Me, myself and my Palio 1.6 Sport

A user review on Fiat Palio Stile. Written by Girish Krishnamurthy on 17 July, 2007

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Looks
Performance
Space/Comfort
Fuel Economy
Value For Money

Version Reviewed

Sport 1.6

Purchased As	:
Familiarity	:
Fuel Economy	:	kpl

Good	:	Amazing Performance, Macho looks, Very spacious, Pricing
Bad	:	Cant think of any!!!

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A rainy Friday afternoon in Bangalore, everyone preparing to go home from work and chill out, but i am franctically pacing around trying to get my DD's ready. I wanted the Fiat Palio 1.6 Sport, and i wanted it at my doorstep today!!!

After all arrangements were done, the showroom guys were quick with the works and by 7.00 pm that Friday, the car was standing in front of my house!!!

Exterior

Fiat has given a considerable facelift to the new Palio, with the cool looking headlamps. The 1.6 is available in just 2 colors Red and Black, so i opted for the fiery looking, attention grabbing Ferrari Red.

Interiors

The interiors too are pretty well done with dual color dashboards and plush beige interiors, with sufficient Cubby holes wherever required. The only crib i have is that the Cup holders are integrated into the Glove box lid. Otherwise the dashboard is pretty decent with good readability. This car has oodles of elbow room and the rear is spacous too comfortably seating 3 adults with decent leg room.

Engine and Performance

The 1.6 L 100 Bhp monster is the main reason i bought this beauty. It has a amazing response in all the gears and the AC does not load the engine too much and response is pretty much the same. The top speed they say is in the 170's but i just did a 120 since it is the frst week.

Handling

The car feels very stable at speeds of over 100 and with better tyres will do really good at cornering at these speeds, being a pretty heavy car at almost a ton, the Palio is defenitely known for excellent stability and does not disappoint

Mileage

Well for a combined drive of the city and highway (50:50) i got around 13-14 Kmpl with AC, which is not bad at all for this kind of performance.

Value for Money

The 1.6 version comes loaded with Alloys, Tubeless tyres, central locking, rear wipers fog lamps, rear defogger etc, which makes it a value for money car at an impressive price tag of approx 5 Lakhs on road.

Overall i am proud to own a car which has the power and space of any top mid sized sedan, with a price tag that is not a pinch to my wallet.

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Sivakumar on 18 Sep, 2009 at 02:04 PM

100% i agree, It gives decent mileage in highway(16kpl) compared to other cars it snot really bad. i tred with various road/climatic conditions it performs very fine, i could drive 140km speed consistantly in bangalore chennai highway.and i reached 4 to 5 times 170km speed(just to see the performance suggest you not to try for safty reasons)

Aris on 02 Aug, 2009 at 12:12 AM

sorry guys ! still confused abt a palio or siena, any experts, pls comment

Aris on 02 Aug, 2009 at 12:06 AM

Looking for a good condition fiat palio 1.6 sports edition, with service records, delhi registration and preferrably first owner. Immediate purchase, pls call - 09212018118, Brokers Pls excuse. Hope I am making the right choice, just sold mu Ford Ikon 1.6 ZXI, avg use per day would be abt 16 kms, pls help me out...

Aris on 01 Aug, 2009 at 11:59 PM

looking for a palio 1.6 sports, immediate purchase,pls call 09212018118, brokers excuse,

Satish on 30 Jul, 2009 at 08:09 PM

Guys... don't ever think of installing a CNG kit on Fiat Cars... it will ruin your car.

Gumeet Singh on 11 Jun, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Hi Guys, I bought Palio 1.6 sport. it is a 2007 model. can anyone suggest if cng is possible and what will be milage on cng?

Babujane on 09 May, 2009 at 12:36 PM

Dont count on the mileage in Palio 1.6 sport... If you look for mileage then go for some 800- 1000 cc cars with less bhp. When we get 18Km mileage from a 60hp car, 13-15Km from a 100hp car is wondeful.

Abhishek on 26 Feb, 2009 at 10:43 PM

Dear All, Gr8 to see that the Palio 1.6 stile sport club is really 'exclusive'. First of all, I must congratulate all buyers and those who have tendered the first cheque- you made the best choice in life after your GF.few of the things I must put forth: 1.Not for the ones for whom fuel economy is the utmost criterian.Guys you simply don't deserve this lara croft. 2. Not for the ones who employ chauffer for he would never let you touch the steering wheel. 3.Not for the ones who expect gr8 r

Sachin on 10 Feb, 2009 at 01:16 PM

Hi guys...i planning to buy a car and have only 1 car in my mind which is the palio 1.6....I would like to know if picking this car is a good choice or bad???????

Sandeep Ahuja on 15 Sep, 2008 at 01:19 PM

Average on the Fiat Palio 1.6: You have to be careful while driving this beast keep the foll. things in mind 1) keep your foot off the cluth and prefer nutral gear while standing on the signal 2) Avoid frequent gear changes and braking 3) try and see the signal from a distance in order to free your foot form the accelerator before approching the signal.

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