Marchionne plans to expand the 500 minicar range to include a five-door hatchback that will replace the Punto subcompact car. The Punto is currently the brand's No. 3-selling model in Europe after the Panda and 500

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I think its a bad idea. We need a new beautiful Punto i 2014/15.

They're not scrapping the punto, they are just opening up a market niche with the 500L. Can you really see the 500L being fitted with the 1.4 multiair turbo?

The biggest mistake Fiat / Alfa Romeo made was dropping the Brera, the 159 and the Spyder.... What beautiful cars they were

JPritchard said:

The biggest mistake Fiat / Alfa Romeo made was dropping the Brera, the 159 and the Spyder.... What beautiful cars they were

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They mayy look nice, but they were all fat and overweight.

306maxi said:

They mayy look nice, but they were all fat and overweight.

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You could say the same of me... -- but it doesn't stop Mrs homeward from still loving me...!

Point being -- I suppose -- that some cars are about aesthetics, as well as performance (or any other consideration/characteristic you care to pick...) -- these things all being terribly subjective, in the end... (which is what this thread is about, really...).