MY BABY IS FINALLY HERE - GRAND PUNTO

A user review on Fiat Grande Punto. Written by Darsh on 19 June, 2009

Starts at Rs. 4,69,102
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Version Reviewed

Emotion Pack 1.3

Purchased As	:
Familiarity	:
Fuel Economy	:	kpl

Good	:	Equipment, Engine, Economy
Bad	:	Rear seat is cramped

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I waited for this car for more than a year and prayed for Fiat to get it's pricing right.
Ant thank god - they seem to have heard me. The Fiat flagship car which has stormed the Europe is finally in India with the right pricing.

Lets discover the little baby pint by pint

Engine (Diesel one)
The most tested engine on the Indian roads- installed in 7 cars. Fuel efficient with the racy pickup to zoom ahead at the lights. Just right mix of power and efficiency. High torque at 1750 rpm gives you all the power to race ahead of the biggies.

Ride
Whatever one might say, but the weight of a European car always feels more comforting than the light Korean and Japanese counterparts. This is very much a Fiat with the weight and coziness to tuck you in. Solid suspension insulates you from the outside world.

Safety
ABS and Air bags to make you feel safe on the road with the added weight of fat rubber and alloy wheels.

Comfort
I always thought of things in the car which I would like to have - Climate control, Audi controls on steering, fat alloy wheels. This little baby has all that. Comes with a Blaunpunkt system with 6 speakers.

Blue and Me
Technology only available in BMW to take calls while driving in here in this car.

All in all for 6.11 lacs. Beats the competition hands down - Skoda Fabia , i20 , Honda Jazz - this is the best value proposition.

I am the first person to book this car in Gurgaon - booked in without even a test ride. Waited for a year for a good solid hatchback with diesel and fun.

It has excellent front seats but the rear seats are cramped. They have gone for a huge boot but is not great on the interior space. Also the headroom on the rear seat is inadequate for tall men - which is also a problem for Linea.

All in all, a middle class guy's sports car with loads of equipment and fun to drive maintaining fuel efficiency. 6.25 lacs is definitely expensive for a hatchback but then Grand Punto has all the things that I ever wanted in my car - and definitely more than my neighbor’s long sedan

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Partha Naik on 28 Nov, 2009 at 08:57 PM

i like this car but, i no this car review facialyties

Aneesh_Raghavan@Yahoo.Co.In on 03 Nov, 2009 at 12:04 PM

Milage:. On 31st oct 2009 we started to Wayanad from Bangalore total travelling up and down its 623 we fill the diesel for 1500 (40.54 ltr) after coming back the car was having around 5-8 ltr disel so total consume is 32 ltr so we got the average milage 19.4 with AC and we were 6 people with luggage in NICE (pvt highway) road we have reached 170 km/hr what else u need every thing is perfect exept the rear window (it will not go full down) and reverse light is too small

Kasturiraju on 02 Sep, 2009 at 04:39 PM

Dear satish and khosur, sorry for the delay in attending. Iam geting FE of avge.14 km/ltr in bumper to bumper heavy traffic and normal city driving and exclusively for highway's geting 17km/ltr. both with AC at all the time. In fact, I never used/drove the diesel cars at all.(used last 5 years wagon R and Wagon R duo.

Chinky on 01 Sep, 2009 at 05:32 PM

Guys, I m confused. I am sold on Punto - and my own car is being sold today. But should I buy a Diesel emotion pack or a Petrol EMotion Pack? One school of thought says that since I have to drive only 20-25 kms a day, Petrol is the best - but some say Diesel is also as good with such short distances. I need to book the car tomo - so will you pl. advise? Thank you!!

Manish Rai on 20 Aug, 2009 at 12:07 PM

The Punto and the Linea from the outside look very neat. However the interiors are quiet disapointing. It seems that the interiors have been done by TATA. The diesel engine from Fiat is a sure bet. Go for exterior looks, safety features, host of features like Blue & me, etc. The interior fit and finish is disapointing. Though I am not an expert on drifting but with ABS & EBD the rotary movement of the tires under hard braking should be a downer for drifting enthusiasts...

Rupesh on 19 Aug, 2009 at 06:18 PM

Sorry, in the previous comment please read Sedan as hatchback.

Rupesh on 19 Aug, 2009 at 06:17 PM

I own a Palio SDX that has almost same specs as Punto 1.3. I am quite happy with the performance and features. Fully loaded Palio (Diesel) comes at 5.25. Palio has an edge over Punto in terms of interiors. Believe me you wont feel like sitting in a Sedan. Worth consider that as well.

Nirankush Tyagi on 30 Jul, 2009 at 07:29 PM

Dear Darshap What is the FE ofdiesal version 1.3 emotion pack

Khosur on 27 Jul, 2009 at 11:27 AM

hi kasturi/darshp i am currently owner of palio 1.2 petrol.want to change as it ages to 5 yrs.am satisfied with palio.had a test drive of 1.3emotion pk diesel.pl let know the fuel consumption, if measured, in city ride.also the response of diesel engine in city drive, i am from pune...have to pass thru bad traffic. regards keshav

Satish on 25 Jul, 2009 at 11:28 PM

Hi Kasturi, let me know what is the milage, within the city?

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