Fiat Punto EVO Abarth

sidindica · 25th February 2010, 09:50

article here: Geneva Preview: New Abarth Punto EVO Packs 165HP 1.4-liter Turbo Engine - Carscoop

deepakhon · 25th February 2010, 11:09

Kudos to Abarth, they took a mediocre looking Punto Evo and made it look hot. I guess Fiat should start asking Abarth to do their face-lifts.

hillram · 25th February 2010, 11:14

Great looking car.The alloy wheels look mesmerising.

praful · 25th February 2010, 11:19

*Slurp* is all I can say!

Speed Pujari · 25th February 2010, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by deepakhon

Kudos to Abarth, they took a mediocre looking Punto Evo and made it look hot. I guess Fiat should start asking Abarth to do their face-lifts.

Abarth is a co brand of Fiat.

Due to abarth I dislike the indian version of Punto. And speculation are there for a LPG Punto and this news is going to be the water-filter joke for italians.
Fiat kindly stop under-estimating us

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sdp1975 · 25th February 2010, 11:26

I wish I could own that someday

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Looks are great, certainly far better than the Evo.

greenhorn · 25th February 2010, 11:58

way too many lines and details :| . but then again, blame the punto evo design for that.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intern...punto-evo.html

theMAG · 25th February 2010, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed Pujari

Due to abarth I dislike the indian version of Punto. And speculation are there for a LPG Punto and this news is going to be the water-filter joke for italians.
Fiat kindly stop under-estimating us

!

Unfortunately, cars like the Abarth Punto will not sell in India. Some of us on TBhp might buy it, and that would constitute 85% of its sales here - hardly a justification for such cars to be sold here.

And, I dont think Fiat is underestimating the Indian market - atleast now! They seem to have understood and started catering (somewhat) to our unique requirements of mileage above all else in cars not that are not many generations old.

Jayabusa · 25th February 2010, 14:09

Not bad, but I don't understand why they styled the new Punto's front a bit like the Scirocco. The earlier Punto had it's own identity.

deepakhon · 25th February 2010, 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed Pujari

Abarth is a co brand of Fiat.

Due to abarth I dislike the indian version of Punto. And speculation are there for a LPG Punto and this news is going to be the water-filter joke for italians.
Fiat kindly stop under-estimating us

!

Yep. Abarth is a co-brand of Fiat. Abarth is to Fiat, the same way as AMG is to Merc.

Unfortunately for us, Fiat seems to have understood the Indian market now. That is why we get a 75 bhp Punto, and a 90 bhp Linea.

Makesh · 25th February 2010, 15:10

Sid, Enough drooling just enjoy the ride in puny punto.

Autocop · 25th February 2010, 15:11

Since you touched LPG Punto, would like to share something I heard from my Fiat SA. Punto CNG is getting launched soon.

1. Good news is boot space won't be compromised. The CNG tank would be under the boot.
2. But there has to be some compromise, the car wouldn't have a spare wheel, instead, while delivering the car they would provide Tubeless Tyre Puncture Repair training and a TL tyre puncture repair Kit to the customers.

Something new and out of the box. Sounds promising on the face of it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed Pujari

Abarth is a co brand of Fiat.

Due to abarth I dislike the indian version of Punto. And speculation are there for a LPG Punto and this news is going to be the water-filter joke for italians.
Fiat kindly stop under-estimating us

!

anachronix · 25th February 2010, 15:59

Those wheels look wicked man!

.anshuman · 25th February 2010, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed Pujari

Due to abarth I dislike the indian version of Punto. And speculation are there for a LPG Punto and this news is going to be the water-filter joke for italians.
Fiat kindly stop under-estimating us

!

Punto Abarth is not a practical option for India. Would you buy a hatchback priced upwards of 10lakhs? plus those low profile tires will mean torn tires and damaged rims, that lowered stiffened suspension would mean GC issues and wont offer plush ride as seen on the normal version of the Punto. All this is proved in a thread related to this topic (http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...hback-10l.html) where close to 60% bhpians have said no to a 10lakh rupee hatchback.

LPG powered Punto is definitely not a joke. It will offer petrol like performance and refinement with close to lesser running cost and lesser emissions.

recshenoy · 25th February 2010, 17:28

waw. Such a hot hatch! The alloys look blazing hot. All these pics would be my wallpapers

Thanks sid for info

25th February 2010, 09:50	#1
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,895 Thanked: 8,172 Times Infractions: 0/1 (7)	Fiat Punto EVO Abarth article here: Geneva Preview: New Abarth Punto EVO Packs 165HP 1.4-liter Turbo Engine - Carscoop Attached Thumbnails
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25th February 2010, 11:09	#2
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	Kudos to Abarth, they took a mediocre looking Punto Evo and made it look hot. I guess Fiat should start asking Abarth to do their face-lifts.
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25th February 2010, 11:14	#3
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	Great looking car.The alloy wheels look mesmerising.
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25th February 2010, 11:19	#4
praful Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 1,033 Thanked: 654 Times View My Garage	Slurp is all I can say!
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25th February 2010, 11:26	#6
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,714 Thanked: 1,274 Times View My Garage	I wish I could own that someday . Looks are great, certainly far better than the Evo.
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25th February 2010, 11:58	#7
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,852 Thanked: 4,796 Times View My Garage	way too many lines and details :\| . but then again, blame the punto evo design for that. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intern...punto-evo.html
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25th February 2010, 14:09	#9
Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,448 Thanked: 69 Times	Not bad, but I don't understand why they styled the new Punto's front a bit like the Scirocco. The earlier Punto had it's own identity.
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25th February 2010, 15:10	#11
Makesh BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 103 Thanked: 12 Times	If wishes were horses Sid, Enough drooling just enjoy the ride in puny punto.
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25th February 2010, 15:59	#13
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Those wheels look wicked man!
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25th February 2010, 17:28	#15
recshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mangalore / Bangalore Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 256 Times	waw. Such a hot hatch! The alloys look blazing hot. All these pics would be my wallpapers Thanks sid for info
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