Fiat India Launched Linea Classic Edition for Rs. 5.99 Lakh

Fiat Group Automobiles (FGAIPL) announced that in the coming Diwali festive season it will launch a classic version of sedan model Linea in the Indian market. Fiat targeting the Diwali season to make a pop up in their car sales and with this aim they are planning to trigger the Indian auto market with Classic Linea which is a flag carrier of Fiat in the subcontinent.

Fiat plans to launch the car in both, Petrol and Diesel variants. The petrol engine would be 1.4 litre (Fire) capacity whereas the diesel engine would be 1.3 litre multijet one. While briefing at the press meet, Nagesh Basavanhalli who is the President and MD of Fiat Chrysler said “Fiat India has exciting plans for the festive season. To celebrate and share the festivities with our customers, we have launched the Linea Classic which will give them the luxuries of a sedan at the price range of a hatchback,"

Fiat introduced a lot of features in the Linea Classic which will easily attract customer attentions like hydraulic power steering, programmable speed limit alarm, dual parabola headlamps and fire prevention systems and on the exterior part the major change that have been brought up is the 14 inch non alloy wheels instead of the 15 inch alloy wheels and also a Classic badge has been embossed on the boot lid. FGAIPL is on the steps to widening the service networks across the country to protect the consumer interests. It has also extended the warranty of Fiat cars to 5 years from 3 years.

Fiat has taking steps to increase their dealership networks from 79 to 100. Basavanhalli further added that "By Linea Classic, Fiat would meet the demand of those customers who sought premium aesthetics and advanced features at the affordable price point."

Price for the petrol version of Linea Classic will start with Rs. 5.99 lakh while the diesel version Linea Classic will be available with a price starting from Rs.6.95 lakh and Linea Classic + at Rs. 7.50 lakh. Fiat Linea is the longest car available in the sedan segment. Fiat describes this as "Take home a sedan at the price of a hatchback."

Key Features of Fiat Linea Classic

• Maximum power           88.8bhp @ 6000rpm
• Maximum torque          115Nm @ 4500rpm
• Width                           1730mm
• Length                         4560mm
• Height                          1487mm
• Ground clearance        185mm
• Halogen headlamps
• Rear Seat Belts
• Adjustable Seats
• Engine Immobilizera