Fiat Linea

Fiat Linea: Which Version Should You Buy?

The Fiat Linea is a Sedan offered in the supplied catalogue data from March 2007 through June 2016. Although the database records two production phases, they belong to one generation: the original 1 generation ran from March 2007 to March 2012 with six versions, followed by 1 generation, restyling 1 from April 2012 to June 2016 with four versions.

The Fiat Linea is a Sedan offered in the supplied catalogue data from March 2007 through June 2016. Although the database records two production phases, they belong to one generation: the original 1 generation ran from March 2007 to March 2012 with six versions, followed by 1 generation, restyling 1 from April 2012 to June 2016 with four versions. Choosing among them comes down to three priorities: the 120 hp 1.4 MT provides the strongest performance, the diesel versions return the lowest measured fuel consumption, and the 77 hp gasoline 1.4 MT offers the same measured economy before and after the restyling. Price data is not provided, so value can only be compared through specifications rather than purchase cost.

Fiat Linea generations and version changes

The original 1 generation is a Sedan produced from March 2007 through March 2012. Its six versions comprise three gasoline 1.4 MT specifications—77 hp, 90 hp, and 120 hp—plus 90 hp and 95 hp diesel 1.3 MT specifications and a 90 hp diesel 1.3 AT. This is the broader selection because it includes both the catalogue’s only Automatic version and its only 120 hp version.

The 1 generation, restyling 1 remained a Sedan and ran from April 2012 through June 2016. It contains four versions: gasoline 1.4 MT models with 77 hp or 90 hp, and diesel 1.3 TDI MT models with 90 hp or 95 hp. Every restyled version uses a 5-speed Manual gearbox and FWD. Compared with the earlier range, the restyled data no longer includes the 120 hp turbo 1.4 MT or the diesel 1.3 AT.

For comparable gasoline specifications, the restyling did not alter the headline performance figures. The 77 hp 1.4 MT remains at 115 Nm, 14.6 seconds from 0–100 km/h, a 165 km/h maximum speed, and 6.3 L/100 km combined. The restyled 90 hp 1.4 MT retains 115 Nm, reaches 100 km/h in 13.6 seconds, and has a 182 km/h maximum speed. Its measured combined consumption is 6.3 L/100 km, while the corresponding original 90 hp version has no measured consumption figure.

Fiat Linea engine specs

The 120 hp 1.4 MT produces about 87.7 hp per litre, compared with about 65.8 hp per litre for the 90 hp gasoline 1.4 MT and about 56.3 hp per litre for the 77 hp gasoline 1.4 MT. Among the diesels, the 95 hp specifications deliver about 76.1 hp per litre, while the 90 hp specifications provide about 72.1 hp per litre.

Torque separates the engine types more clearly than power. Every listed 1248 cc diesel produces 200 Nm, whereas the naturally aspirated 1368 cc gasoline versions produce 115 Nm. The diesel therefore supplies 85 Nm more torque. The turbo gasoline 1.4 MT leads the complete range with 206 Nm, only 6 Nm more than the diesels but 91 Nm more than the other gasoline versions.

Fiat Linea performance, mileage and economy

The 120 hp 1.4 MT is the performance choice. It reaches 100 km/h 4.4 seconds sooner than the 90 hp gasoline 1.4 MT and 5.4 seconds sooner than the 77 hp 1.4 MT. Its 195 km/h maximum speed is 13 km/h above the 90 hp gasoline version and 30 km/h above the 77 hp version. The trade-off is measured combined consumption of 6.7 L/100 km, which is 0.4 L/100 km higher than the 77 hp gasoline specification and 1.8 L/100 km higher than the diesels.

For economy, all diesel versions with measured consumption return 4.9 L/100 km combined, 6.5 L/100 km in the city, and 4 L/100 km on the highway. That combined figure is 1.4 L/100 km below the 6.3 L/100 km gasoline result. Choosing the 95 hp diesel instead of the 90 hp diesel adds 5 hp, but the recorded acceleration, maximum speed, torque, and consumption remain unchanged.

Fiat Linea weight, clearance, tank and tyre size

Every version has a 45 L fuel tank. Ground clearance is 150 mm throughout the range except for the original 90 hp 1.4 MT, which has 161 mm and therefore provides 11 mm more clearance. Overall body dimensions are not supplied and are therefore not measured in this catalogue data.

Among versions with recorded kerb weights, the restyled 90 hp gasoline 1.4 MT has the most favorable weight-to-power figure at about 12.9 kg per hp. The 95 hp diesels follow at about 12.5 kg per hp, while the 77 hp gasoline versions carry about 15.1 kg per hp. The 120 hp 1.4 MT weighs 1275 kg, but its higher output reduces its ratio to about 10.6 kg per hp. It is 115 kg heavier than the measured gasoline alternatives, yet it supplies 30 hp more than the 90 hp version and 43 hp more than the 77 hp version.

Which Fiat Linea version should you choose?

Choose the original 120 hp 1.4 MT when acceleration is the priority. Its 9.2-second 0–100 km/h result, 195 km/h maximum speed, 206 Nm output, and approximately 10.6 kg-per-hp ratio are the strongest performance figures in the supplied range. The cost in efficiency is clear: its 6.7 L/100 km combined consumption exceeds every other measured result.

Choose a 95 hp diesel if you want the highest diesel output without giving up the recorded 4.9 L/100 km combined consumption. In the original range, the 95 hp 1.3 MT also has documented 185/65 R15 and 195/60 R15 wheel sizes. In the restyled range, the exact version name is 1.3 TDI MT; its 95 hp specification has the same 200 Nm, 13.8-second acceleration, 170 km/h maximum speed, and consumption figures as the 90 hp specification. Whether the additional 5 hp justifies any price difference cannot be determined because prices are not provided.

Choose the original 1.3 AT if an Automatic gearbox is essential: it is the only Automatic option in the data. It combines 90 hp, 200 Nm, FWD, and measured consumption of 4.9 L/100 km combined. Its acceleration, top speed, kerb weight, gross weight, and wheel size are not measured, so it cannot be compared confidently on those points.

Among the restyled gasoline cars, the 90 hp 1.4 MT is the clearer specification-based choice over the 77 hp 1.4 MT if both are otherwise suitable. It adds 13 hp, cuts the measured 0–100 km/h time by 1 second, raises maximum speed by 17 km/h, and retains the same 115 Nm, 1160 kg kerb weight, and 6.3 L/100 km combined consumption. Since catalogue price data is unavailable, that advantage cannot be converted into a cost-per-horsepower judgment.

The 77 hp 1.4 MT remains the straightforward gasoline economy option, with measured combined consumption of 6.3 L/100 km in both production phases. Buyers seeking the best measured fuel economy should instead favor a diesel, while those seeking the strongest acceleration should focus on the original 120 hp 1.4 MT. Reliability, problems, engine-oil capacity, wiper-blade specification, and prices are not measured in the supplied data and therefore cannot support a version recommendation.