Fiat Grande Punto
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Fiat Grande Punto Review
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Editorial Test Drive Review of Fiat Grande Punto
Launched in the Indian market in June 2009, the Punto won immediately got applause from the industry as well as users for the way it looked. Gorgeous Italian design, classiness and elegance – some of the few words that were instantly used for the car. Today the Puno sells in four engine options and multiple trim levels. However, the sales have always remained sluggish and in 2011, the Punto has had the worst record ever, selling just 5500 units between May and Oct 2011 - this inspite of the company providing various offers, schemes and benefits through its showrooms. Now this is a shame for a car that excels in various parameters and not only in the way it looks. So, what exactly are the strong points of the Punto? Read on to know what we think about this Italian hatchback.
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Fiat Grande Punto Exteriors
At 3987mm in length and 1687mm in width, the Punto is a big car by hatchback standards. The low height of 1495mm gives it a very sporty stance. The Punto is a hot hatchback with class leading gorgeous form. Developed by Italdesign-Giugiaro together with the Fiat Style Centre, the styling of the Grande Punto stands out in the current automotive scene for the beauty of the exterior line, which is modern, elegant and distinctly 'Italian', a 'Mediterranean' stylistic language where the tapered rounded lines seem to be inspired by the sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s. The front has slight resemblance with the Linea though the lamps are smaller and pushed to the either sides of the bonnet. The huge rectangularish grille is broken by the number plate area and the fog lamps get their only little crafted place. The complete effect up front is up-market and the same carries on the to the side profile as well which highlights the Grande Punto’s sportiness. The rear is minimalistic in design but in a good way with small vertical tail lamps and a muscular boot and bumper below.
Depending on the model, the Punto either rides on 14-inch or 15-inch wheels. The former come shod with 165mm tyres while the latter gets wide 195mm tyres. Fiat sells the Punto in seven different color options.
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Fiat Grande Punto Comfort & Suspension
A very strong point about the Punto is the way it behaves on Indian roads. The suspension set-up is definitely one of the best among the mid-size hatchbacks and ride quality over bad roads is very good. Infact, the Punto rides with a good feel, something that can be associated with bigger cars. The same also goes for the handling of the Punto. The steering might be heavy for low speed handling in city but as speeds build up, this car can turn into a great tool for curves, hills and highways.
High speed stability is also very good on the Punto. The overall passenger comfort, mainly due to the great suspension, is of the highest order. The Emotion Pack models get fat tyres which also aids in the overall stability and high speed handling factor.
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Fiat Grande Punto Engine & Performance
Today the Fiat Grande Punto is offered in four different engine options – two each of petrol and diesel. On the petrol front, Fiat offers 1.2 and 1.4-litre options with the former available in Active, Dynamic and Emotion trim levels and the latter only on the Emotion Pack option. The 1.2-litre unit puts out 68PS of power and 96Nm of torque. While it is quite a smooth powerplant with a good peppy nature, the short gear ratios and high kerb weight means outright acceleration isn’t impressive and neither is the ARAI rated fuel economy of 15.2kmpl. The bigger 1.4 unit makes 90PS of power and 115Nm of torque – good figures for a hatchback but at the cost of a rated 14kmpl economy as per ARAI.
Fiat the world over is known for its multi-jet diesel engines and the Punto get the same in two versions. The normal one is the same seen on various Maruti and Tata offerings and produces 76PS of power. It is quite smooth and responsive but cannot match upto the Maruti offerings in terms of the ‘fun to drive’ element. This is where the 93PS version comes into the picture. Available only on the Emotion Pack trim level, the version changes the character of the hatchback completely and is a hoot to drive fast. The 76PS and 93PS versions have a ARAI rated economy of 19.9 and 20.0kmpl respectively.
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Fiat Grande Punto Handling Braking & Safety
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Fiat Grande Punto Mileage and Running Costs
Fiat Grande Punto Mileage
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| Fiat Grande Punto 1.3 Active (Diesel) | 19.9 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.3 Dynamic (Diesel) | 19.9 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.3 Emotion (Diesel) | 19.9 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.3 Emotion Pack (Diesel) | 19.9 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.3 90HP Emotion Pack (Diesel) | 20 kmpl |
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| Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 Dynamic | N/A |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 Emotion (Petrol) | 14.03 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 Emotion Pack (Petrol) | 14.03 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Active | 15.2 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Dynamic | 15.2 kmpl |
| Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Emotion | 15.2 kmpl |
Fiat Grande Punto Diesel Mileage
Fiat Grande Punto Petrol Mileage
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Fiat Grande Punto Features
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| Power Steering |
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| Power windows |
| Auto down for power windows |
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| Air-con |
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| Audio system |
| Keyless start-stop button |
| Electric mirrors |
| Electric foldable mirrors |
| Deffoger |
| Tachometer |
| Leather seats |
| Arm rest |
| Reversing camera |
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| Bluetooth connectivity |
| Driver info display |
| Cruise control |
| Foot rest |
| Remote boot release |
| Driver seat height adjust |
| Chilled glovebox |
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| Keyless entry |
| Fog lights |
| Sunroof |
| Moon Roof |
| Rear wiper |
| Auto headlamps |
| Rain sensing wipers |
| Steel rims |
| Alloy wheels |
| Rear spoiler |
| Roof rails |
| Chrome grille |
| Projector lamps |
| Day time running lamps |
Fiat Grande Punto Colors
- Hip hop black
- Electric blue
- Medium grey
- Exotica red
- Minimal grey
- Bossa nova white
Fiat Grande Punto Specifications
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Fiat Grande Punto News
'Abarth' range of sporty Fiat's coming next year
Yesterday Fiat revealed its India plans while the announcement for launching the Jeep brand has been discussed here, it will be also bringing its sporty brand 'Abarth' into India. For those who are not familiar with it, Abarth is an Italian racinFiat launches diesel variant of Punto
Auto maker Fiat India has launched a new diesel variant of its car Grande Punto. The car with with a 90 HP 1.3 L Multijet diesel engine is priced at Rs 6.79 lakh (ex-showroom price, Delhi). The company claims the car would give a mileage of 20 km perFiat to launch Grande Punto Sport this year
Auto maker Fiat India is planning to launch a sport variant of its car Grande Punto in India this year. The company may launch the car in June or July this year. The sport variant will be sold additionally to the existing models of Grande Punto in thFiat showcases new variants of Linea, Punto and 500
Auto maker Fiat has showcased new variants of its models Linea, Punto and 500 at the Auto Expo in New Delhi. The new versions of Linea are Linea T-Jet and Linea Dualogic Transmission. The T-Jet model is equipped with a new 1.4L turbocharged petrol enFiat India plans to hike prices of Grande Punto, Linea
Fiat India is planning to raise the prices of its cars Grande Punto and Linea by 2%-2.5% in January 2010. It is done to offset the rise in cost of materials. "Prices would go up by about INR15,000 on average, and up to INR25,000 for some of the
Fiat Grande Punto Reviews
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Fiat Grande Punto User Reviews
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punto vs figo A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by Prasanth Bangalore - On 9 Nov 10 at 6:03 pm Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 17042 Comments 5 Found Helpful 67 % Agreed With 9 %
Pros: good look, good space
Cons: no space for water bottles, poor plastic interiorsUser's Ratings for the car
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nice fiat punto cars A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by praveen - On 20 Jun 09 at 8:20 am Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 9518 Comments 12 Found Helpful 36 % Agreed With 68 %
Pros: great looks
Cons: comfortableUser's Ratings for the car
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Fiat Grande Punto Diesel 1.3 Active Review A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by Ashwani Bhardwaj - On 18 Jan 10 at 5:14 pm Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 8364 Comments 8 Found Helpful 88 % Agreed With 90 %
Pros: The most beautiful Hatchback on Roads, Sturdy, Best Diesel Mileage, Best Safety, Money Value
Cons: A little bit low ground clearance, Less Initial thrustUser's Ratings for the car
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Punto - Beautiful with no go A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by sanjay - On 24 Jul 09 at 2:47 pm Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 6335 Comments 5 Found Helpful 79 % Agreed With 71 %
Pros: Superb styling, Good ride and handling, great feature list
Cons: Dark interiors, slightly poor plastics, no punch in the engine - dieselUser's Ratings for the car
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Solid car with a BIG "IF" A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by iOwnPuntoMjD - On 5 Nov 09 at 12:23 pm Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 5657 Comments 12 Found Helpful 86 % Agreed With 78 %
Pros: she is rock solid
Cons: very bad and cheap quality and poor after sale serviceUser's Ratings for the car
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FIAT GRANDE PUNTO EMOTION PACK A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by KV DINESHKUMAR - On 14 Apr 10 at 11:30 am Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 5493 Comments 4 Found Helpful 67 % Agreed With 50 %
Pros: GREAT LOOKS
Cons: GOOD INTERIOR, GOOD COMFORTUser's Ratings for the car
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all car purchaser pls look fiat and take test drive linea and punto A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by davinder yadav - On 5 Oct 09 at 9:55 am Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 4102 Comments 6 Found Helpful 47 % Agreed With 46 %
Pros: in this segmant betee look and excelent built qty is superior
Cons: back seat leegroom is little tight against swift.User's Ratings for the car
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Fiat Punto A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by Abhishek goyal - On 21 Feb 10 at 11:53 pm Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 3683 Comments 6 Found Helpful 82 % Agreed With 70 %
Pros: Great looks and quality
Cons: Still worked on after sales serviceUser's Ratings for the car
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punto 1.4 petrol go if u r power hungry A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by manish - On 29 Jul 10 at 10:46 am Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 3352 Comments 1 Found Helpful 50 % Agreed With 50 %
Pros: for power hungry
Cons: nothing as such some plasticsUser's Ratings for the car
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Best Car Of 2009 and 2010..and No.1 For 2011 A review on Fiat Grande Punto (All Versions ) by Nikhil C - On 15 Jan 11 at 10:16 pm Average Model Rating:
17 reviews | Write a review Views 2903 Comments 3 Found Helpful 0 % Agreed With 0 %
Pros: The Best Car of Italy,Poland,Europe,and Canada
Cons: Best In class,changed the future of Fiat CompanyUser's Ratings for the car
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Fiat Grande Punto Comments
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After buying this car know that engine of any fiat model with diesel is fantastic and body is also solid with
extraordinary paint. Reply to this post
the best hatch i have ever seen.thanks to fiat Reply to this post
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