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The Linea's size is similar to saloon versions of other small family cars, such as the Ford Focus, Mazda 3 and Vauxhall/Opel Astra. Its wheelbase is 2, 603 mm(102.5 in), or 100 mm(3.9 in) longer than its sister models, and its total length is 4, 560 mm(179.5 in), or 500 mm(19.7 in) longer than its sister models.
At launch, in Turkey in 2007, the car was initially available with a 1.4 Fire gasoline engine and 1.3 Multijet diesel engine. The 1.4 TurboJet engine with 120 PS, and the 1.6 diesel with 105 PS were the next models to be made available. Production at the Tofas plant is mostly aimed at the local Turkish market, whereas CBUs are shipped out for the EU market and CKD components are shipped to the Tatarstan plant of a Fiat joint venture in Russia.
Launched in September 2008 in Brazil, the Linea was available there with a 1.9 L 16v "Torque" engine with 132 PS(97 kW; 130 hp), to make it flexible for the Brazilian market(capable of using petrol or ethanol). Also in Brazil the Linea is available with a 1.4 L 16v T-Jet petrol-only engine with 152 PS(112 kW; 150 hp); the same engine used in Fiat Grande Punto Abarth in Europe.
The Fiat Linea was launched in South Africa in September 2009.[4]
Launched in January 2009 in India, the Linea is there available with a 1.4 L Fire petrol engine 90 PS(66 kW; 89 hp), and 1.3 L Multijet diesel engine of 93 PS(68 kW; 92 hp). Another variant of the Fiat Linea, which includes the much acclaimed 1.4 L T-JET Engine providing 114 PS(84 kW; 112 hp), was released on October 8, 2010 in India.[citation needed]
In 2010(2011 model) Fiat replaced the Torque engine(1.9 16v Flex) with a new 1.8 16v E.torQ, derived from the old 1.6 16v SOHC Tritec engines used in the Mini Cooper and Chrysler PT Cruiser. Fiat Powertrain Technologies changed the displacement from 1598 cc to 1747 cc and made it a flex fuel engine(ethanol/petrol). Max power output was the same(compared with old Torque engine), but it would be reached earlier, [citation needed] and torque has increased from 183 N·m(135 lb·ft) to 185 N·m(136 lb·ft). Car performance did not change significantly; using only E-Torq engines in Latin America was largely a strategic decision for Fiat.
