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The French weekly car magazine Auto Plus has published photos of the Punto 3. I think the styling is a step backwards compared to the Punto 2.1. The good news is that it will be 19cm//almost 8 inches longer and the range of engines has been revised. They're gonna put the 1.9 JTD with 150 HP as the top engine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Voulez-vous HAUL ASS avec moi???
The 1.3 JTD will be offered with both 70 and 85 HP. There will also be 1.4 and 1.7 petrol engines with up to 130 HP and there is a tame version of the 1.9 4with only 120 HP.

SYSBR!
 
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Someone said there was a 1.6 Turbo fiat have been developing for the new punto HGT... where does this 1.7 come from then I wonder.

Have you any pics or any links.
 
Sounds great! Angel tuned JTD 150 to 200 odd anybody?! lol

Hope they haven't forgotten the average punto buyer though!
 
8 inches longer? How is that good news? :eek: That makes the Punto bigger, heavier, harder to park...

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It's s**t-ugly as well :( its only similarity with existing Puntos is the shape of the front lights, which are similar to the Mk2.5... which is by far the least stylish of the existing Puntos... (n)
 
JonnyBoy said:
It's s**t-ugly as well :( its only similarity with existing Puntos is the shape of the front lights, which are similar to the Mk2.5... which is by far the least stylish of the existing Puntos... (n)

:eek:

it is not ugly, its unique and gifted :confused: :p

the grill on the front looks similer too, i hope it is actually used for something next time and not just stuck on :(
 
Is it me or does every car look the same now? It's down to The stringent pedestrian safety tests, and the fact that every manufacturer shares key parts with other manufacturers. :(

Spot the difference:
 

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The 1.7 petrol is probably an Opel unit. Auto Plus has a website if you read French. I think it is www.autoplus.fr or something similar; If that's not it, put Auto Plus in your search engine.
 
I'm not a big fan, it looks fat and I definately think they've missed a trick with the front bumper - it looks very plain and square and both the golf and the astra's ones look better.

The mk2 3door bumper I think was class, they should have done something like that in my opinion, would have stood out in traditional FIAT Style.
 
Well, I've started saving. IMHO it looks okay and I'm sure it will grow on me, especially with 150bhp MJTD... I'd even take the 120, my wife's 307 with 110 is pretty quick, and it's huge. If they're good then it could keep me in a Fiat.

The front doesn't look great, mainly due to allow it to score highly in crash testing. Lots of crumple zone for car-car and air for car-pedestrian.
 
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