Fiat Linea Vs Honda City
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Long cars are one of the needs of those individuals who like to carry their world with them. They are perfect family or business cars; well there is no proper description which can describe these beauties.
| Fiat Linea Emotion | Honda City | |
| Engine | ||
| Engine Type | Front Wheel Drive | In-Line Engine |
| Engine Description | 1.4L, 1368cc FIRE Engine | 1.5L 116.4bhp i-VTEC |
| Engine Displacement (cc) | 1368 | 1497 |
| No. of Cylinders | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum Power | 118PS at 6,600 rpm | 104.68ps@5600rpm |
| Maximum Torque | 115 Nm @ 4500 rpm | 146Nm at 4800 rpm |
| Valves per Cylinder | 4 | 4 |
| Valve Configuration | DOHC | SOHC |
| Turbo Charger | Yes | No |
| Super Charger | No | No |
| Fiat Linea Emotion | Honda City 1.5 S MT | |
| Transmission | ||
| Transmission Type | Manual | Manual |
| Gear box | Five Speed | 5 Speed |
| Drive Type | Front Wheel Drive | FWD |
| Suspension System | ||
| Front Suspension | Independent wheel, Helicoidally Springs, Double acting Telescopic Dampers and Stabilizer Bar |
McPherson struts with stabilizer, coil spring |
| Rear Suspension | Torsion Beam, Helicoidally Springs and Double acting Telescopic Dampers and Stabilizer Bar. |
Torsion beam axle with stabilizer, coil spring |
| Steering | ||
| Steering Type | Power | Power |
| Steering Column | Tilt | Tilt |
| Turning Radius (wheel base) | 5.5 m | 5.3 m |
| Brake System | ||
| Front Brake Type | Ventilated Disc | Disc |
| Rear Brake Type | Drum | Drum |
| Performance | ||
| Top Speed | 165 Km | NA |
| Fuel | ||
| Mileage-City (kmpl) | 12.0 | 14.0 |
| Mileage-Highway (kmpl) | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| Fuel Type | Petrol | Petrol |
| Fuel Tank Capacity (liters) | 45 | 42 |
| Tires | ||
| Tire Size | 195/60 R15 | 175/65 R 15 |
| Alloy Wheel Size | 15″ | 15 x 5.5 J |
| Other Specifications | ||
| No of Doors | 4 | 4 |
| General Car Details | ||
| Country of Assembly | India | India |
| Country of Manufacture | Italy | India |
| Discontinuation Date | NA | 1/1/2025 |
| Introduction Date | 14-Jan-09 | 9/15/2009 |
| Warranty Time | NA | 2 years |
| Warranty Distance | NA | 80,000 kms |
The Linea is far more spacious than the City. You can literally go off to sleep if you are tired driving. The City is comfortable to drive. Well let me put it straight, it has the perfect space which one requires. There is no wastage of space inside the Japanese car. Lots of features are available inside both cars which are perfect and required when you need to go for long drives.
Handling and feel
The City feels superb when it comes to handling. The Linea has a manual gear shift pattern which might not be that flashy in today’s age. The City on the other hand has a flappy pedal gear box which can enhance your driving. You need not reach the gear knob all the time while changing gears. The Italian engine is quite smooth when it comes to handling. The City is small compared to the Linea in overall style and space. It has a powerful engine too which makes the car light and fast.
Engine feel
You might not want to get out of the Linea which is so smooth to drive. If you wish that can be your permanent home with all the adjustments. The design of the City is done according to new specifications which are top notch. Manual and automatic transmission is available in all variants which make the City one of the best cars to drive. You can abuse the engine at power shifts and the car will return a good economy.
Time to go to the ATM
Both the cars are superb design and work of art. Well if you want luxury the best option is the Linea. On the other hand the City offers power, power and only pow
By editor in Auto India News, Auto Industry News, Fiat, Honda, Indian Car Comparisons
aakansha responded on 22 May 2010 at 8:08 am #
both of these cars are touch competetion. but still i would go for honda city
Amit Ahuja responded on 24 Jun 2010 at 2:01 pm #
well, i felt that honda city is a good option when power and style both are needed, but if one is looking for pure luxury then Linea is the best option. And even the price range are very different. Linea’s premium model costs almost the same where the Honda City’s basic model statrs.
Nitin D Panchal responded on 14 Aug 2010 at 6:45 am #
Comparing Linea & City, Linea is Superb in Looks, Very well made luxury Car, Spacious, superb interior and wonderful music system of Blaupunkt, other facilities are awesome, it makes us feel that we are driving a Car cost more then 18 lacs. Linea goes down when it come only to power, City is more powerful then Linea, good interior, but little conjusted from inside. City’s look is little common, The outer looks is common, we have other car in such shapes, but linea is little unique in its shape. Cost wise Linea’s higher model’s cost is equal to starting level of City. Pick Up wise City is more powerful then Linea.
Overall i will prefer to have Linea if had Cost, Style, Luxury in Mind.
and City if i had a power in mind
Both are the best options. Hard to select
Rajneesh responded on 27 Sep 2010 at 9:36 pm #
Pease dont give wrong figures. it misleeds the pubic. eg the power - Fiat inea is showing 118PS at 6,600 rpm and Honda City is showing 104.68ps@5600rpm . In reaity it is reverse. Fiat Linea is very much underpowered. Honda City gives 118 ps. P check and correct it
Rajneesh responded on 27 Sep 2010 at 9:38 pm #
Please dont give wrong figures. it misleads the pubic. eg the power - Fiat Linea is showing 118PS at 6,600 rpm and Honda City is showing 104.68ps@5600rpm . In reality it is reverse. Fiat Linea is very much underpowered. Honda City gives 118 ps. Pl check and correct it
Georgy responded on 22 Dec 2010 at 9:01 am #
I am an engineer and I own a Linea diesel emotion pk. It’s a superb vehicle compared to the City. What does Honda give other than just an engine and that too, a petrol engine which does not give considerably better fuel efficiency compared to European turbocharged petrol engines? New City owners have told that they get average 12-14 kmpl. Some of them squeeze this mileage with the AC turned off. Why suffer in the heat?
Come to the Linea. The equipment level which you get on the Linea is worth Rs. 1 lakh. The ride and handling is simply superb and way above what the City gives. The solid build quality and heavy suspension is a made for India package. The refinement and the economy of the diesel engine is a worthy accolade. I get an average of 21.4 kmpl with AC on with average to busy traffic in a 80 km.trip. I have got a maximum of 27.5 kmpl with AC on for 60% travel distance in a 170 km. trip. The least I have received is 15.6 kmpl with AC on. Of course it is the correct driving style with the correct shifting which returns this mileage. No wonder FIAT’s multijet engine received the International Engine of the year award in 2007. After all, whatever car you buy, the question what people ask first is its mileage.
I have never observed a lack of power. Even while overtaking, the Linea is a well-composured car. It is not stressed and sudden body roll if any if it is at a turn is well under control which gives such a sense of confidence. The well weighted steering and the handling can never be matched by the City.
How can Honda as well as its car owners brag about its reliability when Honda has not even won a single Formula One title in its entire career till 2008? And also I hope everyone would know that in most races, Honda’s engines burn out and didn’t complete the race. How many times have you seen a Ferrari engine going up in flames? Ferrari is everyone’s dream car. FIAT owns Ferrari. Don’t you think that FIAT cars will have the same DNA of its supercar brand?
When I bought the Linea diesel, I saved almost Rs. 2 lakh when compared to the City middle variant with not even half of the features found in the Linea. I save each time I visit the fuel station also. Well done, FIAT.
Honda is just extorting a hefty price for its H badge and for nothing else. Why don’t prospective buyers look into it and take an informed decision? The days of reckoning for the Honda brand in India has come. Come European companies and hit Honda hard with your solid cars.
Georgy responded on 22 Dec 2010 at 9:05 am #
The City has a torque of 14.9 kgm at a high 4600 rpm from a 1497cc engine. The Linea diesel has a torque of 20.7 kgm at a low 1750 rpm giving the same torque all the way upto 5500 rpm from a 1248 cc engine (The figures themselves should give you the conclusion of how efficient the FIAT multijet engine is).
A person with a little automobile sense will know that it is the torque, i.e., the turning force, which is the real pulling power of an engine and not the bhp power which is the theoretical max. power.
Please observe that the City’s engine is running at 4600 rpm and above in order to give you that torque. Keep in mind that higher the rpm, greater the fuel consumption, more wear and tear to the engine components especially the cylinder and piston block – simple equation. Our normal driving is in the range of 1800 to 2200 rpm in order to get good economy. The Linea’s multijet engine gives you that full torque starting from 1750 rpm. The engine is more relaxed, gives better economy, and longer life. Even if you are pulling uphill with five passengers in first gear, still it will return very good efficiency compared to the City. No wonder the world is shifting to smaller diesel engines of which FIAT makes some of the finest engines.
Moreover, smaller displacement engines reduce pumping losses and allow more complete combustion of fuel and maximum performance efficiency from the torque band.
Visakh responded on 23 Dec 2010 at 7:58 am #
YES, FIAT Linea is the best.
Subhrant responded on 18 Jan 2011 at 2:18 am #
Well i Bought a Linea diesel emotion pack on new year, after lot of comparison and Road tests, Linea has one thing for sure ” Admiration” , Honda has the refinement in detailing and fitment, But linea scores on the load of features , Engine , Comfort , Total space , Running Cost , Spare Cost. Honda is actually exploiting its reputation and fooling customers, City is not worth the price it comes at. Linea suspensions are good at high speeds but dont help in city holes and bumpers, here the city handles well, I have city,civic,SX4,fiesta in my friend circle Linea minus the Fiat image in India scores parallel with all of them,
The dealer experience is amazing with Honda and awful with FIAT, hope they rectify it, PS : FIAT comes with a 80km warranty and 24/7 road side assistance
automobo responded on 20 Jan 2011 at 11:02 am #
Some interesting facts about the FIAT multijet engine’s technological superiority.
The jury of the International Engine of the Year Awards elected the 1.3 litre MultiJet turbodiesel engine produced by Fiat as International Engine of the Year 2005 in the 1.0-1.4-litre category. The Fiat 1.3 diesel engine won the award ahead of the Honda 1.3 litre IMA, Peugeot-Citroen/Ford Diesel 1.4 litre, Volkswagen 1.4 litre FSI, Toyota Diesel 1.4 litre, and Daihatsu 1.3 litre engines.
The International Engine of the Year jury, which comprises 56 of the world’s most respected motoring journalists from 26 countries in the world, judged every single engine in mass-production that is installed in a car on sale in more than one country. The list included almost 60 new engines that have come to market in the previous 12 months. The 1.3 Polish-built common rail diesel engine features MultiJet technology that was developed at the Fiat Research Centre.
MultiJet uses electronic control to divide the main injection into several smaller ones to achieve quieter combustion, reduced emissions and increased performance. Low weight is a further asset of this 90 bhp, 209 Nm engine. And it is compact too, which means it can be installed in a wide variety of vehicles. This versatility found favour with the judges: “A frugal and agile engine for a wide variety of different cars,” commented the German motoring journalist, Thomas Imhof. Awards Chairman Graham Johnson says: “It’s a very smooth and quiet diesel application that offers fine driveability and performance, combined with economy”. Swedish judge Lasse Sward summed the engine up thus: “Small, lightweight, smart and very fuel efficient”.
The 1.3 diesel engine represents a new chapter in diesel engine technology, pioneered by Fiat. Just as it did in 1988, with the launch of the Fiat Croma 1.9 TDI, the first standard production car in the world to be fitted with a direct injection diesel power unit. And, 10 years on, the advent of the 1.9 JTD, the first direct injection diesel unit to be built using the Common Rail technology that was developed by Fiat.”
Go ahead and take the Linea or the Punto because you have one of the world’s best award-winning engines under your car’s hood. Still, do people want to take the City, or the Vento, or the SX4 or even the Jetta?
pistonhead responded on 20 Jan 2011 at 11:20 am #
Some interesting facts about the FIAT multijet engine’s technological superiority.
The jury of the International Engine of the Year Awards elected the 1.3 litre MultiJet turbodiesel engine produced by Fiat as International Engine of the Year 2005 in the 1.0-1.4-litre category. The Fiat 1.3 diesel engine won the award ahead of the Honda 1.3 litre IMA, Peugeot-Citroen/Ford Diesel 1.4 litre, Volkswagen 1.4 litre FSI, Toyota Diesel 1.4 litre, and Daihatsu 1.3 litre engines.
The International Engine of the Year jury, which comprises 56 of the world’s most respected motoring journalists from 26 countries in the world, judged every single engine in mass-production that is installed in a car on sale in more than one country. The list included almost 60 new engines that have come to market in the previous 12 months. The 1.3 Polish-built common rail diesel engine features MultiJet technology that was developed at the Fiat Research Centre.
MultiJet uses electronic control to divide the main injection into several smaller ones to achieve quieter combustion, reduced emissions and increased performance. Low weight is a further asset of this 90 bhp, 209 Nm engine. And it is compact too, which means it can be installed in a wide variety of vehicles. This versatility found favour with the judges: “A frugal and agile engine for a wide variety of different cars,” commented the German motoring journalist, Thomas Imhof. Awards Chairman Graham Johnson says: “It’s a very smooth and quiet diesel application that offers fine driveability and performance, combined with economy”. Swedish judge Lasse Sward summed the engine up thus: “Small, lightweight, smart and very fuel efficient”.
The 1.3 diesel engine represents a new chapter in diesel engine technology, pioneered by Fiat. Just as it did in 1988, with the launch of the Fiat Croma 1.9 TDI, the first standard production car in the world to be fitted with a direct injection diesel power unit. And, 10 years on, the advent of the 1.9 JTD, the first direct injection diesel unit to be built using the Common Rail technology that was developed by Fiat.”
Go ahead and take the Linea or the Punto because you have one of the world’s best award-winning engines under your car’s hood. Still, do people want to take the City, or the Vento, or the SX4 or even the Jetta?
priyanka responded on 11 Feb 2011 at 7:40 am #
Linea emotion pk (dsl) is best car. its avg is xclent; 18 - 19 kmpl (in city), whereas on xpress highway it gvs 23 - 25kmpl.
i hv this car n i m using it for last 1 year.
thanx fiat group 4 make such a nice car.
Arya Pudota responded on 16 Apr 2012 at 12:17 am #
Fiat Linea is the better car because it has so many features and is cheaper than the base version of the Honda City