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    3.9/5

    268 Ratings

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    Rs. 5,05,779
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    Categories (out of 5)

    • 4.5Exterior
    • 4.1Comfort
    • 4.1Performance
    • 3.8Fuel Economy
    • 4.2Value for Money

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    • 12 years ago | Abhishek

      I have become proud owner of Tuscun wine punto 1.2 active just 1 month back. After extensive online, offline research & showroom visit of almost all car manufacturers. We (me & my wife) shortlisted Maruti Ritz, Swift, Figo, Uva, Etios-Liva & i20 (we never considered punto) amongt other as these were within our budget (5 to 5.25L). VW-POLO & SKODA FABIA were rejected due to after sale service cost.

      After discussions, debates & feedbacks received from friends, family & coulleages we finalised SWIFT Lxi.

      We went to RANA Motors, New Delhi to finalise the deal & was about to give the booking amount, then suddenly I decided to visit TATA Motors before finalising the deal. (no particular reason for that decision, may be we hv'nt visited the TATA Showroon in the process thats why).

      Autolinks, hauz khas, New delhi was nearer & once reached there, we stunned by the looks of italian masterpeice @punto@.

      We moved towards that white 1.4 emotion punto (I can still remember) as punto is pulling us towards it. When my wife open the drivers door, it was so heavy (many sedans are not havin such heavy door) that it gave feeling of opening a premium sedan car. interior were also much much better than other hatchbacks we tested. There was also no problems regarding leg space for front as well as rear pessengers. Boot space was ample,dash board was classy, engine had a extra support from below (which I didnt see in any car)

      Morever, All version of Punto comes with power windows, tilted steering, digital tachometer, digital clock, different digitalmeter which will tell u your real time mileage, Kms to tank empty, maximum speed limit alarm, seat belt alarm, door open alarm & indicator, low petrol & low battery indicator, service reminder etc.

      So stunned by looks (interior & exterior) & features we went back to home & started analysing & comparing with Swift. & friends frankly speaking, in no specs or features (after sale service not considered) swift scored above punto apart from the fact that it is most selling car in its catogary (not even in mileage) & trust me if you physically inspect both the vehicle, you will come to know that how inferior is swift as compare to Punto whether it is Built quality (swift is <1000kg & Punto is >1100kgs, punto is much heavier ensures better control & road grip during high speed & safety during accidents), or Mileage (my punto is giving 12.5kmpl to 13kmpl in city conditions & whereas u cant get more than 12kmpl in swift), or interior (punto has stylish classy interior, whereas plastic used in swift interior smells like hell), or features ( no power window in Lxi, no wheel cover, no tachometer while punto base model has everything).

      Here I also want to mention a point that no one is suggesting us to buy a punto coz 1st its a FIAT MAKE & 2nd servicing is of TATA. Eventually, against everyone's wish, we made the booking & took our LOVE new PUNTO ACTIVE 1.2 on 20th feb'2012 to our home

      But here come Autolinks (the villain), first they tried to give us 1 yr old car for which we refused. Then they gave us a different car but with only 1 key, sunshed broken, without toolkit, without basic accesaries by saying that these are not available now & will be handed over to you as soon as we receive them. But till now I have only received the keys & nothing else, they are just promising everything & doing nothing. Any FIAT top executive viewing this pls make a note that why one of the best selling car in europe is struggling to get a respectable sales mark when compare to other same catogary hatchback in india eventhough it has everything (spec & feature) to compete them.

      I think i went little bit off the topic, now lets start talking about punto...,,,what a riding experience...,,,,suspension is best in class....,,,driving on bumpy road is no more a problem (i have a santro as well which is not very smooth on bad road at speed of 40-50kmph) but in punto u dont observe the jerk even at 60kmph.
       
      Gearbox is smooth, accelaration is bit bit slow in 1st & 2nd gear but once you are in 3rd & 4th gear, punto accerates much better, car can easily goes on at 3rd gear @ speed of 10-20 kmph (with ac off) which is comendble. so it gives you a gear shifting free ride in city driving.
      Engine generate best accelaration when in 5th gear. you can jump fom 70 kmph to 120 kmph in no time.
      maximum speed reached in my punto is 130 kmph with AC on & car is very stable at this speed. I think 155-160 is quite reacheble in this car.
       
      The only big issue is "after sale service" in my opinon. Also the vehicle ground clearance in low & front below side got hit if you drive at high speed on bad road & try to cross speed breaker at high speed.
      A very good car to buy...
      Stunning looks, ride quality, atteractive interior, VFMHorrible TATA dealership, low ground clearance
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    • 12 years ago | Sushil Kumar

      Ride Quality & Handling After 1 year I found that braking system of car is not perfect. When I am driving car in jam like situation and applying brakes frequently and cluth, the brake pressure failed resulting cannot apply brake. In this regard I wrote to the Fiat Company and a very irresponsible response I got from Company, they told me that the cylinder is like this and you have to adjust the drive\ing accordingly. It means company is failed to improve this system and requesting consumer to manage with this system. How can we drive in Jam like Situation and it may definitely hit another vehicle while brakes not working.

      Final Words Company is not listining customers' request even so many mails and telephone calls.

      Areas of improvement Customer Care should be powerful and needs improvement in vehicle. If the customer is complaining about any system of car and facing problems the company should look into the matter very seriously.

      Dashing lookOnly poor customer care
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    • 12 years ago | Kishore

      It was 0n 2011 January I wa married to an italian sexymy punto emotion my first own car before i was having experience with maruthi alto today the kilometer covered by punto is 14750 till now i got two three hitsscratches even though there is no service centre in vellore where i belongs to i wanted to go to bangalore or chennai for my repair i am so much happy that i buyed this one

      This only problem i am facing in punto is the use of music system as I am not interested to change anything in my car i am using the same music system that was already there there is no usb porteach time i want to write mp3.

      i drived in hills munnar, yelagir, drived in highways bangalore chennai(Golden quadrilateral) Krishnagiri kanyakumari (SOuth corridor) every were the driving i very much confortable even after  10 to 12 hours of journey no tiredness

      the cirty mileage is 15-16 km as vellore is very small and every time i wants to change my gear but i was really surprised by the highway mileage its gives me even 26 when i am driving at a speed of 90-100 and 22-24 at a speed of 100-110once i crossed 140 kmph that day i got 17

      there is multiinformation display which shows the instantaneous mileagetrully speaking this is very usefull and diesel 1.3 MJ emotion is having ABSnever the skidded in heavy breaking the toughness you can feel when driving above 120calm and queit like a sleeping childthere is a clutch rest is usefull when driving in highway

      I buyed the car by knowing dat there is not service station in vellore. ready to go for banglore and chennai i have no regret in dat nowbcause of the service interval 15000 km and the performance given by my punto

      FIAT GRANDE PUNTO GO FOR IT. NO TENSION CAR

      Good Overall Fuel EconomyUSB Port is not there in the Emotion version
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    • 12 years ago | Chanshekh

      Exterior Head turning design. Still get smitten by it looks even after pocessing the beauty for more than 1.4 years. Build quality is awesome, feels like a tank.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) All basic features are available. Space is more than ok for 5 average adults. 

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

      Current milage - 33500. Fuel averge- 20-21 in summers with full AC. 22.5-24 in winters. with 2-3 passengers. Daily driving approx 90-100 Kms.(40% city 60% highway)

      Fiat 1.3 L Multijet engine is the best one can get. Tata & Suzuki using them for their hatches and sedan is a proof of that. Gear's are perfectly matched with the engine. It would never allow you to drive in wrong gear. After 3rd gear one can drive in any gear at any speed. Instant milage feature lets you choose the speed,gear to control the fueal consumption.

      I am yet to utilize the turbo feature fully. Travelled to nearby hill station with four adults and three below 8 kids with luggage. Never felt the power defficiency even on the mountain ghat roads. Still the round trip average was 21 km/l with AC.

      Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is simply awesome. Suspension is like a dream. Can take any potholes smootly.

      Final Words Service does not seem to be a issue. Have ot serviced 3 times (3k,15K,30K) and  2-3 other minor glitches were solved without any issues.

      Areas of improvement I have not yet experienced any issue where i need to comment.

      Just about everythingYet to find
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    • 12 years ago | Rakesh R

      Exterior Awesome, Beautiful Design.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The features provided by this car is very good when compaired with the value of the segment.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is amazing.It have award winning engine that is using in swift also.After riding 3000KM I feel the suspension is superb.

      Ride Quality & Handling This is what fiat punto is top, Excellent ride quality. The stability of the vehicle is superb even if you travel at a speed of 140 Km/hr you can feel the confident in the stearing.Its suspension too proven to be best in class as it tooks bad roads too with great ease.

      Final Words The best vehicle that you can get in for that price When we calculate price vs perfomance I will give full score 5 out of 5.This is far better than swift so go for it.

      Areas of improvement After sales support.this is the area fiat has to improve.Fiat india should aware that customers are not fools to buy a vehicle and forget it.It is like fiat India don't want to sell there vehicle in India. This is the only area where Fiat India want to improve.

      Ride Quality & HandlingGround Clearance
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    • 12 years ago | Raj

      Exterior Excellent exteriors.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Quality of some plastics used are not that good, rear seats are bit cramped, Central locking shld have been there for active model. Another bad thing is Warranty is very limited meaning Fiat doesn't allow the car to be upgraded in fiat-tata showrooms also, they cut down the warranty if we upgrade some of the features...which is not the case compared to maruti and some other car manufacturers].

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Fuel economy & gear box is average. Engine is good.

      Ride Quality & Handling Good. Ride quality and handling is good, infact very good compared to same car range.

      Final Words Honestly great car to buy, although it should improve on some areas. reply to this and tell your views.

      My overall rating: 4/5.

      Areas of improvement  

      1. After sales service.

      2. Interiors should be improved. 

      3. Marketing should be drastically improved.

      4. Warranty should be flexible [should not cut down warranty for upgradation in fiat-tata showrooms]

      5. Fuel economy.

      6. Little price should be reduced for better competition.

       

      Excellent exterior styling...best in hatchbacks, Comfort, space, performance, pride of owningAfter sales service, Parts availability, fuel economy is average [not bad]
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      3

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    • 12 years ago | Sushil

      Exterior Fabulous CAAAAAR with eye catching looks. One look at the Punto will assure you that Italians are indeed great at design. Well, Fiat owns Ferrari and Maserati, easy to understand once you look at the Grande Punto’s look.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Amazing interiors with special features of aux, usb and climate contoller is very good. Punto is also very well equipped. This variant comes with  voice-activated Bluetooth pairing for your phone, ABS and twin airbags. The information display informs you of cabin temperature and fuel consumption.The steering wheel is great to hold and even the gear lever has a sporty feel. The car, however, does have a largish boot that measures 280 litres, plenty of space for a car in this class.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox It is very good and fuel efficency perfect.

      Ride Quality & Handling Excellent.

      Final Words After a long drive of 750 km, when I came out the car, I said " I can drive much more. I dont want any break." Excellent in ride and hanling with very efficient fuel economy. VALUE FOR MONEY.

      Areas of improvement Rear headroom.

      FUEL ECONOMY, RIDE and HANDLINGREAR HEADROOM
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      5

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      5

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    • 12 years ago | Ravula76

      I bought Punto in Nov 2011 and done 5000 km on it and loved every bit of it. Intially I thought it would be difficult to manoeuvre in city but till date I am comfortablly driving on city roads. On highways you can feel the comfort levels and ride is amazing. The road grip is one which gives the sporty drive and you feel the drive. 100% I recommend this car but request the Fiat to improve the service levels.

      For driver and front passenger the legroom is very comfortable. The instrument panel can be easyly reached. The smoothness of the car gives a feel of 20 KmPH less than the actual speed. I drove at 120 KMPH and felt verymuch in control. The breaking is very responsive and ABS adds to it. The instant mileage is one feature which i liked most. It is fun knowing what the consumption while driving. It has all the information displayed in the console which is very informative. I still need to test it on Ghats and c how it responds otherwise I am satisfied with Punto.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is very responsive, Drags on the 2nd Gear.

      Ride Quality & Handling Excellent.

      Final Words Love it.

      Areas of improvement Service, rear seat.

      Style, Pickup, Comfort, Clear Vision...etcTata Service, City mileage, Cabin noise
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    • 12 years ago | Vishal

      Exterior

       is very good,looks awesome.

      Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

       can drive with great comfort if you are more than 5.11,good legspace,comfortable in drive i drived it more than 500km,at onestrach,less noise in cabin than any other car of this segment,I have driven swift,figo,i-20,but it is really a VFM,infact i would recommend to go for this instead of much talked swit,a person having more than 5.7higt can"t even enter in swift easily,don"t think just go and get it,once you drive it you will never go for anyone else,just go and take a test drive.experiance the real difference.

      Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

       engine is good,no noise while driving in cabin,fuel economy as i have mentioned got more than 25k.pl on highways and 18aarox.in city,gearbox is also smooth.

      Ride Quality & Handling

       it is also good, good grip on road and really flows on road,very good handling quality on highways and cities only.

      Final Words

       Don"t think for anyone else just go and get it man, it is really VFM.car,no other car can meet the grand in any way

      Areas of improvement  

       

       rearview mirror,plastic quality of interior.

      It has good milage it gave me more than 25k.pl on highways and 18to19 in city,driven more than5200kmrear view from rear windscreen
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      5

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    • 12 years ago | Aditya

      It was time to buy another car after we sold off our old zen.researched a lot n 0ed on this car. Got it from banarsi dass autos,panchkula after lots of research. Driven other cars in this seg 4m beat to i20 diesel.

      Best part about this car is its external design,handling,decent fuel eff(16 in city,19-20 on hw),hydraulic power steering does nice job,very comfortable car especially 4 long drives,big car feel,longest car in segment(only smaller than fabia), solid built, aero dynamic, hispeed handling(80 te lagda 60 ae), nice curves,3rd gear acc is better than swift n so is the turbo lag, braking is good, pothole handling is superb(felt more jerks on same road with vento), car sticks hard to the roads in all speeds, doesnt make u feel tired after long drives, u want to push it further everytime, sweet soundin turbo, decent boot

      now coming to the cons,noise in cabin after 3k rpm,gr8ly felt need of a 6th gear on open hiwayz,pickup bit less,jk stock tyres not upto mark,no all side central lock 4m drivers side,auto lock,rear visibility,very large turning radius may be prob in city,gearshift is a bit harsh,tata after sales and service,one touch roll up n down 4 passenger side,only one reverse light,hav to turn off n again on the ignition once the engine turns off in traffic(car does not stalls though),1st n 2nd gear r very short,3rd is quick..so r the 4th n 5th,gc may b a prob as i often scrape it,also fiat should hav used nice solid japanese turbocharger.

      but these cons or negatives r actually not too acute or extreme.so far had extremely overwhelming experience with this car.go for it blindly.u wud not regret...but one thing for all who drive diesels.....dont drive it like petrol..neva eva.i hav done 3.2k in 4 months,driven many diesels as well.once around 2k kms on odo,started driving it hard like accelerating hard upto 3.5-4k rpm in each gear as i dont hav much experience of driving n m 21 nw(frustrated,careless n drive in hurry,bit sho off) n after that had sudden drop in pikup n mileage as well...got 13.5-14 4 sumtym n also the car pulled badly.did'nt feel to overtake vehicles on the hw. felt like there's a 200 kg load in my car or as if its runnin wid handbrake up..went ser. centre also but he took td n said sahi toh hai bhai..dikkat kya hai?...i said hav been drivin it 4 2k kms n neva felt the same...but sumtym l8r as i changes my drivin style,such probs vanished.now its ok.same prob was there wid my friendz endy in delhi...he sold it early after that.so, diesels are not meant to b revved too hard be it punto,i20 or even endeavour..only hi end ones like bmw,audi should be tried 4 that purpose..not even them..cuz it reduces engine life,mileage n performance.diesel engine has longer life if maintained.alwaz use ioc normal diesel n dun put water near air filter,turbocharger or intercooler while washing.hav seen innovas done 6-7 lac kms.but newaz punto is worth a buy so dun think much n invest into this macho hatch.

      Also one thing..i hav calculated that:

      Pertol mileage=12-13 kmpl n assume diesel has 15-16. per km ruuning cost=4.81 for petrol n 2.58 for diesel which  means diff=2.23rs per km..so for 1000kms bucks saved by diesel=2500 approx(2230),for 5000 kms=12000rs,for 10000kms=24000 or 25000,for 12000kms=30000rs,for 15000=36000.

      which mens if ur yearly running is 12000, u save 30000 by investing in diesel n 90000 in 3 years.but if its 10k or less,u hav to drive it fo atleast 4-5 years to recover the cost+extra maintainance of diesel car(need more care and cannot be driven like a petrol anyhow..)

      So think before buying.

      External design,handling,decent fuel eff(16 in city,19-20 on hw),hydraulic power steering does niceMing to the cons,noise in cabin after 3k rpm,gr8ly felt need of a 6th gear on open hiwayz,pickup bit
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