Buzz on Team-Bhp suggests that the Fiat Linea and the Fiat Grande Punto could receive mid career interior and exterior facelifts in the coming months of the year. Since this news has not been authenticated by any Fiat India source, you must take it with a fistful of salt.
This move is said to be an exercise undertaken by Fiat to boost flagging Linea and Grande Punto sales. The Linea could receive an exterior revamp to make it look fresher while the interiors too will get some attention to better the competition.
The Fiat Grande Punto could get beige and black interiors, a-la-Linea and an integrated stereo could also make it’s way onto the hot looking hatchback. For now, these seems to be no news about newer engine and transmission options for the Linea, which had surfaced a while ago.
Fiat India, for their part, had officially discounted both the 1.6 Liter MJD engine as well as the Dualogic automatic transmission for the Fiat Linea and hence it would be very surprising if Fiat decides to launch a Linea with a bigger diesel engine or an automatic gearbox option.
While all of these are rumors at the moment, we’ll keep an eye out for any new buzz about the Fiat Linea and the Grande Punto,