Fiat Siena

05 Jul 2007

A truly world-class car, the Siena has been designed by Italian design house IDEA and is one of the safest cars on Indian roads. The Siena boasts of side-impact bars as standard with an array of additional features like anti-lock brakes, engine immobiliser and twin Eurobags.

Its suspension is better than that of the Uno and gives a smooth ride even on very uneven surfaces, mainly due to its stiff and heavy chassis. It weighs more than cars of Japanese origin in its segment. It has the low-speed refinement of the Ford Escort and high-speed stability of an Opel Astra.

The fuel efficiency of the Siena is good though the Esteem and the Honda 1.3 manage to give better mileage. This is mainly because it’s a heavier, though safer, car. The petrol version maintains a city average of around 10.3 kmpl, while the diesel goes a little over 10.4 km to the litre. On the highway, the petrol version gives over 14 kmpl, while the diesel version, the TD60, gives 17.6 kmpl.

Technical specifications

Specifications	Siena 1.6 EL	Siena 1.2 EX	Siena 1.6 ELX
Body
	Three Box 4 door Saloon	Three Box 4 door Saloon	Three Box 4 door Saloon
Brakes
Antilock brake system	not available	not available	not available
Front	Ventilated disc	240 mm ventilated disc	Ventilated disc
Rear	Drum, Self adjusting Type	185 mm drums	Drum, Self adjusting Type
Dimensions
Front track	1415 mm	1415 mm	1415 mm
Ground clearance	170 mm	170 mm	170 mm
Kerb weight	1120 kg	1050 kg	1120 kg
Overall Height	1455 mm	1455 mm	1455 mm
Overall Length	4113 mm	4113 mm	4113 mm
Overall Width	1620 mm	1620 mm	1620 mm
Rear track	1378 mm	1378 mm	1378 mm
Tank capacity	47 litres	47 litres	47 litres
Wheelbase	2373 mm	2373 mm	2373 mm
Engine
Bore & Stroke	80.5 mm X 78.4 mm	70.8 mm X 78.86 mm	80.5 mm X 78.4 mm
Brake Horse Power	100 PS @ 5500 rpm	72 PS @ 6000 rpm	100 PS @ 5500 rpm
Compression ratio	9.5+/-0.15 : 1	9.1:1	9.5+/-0.15 : 1
Construction	Iron block & alloy head	Iron block & alloy head	Iron block & alloy head
Displacement	1596 cc	1242 cc	1596 cc
Fuel	Petrol - Unleaded	Petrol - Unleaded	Petrol - Unleaded
Ignition	Electronic MPFI	Electronic MPFI	Electronic MPFI
Layout	4 cylinder in line,	4 cylinder in line,	4 cylinder in line,
Torque	14.1 kgm @ 4250 rpm	10.4 kgm @ 3250 rpm	14.1 kgm @ 4250 rpm
Valve gear	4 valves per cylinder	4 valves per cylinder	4 valves per cylinder
Fuel consumption
City	13.1 kmpl	13.9 kmpl	13.1 kmpl
Highway	9.4 kmpl	9.8 kmpl	9.4 kmpl
Overall	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Power train
Transmission	Manual - 5 speed	Manual - 5 speed	Manual - 5 speed
Type	Front wheel drive	Front wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Steering
Type	Rack and pinion, Power assisted.	Rack and pinion, Power assisted.	Rack and pinion, Power assisted.
Front	Independent, McPherson Strut with lower wishbone anchored to cross member,coil springs, stabilizing bar & telescopic dual effect shock absorbers.	Independent, McPherson Strut with lower wishbone anchored to cross member,coil springs, stabilizing bar & telescopic dual effect shock absorbers.	Independent, McPherson Strut with lower wishbone anchored to cross member,coil springs, stabilizing bar & telescopic dual effect shock absorbers.
Rear	Torsion axle, coil springs, stabilising bar & telescopic dual effect shock absorbers.	Torsion axle, coil springs, stabilising bar & telescopic dual effect shock absorbers.	Torsion axle, coil springs, stabilising bar & telescopic dual effect shock absorbers.
Wheels & Tyres
Tyres	175/65 R14	165/80 R13	175/65 R14
Wheel make	Pressed steel	Pressed steel	Pressed steel
Wheel size	5.5 J x 14	5.0 B x 13	5.5 J x 14

On road prices

Siena 1.6 EL

City	Ex-Showroom	Registration & Service Charges (Individual)	Registration & Service Charges (Company)	Comprehensive Insurance	Total (Individual)	Total (Company)
Bangalore	570,020	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	570,020	570,020
Calcutta	571,054	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	571,054	571,054
Chennai	573,998	16,430	32,860	14,173	604,601	621,031
Delhi	597,822	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	597,822	597,822
Hyderabad	570,141	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	570,141	570,141
Mumbai	567,825	27,938	73,364	18,929	614,692	660,118
Pune	569,907	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	569,907	569,907

Sienna 1.2 EX

City	Ex-Showroom	Registration & Service Charges (Individual)	Registration & Service Charges (Company)	Comprehensive Insurance	Total (Individual)	Total (Company)
Bangalore	495,027	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	495,027	495,027
Calcutta	500,150	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	500,150	500,150
Chennai	502,954	16,430	32,860	12,345	531,729	548,159
Delhi	515,088	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	515,088	515,088
Hyderabad	495,000	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	495,000	495,000
Mumbai	492,456	24,92	64,320	16,338	533,718	573,114
Pune	494,915	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	494,915	494,915

Fiat Siena 1.6 ELX

City	Ex-Showroom	Registration & Service Charges (Individual)	Registration & Service Charges (Company)	Comprehensive Insurance	Total (Individual)	Total (Company)
Bangalore	617,003	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	617,003	617,003
Calcutta	625,025	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	625,025	625,025
Chennai	628,761	16,430	32,860	15,409	660,600	677,030
Delhi	644,216	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	644,216	644,216
Hyderabad	621,060	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	621,060	621,060
Mumbai	618,076	29,948	79,395	20,486	668,510	717,957
Pune	619,924	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	619,924	619,924

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