Fiat Grande Punto is a premium B-segment category car that is highly successful in Europe and given the Euro NCAP five-star rating for customer safety.The car happens to be the first production of the Fiat – Tata alliance in India.
Fiat Grande Punto exhibits a stunning sporty look with plenty of features like design, comfort, safety, style and spaciousness. It has comfy seats of fine quality fabric, driver's seat with height adjustment, enough boot space, dashboard and instrument panel in attractive design. Thanks to large wheelbase, it makes a big existence.
The styling of the Grande Punto makes the car look unique 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.
Inside Fiat Punto,a heavily supported sports seats provide plenty of support during cornering, and are comfortable on long journeys. The thick leather steering wheel is a joy to hold, while the dashboard design is simple and well laid out.
The Punto is paves the way with “Grande” to indicate its larger size. Fiat declares the interior represents the epitome of Italian style. It means being able to get in and out of the car with no trouble and comfortably, and once you are sitting down, it means being surrounded by an airy environment, enjoying its generous space and greater visibility.
Fiat Punto is available with 3 engine options: 1.2 liter petrol, 1.4 liter petrol and 1.3 liter diesel The 1.2 liter petrol is accessible in Active and generates maximum power of 68 Bhp at 6500 rpm and maximum torque of 96 Nm at 2500 rpm. The 1.4 liter petrol engine is accessible in Dynamic, Emotion & Emotion Pack. This engine is same which is doing its task in Linea and generates 90 Bhp at 6000 rpm with maximum torque of 115 Nm at 4500 rpm. The 1.3 liter mutijet diesel engine is obtainable in Active, Dynamic, and Emotion & Emotion Pack. This engine is also same doing its task in Linea and generates 76 Bhp at 4000 rpm with maximum torque of 197 Nm at 1750 rpm.
Although, the seats of Fiat Grande Punto are not made of leather, they provide comfort during cornering and long journeys. This may not be enough to cheer for people who love automatic equipments as it lacks auto viper and auto head lamp. The lack of rear viper, rear seat belts and rear armrest, though not necessary, is a small drawback.The cost of this car is in the range of Rs.3,99,522- Rs.5,61,581 lakhs for petrol versions.The diesel version however costs approx Rs.4,85,567 lakhs.In spite of this the car is worth every penny. It looks stunning and is one of the safest automobiles available today.
Sanjana Jha is a New York based technology writer with expertise in the area of automobile stuffs.