There are a lot of reviews on the internet and non of them can actually describe the feel of this car. Its like trying to describe the sound of the color blue!!!........But let me try.
I test drove the car 3 times at different showrooms and all i can say is it has a great ride quality, feels like driving some big sedan (thanks to the largest wheel base which is even more than fiesta!!)...
Performance was great and had a very different feel; lot of people and some sites say it is not powerful or responsive; Its not true. It does feel slower than swift....but its not...The funny thing in this car is, "you never feel quick, rather others cars on the road looks slower!!!!"...
I was driving normally as i drive swift; never felt the speed, felt like i was driving at 60km/h, but when i looked at the speedo, i was actually driving at 100km/h!!!.......This car is so damn smooth and has such a good handling and much more linear power output than other 1.3 diesels in the market; as a result of which it doesnt feel fast but feels much SAFER!!!
Value for money for higher models is good but i felt for 1.3 mjt "active", its a bit expensive, around 5-10 thousand extra!
Sound and vibration::....All i can say is that sounds in the cabin is very low and there are no vibrations at all at any rpm reading!!....People are saying it rattles and vibrates and sounds level are high......Fact is, either they are jealous because they own some other car, or they are comparing it with some merc or audi and hence idiots.....All i can say is, its less than any other hatch including i20, swift, fabia etc etc...
Space is less than what it seems (but this doesn't mean its smaller than say indica or swift. Relative to what looks on papers, its quite small). On papers its the biggest hatch; but in reality its not. This is because this car has a very long bonnet and a big boot, hence leg space is compromised. When seats are all the way back; its leg space is like alto; but practically speaking, when its all the way back, my foot didnt reach the clutch!! (i am 5'11'')....so the situation is kind of hypothetical.
Fuel economy..... Other 1.3's are giving more than 17/litre; it should also give similer results (and its definetly not less than 14 as said by zigwheels!)
But as i said in the starting, this review is going to be "just another review" for you....here it sounds good, you will read other reviews and you will again get confused; you are the best judge; just switch of your comp and go get a test drive!!
And yeah; i booked Grey Grande Punto 1.3 MJT Active. (Though i went to book Vista, but punto hypnotised me!)
Ride Quality, Build Quality, Handling, Boot spaceTurning Radius