Fiat Grande Punto Car Review India
Fiat Grande Punto India – Fiat Grande Punto Review
The Italian car maker Fiat Motors is going to launch its new Fiat Grande Punto Car shortly. It is expected to hit the Indian market in May-June 2009 though it was globally inaugurated in 2005 and is making news since then. The production unit will be in its Rangangaon plant, Pune. The new Grand Punto is combined project of Fiat Motors and Tata motors that is designed by Giorgetto Guigiaro. The car belongs to the B-segment of hatchback cars. The sporty look and the well-designed aerodynamic quality is the main feature of the car.
Style and Design
The Fiat Grande Punto has a marvelous flamboyant look. The interiors of the vehicle are impressive that match well with entire car. It has comfortable and spacious seats. The leg space is quite good and the driver’s seat has the option of adjusting the height. The dashboard and instrument panel are with an appealing design. The music system can be operated by the control system that is adorned on the steering wheel. The plastic material used for the interiors of the car is of superior quality and promises to long last. The control system and knobs can be grasped easily. The huge tail lamps are an added attraction and the sliding headlamps with large wheelbase are the features that stand out.
Engine
The optimum power performance is boosted by dualogic transmission. The car is likely to offer a range three engines to choose from; a 1.2L or 1.4L petrol-powered engine or a 1.3L multi-jet diesel engine, which is the most common kind of Fiat cars. The diesel engine is quite same as CRDI or Common Rail Direct engine automation that gives an output of 75bhp. The front wheels get 88PS power that is released by the diesel engine. The car follows all safety traits; it has ABS, EBD and ESP features that will far more superior than other smaller cars.
Fiat Grande Punto Car price
The Fiat Grande Punto is likely to be priced between 5-7 lakh and is expected to give a tough competition to other small cars available in the same price range.
Final Say
Fiat Motors has had a great success with Grande Punto in all of Europe, and is looking forward to continue the winning sags in the Indian Auto market. And, the car is certainly going to face a tough competition to other small cars in the segment such as Maruthi Suzuki Swift, Getz, Tata Indica, and Fabia. Only time will tell how the car will score amongst all its competitors.
Very sleek looking Punto is. Only problem is, it is very small car in 5-7 lakhs. in 6-7 lakhs you can get a full fledged People Mover Like Mahindra xylo so people will obviously go for bigger deal. In any case xylo has already eaten up a lot of market of the sedans, hatchbacks and other Utility vehicles like innova.
A hatchback in the range of 5-7 lakhs is not digestible when you are getting perfect sedans like Maruti SX4 and Swift Dzire in that range and Indigo CS, Ford fiesta, IKon in much cheaper range. Fiat should review its pricing strategy for Punto to become success.
I’ve bought 17 new fiats one after the other and now love the PUNTO grandee. But fiat hav’nt brought out any new version that is likeable so what do they expect us to purchase next in that non turbo catagory. The only other fiat I dream about is the BARBIE ‘hot pink’ 500 car but it is far to expensive if it is put into prodution.
So is in there anything in the pipeline? similar to the Grandee size, or are we left stranded with an ageing car and have to change brands.
I want full detail informtation about punto vehicle with prices…………..
Very interesting post. Mahindra Xylo is the best car in its segment.