In the form of the Grande Punto, Indians have got a brand new car to boast about. Very soon, people in other countries will also receive one, and that car would arrive in India say in two years time.
By then, an all-new Grande Punto would have penetrated markets overseas. And the story continues.
Bottom line – many manufacturers unload the old, somewhat outdated stuff into India. Note, I’m not taking anything away from Fiat or the Grande Punto.
Neither am I referring to Maruti Suzuki who lived most of their life in India by introducing ‘new’ cars that were already an average grandfather’s age.
India has just received the Grande Punto and the International market is all ready to get the new one.
Though there has been no official confirmation of this, the Italian magazine Quattroroute reports Fiat is planning to christen it Punto EVO (not sure if Mitsubishi will be amused by this move)
Sergio Marchionne plans to begin assembly of the new Grande Punto from next August. The production is likely to take place at the production unit in Melfi. Several changes have been brought in including the Euro 5 engines (including the MultiAir ones).
The Grande Punto for the Indian market is the presently running model and should not be confused with this car. The facelifted model might make it to India only after two years or so.
Our old friend is back! Yes, the refreshed Fiat Grande Punto for overseas markets was caught testing again, this time the grille and bumpers were only portions masked.
The refreshed Grande Punto is said to have no mechanical changes. The dashboard might be different, but this is just a mid-life facelift to give the sales a bit of nitrous.
It will be showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September this year. Sales will begin there after.
Note - Indian Autos Blog follows this car closely. You can read all our articles on the facelifted Grande Punto if you want to know more
Source – Auto Evolution
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The grey 2010 Fiat Grande Punto which we featured last time, has been spied once again with minimum protection. The car is production ready, and will hit markets later in 2009.
The 2010 Fiat Grande Punto receives a new bumper and the upper half of grille shortened. Interior changes include a new dashboard. Mechanicals are rumored to be largely the same consisting of engines from 1.2-liter to the 1.9-liter displacement.
We’ve had a close eye on the 2010 Fiat Grande Punto, which according to sources will get a new bumper, grille and a new dashboard. Engine options are likely to remain undisturbed with the range extending from the 1.2-liter engine to the 1.9-liter motor.
We have been tracking this Fiat Grande Punto facelift since the beginning, and now we have a red hot picture. Red hot, literally.
As reported earlier, Fiat is planning to update the car with a facelift that is expected to be sold later this year as a 2010 model. It does appear to share design cues with Fiat Bravo.
A couple of Brazillian Car blogs have pointed out, and have got information from sources they believe are trustworthy, that the new Fiat Grande Punto will borrow a great deal of design elements from its elder sibling- the Fiat Bravo. Shown here is a rendering of how the future Fiat Punto might look. Clearly, the changes are confined to the front grille and the front bumper.
