Fiat Linea [2008-2011] User Reviews

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  

1. Option of going for 16" and 17" Alloy wheels (as available in Italy and Brasil)
2. Emotion pack should have GPS in built (India too has good database now like mapmyindia.com)
3. Air conditioners need serious improvement. I took this issue with Fiat for 3-4 months, they replace suction pipe & Engine control unit but still I'm not very much comfortable. When the car is in traffic or running slow, there is low cooling. People sitting at the rear suffer the most.

 

Sylish Sedan, Rich Interiors, Superb Features, Technologically Advanced & Value for MoneyLess Head Room (Not a big matter of concern) & bit low ground clearance

Exterior The best looking car in its segment with amazing curves. Still mesmerizes depite having owned it for 2 years.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is good though fit and finish could have been better especially around the steering column but i can overlook that. interior has decent space though headroom at rear is tight for anybody above 5ft 9". M 5 11" and my hair always touches the roof.

Also the door pockets aren't huge. front cupholders are useless. it could really do with more usable storage spaces.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is low on power and gets noisy beyond 4000rpm but the best part is that it never vibrates even when doing 45-50kmph in 5th gear.

Gearbox is smooth. throw is short and precise. i get abt 10.5-11 kmpl in d city with ac mostly on which is par. on the highways it goes upto 14-15.

Ride Quality & Handling This is the best part of the car. the car is a driver's dream. gr8 grip from tyres around corners, feelsome steering that is gr8 to hold and phenomenal stability. i've touched 150 and the car showed not even a single sign of nervousness. Ride is extremely pliant too.

Final Words A fantastic car that could do so well in the indian market but fiat reputation not helping its cause.

Though i'd like to mention that the car has been very reliable till now with 15000kms done. Add to that 3 free services with gaps of 1 year or 15000km. till date i've spent less than 5000 bucks on its servicing though with free services over the bill will increase but nothing too exorbitant.

Areas of improvement Should really have more power. this car deserves it. wish the T-jet had arrived a little sooner.

Ride and handling, stability, build quality, looks, boot spaceLow power, rear headroom, storage spaces

Bought a Emotion pk 1.4 Petrol yesterday . Fanatastic looks - Have driven i only 50 kms so far- too early to comment on fuel consumption- though I see the fuel indicator dipping rapidly.A little sluggish; but you get over it . Handles well.

Haven't got used to the My Car features of reading consumption etc. Some tips though. Check the fuel lid. The plastics are cheap and flimsy inside. I opened my fuel lid first time i filled up and the lid just wouldn't snap back - Saw the plastic catch inside was broken. Dealer couldn't replace it then. Asked me to wait for a couple of days ( Pandit Auto Pune).

Second if you guys are going in for the Pk version with Blue and Me - make sure the dealer gives you a thorough run through. Some mobile phones aren't fully compatible for downloading the phone book . Also if you have a dual sim handset like mine- It gets confused . The manual has a list of mobile phones fully compatible- check it out .

But good experience overall . The sales staff was good . Let's see the after sales service. Will keep you posted

Lovely looks-; Loaded with featuresFuel consumption could have been better; poor plastics

 

Exterior I love the looks of Linea. Most people who see the car on the road cant stop gushing about its looks. I have bought the tuscan wine color which looks great both during th day and night.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The interiors of the car are great specially the dashboard. The seat height adjustment is a really useful feature. Although the space in such a big car could have been better utilized. Overall I love the interiors.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Engine performance is good. It is a great drive on highways. The car gives a mileage of about 13-14 in city driving which is great. I love the gear transmission and how smoothly it works.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Amazing to put it in one word.

 

Final Words Linea is a must buy for all those who dont want to shell out 10 lacs for a City. It is a great value for money product.

Great looks, excellent mileage, sturdy and low maintenanceLess spacious

 

Exterior Still after 2.5years of its launch Linea is still the best looking sedan under 15 lakhs category.Those excellent curves and lines all over give the car a stunning look.According to me the side profile of the car is amazing and with those front grills it looks simply hot.The curvy roof of the car is simply amazing and gives the car a coupe like look and last but not the least with a sobre looking back the car is simply a head turner. A true Italian flair indeed.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The interior quality is good and is very much comparable with the other sedans in the segment but it is not something extra ordinary to talk about unlike the exteriors.The rear legroom is good enough though headroom can be a problem for those above 6 feet 2 inches but certainly its not deal breaker.The seats are very comfortable with good underthigh and back support and I must say the froont 2 seats are huge in Linea.Seats have a height adjuster also with recline setting.The car also comes with a armrest which is a great boon in long drives.The glove box is also of average size but does not come AC cooling.

The car also comes with a rear AC vent which helps in cooling the cabin faster.The car also has a inbuilt bluetooth which hepls to take calls and read message without touching your phone.The whole multi functional display (MID) gives a whole lot of information like Inst. Consumption,Avg Consumption, Avg speed,Range,Outside temp,trip distance etc. A gadget freak will simply love to be in the car.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This car is heavy simply due to the thick sheet metal used to make the car.It is powered by the 1.4 l 90hp motor which gives decent performance and good fuel economy.Clearly it is not a car which can be driven in a rally or a drag race but gives adequate performance in city as well as on the highway.After the 2nd gear the car is simply a dream to run with its refined FIRE engine.The NVH level of the car are simply amazing and the engine is barely audible inside the cabin unless revved hard.

The gear box is good with nice and accurate shifting.The first gear is too short and dies out very soon.In all other gears the driveability is great and engine is responsive.The car easily clocks 165km/hr and beyond tat I have never tested her.

The engine is frugal and gives around 11-12 km/l in the city and 15-16 on the highways which is good considering the size and weight of the car.

Ride Quality & Handling Excellent Excellent and simply Excellent !!!!! In this department no other car under 15lks category can even come close to Linea.The car has a great Hydraulic Power Steering which gives a great feedback and is very accurate.You can push the car to each and every corner of the car and I can bet you that you will never feel nervous.The car is simply a treat to drive on highways due to its great driving dynamics and superior handling.

The Ride in Linea is also very plush and compliant thanks to great suspension setup.The car soaks all the potholes and makes the ride simply amazing.Passengers never feel bumps even on the most uneven roads though ground clearence could be a problem. Overall Ride and Handling of this car is something which I boast of.

Final Words Overall a great product from FIAT : Gorgeous looks,Adequate Engine and robust handling.The geabox need a tuning so that pick up of the car can be improved. Otherwise the car is flawless.

Areas of improvement Fit and Finish can be improved and with some tuning of the gear box the car can be fun to drive.

Remarkable styling,Excellent Ride and Handling ,Good space,Great featuresA bit sluggish,Fit and Finish

I am folloeing linea since feb 2009 and ever since i saw it I wanted to own one. There were lot of questions to be answered before deciding to buy the car (Reveiws,after sale service,performance etc). In fact everybody around me discouraged to buy a fiat car and go for Honda City. I test drived all sedans including Honda city, Linea, Ford, Verna, Aveo, Logan and Dzire but driving comfort and looks of linea were really awesome. I had test driven Linea at least 7 times.I went to book linea twice but my friend adviced me to wait. Finally after a long wait I finally purchased one on 11th Dec 2009 from Joshi Autozone Chandigarh(Flemingo red colour).

It was really very comfortable and attitude of dealer was very good. I drove the Car from Chandigarh to Nagpur (around 1480 Km). Covered the above distance in two days and halted at Shivpuri at night.

Believe me it was a very comfortable journey and vehicle performance was good. Mileage which i got was 14.5 Km/hour which is quiet decent to start with. The features of the vehicle are great. The only problem which i saw was that the Chassi hit a speed breaker which was a very high speed breaker near Gwalior but i think any car would have a problem maneovering it.I saw the undersurface of the car and to my surprise their was a thick  tin sheet  for protection of the chassis.

Rest did not had any problem Automatic Climate control is good and driving comfort is great. Overall it is a great value for money and I strongly recommend this car.

                                                         Dr Vivek Aggarwal

                                                        Nagpur 

great style, Great value for moneyslightly low ground clearance

Please buy the car at your own risk since the after sales people will make u cry. The service center people hand over ur car to there security guards to drive who inturn will bang ur car leading to a lot of damages to ur car & then u r told not get hyper. If somebody knows then pls help me to escalte my issue which is stated below in detail.

I have Linea emotion top end diseal .Bought in 2010 The car in it self is v gud till the time you don't need to get it serviced or take it to the service station.

Ever since the day I bought the car I am struggling to get desent enough after sale service. when ever I take it to the service station for servcing or some kind of fix the car come out with at least two issues that have been created by the service center.

You must read this incident that I am just now going to describe.

My car met with an accident on 29th of Sept 2012 for which i had taken my car to the service center (Auto links enterprices Vasant Kunj , ND)on 29th Sept 2012. I was supposed to get my car in almost weeks times after lot of followup on 22nd Oct . Just 2 days before the date when they promised me to deliver it on 20th Oct i got a call from  Auto links stating me that my car has met with an accident at there end since there security guard had droven it.

My car had been badly damaged resulting in a part replacement of right hand side both the doors , front right side body , bonut , front bumper, headlights . I was told that i should not worried since they r going to fix it at there cost & just that the car would be delived on 25th Oct instead of 22nd Oct . After lots & lots of followups & escalations they finally managed to give me my car on 29th Oct i.e. exactly 1 month from the date i had send my car to the service center with a promise that the car has been totally fixed.

But with in 2 days from the date of delivery I pointed out 10 issues which were not fixed again the car went to the service station & only 5 issues could be fixed & till date i still have 5 issues pending in my car with status as not resolved. I really don't know whome to escalate this since these guys are horrible after changing almost all the exterior parts of my car they say that i sould not panic.

My suggestions is that one should never ever pick a FIAT car.

It's gud to drive & is value for money as compared to other cars of the same segmentThe after sales servcies that r provided are pathatic. It's ground clearence is not gud at all.

 

Dear All, 

I am planning to buy a petrol car in the 7-9 L range immediately and have narrowed it down to the Linea 1.4 Emotion Pk and the SX4 ZXI after reviewing Fiesta 1.6S, Verna 1.6 ABS and Aveo 1.4 ABS too. 

I test drove the linea 1.4 Emotion Pk today (after test driving T-Jet Plus petrol earlier) just after SX4.  Was always impressed by the looks of Linea and was a little skeptical about the emotion pk version due to the underpowered engine (against the turbocharged t-jet) and the slightly lower GC. However, didn't experience a significant lack in the Emotion Pk. It was a test drive vehicle with 18000 kms on the meter but the ride was still outstanding. I am really getting inclined towards the Linea due to the sheer feeling of luxury it gives when you sit inside. The SX4 though great in ride quality, makes you feel short-changed when you feel the plastic interiors and rear space. I loved the 16" alloys though. 

I am a bit confused between these two. SX4 offers a good ride quality, cheaper parts/maintenance and a good resale value. However, the Linea just possesses you with the exterior and interior beauty but lacks a bit on power. Looking forward your your inputs.

 

Beauty! ... exteriors, interiors, comfortGC, power

Exterior

Great Looks... Grills at front and corner curves gives it a rocking looks.

Colours are awsm.  

Built is very strong. each gate will weight 3 kgs more than a similar honda car

True to its line- Admiration is guranteed

I have driven this car for 30,000 Kms and it has been fun driving this car. It is poor man's audi. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Good leg space, great space in boot. Very comfortable. Blue & me is good. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 engine Rocks, fun to drive on highways. fuel economy is less compared to other cars in this range. Gear Box rocks

Ride Quality & Handling

 It is car for people with a heart. Runs rocking even at 160 KMPH. Very strong built gives a great balance while driving

Final Words

 Buy it if you have a passion for cars and if driving thrils you.

Dont buy it if you have a middle class attitude about mileage, spare parts being costly etc - Buy a Honda city  if you want to miss the fun of driving a CaaaaaaaaaaaaaaR

Areas of improvement  

 AC can be better 

 Music system can be better

Wonderful Car- Excellent design, classic interiors, very good drive on highways,sturdy builtRear AC, Low ground clearance, low on fuel economy