Performance of FIAT LINEA

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"The Car was surprisingly responsive for a 1.3 diesel engine, for a car of this size. While the gearbox was quite annoying in traffic conditions, which might be a major problem in India, like the notchy gearbox of the Chevrolet Aveo, which got many complaints, Fiat better fix up the problem. The Torque is a sweeping 200nm and is offered in 5-speed manual, 6-speed dualogic automatic, it has a very satisfactory pickup, and solid dynamics even at sharp curves, overall the car is great to drive and might work well for India. The Diesel Engines might come as a success in India as the only competitor is the aging Skoda Octavia."

xteriors of the Linea


The Fiat Linea was designed by the Fiat Style Centre. The exterir styling is elegant, dynamic and typically ‘Italian’. It screams ITALIAN everywhere..the new red Fiat logo looks great and the Grill was placed and made nicely. The headlights are big and gives the car a maseratish and astonmartonish look, the front looks classic and awesome. The front curves beautifully that gives it a sport look and a little bit of aeroplane is shown.. i think they treid streamlining.. The fog lamps go well with a nice plastic finish. Coming to the side body colored side mirrors with a little bit of plastic and chrome finish for the door handles, We Indians have love with chrome that it makes it feel that Chrome gives a rich look. Heres another interesting thing that the side mirrors are placed on the door.The Wheel arch has been nicely curved and made and the curves goes through the back doors. More chrome works had been done to entertain those chrome fans, down in the doors and bekow the lights. The front shape of the car has given it a fiercing sport and muscle look, as for the back a nice and class style. The bodys line and curves are nicely made and gives it a muscle look, rather than a boxy shaped look like the WagonR.. The taillights are clear and overall the car calls itself "Italian". Awesome design and we better keep our hands tight for this beauty, its a looong way to Alabama mamaa..
Dimensions:-

Width - 1730mm
Length - 4560mm
Height - 1500mm
Wheelbase - 2600mm
Boot - 500 Litres

Comparison of Dimensions

1 Width - Linea beats the Aveo, City, Fiesta, Verna, Indigo Xl,Optra, Corolla, Mercedes C-Class and the Lancer Cedia. Wow!! beating the C- Class, cool, but the new c class definately beats it amd the octavia beats it by a mere 1mm, and the SX4 by 5mm and the 3 series with a huge 87mm and the civic by just 20mm.

2 Length - With 4560mm the Linea beats everyone in the category making it the longest car. Cool!!

3 Height - Aveo - by 5mm , SX4 - by 60mm and the Indigo XL - by 40mm defeats it in Height

4 Wheelbase - Beats every car but Indigo Xl, Civic, C-Class and 3 series, but ties with the Optra, Cedia, Corolla.

5 Boot:- Beats every other car but Ocavia and ties with City

PORSCHE PANAMERA

Roughly nine months before the actual market launch, Porsche has released the first official photos of the Panamera in its final look. The car manufacturer has developed power units for the new car - the V-engines within the engine compartment come with six and eight cylinders and range in power from 221 to 368 kW. Some of the engines use turbocharger technology, Direct Fuel Injection making them both fuel-efficient and powerful all in one. The flow of power to the wheels goes either through a manual six-speed gearbox or the new seven-speed Double-Clutch Gearbox, the so called Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK).

In addition to rear-wheel drive, the top version of the Panamera comes with all-wheel drive, which is also available for the other versions as an option. As a further highlight, Porsche is preparing a particularly fuel-efficient version of the model with hybrid drive. According to the company further details on the engines, transmissions, performance and equipment will be disclosed next spring.

The designers of the Panamera have succeeded in positioning this unique car as a new and truly different model while nevertheless retaining the looks of a typical Porsche. Through its proportions alone, the car stands out clearly in its market segment: measuring 1931 millimetres in width, the model is wider, and measuring 1418 millimetres in height, lower than comparable four-door models. The unmistakable, sleek GT silhouette is created by the car's overall length of 4970 millimetres and short, sporting overhangs front and rear. In its styling and details, the Panamera follows the design philosophy refined over decades on the 911 and successfully implemented also on the Boxster, Cayman and Cayenne.

The Porsche Panamera will be built at the company's Leipzig Plant (Germany). While the engines featured in the vehicle are built at the car manufacturer's Main Plant in Zuffenhausen (Germany), the painted bodyshells will be supplied by the Volkswagen Plant in Hanover (Germany). The Leipzig Plant will then assemble the new Porsche model for final delivery. The Panamera will be making its world debut in spring 2009 and the first models will be at dealers worldwide in late summer of next year.
2009 Porsche Panamera will be initially offered with a choice of three engines a 3.6-liter 300hp V6 outsourced from the 2009 Porsche Cayenne luxury SUV, a 4.8-liter 405hp V8, which is also available for the 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia, and a turbocharged version of the same powerplant currently powering the 2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. Sources say that there is also a hybrid-powered version of the supercar in the works. Considering Porsche's sudden love for diesel engines, there is a good chance that the company will finally start selling a Panamera equipped with a V12 TDI diesel engine borrowed from the Audi Q7 SUV.