Fiat Rolls Out Punto Sport Special Edition To Revive Sales

By Author: siddharth Baradwaj
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Fiat cars were once seen a lot on Indian roads, the classic Fiat Padmini car was part of many garage. But with time Fiat and its cars almost vanished from the Indian roads. The Italian car brand is known around the world for its class apart cars, also it produces one of the fastest cars in the world the famous Ferrari, Ferrari comes under Fiat just like Maserati. Both these brands have forayed in the Indian car market; however Fiat is still grappling to make a mark in India. I wale of upsurging Fiat’s scanty sales in India, the company launched the upgraded versions of Fiat Linea sedan and Fiat Punto hatchback in the month of January, but unfortunately failed to impress the Indian customers.
Fiat now has come up with a special edition of Fiat Punto. Punto possess not just sporty and stylish looks but also delivers high performance. Equipped with high end features and robust engine the car is definitely a treat for the customers.
Punto petrol is offered in a 1.2 litre and 1.4 litre petrol powerplants, while the diesel variant comes armed with a 1.3 litre multi-jet diesel engine, this is the same engine that does ...
... duty in Maruti Swift diesel. Fiat’s sturdy diesel engine are housed in few of the most popular diesel cars in India, but ironically Fiat cars fail to impress the Indian customers. Fiat Punto price starts at Rs 4.91 lakh (ex-showroom), however the Fiat Punto diesel Sport price begins at Rs 7.36 lakh (ex-showroom price). 1.2 litre petrol engine engenders maximum power of 68PS and 96Nm torque. While the 1.4 litre petrol powerplant generates 90PS of power and 115Nm of torque. On the other hand, the diesel engine pumps out 76PS of power and 197Nm of torque, the high end diesel trim produces 93PS of power and 209Nm of torque.Fiat Punto Sports launched recently comes with a whopping power of 90hp. Now let us throw some light on the rivals of Punto hatchback, some of huge rivals of Punto are Swift, Skoda Fabia, Hyundai i20 and Volkswagen Polo.
Maruti Swift is a strong competitor of Punto that is bestowed with a sporty design, sharp edges and cutting edge looks. However, Punto is roomier as compared to Swift. Maruti Swift is up for grabs at Rs 4.44 lakh (price mentioned is the ex-showroom price for base model of petrol trim). Another rival of Punto, Fabia scores high when it comes to the engine power and features. Skoda Fabia diesel is befitted with a 1.2 litre mill churning out 75Bhp of power with 180Nm of robust torque. Fabia is also offered in the 1.6 litre gasoline engine that yields 105Bhp of power. Fabia price ranges between Rs 4.51 lakh to Rs 7.25 lakh (ex-showroom price). Hyundai i20 and Volkswagen Polo are the other two contemporaries of Punto. Priced at Rs 4.73 lakh and Rs 4.71 lakh (ex-showroom prices) respectively, the hatchbacks are priced a notch less than Fabia therefore price wise these two hatchbacks are much more affordable.

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