List of articles tagged: Testing

It’s difficult to miss a car like the Grande Punto even if you happen not to be a die-hard Fiat fan. From those Linea-esque headlamps to the very pronounced front grille, not to mention regular test – car zebra paint, the Punto’s you see in the picture did stick out like a sore thumb in peak hour Bangalore traffic. The three Punto’s were part of a countrywide road-test for reliability and shake-down in the real Indian driving conditions. As a car in the large hatchback category, the Punto is fairly well sized and is as large as the Indica Vista. This means that the Punto is roomy on the inside and the beige interiors certainly help give the interiors a pleasant and airy ambience.

MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi tested a Ferrari Formula One car on the Mugello track yesterday. Rossi's best time was 1 minute 22.5 seconds - compared to Rubens Barrichello's track record of 1:18.704. Massa and Raikkonen have timed 1:21 at Mugello.