I bought a Fiat Linea Emotion pack diesel on Mar 1st at Autofin , Secbad. I am having a very good time and completed 1000 kms recently. Car looks more of higher segment car than where it exactly placed.
Fiat is given atmost attention to every minute detail of the car and even wider tires provide give a good grip and ride quality compared to competitors who provide narrow tires that provide more milleage. I have got a milleage 14kpl in city and 18kpl on hightway at crusing speed of 100 kmh. Blue and me technology is very convenient to use while driving in traffic and Ipod USB integration with audio system is pretty good. Ride and handling department along with great ABS brakes wins heart of the people that cannot met by any of competitors even skoda octavia. Power from the engine is linearly delivered, i just find some drag in delivering power below 1500 rpm that can be avoided by shifting to lower gear. I didnt find it underpowered in any angle as there are lot of concerns in this regards , the only difference there is not that rapid surge of power as u feel in verna. Fiat has not compromised on build quality to increase milleage of the car while all the other competitors pretty much do it.Car is very stable at high speeds and cruises without much effort. Doors are pretty heavy that indicates the good build quality of the car.Seats are very comfortable, rear seats are highly placed which provide good comfort for rear passengers. Boot is pretty big enough to stuff everything inside.45% of spares are now manufactured in India which would scale up to 90% by year end that would ensure service is not a problem in the car. Some of the problems i noticed in the car which if resolved will make it most deserving car in mid segment. Car turning radius is 5.55m which is pretty long for such size. Ground clearance should have been better. They should have provided a reverse screen inside the car as its hard to perform it since rearview is limited. Headroom is limited in the rear for people above 6ft. Engine noise is more audible inside the cabin at high rpms.Storage space inside the car is not good enough to keep water bottles. Anyway i am pretty happy with the car and enjoying every moment of it.
Amazing design, good interiors, fuel economy, drive and handling,safety, build qualityrear head room, engine noise at high revs, ground clearance, rear parking sensors
