shown both the positives and the negetives of Linea.

The Positives:

1. Happy with the size and solid build, good driveablity in chennai roads.

2. The drive on Chennai -Bengalru highway shown all the good charecters of  Steering, manouverability, cornering and the breaking ablity. he car came alive after 2000 Rpm and a pleasure to drive. The seats are comfortable. One feels very safe because of the build.

3. The climate control A/C is very effective. Rear seat passengers get enough cooling.

4. The feature 'My car' gives lots of info and is very useful.

5.The city driving gave 13.80km/lit, and 18.20km/lit. The overall avergefor 900 km is 16.60 km/lit which very good for its size.

6. Thanks to the tyre size and the suspension car gives unbeliveable smooth  ride.

7. Good lighting in the interiors. when the doors are closed the lights dim and goes off due to LED,  which adds class.

Not so Good thigs

Delivery of vehicle: I was delivered the vehicle with a low clanky metalic noise coming from the rear left side ( due to shock absorber scraping the body)but got it rectified next day. So much for the PDI

1.Lacks power below 2000Rpm. which prompt additional gear shifts. My palio 1.2 gave better pickup. I may get used to diesal driving shortly.

 2. Its ground clearence (161mm) to its wheel base is definitly not enough when you are negotiating speed breakers (especially the ones around Bengaluru) and driving out of basement car park to the road. The car's belly gets nasty knocks.  

3. Light / wiper controls on the wrong side for Right hand drive.

4. High positioning of clutch is not at all comfortable in the city driving.

Overall I find the Car is good and i am happy.  Thats it for now I ll keep posting. 

After 11000 KM  15-07-09

I ve just completed over 11300 km now. I ve enjoyed my ride all through. I have travelled through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over good, bad and ugly roads.

My only complain still remain the same- Low Ground clearance. It sucks!!!! especially when you are driving through village and semi urban roads. The protective shield given below gets abused and knocked in these roads.

Because of this the car gave rattling noices when driven over bumps and pot holes. I had recently rectified at ConcordMotors, Ambattur, Chennai. In fact I saw the under belly of my car when they hoisted up. Fiat has given enough protection underneth but the roads has got the better of them.

Well I ve to learn to live with it.

About the Service

I am really happy that Fiat has put in place an effective service system in Concord Motors. I am happy with their handling, technical knoledge, courtesy, efficiency in identifying problems and rectifying. As of now hats off to them

Well folks, about the fuel consumption. It averaged 18 KM in the high ways and returned 12.5 KM in cities. This I checked with tankful to empty method and filling at company owned Bunks.

I ve fitted the mud flaps, and also coated with anti rusting paint.

Well one more thing to be cautioned. While cleaning your car roof Donot rest your hand and give pressure. As in my car It might Dent!!!!! , only flimsy metal is used for the roof.

After 47000KM (10-05-2011)

1. Ride comfort is still good, Handling at 140kmph and cornering at 120kmp is still superb !! Breaking is still      fabulous. Gear shifting is smooth.

2. I can speed fast many bigger cars in climbing hills/ ghat roads. Amaging at 3rd gead pickup, cruises in 4th    and 5th gear on less trafic.

 

3.Tubeless tyres have come good so far, hope it may last another 2000km.

4. But the milage has come down slightly- 16-17 on Highways (is it due to my average speed is increased?)      and 11-12 in cities (more of 2ne and 3rd gear)

5. Engine noice is more over 120 Kmph, A/C is ok still.

Overall I am happy with my car

 

 

Send in your comments

Ramesh N Thotta

Stunning looks, clean lines & finish, spacious indoors, good suspension and Solid Build.Low Ground clearence, light and wiper contols in wrong position and soft metal roof !!

Helooo..! I wanted to buy one diesel sedan 2012 model. Survey was extensive with test driving Ford Fiesta, SX-4, Verna, Skoda Rapid, W Vento and....

I had driven Linea 2011 Petrol version and with the pickup being sluggish .. I was not at all interested in seeing Fiat linea. Then came 2012 and the new model of Linea Emotion 2012. The dealer just asked me to take one test drive .. which very reluctantly I agreed and within no time made up mind for my next vehicle ... FIAT LINEA EMOTION 2012. I had already driven more than 2000 kms in last one month and the review is based on that.

Pluses

- Admiration Guaranteed
- Mileage on highways is 18 when maintaining around 100 KMPH.
- City mileage in place like Delhi works out to about 16 - 17 KM/L , once again depending upon the traffic.
- Feature rich and has got all the required controls on steering minus cruise control which actually is not required in Indian conditions. SX-4 is also good but does not have features. Even new Dezire has more features.
- The diesel vehicle driving is based on RPM and anything more than 1800 RPM the vehicle will not let u down. More than 80 KMPH the pickup virtually improves ... tested till 130 KMPH. The variable geometry Turbo enures that the acceleration is smooth and will be difficult to make out that u are driving a diesel vehicle. In Rapid the jump is noticeable when u cross 1800 RPM.
- ABS is effective and is very useful at high speeds.
- Flat torque ensures that less frequent gear change as vehicle can pickup from 20 KMPH when in 5th gear. However, the pickup is slow when using this... RPM based which is low at this stage.
- Good boot space of 500 Ltrs.
- The top end model interiors are fab with leather seat covers.
- Colour - Tuscan wine is good but like any dark colour needs extra maintenance as dust easily shows. Get ur car Teflon Coated which will help to retain shine and gather less dust/scratches.
- Ground clearance is superb and clears almost all speed breakers.
- Auto head light function comes handy when entering mall parkings or UG parkings.
- Climate control is effective and very responsive.
- The servicing is around 4000 - 4500 annually/ 15000 Km whichever is earlier. For Skoda vehicles it is around 10000 plus.

Minuses

- Pickup is slightly sluggish when u want to race with some one or pickup fast. In case this is ur criteria then go for engine with 1.6 l and above. Chevrolet vehicles are good with 2.0 L engines.

- Limited or virtually no space inside the car for carrying stuff i.e pockets and space is minimal with no space for water bottle also. U need to carry a bag inside to carrying any stuff.

- After sale service as TATA is supposed to provide this. They, obviously, give preference to their own products. Here, PR will come handy.

- No parking sensors. This u should get fitted or alternately get camera fitted fitted. This I got it done costed around 5000 and is effective.

Hope this will be useful. Any further queries pl do ask.

All the best.

Styling, Mileage, handlingLass pockets or map space

I booked Linea Emotion PK (Champagne perla) at Marudhar Motors, JODHPUR By paying a cheque of Rs . 2,00,000/- on 28/03/09 at promised delivary of vehicle before or on 01/04/09.

I deposited balance amount DD on 31/03/09 and a bill was generated mentioning Engine no. and Chasis no. with promise of car to be delivered on 01/04/09.

Since than, The dealar has stopped ansewering my telephone and car has not been delivered to me till today.

I have heard of very poor service of FIAT after sale, but they have lived to their bad reputation before sale as wel.

What would happen after sale, only god can tell.

My Linea's Blue & me is not working for two months and they haven't replaced it even after reporting to CEO Mr. Kapoor Earlier Leaking fuel tank has been replaced after two visit of dealer AC also faulted twice in MayGreat style Good lookingBad service and very bad dealer performance

Since last 2 years I was surfing through different websites and almost read through 100 user reviews on Fiat Linea and every one had a good opinion.  We booked a Diesel, Flamenco Red, Emotion Pk.  While booking they informed a 20 days booking period.  But as they didn’t have Flamenco red in stock we opted for Vocal white.  It looked very majestic and like a beautiful White Stallion in a stable.. 
Admiration Guaranteed: - The slogan ‘Admiration Guaranteed’ is very rightly put for the looks of this beauty machine.  The bad thing is it really attracted a lot of envy. The interior is exotic and very lively.  You don’t feel like coming out once you are inside.  My 5 year old son is all the time inside the car and now knows almost as much as me about the car.  The front seat passengers have enough leg & seating space even if the seats are pulled well in front.  The front arm rest in the centre is very useful for the driver.  Only negative part is the hand brake is just beneath the arm rest. But again you don’t use the hand brake all the time.  The dials and the dashboard are beautiful and assembled neatly..  The digital display provides a lot of information including time, date, outside temperature, and also the kms run.  The plastic doesn’t look that cheap compared to the other cars in this segment including NH City.  The finishing inside is very neat and done very well. The dual colour interiors give it a rich look. 
:  1.3 Multijet engines would be a small engine for a car of this size, but it has enough power to drive this car efficiently.  In the first gear you have to pass 2500 rpm to get a steady start, but once you are moving the gears constantly the speed picks up and the drive is also extremely smooth.  The pick up may be lesser compared to other cars, but this is a family car and I am not in for any race too.  This gives out a steady pick up and I personally feel that’s what is needed in a family car.  The best thing I loved while driving this in slow traffic places is that you can drive even in the 5th gear at the speed of 30-35 kms and still the car wouldn’t jerk.  When you need to get speed after clearing the traffic, you need to push the pedal slowly and it will gain speed steadily, the good thing is you don’t have to change any gears, its like driving an auto-transmission car.
As I have driven only 400 kms I have not yet really checked the mileage but my display showed 17km /l while on highways.  When I checked with the sales executive he said it would increase after the 1st service.
The driving control is excellent and even on sharp bends you don’t feel the car swirling even a bit.  I tried out some sharp ‘S’ curves on some Trichur roads at 90 kms speed and it was taken very smoothly by the car.  There was no skidding or screeching sound and the tires gripped the road very well. 
The ride is very smooth and even on uneven roads you don’t feel the jerks as the Linea suspension bears it all.  We had gone for a long trip 150 kms with my aparents at the back and after returning they were as fresh as when we left from here.  My father remarked that he felt as if we were sailing in a boat and with the continuous air condition from the rear a/c vents, it felt as if the cool sea breeze was flowing into them. 
The technology installed in this car is the best among any other cars.  The ‘Blue&me’ system is very useful for people who are constantly over phone all the time.  This system is very user friendly and you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how it functions.  Once you pair your Mobile with the ‘Blue&me’ everytime you get in the car with your mobile’s Bluetooth ‘ON’, it will automatically connect to the car’s system.  You have first to download your phonebook to make any calls by name if not, you can also tell the car to ‘DIAL’ and then read out the telephone number .  Another feature is if you receive an SMS from any of your phone book contacts, then car will ask you if you need the SMS to be read out, say ‘YES’ and it will read out the SMS irrespective of the language.  I tried out a couple of Malayalam ‘SMS’ and it read out these SMS very clearly with an English accent. 

Finally the maintenance.  As the service has to be done only in 15000 kms the maintenance schedule is very long and hence I feel till that time  it would be a ‘ Fill it, Shut it and Forget it’ sort of an affair. 
Fiat cars were always known for their reliability but it is the looks and the service that let them down in India.  But this car is ‘Bold & Beautiful’ and the I believe Tata service would also cater to all the needs in future.  I learnt from the dealers that many people who had booked for SX4, Dzire, NHonda City already cancelled their bookings and booked for Fiat Linea and most of them already taken delivery of their cars compared to the 6-8 months waiting p

Excellent machineNothing to say

 

 

Dealership Experience – Got free from my college at 11:30 am on the 30th of October. Called Oberoi motors to enquire about the TD of Linea T-JET. The receptionist was polite and readily transferred my call to one of the FIAT sales persons. He sounded genuinely excited and was ready to bring the car to my home (Sweet!) but I told him that I am on my way to the showroom only so no need to bring the car over.

Reached the dealership around noon. It’s a huge double storey building and is only about 2 months old. The receptionist took down my contact details and showed me the way to the FIAT Area. As expected there were different display areas for FIAT and TATA as well as different sales teams. Was attended promptly by the SE and he offered me tea, coffee etc. before anything else (Didn’t quite expect this)!
He asked me if it was ok with me to wait for a few minutes as he was on a call with another customer. Was served with the coffee in about 5-7 minutes and in the next 5 minutes the SE was ready for the TD. The SE had decent knowledge about the car though not more than me.   (For those who don’t know, i worked for FIAT as a SE for about 4 months and Linea was launched while I was working).

The demo car was a Sum Beam Beige T-Jet+ and the color looked great. However, I find Tucson Wine the best on Linea followed by black. I wish FIAT launched the Cool Jazz Blue Linea in India (showcased at the auto expo).

ENTER – FIAT LINEA T-JET

Exteriors – Enough has already been said about the stunning, ageless looks and design of this car. Which ever color, one can’t take his eyes off this Italian Beauty (Absolutely Drool Material)! The new 16” alloys look staggering to say the least. The car has an improved GC of 170mm, 5mm more than the rest of the petrol Linea line up; thanks to the bigger alloys and 205/55 tyres. Try lifting the bonnet and you’ll realize why the car weighs almost 1.3 tonnes! The ‘tank like built’ makes you feel safe at any speed. The Europeans cars are way ahead in the built quality as compared to Japanese and Koreans.


Interiors – Step inside and it feels like a different Linea all together thanks to the soft touch dashboard and the exquisite leather seats. The interiors seem to put together in a much better manner as compared to the previous models. Though I never had any problems with the plastic quality of the Linea/Punto, it was the fit and finish at some places that was a let down. However, most of it has been taken care of but it can still be improved further IMHO. Having said that, hats off to FIAT for taking the customer feedback seriously.

The use of chrome instead of silver (like in other Lineas), give the interiors an up market feel. The leather seats are large and offer great under thigh and back support.

The interiors of Linea are better than the city but the fit and finish of Vento is a notch above the rest of the cars in this segment. The plastics have a ‘built to last a lifetime’ feel. Though I like the central console of the city, it’s the dials that are a turn off. Neither do they look sporty as the ones in Jazz nor classy like the Linea. Kind of ‘Honda Unicornish’. What I don’t like about the interiors are; the shallow cup holders and not even a single bottle holder!

Off Topic : Checked out a brand new punto emotion at the dealership and the plastics and fit-finish felt better than 2009 punot/linea.

Test Drive - Turn on the ignition and you can immediately feel the high refinement levels. You may feel you have turned deaf as you really have to strain your ears to listen to the engine sound at idling.
Till now things are more or less like the 1.4 NA Linea and almost everything brings a smile on your face but as soon as you slot in the first gear; you know things are different. This car is a serious powerhouse and the smile just grows bigger!

Slot in the 2nd gear and you can feel the turbo rush. Turbo in a petrol engine! You are literally pushed back (my friend sitting at the back also commented on the same)! Felt like Nirvana! Pure Adrenaline and it just continues to get better as you move ahead further and faster.

Though it wasn’t proper testing but I’m sure this car can clock 0-100 in 10.xx seconds thanks to the peak power of 113bhp @ 5000rpm and a class leading peak torque of 207nm @ a mere 2200rpm. On a traffic filled Noida lane, I reached 120 in no time.

You drive this car once and trust me you just want to continue driving it! The engine makes itself audible after 3000rpm but the engine note is so sweet, you’d rather want to switch off your music system and listen to it!
Note that the peak power is achieved at 5k rpm, hence, it is not required to rev this car beyond that.

The ARAI mileage figures are 14.6 Km/L as compared to 13.8 Km/L of the 1.4 NA Linea. I believe it should give anything between 10-11 and even 12 if you drive it sedately (if you can, that is).

A special mention of the special music system. For ardent music lovers like me, it plain sucks! For people like my mom and dad who just prefer to listen to some music while driving, it can do a decent job. Speaker upgrade is highly recommended.

Though it has been discussed many times across various threads in the forum, I believe it still requires a mention here. The blend of ride and handling is the best in the segment (atleast as compared to the cars I have driven. SX4, City, Fiesta, Verna). Period! Vento might be a competitor but I have my doubts.
Same holds true for the Hydraulic Power Steering. It is the best steering to hold (in the segment) and looks great too (only the city steering comes close). And believe me, these looks are not deceptive! It is precise; full of feedback ad makes you feel connected to the road all the time. Metaphorically speaking, the steering makes you feel like you and the car are one entity and you’re entering into a relationship with the road.

This car is an addiction, honestly! And when I say I’m addicted to it, even alcohol does not have the power to make me an addict. But, I surrender to the FIAT LINEA T-JET! (Give us the PUNTO T-JET Please FIAT).
Last but not the least, you get the power alright but at the same time you get the built, suspension to withstand that power. Add to this, the wider 205/55 R16 tyres only make things better.
But the real surprise/boon/gift is the all four disc brakes. The car deserves them with so much power under the hood and FIAT has given it just what it deserves. Note that Linea T-JET is the only car with all four disc brakes.
Really Kudos to FIAT for this.

Final Verdict – FIAT really has left no loop holes with the T-Jet. If you are looking for a petrol sedan under 10L, buy it eyes closed.
Don’t worry about the service anymore. With 175 points of sales across 130 cities, FIAT has the 4th largest network in India after Maruti, Hyundai and TATA which would reach 200 by the end of 2010.
There is about a 45k price difference between the T-JET and T-JET+ for which you get leather seats, bigger tyres, better GC and all 5 alloys. Yes! You read it right, the spare wheel is an alloy too! IMHO, the price difference is worth it.
If I get a good enough job after my MBA, I am buying this!

Looks, Built, Addictive Engine. Feature, Ride & Handling, Steering Feel & FeedbackNo Bottle Holders, Slightly Rubbery Gearshift

 

I would like to bring some experiences in notice to the expected buyers of Fiat Linea. I own Fiat Linea emotion, diesel version. I recently found that the front shocker is leaked and needs replacement as inside the warranty period, I went to the TATA motors service centre in Noida, and both the stations said a BIG NO to get it replaced due to unavailability of parts.

I am driving the car without getting my car’s shocker replaced, there is even no expected time given when the parts will be availble. I am really pissed off with kinda service by TATA/FIAT after the mergence it has got worse it seems. I have pitty to the Fiat MD India, why he launched the car if they cant provide its parts when required??? A man purchasing a product worth 8+ lacs won’t feel happy if he has to run his car unrepaired !!!

 

If I would meet the director of Fiat, I would say that doing business is different and satisfying customers while doing business is totally different. They will remember your name when you will deliver them the product with satisfactory services thereafter!!

 

Good looking , comfort , style factorUnavailability of parts, painful service area.

I have flirting with  linea since quite a long time to be precise for more than 10 months, the car is undoutatedly a well build stunner.Finaly on 30th August i took her home.I have been constantly following the reviews written and after driving the italian beauty i thought it would be just to put in my experiance.

The car uses a 1.4 lt 16 V engine which is a advanced starjet engine developed in the year 2003.(check the details from Wikepedia and other sites).The engine uses advanced technology to divert a part of car exhaust(which all know has unburnt fuel) to the combustion chamber and through other technical features improves the efficiency of the car and gives it an excellant milage without compropising with power.The engine has also less moving parts and for the technology used by Fiat requires servicing after 15000Km in comparision to Honda City which goes to garage after 5000km.

Coming to the features of linea one cannot ask for more.The emotion Pack version has ABS,EBD,Airbags,CD-Player,and all other features which gurantee entertainment and safety to passengers.The feature Blue and Me which alows receiving calls and calling numbers and reading texts from mobile is a very thoughtful system in the car developed by Fiat in collaboration with Microsoft.The said system is not only convinient it also adds to the safety by allowing the driver not to take his/her eyes of the road.I must tell you the said system as per my information is not available in any car including the Honda City in India.

Now coming to the nuances of driving her,she is agile,takes the ups and downs of the path with ease and never lets you down.The car is certainly not underpower as has been suggested by many reviews.The 0-100 for the 1.4 lt 8v petrol as per wikepadia site on Fiat linea gives a figure of 14.6 which would be less by atleast 1to 1.5 sec for the 16v starjet engine in the petrol linea,which comes to a 0-100 in 13 sec,which by no means is slow even in comparision to the new City.Of course if you are a F1 driver the car would be slow.

Now coming to the price, the top model of linea comes for Rs 8.5lac on road which is more than 1 lac higher than the new City.

Like most purchaser of cars i had also visited Honda to look at the City and drove it.The engine of the car is undoutedly good, but the build quality,suspension,features,price and the looks according to me certainly not comparible to the Linea.

I have personally nothing againt the City but having read through some of the reviews and after copairing linea-vis a vis city i think it is prudent and just to compare the two cars based on what they offer rather than being swayed by the brand of Honda in India and brand of Fiat in India.As a matter of fact i must tell here that globally Fiat has equal or more reputation in the world as a car maker than the Honda.In fact just yesterday i read a news report of recall of 4,00,000 honda cars in USA, for record fiat till date does not have a car recall as per my knowledge.

Now finally coming to the after sale services.Fiat is desperate and is tring its best to improve services in India on which hinges its sucess in India.The service i think requres improvement and is a bit lacklusture in comparision to Honda or maruti.However all spareparts are readily available and Tata gets the job done.

Thats all i need to say.

beautiful looking car,excellant features,superb build,great handling and safetyfeaturesservicing by tata Fiat needs to improve a

I bought Fiat Linea Emotion 1.3 MJD exactly a month back and last night, i completed 1,000 kms on it. My experience with this car can be described by only one word "Overwhelming". Good looks, Superior comfort, excellent fuel economy and cheapest in its segment, would be a rare combination. Fiat Linea MJD has it all. I would like to post a few lines about mt experience with the Lines MJD: Interiors: I have an Emotion, so the interiors are much better than teh active and dynamic, because it has a much smarter centre console. Setas are fairly comfirtable. Leg space is ample. I am 6'2" tall and when I am driving, a fairly large individual could easily fit behind me. begige and black interior are good. The orange back light - I am not sure.. It was not as per my taste, i would have much preferred w white or blue. Rear sun shield is a good addition. Exteriors: Impeccable. I can't find a better looking sedan in this segment. The only one which probably comes close is an SX4, but, it doesn't have diesel. I own a fox trote azure colour, which is not very common, so, it is quite common to see heads turn when i zip by. Drive quality: She feels like a cockpit. I dont think i need to say anything else. I would like to question the guys who feel teh Linea MJD is under powered, "are you teh sorts, who shift to the 4th gear as soon as the car touches 20 km/hr?" Since the time a bought her, i have been second to none in getting out of a signal. Even in teh 5th gear, when i hit teh padel, i can feel the sudden jerk. The trick here is keep teh RPM as close to 1,800 as possible. Suspension is also best in class. Only a couple of things which i was not very happy about: 1. Front ground clearence is low. When i tried to park the car in reverse on an elevated parking, i touched the base on to teh ground. 2. Quality of metal used to make teh body: I was expecting better quality metal going by what was being used in the Palios earlier. It feels very delicate and could be dented very easily.

Fuel Economy, Good Looks, Comfortable InteriorsLow ground Clearence

Dear Readers.

 

I picked up my Fiat LINEA Emotion Pack 1.4 Petrol on 23 Oct 09 from Metro Motors Ambala. I have visited Mata Vaishnodevi post the purchase. The drive to and fro offered me a good chance of having a feel of the vehicle.

 

Firstly, the maximum concern everyone has, the mileage. Trip meter was extensively used on various sections of the road and I got a mileage of 13.2km/litre on stretch Dasua-Jammu-Katra-Jammu-Dasua (a two lane highway) at an average speed of 52kmph (one couldn’t achieve more than that due to traffic) and a mileage of 14.8km/litre on four lane highway from Dasua-Jalandhar-Ambala-Delhi-Mathura at an average speed of 84kmph (the passage through Delhi was omitted). AC fully functional at all times. I am impressed.

 

Now the handling. I own a Santro Xing XO. I am used to zip start and a feeling of available extra power at all times during drive. I did not find much difference. When slowed down beyond a limit in third gear the vehicle had to be shifted to first as second was unable to react. The performance in second /third gear at slow moving traffic in city is tremendous. It instills lot of confidence in city driving. When traveling at high speeds in top gear you do feel that there could have been an additional overdrive gear. The front design makes handling of the car through city traffic comparatively easy. Judgment of extreme corners of the car is surprisingly easy compared to SX4 or Honda City. Max speed I touched on four lane highway was 160 kmph while overtaking a Verna. The car was superbly stable and found the grip on road even better. The suspension is superb and potholes go unnoticed. My son who is 6 feet did not face overhead room problem in rear seats. On a bumpy road the situation may however change.

 

I would recommend parking sensors as accessory for everyone for sensible reverse gear movements. I installed Autocop Parkpro from fiat dealership in Ludhiana.

 

There can be no complaints on the interiors. The luxurious feeling is par excellence comparable with Honda Accord.

 

Features not so much advertised are intelligently done up such as ‘auto cabin lights on’ on removal of key and ‘auto off’ of cabin lights on locking the car, ‘Follow me headlights’ function is extremely useful  while parking in dark places, ‘Blue and Me’ is amazingly relaxing facility to connect to the world without loss in driving efficiency, ‘Remote opening of boot lid’ via remote key is impressive, ‘Auto locking of all doors’ on crossing 20kmph, ‘Seat belt warning’ and ‘auto unlocking of all doors’ during accident, ‘Auto stoppage of fuel to engine’ during accident, Dual SRS Airbags, ABS with EBD all inclusive make the car a completely done up package, needless to mention here that Alloy wheels and tubeless tyres come as additional benefits. Fiat would have done better to provide alloy wheel on spare wheel as well.

 

I would fail in my review if I do not mention a word about the dealerships I came across. Metro Motors at Ambala where I picked up my car were extremely courteous and helpful. The receptionist came out of her desk and escorted me to the concerned desk of Fiat in the showroom. The balance procedures were as if well rehearsed and worked out to the need of the customer. Tata Fiat have done well to treat customers in a privileged manner. On the way when I visited Garyson Motors Ludhiana, I was treated as if I was there customer who had purchased the car from them. I had 3 staff attending to me and ensured my full satisfaction. If this continues I am sure Fiat is set to give its parallels a tough fight to survive.

My email psj12765@rediffmail.com

It wins everybody's heart. Excellent looks, Posh interiors, Fully LoadedYou will have tough time to find one