New Fiat Palio To Be Launched In July?

The 2012 Fiat Palio which is codenamed as Project 326 is making a lot of noise on the internet since quite a lot of time now; we have been reporting about its testing and spy images all throughout. With this piece of news we expect the speculation to end, which says that the new Fiat Palio will enter production in Brazil due June 15. The official launch of this car will happen later in July followed by the dealerships being ready with the deliveries of the Palio.

Talking about the life of Fiat Palio in India, it was not all that good when compared to its sibling Punto. Those days master blaster Sachin who was the brand ambassador of the Palio also could not help selling the car much. Fiat has also introduced a limited edition yellow 1.6 S10 Palio which had Sachin�s autograph over it. Well that is history for now; if Fiat plans to reintroduce the Palio in India we suggest the company rebadges it.

People at Fiat India top management have unequivocally spoken to us about a new sub-Punto Fiat car which should hit the Indian market in a year or thereabouts. Now we know for a fact that the Indian arm of the company is not extensively developing any specific car. Moreover, the strong Brazilian connection that Fiat cars introduced in India have had suggests that this is the new small car that Fiat plans to introduce in India. The company plans to showcase a new small car the 2011 Expo. We have every reason to believe this is the car.

FIAT Palio 1.6 Sport: The king is dead!

The small car that started the �Hot Hatch� concept in India with its 1.6-litre, 100 bhp petrol engine has met with a sad demise. FIAT has decided to pull the plug off the Palio to immediate effect for two primary reasons � lack of demand and the Palio�s incompatibility with the Bharat Stage IV norms. The Palio, since its launch in 1999 has offered a lot of goodies to its customers without making a huge hue and cry about the price. However, lack of a potent aftersales network and the low fuel economy had led to the last generation Palio to its downfall in a market like India. The Palio Stile did revive FIAT India to an extent, but the current success of the Grande Punto had put the Palio on the back-burner.

Until recently the car was only manufactured against order, but FIAT�s sudden decision has axed the hopes of prospective enthusiasts buying the car. One of our members, John Fernandez is one such unfortunate enthusiast who had his booking amount refunded to him by the company showroom after the car-maker�s harsh (yet practical) decision. We are only hoping now that the Palio�s demise will make way for a new car from the FIAT stables in Ranjangoan, that can lift of gauntlet and be a worthy heir to the �hot hatch� concept.

Source: Motoroids