Fiat’s dismal market share has made them go back to the drawing board and re-work on their products and strategies. They had planned a lot of new and fresher products including the new Linea, the upcoming crossover hatch Avventura and yes the Punto facelift.
The new 2014 Punto has been in the news of late, with rumors of it coming in the month of August. It has been spied yet again by the folks at Autocolumn.com inside out!
Punto facelift gains a new front grille which has been inspired from the Avventura. The headlamps cluster has also been brought under the knife and looks more chic.
The rear end also seems to be slightly redesigned with realignment of the curves. The tail light arrangement has been shaken up and looks better by a few notches. The hatchback looks big and will probably continue to be one of the prettiest cars in the segment.
The interiors are almost a lift-off from the new Linea and look as good. The same set of engine options will continue to power the car. 1.3L Multijet diesel in two power tunes, 76PS and 93PS and petrol engines including 1.2L Fire with 68PS of power and the 1.4L mill churning out 90PS of power.
Fiat’s ‘aggressive’ plans are yet to see the once-promised 1.6L Multijet coming to India, and this has been a major let down on their part. After Punto facelift, the next product would be the interesting Avventura which will be followed by the eagerly awaited Abarth series!
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