Exceptional Performance... But not worth the money

 

Exterior Great styling, infact best looking in its class (to each his own). Paint quality looks good and alloy wheels add to the touch. PLASTIC used along wipers is so pathetic that even in a brand new car it looks 5 years old with uneven fading and warping at various locations. Common FIAT guys, what are you thinking? So even if 99% looks fabulous, that 1% in an obvious location ruins it all!!

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) This is where it fails BIG time!! Very sad fit and finish. You would be lucky to find a decent fit of two plastic components. The door handles feel extremely flimsy and I could even see the spring. It would only be a matter of few months before things start falling apart. The plastic around door panels is not fitted well nor is the rubber gasket a snug fit, so water can easily go thru. I mean if you are paying 7 lac for a hatch back it should not look crappy in a year’s time with all parts failing. The Maruti SX4 zxi version (full size sedan) is 8 lacs and its interiors are fantastic. The back seat in Punto is also cramped and as tight as in Swift zxi which is a good 1.5 lac less than Punto. The controls by drivers door, especially the powered mirror ones and out of place and is certainly an effort to reach to.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is great. The TD was very smooth for Diesel variant, fuel economy is average. The clutch felt a bit tight, but guess one gets used to it overtime. The gear box was decent and shifting gears was not much of an issue.

 

Ride Quality & Handling SIMPLY THE BEST!

 

Final Words I was really bent on buying the 1.4 Emo Pack and went for a TD with great expectations. I has read reviews of flawed interiors, etc... But when I actually saw it, was completey shocked. It’s not just the quality of plastic, but overall terrible workmanship. Even the sales person cannot defend it. Well how can they! My thought was if on spending 1 lac more, I can get sedan zxi version with fantastic finish, great comfortable seating (front and back) and superior why spend this much now. hence opted for Swift zxi. I did not care much for the blue and me system. in a few years almost all high end versions will have this feature.

 

Areas of improvement Has already been discussed to death.

 

 

Great Styling and PerformanceCheap Plastic and Sad Workmanship