Fiat Linea
| Fiat Linea | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 2007–2015 |
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| Designer | Centro Stile Fiat |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car (C) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | GM Fiat Small platform |
| Related | Fiat Grande Punto |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.4 L Fire I4 (petrol)(petrol) 1.4 L Fire Turbojet I4 (petrol) 1.8 L E.torQ I4 (flexfuel) 1.9 L Torque I4 (flexfuel) 1.3 L Multijet I4 (diesel) 1.6 L Multijet I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 5-speed semi-auto |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,603 mm (102.5 in) |
| Length | 4,560 mm (179.5 in) |
| Width | 1,730 mm (68.1 in) |
| Height | 1,494 mm (58.8 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,185–1,260 kg (2,612–2,778 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat Marea |
| Successor | Fiat Tipo |
The Fiat Linea (Type 323) is a compact car released on March 26, 2007 at the Tofaş plant in Bursa, Turkey, by the Italian automaker Fiat as a world car in developing countries. It replaced the ageing Albea as the smallest sedan in the Fiat range. It is based on the current Fiat Grande Punto platform. The Linea was designed by Fiat Style Centre and co-developed by Tofaş (joint venture between the Fiat Group and Koç Holding) and Fiat do Brasil.
The Fiat Linea is built on the GM-Fiat Small LWB platform. The Linea sits on a 2,603 mm (102.5 in) wheelbase and its total length is 4,560 mm (179.5 in), respectively 100 mm (3.9 in) and 500 mm (19.7 in) longer than the Fiat Grande Punto it is based on. It is only 111 mm (4.4 in) shorter than the Fiat Viaggio compact sedan from the C-segment.
At launch, in Turkey in 2007, the car was initially available with a 1.4 Fire gasoline engine and 1.3 Multijet diesel engine. The 1.4 TurboJet engine with 120 PS, and the 1.6 diesel with 105 PS were the next models to be made available. Production at the Tofaş plant is mostly aimed at the local Turkish market, whereas CBUs are shipped out for the EU market and CKD components are shipped to the Tatarstan plant of a Fiat joint venture in Russia.
Launched in September 2008 in Brazil, the Linea was available there with a 1.9 L 16v "Torque" engine with 132 PS (97 kW; 130 hp), to make it flexible for the Brazilian market (capable of using petrol or ethanol). Also in Brazil the Linea is available with a 1.4 L 16v T-Jet petrol-only engine with 152 PS (112 kW; 150 hp); the same engine used in Fiat Grande Punto Abarth in Europe.
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