Fiat Palio

Fiat Palio Review

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Overview

Fiat is an Italian manufacturer of automobiles that was founded by Giovanni Agnelli on July 11, 1899. It has headquarters in Turin, Italy. In 2011, Fiat was the fourth largest European automaker and eleventh largest in the world by production. Fiat formed an alliance with Mazda to develop and build a new rear wheel drive roadster for the Alfa Romeo and Mazda brands. Originally the Fiat India Automobiles Limited was incorporated on January 2, 1997. It has more than 2500 employees and operates a manufacturing plant in Rajangaon of Pune district in Maharashtra. Tata and Fiat (Italy) formed a joint venture in India on October 19, 2007. Fiat Palio is a super mini car manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 1996. The Fiat Palio had been discontinued in India but Fiat India is planning to re-launch the second generation of Palio in India by 2015. This second generation Palio will be available in India with diesel as well as petrol option.

Engine and Dimensions

The exterior dimensions of this hatchback will be 4030mm (length), 1687mm (width), 1490mm (height) and with the minimum ground clearance of 170mm. This B+ segment hatchback will be making 1108cc of engine displacement. The power output of this 4-cylinder petrol engine will be 75 bhp at 4000 rpm and the maximum torque generated will be 190 Nm at 1750 mm. This engine is mated with a 5-speed manual transmission. The diesel variant of Palio will be making 1248cc of engine displacement. The power generated by this 4-valve, Multijet diesel engine will be 75 bhp at 4000 rpm and the maximum torque generated will be 184 Nm at 2000 rpm. The kerb weight of diesel variant is expected to be around 1065kg and the same of petrol variant is expected to be 980kg. It will be having the fuel tank capacity of 47 litres and the diesel variant will be giving an average mileage of 18kmpl (on highways) and 15kmpl (in city). The front tires will be provided with disc brakes while the rear tires will be equipped with drum brakes. It will be offering a boot space of 260 litres.

Comfort and Convenience

For convenience, this hatchback will be equipped with air conditioner that will be making efficient cooling of the cabin. All the windows of Palio will be electrically controlled. The higher variants will also feature ABS with EBD. The other security systems installed on this premium hatchback are two front airbags, fog lamps, rear defogger, rear seat belts and engine immobilizer. It will also be supporting remote central locking along with remote fuel filler and remote boot. The steering wheel will be having the mounted controls of music player and will be allowing rake settings for comfortable drive.

Entertainment and Instrument Console

For entertainment, the car will be equipped with MP3 player that supports MP3, AM/FM and CD player. The instrument cluster available with the car will be consisting of dual trip meter, digital clock and tachometer. This hatchback will be supported on alloy wheels of size 165/80 R13.

Expected Price

The expected ex-showroom price of Fiat Palio petrol is 4.75 lakhs and that of Fiat Palio diesel is 5.75 lakh in Delhi.