FIAT Grande Punto Specs: Punt(o)ing around town

maverickxx2006 · 15th June 2009, 19:18

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Originally Posted by gautomobile

had a peek at the much awaited punto at showroom in pune. the car looks absolutely stunning... better than any car currently on the indian roads. the features seem great. hope they price it well.

Which showroom you visited in Pune? I had called up Pandit and BU Bhandari and both said they will be getting GPs only after 17th.

Its bit surprising that dealers across India have started getting GPs and dealers in Pune which are close to its manifacturing base arent.

~~VinZ~~ · 15th June 2009, 19:34

This will be one hell of a release. Because car enthusiasts been waiting for this one for such a long time including me. And now finally it is here, i think a 2 more days waiting is worth. FIAT is really holding our breath though.

But i say want these 2 more days to go faster. I mostly will be booking the Emotion+ by this month end. I am still confused wheather to go for diesel or petrol.

Or is it safer to wait for sometime and see the response and do it or book right now?

sridharp77 · 15th June 2009, 19:57

Today I had been to Concorde Motors showroom near Dairy Circle. They have the high end Emotion + version formula red colour petrol car with the test drive sticker on it. The car looks absolutely great. But the only think that i did not like is that they have reduced the width of the rear sear. Boot looks to be bigger than Palio, but in palio the width of the rear seat was more compared to Punto. The guy told me that they have got only 4 cars as of now and is expecting more this week. I wanted to see the blue colour but unfortunately they do not have it yet. The quality of plastics look better than the initial linea car that i had seen. I also managed to take a photo of the dashboard. The quality of the photo is not all that good. Like others have already mentioned it is similar to the top end Linea dashboard. I am planning to book the top end diesel model but still confused about the colour. Wanted to see how the car looks in blue before going ahead.

Sujai · 15th June 2009, 20:04

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Originally Posted by sridharp77

Today I had been to Concorde Motors showroom near Dairy Circle. I have booked the top end diesel model but still confused about the colour. .

Hmm. Did they start accepting bookings ?. As per the last phone call that I had with them, it's supposed to start on 17th

SilentEngine · 15th June 2009, 20:13

Thanks for the photo sridharp77

The central console of emotion+ looks definitely better that what we had seen so far in earlier photos.
I am planning to book some time next month, most likely it's going to be 1.4L P emotion+ in electric blue

extreme_torque · 15th June 2009, 20:27

gorgeous... the wait is killing... even I am contemplating the top end diesel emotion pack!

amtak · 15th June 2009, 20:31

Same here! Somebody give me money please!

ada · 15th June 2009, 21:29

Good to see fiat so professional. Colour panel ready and all, even before the launch. Could not say the same about Maruti, dealers had no colour panel even a week after the launch of Ritz. Now sometimes I wonder if I have made a correct decision in selecting Ritz and not Punto.

Minardi · 15th June 2009, 21:44

i was planning to buy the diesel emotion. E+ is beyond my budget. now considering whether i shd sacrifice diesel and go for petrol so that petrol E+ comes within the budget. my preferred colors are red/blue. fortunately for me, i have time till Oct. as till then i have my bro's NHC CVT to use.

manish7 · 15th June 2009, 22:00

Well, I am not liking black colored speedo console at all. Hope things look better in flesh/metal. Frankly, interiors are not looking at all attractive as of now in pics! :(

BTW, I had a quick look at GP from outside as I met Piyush near B U Bhandari today. GP blue looks nice from outside, but Linea looks much better. It was E+ edition, and black+grey-silver seat covers looked great though. A guy fro teh showroom said that E+ diesel will be around 5.5 on-road, but I don't believe him; it has to be above 6L. 6.5L OTR Pune will be most likely.

If OTR pricing s indeed below 6L in Pune, I think it will really sell like hot cakes.

gautomobile · 15th June 2009, 22:40

Which showroom you visited in Pune? I had called up Pandit and BU Bhandari and both said they will be getting GPs only after 17th.

We managed to see it at B U Bhandari @ Pashan. We were passing on the road and we saw this beauty parked in the basement of the showroom. The showroom guys explained they had got it just for some time. It was really nice of them though to show us the car from inside as well. They all seemed as excited as we were.

We are surely going for Punto. Mostly E+. A little cofused though about petrol / deisel. I am planning to book it from Pune itself.

gautomobile · 15th June 2009, 22:55

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Originally Posted by maverickxx2006

Which showroom you visited in Pune? I had called up Pandit and BU Bhandari and both said they will be getting GPs only after 17th.

Its bit surprising that dealers across India have started getting GPs and dealers in Pune which are close to its manifacturing base arent.

We managed to see it at B U Bhandari @ Pashan. We were passing on the road and we saw this beauty parked in the basement of the showroom. The showroom guys explained they had got it just for some time. It was really nice of them though to show us the car from inside as well. They all seemed as excited as we were.

We are surely going for Punto. Mostly E+. A little cofused though about petrol / deisel. I am planning to book it from Pune itself.

kiren · 15th June 2009, 22:57

I was able to see the Punto at Fortune - Nerul. Its a red coloured one E+ Diesel. Interiors are good, but lengthwise looks very different. Does a few inches of trimming makes a car look different?

reppy · 15th June 2009, 23:30

What's with ACI? Absolutely no coverage on the GP. It obviously shows they've been bought out by Honda to give maximum coverage to Jazz..

so now we have hondacarindia.com, and autohondacarindia.com? lol

I plan to take my Swift to the GP TD - will make a side-by-side comparo...

~~VinZ~~ · 15th June 2009, 23:44

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Originally Posted by sridharp77

Today I had been to Concorde Motors showroom near Dairy Circle. They have the high end Emotion + version formula red colour petrol car with the test drive sticker on it. The car looks absolutely great. But the only think that i did not like is that they have reduced the width of the rear sear. Boot looks to be bigger than Palio, but in palio the width of the rear seat was more compared to Punto. The guy told me that they have got only 4 cars as of now and is expecting more this week. I wanted to see the blue colour but unfortunately they do not have it yet. The quality of plastics look better than the initial linea car that i had seen. I also managed to take a photo of the dashboard. The quality of the photo is not all that good. Like others have already mentioned it is similar to the top end Linea dashboard. I am planning to book the top end diesel model but still confused about the colour. Wanted to see how the car looks in blue before going ahead.

Thanks for the photo sridhar. i will be going to concorde mostly tomorrow morning. It is 1.4 motion+ in my mind. i wish the steering was similar to i20, i just loved that

15th June 2009, 19:34	#152
~~VinZ~~ BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 288 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	This will be one hell of a release. Because car enthusiasts been waiting for this one for such a long time including me. And now finally it is here, i think a 2 more days waiting is worth. FIAT is really holding our breath though. But i say want these 2 more days to go faster. I mostly will be booking the Emotion+ by this month end. I am still confused wheather to go for diesel or petrol. Or is it safer to wait for sometime and see the response and do it or book right now?
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15th June 2009, 19:57	#153
sridharp77 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 111 Thanked: 40 Times	Today I had been to Concorde Motors showroom near Dairy Circle. They have the high end Emotion + version formula red colour petrol car with the test drive sticker on it. The car looks absolutely great. But the only think that i did not like is that they have reduced the width of the rear sear. Boot looks to be bigger than Palio, but in palio the width of the rear seat was more compared to Punto. The guy told me that they have got only 4 cars as of now and is expecting more this week. I wanted to see the blue colour but unfortunately they do not have it yet. The quality of plastics look better than the initial linea car that i had seen. I also managed to take a photo of the dashboard. The quality of the photo is not all that good. Like others have already mentioned it is similar to the top end Linea dashboard. I am planning to book the top end diesel model but still confused about the colour. Wanted to see how the car looks in blue before going ahead. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by sridharp77 : 15th June 2009 at 20:08. Reason: typo
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15th June 2009, 20:13	#155
SilentEngine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KA19,KA04 Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 735 Times View My Garage	Thanks for the photo sridharp77 The central console of emotion+ looks definitely better that what we had seen so far in earlier photos. I am planning to book some time next month, most likely it's going to be 1.4L P emotion+ in electric blue
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15th June 2009, 20:27	#156
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,377 Thanked: 5,105 Times	gorgeous... the wait is killing... even I am contemplating the top end diesel emotion pack!
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15th June 2009, 20:31	#157
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,915 Thanked: 899 Times View My Garage	Same here! Somebody give me money please!
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15th June 2009, 21:29	#158
ada BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 184 Thanked: 50 Times	Good to see fiat so professional. Colour panel ready and all, even before the launch. Could not say the same about Maruti, dealers had no colour panel even a week after the launch of Ritz. Now sometimes I wonder if I have made a correct decision in selecting Ritz and not Punto.
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15th June 2009, 21:44	#159
Minardi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 413 Thanked: 15 Times	i was planning to buy the diesel emotion. E+ is beyond my budget. now considering whether i shd sacrifice diesel and go for petrol so that petrol E+ comes within the budget. my preferred colors are red/blue. fortunately for me, i have time till Oct. as till then i have my bro's NHC CVT to use.
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15th June 2009, 22:00	#160
manish7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 508 Thanked: 0 Times	Well, I am not liking black colored speedo console at all. Hope things look better in flesh/metal. Frankly, interiors are not looking at all attractive as of now in pics! :( BTW, I had a quick look at GP from outside as I met Piyush near B U Bhandari today. GP blue looks nice from outside, but Linea looks much better. It was E+ edition, and black+grey-silver seat covers looked great though. A guy fro teh showroom said that E+ diesel will be around 5.5 on-road, but I don't believe him; it has to be above 6L. 6.5L OTR Pune will be most likely. If OTR pricing s indeed below 6L in Pune, I think it will really sell like hot cakes.
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15th June 2009, 22:40	#161
gautomobile BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 50 Thanked: 27 Times	Which showroom you visited in Pune? I had called up Pandit and BU Bhandari and both said they will be getting GPs only after 17th. We managed to see it at B U Bhandari @ Pashan. We were passing on the road and we saw this beauty parked in the basement of the showroom. The showroom guys explained they had got it just for some time. It was really nice of them though to show us the car from inside as well. They all seemed as excited as we were. We are surely going for Punto. Mostly E+. A little cofused though about petrol / deisel. I am planning to book it from Pune itself.
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15th June 2009, 22:57	#163
kiren BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 454 Thanked: 33 Times	I was able to see the Punto at Fortune - Nerul. Its a red coloured one E+ Diesel. Interiors are good, but lengthwise looks very different. Does a few inches of trimming makes a car look different? Last edited by kiren : 15th June 2009 at 22:58.
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15th June 2009, 23:30	#164
reppy BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 521 Thanked: 613 Times	What's with ACI? Absolutely no coverage on the GP. It obviously shows they've been bought out by Honda to give maximum coverage to Jazz.. so now we have hondacarindia.com, and autohondacarindia.com? lol I plan to take my Swift to the GP TD - will make a side-by-side comparo...
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