New Fiat Linea T-Jet ready to launch in India

After the huge success of Fiat Linea, FIAL (Fiat India Automobile Limited), a joint venture between Italian auto major Fiat and India's largest auto manufacturer Tata Motors,is now going to launch Fiat Linea T Jet on 8th October, 2010. Fiat Linea has tasted sweet ever since its launch in 2009 and with Indians all geared up to enthrall markets this festive season, Fiat seems to be making just the right move to gift a much powerful sibling to the buyers. The all new Fiat Linea T Jet will share the same body shell as its other variants but would be blessed with an additional T badge. The car is sure to give Honda City, Hyundai Verna Transform, Maruti Suzuki SX4, Volkswagen Vento and other contemporaries in its genre a tough fight for sales.

                    See More Fiat Linea Pictures                                                                                      Read More on Fiat Linea

The new Fiat Linea T Jet will introduce Fiat's first turbocharged petrol engine in India and will be the second petrol engine to be launched in India equipped with a turbocharger.The car will come equipped with a 1.4L turbo charged petrol engine that would shell out 113bhp at 5000rpm power and a striking torque of 207Nm at 2200 rpm onwards. Acceleration and pick up would certainly get a boon with Fiat Linea T Jet zooming from 0-100 kmph in 11.14 seconds and reaching to a top speed of 186 kmph. Talking in terms of add-ons, there are a lot of exciting additional features to look forward to that include the new leather upholstery, a row of three reflectors in each tail-lamp, Door-mounted mirrors mounted on stalks and many more. If these are not enough that car would also offer the Hill Holder fiction that would hold the car from rolling backwards in case the foot gets off the pedal, rain sensing wipers, reverse parking assistance and stylish automatic headlamps.

                    See More Fiat Linea Pictures                                                                                      Read More on Fiat Linea

Fiat Linea T Jet seems to be blessed with the best of features and value additions as the car now sports rear disc brakes and fatter and larger tyres, it's now 205/55 R 16 which is far better than existing 195/65 R 15. The ground clearance of the Fiat Linea T Jet gets higher i.e. 170mm as compared to the existing 161mm. There are some minor changes on the exterior and interior of the car as well to give a world class feel to the buyers. Currently, Fiat Linea is available with 1.3L, Multijet diesel engine and a 1.4L petrol engine.

                    See More Fiat Linea Pictures                                                                                     Read More on Fiat Linea

The new Fiat Linea T Jet is reported to be dressed with a leather upholstery and a far better AC as compared to its predecessor. Along with that, the company might bless the car with a remote control for audio system which can be used either by the driver, co-driver or the rear occupants.

The Fiat Linea T Jet will be a car for the enthusiasts and the Italian designers claim it to have similar fuel efficiency like its 1.4-litre petrol engine which if true will workout in its favour, as the only two negatives of the Fiat Linea was its power and its service. The performance will be sorted with the T Jet and Fiat has been working on its service which will eventually be solved, as Fiat is serious about sales in India. Fiat also plans to exports its popular models Fiat Punto and Fiat Linea T Jet to overseas market from next year.

Fiat made a grand comeback in the Indian automobile scenario with Fiat Linea launched last year. Value additions and right positioning is the need of the hour and with the company realising the same, there seems to be nothing stopping for Fiat India.