Spied - Fiat Linea facelift continues testing, but when does it launch?

19/10/2013 - 11:52 | Fiat Linea, Fiat, Spy pictures | Anjan Ravi

The Fiat Linea facelift continues testing in and around Pune, Maharashtra, and these latest spy images come from our reader, Mr. Snatak Mundada.

2013 Fiat Linea Facelift — You can catch a glimpse of the new instrument cluster design in this image.

As these images reveal, the Linea facelift will get a completely re-done rear fascia which will see the placement of the registration plate enclosure on the bootlid (currently it is on the bumper).

2013 Fiat Linea facelift front — This is front of the revised Linea.

As a result, the bootlid will be redesigned while the bumper gets a thick chrome strip to mask the absence of the registration plate enclosure.

Fiat Linea Facelift rear — The Linea facelift was launched in Europe last year and isn't expected in India until the 2014 Auto Expo.

The front of the refreshed Linea sees an all-new bumper with chrome highlights and the new grille gets two horizontal slats, which looks simpler than the current design. A new alloy wheel design completes the exterior round of changes.

2013 Fiat Linea Facelift spied — The 2013 Fiat Linea facelift will get a newly designed bootlid with an integrated registration plate enclosure.

Inside, the refreshed Linea gets an all-new center console and a redesigned instrument cluster housing. Fiat has also changed the entire design of the dashboard and the aircon vents, music system and the control dials are now separated from each other.

Check out our exhaustive coverage on the Fiat Linea Facelift

The Linea facelift is expected with a single petrol and diesel engine option. Fiat India would use the 1.4-liter turbocharged T-JET engine producing 114 PS and 207 Nm of torque to power the petrol variants while the diesel lineup could see the introduction of the 1.6-liter MultiJet engine.