Other design changes include a new sporty roof antenna, a chrome exhaust tip and the obvious T-Jet name tag. Fiat will offer this variant in a special ‘golden beige’ or ‘sunbeam beige’ shades along with the regular colours of the Linea.
The other concern with the older Linea was its interior quality, which has been taken care of. The cabin gets a roomier feel with the introduction of beige leather upholstery. The dashboard gets a nice soft touch rubber and, overall, the fit-and-finish looks better than in the previous Linea.
During the Aircon Shootout we featured earlier this summer, Fiat failed to impress their competition, but they have fixed that issue by upgrading the air-conditioning system with a new rotary compressor and reworked fan speeds that promise to keep you cool.
The new Linea T-Jet will initially be launched only in New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. Fiat have not disclosed its price as yet, but we have a hunch that it will hover in the range of Rs 10 lakh, OTR, Pune.
The Italian auto major seem to have taken the market feedback positively and have resolved almost
all the issues in the one-and-a-half-year-old sedan. The new Linea T-Jet is a lot more fun to drive, even better in looks with bigger wheels and feels like a better car that promises to thrill and chill. The company is also improving their after-sales support and service, which is a must.
Now only time will tell whether the new Linea can rise from the ashes of its earlier avatar.
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The Linea T-Jet will come in a new ‘sunbeam beige’ colour
1 The interior has been improved with beige leather upholstery and soft-touch material has been used on the dash
2 The T-Jet badging sets the new Linea apart
3 The new 16” alloy wheels run on larger 205/55 R16 Goodyear Eagle NCT5
4 The T-Jet Linea produces a segment-leading 207 Nm of max torque
