Thursday, June 18, 2009

Fiat all set to make Grande entry.....

Fiats grand plans have progressed into reality.
The winds of change began with the linea and now followed it up with the Grand Punto.

Designed by the famous Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign.
Fiat Grand Punto was given the Euro NCAP five-star rating for passenger safety. It is an attractive and spacious car which suits your personality.



The Grande Punto is available in 4 variants:

- Active
- Dynamic
- Emotion
- Emotion Pack

The Active model is base one which comes with front power windows, power steering, body colored bumpers, remote boot release, remote fuel filler and Air Conditioning. Dynamic model comes with all the features of Active variant plus central locking and rear power windows.

The Emotion model comes with all the features of Dynamic variant plus MP3 player with 6 speakers, front fog lamps, rear washer, rear wiper, ABS, EBD and rear defogger.
The top end emotion pack variant comes with alloys, automatic climate control system, Blue&Me system and dual front airbags in addition to all the features of Emotion variant.

Grande Punto is available in 6 shades:
Hip-hop black, Boscha Nova Red, Minimal grey, Metallic grey, Exotica red
and Electric blue



The chunky leather steering wheel is a joy to hold, while the dashboard design is simple and well laid out. The punto is preceded with “Grande” to indicate its larger size.

Main comfort and convinience features of Grande Punto are Electrically adjustable outside rear view mirror, Automatic Climate Control, Blue & Me: unique technology developed jointly by Microsoft & Fiat. Unique technology to connect and sync mobile via blue tooth and voice dial / read SMS.

Customized instrument display setting with My Car, Remote foldable key, Intelligent rear defogger whichswitches off after 20 minutes to prevent damage to the glass, Convenient driver facing key slot, Intelligent Ignition prevents turning the key when the engine is running.



Grande Punto is available with 3 engine options:
- 1.2 litre petrol
- 1.4 litre petrol
- 1.3 litre diesel

The 1.2 litre petrol is available in Active and generates maximum power of 68 Bhp at 6500 rpm and maximum torque of 96 Nm at 2500 rpm.

The 1.4 litre petrol engine is available in Dynamic, Emotion & Emotion Pack. This engine is same which is doing duty in Linea and generates 90 Bhp at 6000 rpm with maximum torque of 115 Nm at 4500 rpm.

The 1.3 litre mutijet diesel engine is available in Active, Dynamic, Emotion & Emotion Pack. This engine is also same doing duty in Linea and generates 76 Bhp at 4000 rpm with maximum torque of 197 Nm at 1750 rpm



The petrol variants of Grande Punto would cost Rs 3.99-5.61 lakh, while the diesel cars have been priced at Rs 4.85-6.11 lakh. These prices are Ex-showroom New Delhi

At 9kmpl for the petrol and 12kmpl for the diesel, they may not be the frugal machines ever built, but they get the job done. Grande Punto will set a new benchmark in terms of styling, comfort and value for money in its segment.

[Source : Undisclosed ]

4 comments:

Subhayan Mukerjee said...

hmm .. the front borrows a lot of cues from the Linea, and with ths it seems like Fiat's trying to take on the Jazz. That puts four cars head to head ... the Fabia, the i20, the Jazz, and now the Grande Punto ... i would rate them as

1. Jazz
2. Grande Punto
3. Fabia
4. i20

what say?

ketan Faldessai said...

yaa but in terms of design and other things its rite...
where as in terms of economy i'll place fabia on top.

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