Excellent car for its segment.

I purchased a Grande Punto 1.2 Active on 25.09.09 and have driven it for about 11500 kms and till date I have not even bothered to check the air pressure in its tyres. I am really very satisfied with its performance. The stares it gets from the passers-by is the added bonus. It has been an immence joy driving it. If only it had some more power! But its enough as I am not a racing freak.

Though I am very satisfied with my car, I have noticed a small hitch in my car and I want to make sure that it is an aberration and not manufacturing defect in the otherwise very good car. The problem is that when you drive at low speeds and you do not want to apply clutch fully ( as we often need to do in Mumbai traffic. ), the breakes do not work at all. Since it happens at low speeds only it does not matter much, still I just wanted to confirm whether there is any one else who has experienced this problem in Punto? This very problem was responsible for re-call of thousands of Toyota Prius in US. I hope this problem is not that serious in our case.

Killer looks, great body strength, very good interiors, good fuel economy.Initial zip in pick up is missed at the time of overtaking and climbing steep slopes.