Fiat Grande Punto. EDIT : Launch on 17th June!

ritz830 · 26th January 2009, 18:06

If you look closely the Tata Indica seems to have taken a lot of attributes of the old Fiat punto ( no the Grande punto) .

devarshi84 · 27th January 2009, 02:10

AFAIK both the cars were developed in the same design studio based on the same attributes. I maybe wrong though.

vishdes · 28th January 2009, 03:55

So do we have a definitive launch date?? Or not yet?

Ramkumar · 29th January 2009, 10:06

I want to wait till the GP comes to India, till then i will hold on to my Fiat Palio 1.6 Sport. Sometimes i think my 1.6 sport is also too good to change, hope the GP is hotter !!!

amtak · 29th January 2009, 10:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramkumar

I want to wait till the GP comes to India, till then i will hold on to my Fiat Palio 1.6 Sport. Sometimes i think my 1.6 sport is also too good to change, hope the GP is hotter !!!

I have driven the 1.6 only once. It is indeed a hot hatch.

deutscheafrikar · 29th January 2009, 11:02

I saw these three Fiat Hatchbacks camoflaged with zebra stripes and the logos covered with masking tape, on the highway driving to mumbai last evening, just saw this thread and figured they were GP's

amit · 29th January 2009, 11:39

Nice catch. Looks like the GP project is going full steam ahead. Since you caught these cars on the expressway, can you tell us how well they were moving? The GP will also solve the problem of lack of headroom in the Linea.

ms001 · 29th January 2009, 11:49

WOW nice catch, looks like preparations are in full swing for the launch .
Hope to see it soon.

rm_arjuna · 29th January 2009, 11:54

hi deutscheafrikar , nice pics buddy ! car looks huge , lots of headroom in front and nice rear tail cluster . really up there , hope more broken tail lights incase someone rearends

manish7 · 29th January 2009, 12:05

I hope they launch it by March or so. Many businessmen prefer to buy cars before 31st March for depreciation. I hope diesel GP comes with good features and plush interiors and Linea's engine - I am sure Fiat will price it nicely.

sharanramesh · 29th January 2009, 12:17

Well they are rumourered to launch this by march. and its looks gorgeous. well i just hope they put in their 1.4 ltr turbo petrol engine into this

. that will be one helluva hot hatch. finally a hot hatch after the palio 1.6 and unlike the torque steering getz diesel.

Do you all really see the similarity with the U-VA, somehow it doesnt come across to me. it does appear as a completely diff model. i feel the back of the U-VA is similar to the A-Star??

hotpursuit · 29th January 2009, 12:46

Nice pics. Whether it comes with 1.6 or the 1.9 Multijet power house one thing we can surely say is, GP has good road presence.

sekardhana · 29th January 2009, 14:04

After seeing the above pics, and noticing a palio from sideways, I observed that there isnt much difference between both...

And on the other side, Finally we have a competitor for the swift vdi ,(75bhp) compared to Punto(90bhp if they use the same one in Linea)

luky_13 · 29th January 2009, 16:38

Pune/mumbai Team-BHPians please try and click some pics of GP Interiors, even if it means hijacking the car

... hold the driver at gun-point ... do something... just get some interior pics.

anachronix · 29th January 2009, 16:40

@ deutscheafrikar, Thanks for the great pictures!

I guess the GP is going to be the first hatch with a 5-Star Euro NCAP rating!

26th January 2009, 18:06	#271
ritz830 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chennai Posts: 355 Thanked: 4 Times	If you look closely the Tata Indica seems to have taken a lot of attributes of the old Fiat punto ( no the Grande punto) .
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27th January 2009, 02:10	#272
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	AFAIK both the cars were developed in the same design studio based on the same attributes. I maybe wrong though.
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28th January 2009, 03:55	#273
vishdes Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 19 Thanked: 3 Times	So do we have a definitive launch date?? Or not yet?
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29th January 2009, 10:06	#274
Ramkumar BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 58 Thanked: 0 Times	I want to wait till the GP comes to India, till then i will hold on to my Fiat Palio 1.6 Sport. Sometimes i think my 1.6 sport is also too good to change, hope the GP is hotter !!!
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29th January 2009, 11:02	#276
deutscheafrikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai & Candolim Posts: 1,169 Thanked: 366 Times View My Garage	Grande Punto spied I saw these three Fiat Hatchbacks camoflaged with zebra stripes and the logos covered with masking tape, on the highway driving to mumbai last evening, just saw this thread and figured they were GP's Attached Thumbnails
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29th January 2009, 11:39	#277
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,712 Thanked: 451 Times	Nice catch. Looks like the GP project is going full steam ahead. Since you caught these cars on the expressway, can you tell us how well they were moving? The GP will also solve the problem of lack of headroom in the Linea.
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29th January 2009, 11:49	#278
ms001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,038 Thanked: 316 Times	WOW nice catch, looks like preparations are in full swing for the launch . Hope to see it soon.
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29th January 2009, 11:54	#279
rm_arjuna BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 473 Thanked: 166 Times	nice pics hi deutscheafrikar , nice pics buddy ! car looks huge , lots of headroom in front and nice rear tail cluster . really up there , hope more broken tail lights incase someone rearends
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29th January 2009, 12:05	#280
manish7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 508 Thanked: 0 Times	I hope they launch it by March or so. Many businessmen prefer to buy cars before 31st March for depreciation. I hope diesel GP comes with good features and plush interiors and Linea's engine - I am sure Fiat will price it nicely.
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29th January 2009, 12:17	#281
sharanramesh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 170 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Well they are rumourered to launch this by march. and its looks gorgeous. well i just hope they put in their 1.4 ltr turbo petrol engine into this . that will be one helluva hot hatch. finally a hot hatch after the palio 1.6 and unlike the torque steering getz diesel. Do you all really see the similarity with the U-VA, somehow it doesnt come across to me. it does appear as a completely diff model. i feel the back of the U-VA is similar to the A-Star??
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29th January 2009, 12:46	#282
hotpursuit BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 95 Thanked: 0 Times	Nice pics. Whether it comes with 1.6 or the 1.9 Multijet power house one thing we can surely say is, GP has good road presence.
	() Thanks

29th January 2009, 14:04	#283
sekardhana Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10 Thanked: 0 Times	After seeing the above pics, and noticing a palio from sideways, I observed that there isnt much difference between both... And on the other side, Finally we have a competitor for the swift vdi ,(75bhp) compared to Punto(90bhp if they use the same one in Linea)
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29th January 2009, 16:38	#284
luky_13 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 580 Thanked: 156 Times View My Garage	Pune/mumbai Team-BHPians please try and click some pics of GP Interiors, even if it means hijacking the car... hold the driver at gun-point ... do something... just get some interior pics.
	() Thanks

29th January 2009, 16:40	#285
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,337 Times View My Garage	@ deutscheafrikar, Thanks for the great pictures! I guess the GP is going to be the first hatch with a 5-Star Euro NCAP rating!
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