The new Grande Punto

mrcinquecento · 12-08-2014

Or is it a Kia.... or a Peugeot......

****ing hell Fiat.

Not only have the ruined the face in the "facelift", they've just not bothered to update the rest of the car, making it a clearly rehashed version of a rehashed version of the Grande.

lkc · 12-08-2014

All mainstream cars appear to be morphing in to each

With the amount of platform and component sharing going on I suspect eventually we'll be stuck with 1 generic car where all you alter is the badge and the spec

We need an every day car manufacturer to step up and produce something fun again

Andi9386 · 12-08-2014

Originally Posted by Mrcento

Or is it a Kia.... or a Peugeot......

****ing hell Fiat.

Not only have the ruined the face in the "facelift", they've just not bothered to update the rest of the car, making it a clearly rehashed version of a rehashed version of the Grande.

That hurts my eyes :shout: it's bloody horrid....

lkc · 12-08-2014

Word over on FF is this is for India although I'm not holding my breath that Fiat will do anything radical for the UK market either. At least they're no longer categorically stating there won't be another punto though so perhaps they have realised that releasing different versions of only the 500 and panda is not the way to go

mrcinquecento · 12-08-2014

Originally Posted by Harper

Word over on FF is this is for India although I'm not holding my breath that Fiat will do anything radical for the UK market either. At least they're no longer categorically stating there won't be another punto though so perhaps they have realised that releasing different versions of only the 500 and panda is not the way to go

The problem is also that Vauxhall have just done the exact same with the Corsa and given it a big facelift rather than a new model, and as we know the Grande and Corsa share a lot of their underpinnings, so that will lead Fiat into doing the exact same and reusing as much as they can...basically, i expect the above, or very simillar will end up in the UK as the "new" Grande/Evo

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mrcinquecento Stick your own title Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,598 Thanks: 78 Trader Rating: 0	The new Grande Punto Or is it a Kia.... or a Peugeot...... **ing hell Fiat. Not only have the ruined the face in the "facelift", they've just not bothered to update the rest of the car, making it a clearly rehashed version of a rehashed version of the Grande. __________________ www.fiat-scotland.com,the home of all things both scottish and italian. it's a bit like having an irn bru with your pizza, only much tastier 98 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting 16v, 94 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi**
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lkc Get Your Own Title Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0	All mainstream cars appear to be morphing in to each With the amount of platform and component sharing going on I suspect eventually we'll be stuck with 1 generic car where all you alter is the badge and the spec We need an every day car manufacturer to step up and produce something fun again __________________ Grande Punto 1.6 Mjet in Exotica Red - the FS workhorse. Occasionally clean but usually full of boxes and other stuff.
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Andi9386 Dubster's Dad Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Symington, South Ayrshire Posts: 177 Thanks: 3 Trader Rating: 0	Originally Posted by Mrcento Or is it a Kia.... or a Peugeot...... **ing hell Fiat. Not only have the ruined the face in the "facelift", they've just not bothered to update the rest of the car, making it a clearly rehashed version of a rehashed version of the Grande. That hurts my eyes :shout: it's bloody horrid.... __________________ Originally Posted by ycming** Owning it is the easiest thing keeping it on the road is the fun bit
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lkc Get Your Own Title Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0	Word over on FF is this is for India although I'm not holding my breath that Fiat will do anything radical for the UK market either. At least they're no longer categorically stating there won't be another punto though so perhaps they have realised that releasing different versions of only the 500 and panda is not the way to go __________________ Grande Punto 1.6 Mjet in Exotica Red - the FS workhorse. Occasionally clean but usually full of boxes and other stuff.
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mrcinquecento Stick your own title Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,598 Thanks: 78 Trader Rating: 0	Originally Posted by Harper Word over on FF is this is for India although I'm not holding my breath that Fiat will do anything radical for the UK market either. At least they're no longer categorically stating there won't be another punto though so perhaps they have realised that releasing different versions of only the 500 and panda is not the way to go The problem is also that Vauxhall have just done the exact same with the Corsa and given it a big facelift rather than a new model, and as we know the Grande and Corsa share a lot of their underpinnings, so that will lead Fiat into doing the exact same and reusing as much as they can...basically, i expect the above, or very simillar will end up in the UK as the "new" Grande/Evo __________________ www.fiat-scotland.com,the home of all things both scottish and italian. it's a bit like having an irn bru with your pizza, only much tastier 98 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting 16v, 94 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi
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