Fiat Grande Punto Emotion Pack 1.3-After 6 months of drive

Exterior It has got damn good looks, if made resemblance, it would look like Austin Martin speedster. Strong body when compared to other cars in this segment. Give you a feel of riding a sedan, even it is a hatchback. The concern point is just that the road clearence could have been better, heard that the latest 2012 cars from fiat have got this issue resolved.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiors are really good. THe leg room and boot space is good. The voice command intake is really cool and helps you a lot while driving. It keeps you focus on driving and avoids distraction. Noice reductions just great. The main things that a little worry is, you cannot disconnect a call using voice command or steering wheel keys. The music system is just good but not great. Back leg room is just quite good, could have been better.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is the best part of this car, damn good. Even it is a diesel engine, it give you a feel of riding a petrol car. Smooth and sweet. Very nice and very less sound compared to anyother diesel cars in this segment. I drive in heavy traffic all the time in city. With AC on and frequent gear shift, and brakes, it is giving me a mileage of 13km per litre in city and it is giving an average of 20km on highway with AC. My car has got little issues with second gear when driving on ghat sections, it is almost dead slow when taking it up on the ghat. You will have take it on first gear. all other gear work fine per the speed. I am not sure is it the same with every other diesel car.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride is just awesome, beliive me, the car did not have little vibrations even when I was cruzing at a speed of 165 km/hr. Really good ease of riding and it doesn't strain your body while driving. It's shows the best on highway. Pick-up is little less when compared to swift, but that is because of it weight. Hence you have the stability. The concern part is when you are driving in city, the real problem in the turning radius can be seen. You will have to estimate as if you are riding a sedan.

Final Words Awesome car, for ride and comfort. Best diesel car in it class and segment. Nice features with voice commands. Feels like driving an international car. Choose this car if you are going for diesel car in this segment. It is really good than swift and figo overall.

Areas of improvement Turning radius, gear shift.

Ride, comfort, features, value for money.Turning Radius, Second gear shift