Ferry_vO
September 3rd, 2011, 11:26
Already have it for almost four weeks but so far the weather's been terrible so I couldn't get decent photos...
Anyway, after a Korean, French, German, two Spanish and two more German cars I now have my first Italian car, a Fiat Grande Punto!
I love this model and with a good trade-in on my old Ford Ka I could finally afford one! Almost five years old, with just 37,000 miles on the clock.
For you Americans: It falls in the class known as the 'super mini's' which are slightly smaller than the current VW Golf/Rabbit class, but still bigger than the first two generations of Golf/Rabbit.
Interestingly the design comes partly from Giugiaro who also designed the original Golf. Performance wise it's nothing spectacular with it's 1.4 liter, 77 hp engine but it is fast enough for everyday use and fairly economic. Without even trying I can easily get 36 mpg, with careful driving over 40 mpg should be possible.
The ride is firm but not as firm as German cars (Not nealry as soft as French cars though!) and it feels very solid. No rattles or other noises. Even over 85 mph I for the most only hear the wind
noise.
So far I'm still loving it! :applause:
A few pics (Yeah I need to wash it but there's a lot more rain coming again tonight...):
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto1.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto4.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto5.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto8.jpg
Anyway, after a Korean, French, German, two Spanish and two more German cars I now have my first Italian car, a Fiat Grande Punto!
I love this model and with a good trade-in on my old Ford Ka I could finally afford one! Almost five years old, with just 37,000 miles on the clock.
For you Americans: It falls in the class known as the 'super mini's' which are slightly smaller than the current VW Golf/Rabbit class, but still bigger than the first two generations of Golf/Rabbit.
Interestingly the design comes partly from Giugiaro who also designed the original Golf. Performance wise it's nothing spectacular with it's 1.4 liter, 77 hp engine but it is fast enough for everyday use and fairly economic. Without even trying I can easily get 36 mpg, with careful driving over 40 mpg should be possible.
The ride is firm but not as firm as German cars (Not nealry as soft as French cars though!) and it feels very solid. No rattles or other noises. Even over 85 mph I for the most only hear the wind
noise.
So far I'm still loving it! :applause:
A few pics (Yeah I need to wash it but there's a lot more rain coming again tonight...):
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto1.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto4.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto5.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Auto/Punto8.jpg