Fiat Punto [2011-2014] User Reviews

 

Exterior Exterior is ultimate and no comparison with others.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good but quality of plastic is bit rough.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Superb engine performance but fuel economy is bit less as its giving 18 overall.

Ride Quality & Handling ufffffffffffffff its great.

Final Words What a car ring me at 9889009570 for any help.

Areas of improvement I purchased new active diesel punto a believe me its superb car . best part of the car is its ride quality and believe me u will not feel its speed even if its 125km/hr. company must pay attention for its after sales service part and also fuel economy which is bit low 18km/ltr as compare to its competitiors.

I purchased new active diesel punto a believe me its superb car . best part of the car is its ride quality and believe me u will not feel its speed even if its 125km/hr. company must pay attention for its after sales service part and also fuel economy which is bit low 18km/ltr as compare to its competitiors.

ride qualty, build, looksaverage a bit

 

Exterior is awesome with killer looks and truly internatioanl design.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) is nice but in beige, stereo system only has mp3 C.D Operable, but the driver and front seat is luxurious though bacseat is a bit cramped, it is nice to make a long jorney for 4 rather than 5.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Regarding engine, I won't complain anything, if you are a driver, its your baby. I competed on highways and roads with many sedans and was amused by its pickup and acceleration without annoying sound like other diesel hatchbacks. Fuel consumption is not that regretful as I own a diesel version, it hadn't dissappointed me yet, Gearbox is satisfactory and hasn't caused any trouble since it's purchase.

Ride Quality & Handling No more words to describe its main calibre, as I already mentioned it is a pleasure to drive.

Final Words I shouldn't have done that at all. As I drove this car throgh thin and thick accross India. The ground clearence has left few bruises underneath but no serious physical damage. This car has never let me down, since November 2009, this mini SUV has fetched more than 1,00,000 Kms and on the roads and never went to any roadside or other repairs apart from it's regular maintainence kudos to Fiat.

Driving Pleasure, Stunning LooksBackseat issues, A.C, Ground Clearance

Exterior Stunning looks, looks like a beauty.. d rear could hv been better i guess.. bt its purely subjective. One thing i wuld mention.. awsm build quality of exteriors.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good on space n comfort.. emotion pack is loaded wid features. miss parking sensors n hate d sound of speakers. Spcl mention->once u get in. feels lyk u in a tank.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Have jus cmpltd 300kms so wont commnt on fuel economy.  gearbox is diff frm others as u cn give full throttle on 1st gear.. do it n u get pathetic jerks. otherwise fyn.. still gettin used to shiftin quickly to 2nd especially in traffic.

Ride Quality & Handling awsm ride quality. really awsm. hardly feelany potholes or jerks. great job fiat..  its a heavy car n u get tht feelin wid d steerin. bt m lovin it.

Final Words Must buy, great car, dnt knw y der r so less puntos on road. go fr it.

Areas of improvement Speakers.. better storage spaces.

awsm looks, spacious, large boot, awsm drive, technologically advancedmusic system, bad speakers, small glove box, pathetically small cup holders

Exterior Awesome, Beautiful Design.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The features provided by this car is very good when compaired with the value of the segment.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is amazing.It have award winning engine that is using in swift also.After riding 3000KM I feel the suspension is superb.

Ride Quality & Handling This is what fiat punto is top, Excellent ride quality. The stability of the vehicle is superb even if you travel at a speed of 140 Km/hr you can feel the confident in the stearing.Its suspension too proven to be best in class as it tooks bad roads too with great ease.

Final Words The best vehicle that you can get in for that price When we calculate price vs perfomance I will give full score 5 out of 5.This is far better than swift so go for it.

Areas of improvement After sales support.this is the area fiat has to improve.Fiat india should aware that customers are not fools to buy a vehicle and forget it.It is like fiat India don't want to sell there vehicle in India. This is the only area where Fiat India want to improve.

Ride Quality & HandlingGround Clearance

Hi All

I had plan of buying a good quality car from last 6 years. My dream come true. Blessed with Fiat Grande Punto Emotion 1.3 (Tuscan Wine) on 18-March-2012.

My habit is to test drive any car in mid size comes into Market. At last, I ended with Punto and now, I am completely happy with my Italian Beauty.

If I am the sales person for Fiat, my word to the people would be "Buy any hatchback. But before that just try Fiat Punto once. You may change your decision to buy Punto"

Exterior

 1. Highly Visible Head Lamps. 2. Powerful Fog lamps. (this itself is good enough for even Highway). 3. Lengthy car in its segment. 4. Wide Body. 5. Strong Doors. 6. Cache Side view mirrors. 7. Stylize Head Lamps. 8. Stylize looks. 9. Very big tyres (in emotion. Vento uses this same size tyres). 10. Better road grip and better braking.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 1. Very Big Dash board (make you feel like you are riding a big sedan). 2. Quality Seats. 3. Instrument Panel with more features. 4. My car settings menu. 5. Blue & Me. 6. Quality Plastics. 7. Audio (but when you keep the sound more, you hear the vibrations). 8. Follow-me Head lamps. 9.Quick Chill Auto AC 10. Real time mileage indicator, Distance to empty, Travel time, Average Speed and Instance Mileage. 11. Four speakers and Four twitters. 12. USB support. 13. 280 Liters Boot space.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox No words to say about engine performance (most of you might be knowing that this diesel engine is used in Ritz, Swift, Dezire, SX4, Manza, Vista, Linea and Punto), without touching the accelerator, you can reach fifth gear by just changing the gear. without acceleration, it reaches 40 KMPH. No difference in performance with and without AC. The diesel engine performs excellent. Highway will be your playground. I decided to drive maximum of 70 KMPH speed up to 5000 KM. In Highway, I got mileage of 25 (with a/c) and 25.5 (without a/c).  In City driving, I am getting 15 mileage. Hope this to increase after 1st service. Gear is very smooth and no need to change very often in city driving.

Ride Quality & Handling You can enjoy driving and none of the passengers will feel the tired for any long distance due to very good suspension. Ride Quality is very good. Nothing is compromised by Fiat.

Final Words Service once in 15000 KMs (visit the service centre once in a year). Value for Money. Will not feel bad about your decision. I could see many people buying Punto nowadays. This is the only car in the hatchback segment selling by direct word of mouth by users. Every user of this car will do marketting for this good product from Fiat. Fiat is about to detach from Tata tie-up and going to setup new dealerships and service centers in India in near future.

Areas of improvement Speakers are good but vibrates when sound is more.

Stunning Muscular Look, Quality, Mileage, VFM, Steady, Suspension, Safety, FinishingNothing Major to Specify

Exterior

Stunning design, most stylish hatchback on our roads today
• Solid build quality
• Mature & superb ride quality

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Spacious design, interior quality Average

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

• Fuel efficient diesel
• Outstanding high speed dynamics. The new benchmark (amongst hatches)
• Perfectly calibrated & weighted power steering.

Ride Quality & Handling

• Mature & superb ride quality

Final Words

 Excellent Vehicle with a poor Sales and Service Network

Areas of improvement  

I have bought a GP Active last month from the Prerana motors, Bangalore showroom. Though the initial experience with the sales (TEST Drive) was good the delivery of the vehicle was not satisfactory. i had to change my color selection several times because of stock availability and delay in delivery of the vehicle. After one week of delivery i had requested for a fitment (Accessories) to be fitted in the car for which i was told to leave the car at the showroom, but when taking delivery for my surprise the door mats were missing, CD’s/DVD’s missing, a big mess with the Audio system all controls were disturbed. when i asked for this i got reply that it was like that before only. After few days i visited Prerana Service Centre in Kudlugate, Bangalore Prerana Service where i was made to wait for 45 minutes in reception waiting for somebody to speak to me. finally i got one person to talk to me i explained him the problem with the vehicle but the technician was very rude and told me to leav the vehcile for 3 to 4 days for the inspection and later they will inform me. i took my car back and left the service station immediately decided not to get it done there.

Is this the way to behave with a customer ? FIAT – My question to you is why do you sell vehciles in JV with others with a service like this..

 

Superb Design, Solid Build quality, Good MileageWorst Sales and Service network

Exterior The design is world class, but the paint job could have been better, I suspect this is for cars made in india only...Ive found rust stains in my 4 month old car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Its interior is simple but eventually you will begin to like it. But could have provided USB as standard for all audio players atleast should have given an AUX.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Nothing to say, world class technology. Covered 12K Kms and overall fuel economy of 19.3Km/L.

Ride Quality & Handling This is where the car outshine others. Good for those long drives.

Final Words The only thing that irritates me is the service guys....they dont know a thing or pretend so.

Never does what we ask them to do. Can any one belive that they tried to con me by charging 3K INR for first service???

Areas of improvement Train those service people and Fiat should standup and support their cars instead of shying away.

Ride comfort, fuel economy and stabilityMany blind spots, need some getting used to...

Exterior Top class. it can be easily identified in a crowd. Also in my openion most of the vehicle either excel in the front or rear rarely both the ends. This is one vehicle which is attractive from all directions. The gap between panels are also flaw less.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior is top class as long you use for 2 adults and 2 kids. I dont think it is ment for 4 adults. otherwise in cabin noice, vibration is much better that any contemporary vehicle. Plastic quality is also good. But may be the thickness of the back seat can be reduced or the luggage space could have been less so that there is a bit more leg space at the rear. Over all it is love at first sight

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is the best in class no doubt the poise at 120+ speed is compared to no other in its class. However the gear box has scope for betterment. Also being a european car the pedals are bit up front compared to japnese or korean vehicles. However once adjusted there is no complaint. I am getting 12 in city and 17 to 19 in high road and mind you the avj speed for a 400 Kms journey will be avove 70 i think it is really good. Also I have driven the vehicle for 40000 Kms I have only floored it 3 or 4 times. Still today after 18 months of driving my Punto I continue to enjoy it.

Ride Quality & Handling Compared to my earlier swift and i20 (petrol) this one gives me more freedom while driving be it stability, breaking etc...

Final Words After 18 months & 40000 Kms I am still in love infact I am planning to buy a second vehicle so that the life of Punto can be extended.

Areas of improvement Missing: Cruse control, Back seat space (even the seat can be made much leaner to add some extra mm), Head light can be better. Also Fiat need to inprove their Brand name with better support.

Looks, Vehicle stability, ease of driving, Turbo Kick and control.Back seat leg room, absence of stop/start & cruse control

Exterior One of the best looking cars in India. Fab Italian design. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Cabin Space is pretty good.Best Boot Space among hatches(close to swift desire). Top end Emotion variant has some great features. Steering mounted Controls, Speed Sensitive Audio Blue and Me, My Car, Follow Me Headlamps and so many. Fiat could have improved Interior Fit and Finish.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine Performance is very good in city as well as Highway. Absolutely zero Diesel Engine Noise from 0 to 100 inside the cabin. 1st gear is bit short . Thereafter it multijetdiesel engine goes like a jet. Gearshift is little hard compared to Polo/Swift.

Ride Quality & Handling Superb Ride and Handling. High Speed Stability is Fantastic. At 140 KPH it feels like 80 KPH. 185 mm Groud clearance tackles the Indian roads very well. Punto is having best in class Hydrolic Power Steering.

Final Words Best Car in this segment. No other hatchback can come close to it. Ride Quality is better than some of the sedans.

Areas of improvement Interior Fit and Finish, TATA-FIAT dealership.

Excellent Design, Best in class Ride and Handling Package, Fantastic Build QualityInterior Fit and Finish could have been better