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    12 years ago | Prashant Mahale

    User Review on Fiat Punto [2011-2014] Emotion 1.3

    Detail Review:
    Rating parameters
    (out of 5)

    4.0

    Exterior

    3.0

    Comfort

    4.0

    Performance

    4.0

    Fuel Economy

    4.0

    Value for Money

    PURCHASE:
    New

    DRIVING:
    Few thousand kilometers

    Exterior Awesome, catchy looks. No car in the segment has such an aerodynamic design.

    Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Features: Excellent Vis-a-vis the other options in the cost range/segment, especially the ABS availability, steering and driver seat height adjustment, boot with lamp, cabin lamp selection specially for co-driver, Electrical ORVM, Rear Wiper. Excellent Feature Package.

    Space: Front seat OK,  rear sit cramped ( Good for ladies and kids only < 5.4 feet), Excellent boot space, pehaps the largest in the category.

    Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance: Excellent power of 76 HP in 1.3 Litre (better than many 1.4 litre with lower power), peppy engine and good low end torque for city driving. Turbo lag is very low, especially as compared to SWIFT/VISTA/i20 Diesel variant

    Lower engine noise(inside cab) compared to SWIFT/VISTA/i20/POLO Diesel variants

    I drive 50 km dailiy and fetched consistently between 5.1 litre/100 km to 5.4 litre/100 km. I driver at 60 to 80 km/h. My drive is 40 % city and 60 % highway.

    Ride Quality & Handling This is the execellent amongst compared to SWIFT/VISTA/i20/POLO Diesel variants. No rolling of the vehicle at high spees turns. This vehicle is heavier than competitors by 100 kg, it brings the a lot drive stability in the vehicle and also safety. This is the only vehicle with 5 start Euro NCAP(New Car assessment Program) rating. You drive it and feel studdy. Excellently tuned suspension for Indian roads, neither too soft and too hard. potholes/low pitch speed brakers felt mutedly unlike competitor thuds.

    Braking : Smooth and with bite. Dramatically improves the vehicle control feel.

    Final Words I used the SWIFT VDi for 3 years(~ 60000 km) and sold it to buy PUNTO 1.3. let me tell you that this is the poorly marketed vehicle. I drover it for 3000 km till now. Leaving the rear leg room aside, it has not a single con's as cost vs features.

    This vehicle being heavier than competitors is very safe which I alcked in SWIFT a lot. This also makes it 1.5 kmpl lower than SWIFT, but I went for safety and ride/handling dramtically excellent with low enigne noise.

    Areas of improvement Come out of JK TORNADO series. It is potent to get puctured frequently. I had the same in SWIFT and same feeling.

    Rear leg room could have been bigger. here are some ways with which, I tested vehicles ( This is purely subjective). You can copy this into excel and calculate alot weighting as per your desires and find the best option. For the rest follow this link on carwale. Compare features and specs in details

    http://www.carwale.com/research/comparecars/compareAllFeatures.aspx?car1=1568&car2=1691&car3=2262&car4=1738

    Looks, Fuel Efficiency, Safety Aspect, Ride Handling< boot Space and Other VFM featureRear Leg Room
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