I have test driven the punto 1.4 emotion and swift Vxi this morning.
Looks: The punto is just amazing in looks with its Maserati derived head lamps and its sporty looks. Its quite a refresher from the swift which is very common
Interiors: Its just too good with the beige dashboard the steering wheel is very comfortable with the thumb grip and its very spacious in the rear and even has a good driving comfort
Performance: Well considering its weight i say its uhmm...ok cause its is very heavy which gives it a sluggish start but once u cross 3500rpm u feel it coming to life well this is only upto the 3ed gear after the 3ed gear its good enough. I asked the person who gave me the test drive about its mileage and he said that the customer feedback is about 11-12km/L which is not bad for a petrol engine and a massive body.
On comparison to swift VXi: I feel the punto beats the swift in everything except performance but the difference in performance is not that high infact at higher speeds like 60km/hr you will feel asthough your at 40km/hr wheras the swift feels faster which is good on fiats side
The quality of the parts are good infact i liked fiats quality more than the swifts
Oh and one more jaw droping thing the punto has an inbuilt blaupunkt system which sounds just tooo good
People i am in love with the punto and will mostly buy it on dasera and give it a good tune up to increase its pick up
Amazingly styled, driving comfort and its also comfy for the rear passengersslightly sluggish due to its heavy weight and a turning radius of 5.25m